TED-拖延症.ppt

??If a vehicle bumps over a surface, it travels in a rough, bouncing way because the surface is very uneven. 颠簸而行 ?The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion. 齿轮；传动装置；变速器 On hills, he must use low?gears. 在山上,他必须挂低速挡。 all-nighter 1.?n.?something?that?lasts?all?night,?like?a?party?or?study?session. After an all-nighter studying, I couldn’t keep my eyes open for the test. ?2.?n.?a?person?who?often?stays?up?all?night.? pull an all-nighter To?remain?awake?all?night?long,?especially?so?as?to?study?or?to?complete?something.? e.g. Jeff pulled an all-nighter on Thursday to get his report finished by the deadline today, so I don’t think he’ll be coming out with us tonight. ? ??If you sprint, you run or ride as fast as you can over a short distance. 全速奔跑;(短距离)冲刺 ?If you dive in a particular direction or into a particular place, you jump or move there quickly. 冲向;跃向;扑向 They?dived?/ dove into a taxi. 他们迅速钻进一辆出租车。 ?If you procrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them. 拖延；耽搁；延迟 e.g. Most often we?procrastinate?when faced with something we do not want to do.  ??A hypothesis is an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct. 假说;假设 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging 简称MRI 核磁共振检查, 磁共振成像 ???A rational person is someone who is sensible and is able to make decisions based on intelligent thinking rather than on emotion. 理性的;理智的 ?An instant is an extremely short period of time. 瞬息;顷刻;刹那 ??gratify: 1.?To?please?or?satisfy: 满意 My?good?grades?gratify?my?parents.? synonyms?at?please. 2.?To?give?in?to?(a?desire);?indulge:??满足 He gratified his curiosity by going to the exhibition. gratification  ???A scandal is a situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about. 丑行;丑闻 propagate: ?To?breed?(offspring) 繁衍, 增殖 Insects propaga