佚名/Anonymous

They say Life and Death are not in anyone's hands.They are things that just happen every time and with everyone. Same is the case with time. Most of the times we take it for granted that there is always plenty of time. Due to this perhaps we indulge in various activities, which are a wholesale waste of time.

The clock is always ticking. The second hand keeps on ticking just like busy ants. The ants keep themselves always busy by always hunting for food everywhere. Similarly the second hand always keeps on ticking to attain short-term goals of making a minute with 60 ticks. After reaching a milestone of a minute the second hand of a clock doesn't take a break, but start afresh for another round of 60 ticks. They take it minute by minute and inadvertently reach a quarter of an hour, and hour and then a day. They always focus on the smaller targets—that is a minute and the bigger aim of the clock itself gets fulfilled. That's why the minute hand has to work less, as the second hand does most of the running around. The minute hand just has to make 60 movements on a clock dial. The hour hand is the luckiest of the lot. It just moves once in an hour. But the second hand moves for 3600 times around the dial for the same hour!

Parallel to this, in our life we never realizes that we have lots to do. Between every big task we can always find enough time to fit in a plethora of smaller tasks. If you are waiting for a train at the station, you can always read a magazine or rather chalk out your study timetable for exams. While traveling in the bus too one can find enough time to at least skim through the previous days notes.

Be like the clock. Always keep on ticking by involving yourself in various things and learning new things. These small knowledge and experience modules will perhaps one day take you to your bigger goal some day. They say “Time and Tide wait for no man”. If so, now stop staring at the screen and utilize your time effectively!

人们说生死不掌控在任何人手中。

生与死随时都可能发生在每个人身上，时间也如此。多数时候我们都觉得时间充足，因此放纵自己去从事各种各样完全是浪费时间的活动。

时钟总是不停地滴答，秒针也像为了觅食而不停忙碌的蚂蚁一样永不停息地前行。同样，为了实现秒针滴答60次完成一分钟的任务，它一刻不停地忙碌奔走着，即使完成了一分钟，它也不停歇，又开始新一轮的60次征程。它们走了一分钟又一分钟，不

心灵小语

时间永远都在，消逝的是我们。公平的是，时间无法利用我们，我们能够利用时间！在有限的时间里，我们能留下什么？能创造与之对应的价值吗？

词汇笔记

indulge [in?d?ld?] v. 满足；使沉迷于……；使高兴；纵容

例 Do not ignore cherishing spirit, do not indulge in seeking pleasure.

不要忘记灵魂也需要爱护，不要沉迷于追欢逐乐。

target [?tɑ:git] n. 靶；目标

例 What is your target market?

你的目标市场是什么？

involve [in?v?lv] v. 包括；涉及；使陷于

例 Evidence involving state secrets shall be kept confidential.

对于涉及国家秘密的证据，应当保密。

effectively [i?fektivli] adv. 有效地，生效地；实际上

例 What method can go effectively of pouch?

有什么办法可以有效去眼袋？

小试身手

人们说生死不掌控在任何人手中。

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多数时候我们都觉得时间充足，因此放纵自己去从事各种各样完全是浪费时间的活动。

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岁月不待人。

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短语家族

Due to this perhaps we indulge in various activities……

indulge in：沉溺于；沉湎于；沉迷于

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They always focus on the smaller targets……

focus on：集中于；以……为焦点；集中研究

造_______________

经意间走了一刻钟、一小时甚至一天。它们始终专注小目标，也就是一分钟，使时钟的更大目标自然而然地得以实现。这就是分针走得少，秒针走得多的原因。分针一小时要走60次。时针是它们中最幸运的，它一小时只需走一次，而秒针在一小时内却要走3600次。

与之类似的是，生活中我们从未认识到有大量的工作等着我们去做。每个艰巨的任务之间总会有足够的时间供我们去完成一些小任务。例如你在火车站等火车时，可以阅读杂志或为考试制定复习计划。当你乘巴士出行时，也会有充足的时间翻阅一下前些天的笔记吧。

与时钟相似，你总是循序渐进地卷入各种事件，以获得新知。这些琐碎的知识和经验将有助于你日后更大目标的实现。俗话说“岁月不待人”，若果真如此，从现在起做事情就不要流于形式，而应有效地利用时间。