Unit 1 外刊精读讲义（含练习） -2023-2024高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

选修一人教版Unit 1外刊精读（含练习） Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad？ 为何拖延症难以消除——即使它令人感到糟糕？ procrastinate /prəˈkræstəneɪt/ v 耽搁；拖延 It’s 5 p.m. And you’ve just realized that report you’ve been putting off is due tomorrow. It’s time to buckle down, open your computer ... and check your phone. Maybe catch up on your favorite YouTube channel? Actually, you should probably make dinner first. You usually like cooking, though it’s hard to enjoy with this work hanging over your head, and oh — it’s actually pretty late! Maybe you should just try again in the morning? This is the cycle of procrastination, and I promise you, we have all been there. But why do we keep procrastinating even when we know it’s bad for us? 现在是下午5点。你刚刚意识到，那篇你一直拖着没有完成的报告明天必须提交。现在该开始努力工作了，于是你打开电脑……又刷了刷手机。要不再补看几段你最钟爱的YouTube视频？说实话，你也许应该先准备晚餐。你一向喜欢烹饪，但是有这项工作压在心上，你很难享受其中的乐趣，哎——其实时候已经不早了！也许应该等到明天再说？这就是拖延症的自我循环，我保证，咱们都有过这样的经历。明知拖延于己无益，但是我们为何无法克服它呢？ put off 推迟；延期 due adj 到期的 buckle down 开始认真做；埋头苦干 catch up on 赶做；补做 channel /ˈtʃænl/ n [学术词] 频道 actually adv [课标新增词] [句子副词] 实际上；事实上 hang over （不愉快的事）萦绕着；使担心 cycle n [学术词] 循环 procrastination /prəˌkræstə'neɪʃən/ n 拖延；拖延症 promise v 保证；许诺；答应 To be clear, putting something off isn’t always procrastinating. Responsible time management requires deciding which tasks are important and which ones can wait. Procrastination is when we avoid a task we said we would do, for no good reason, despite expecting our behavior to bring negative consequences. Obviously, it’s irrational to do something you expect to harm you. But ironically, procrastination is the result of our bodies trying to protect us, specifically by avoiding a task we see as threatening. 需要明确一点，推迟行动并不总是拖延症。可靠有效的时间管理要求我们判断出哪些事是当务之急，哪些事可以稍后处理。如果我们承诺完成某项任务，也知道不完成任务会带来负面影响，但还是无缘无故地避开这项任务，此时的表现才是拖延症。去做那些明知于己无益的事显然是不合理的。然而出乎意料的是，拖延症正是由身体的自我保护机制造成的，避开那些自认为具有威胁性的任务是其特有的保护方式。 responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/ adj [课标新增词] [熟词生义] 可靠的 management /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ n 管理；经营（manage + -ment） task n [学术词] 工作；任务 avoid v 躲避；避开 despite prep [课标新增词