文档介绍：12 1. Fortnight 两星期 a fortnight ago 两星期前 He had three accidents in the past fortnight 在过去的两个星期内他出了三次事故 世纪 The 21st century 3. era [' ??r?]时代 His resignation means the end of a era 他的离开意味着一个时代的结束 3 [m ?'leni ? m] 千年;千禧年 5. instant 立刻的,马上的;即食的,方便的 instant coffee 速溶咖啡 十五分钟;一季度 We pay the installment quarterly 按季度分期付款 时刻 At this moment 此时此时 十年 9. dawn [d ? n] 破晓黎明 日暮 4 Phrase ? Out of date 过时的? call ita day 收工? kill time 消磨时间? in time 及时? on time 准时? Lunar calendar 阴历? Solar calendar 阳历? The first half year 上半年? The second half year 下半年 5 Time flies. 时光易逝。 Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金。 Time tries truth. 时间校验真理。 Time will tell. 时间能说明问题。 Time has wings. 光阴去如飞 Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人 Time lost can not be recalled. 光阴一去不复返 Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns. 光阴似箭,一去不返 Time is life and when the idle [ ?a? dl] man kills time, he kills himself. 时间就是生命,懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命 67 What is procrastination? 8 ?【讲解】“ procrastination ”解释为拖延症,指的是非必要、后果有害的推迟行为。“ procrastinate ”是 procrastination 的动词形式,解释为拖延、耽搁。它的近义词有: delay 耽搁、 defer 推迟、 dawdle 磨蹭等。? According to a recent report by the BBC, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world ’ s population are chronic procrastinators . BBC 最新的一份报告显示,全世界人口中, 95% 的人只是偶尔拖延, 20% 的人则是长期性拖延. 9 Are you a procrastinator? 10