Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

马克吐温语录1. "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"（成功的秘诀在于开始行动。

）2. "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." - "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson"（善良是一种聋者能听到、盲者能看到的语言。

）3. "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." - Unknown（年龄只是心智的问题。

如果你不在意，它就不重要。

）4. "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." - Unknown（不要把今天能做的事拖到明天后天再做。

）5. "The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." - Unknown（不读好书的人和不会读书的人没有什么区别。

）6. "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." - "The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain"（几乎正确的词汇和正确的词汇之间的区别是很大的，就像萤火虫和闪电之间的区别。

关于时间的成语（中英文对照）1．Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人2．Time flies! 光阴似箭3．Time heals all wounds. 时间能够治疗一切创伤4．He that gains time gains all things. 赢得时间的人就赢得一切5．Art is long, and time is fleeting. 艺术长存，光阴易逝6．Money lost, little lost; time lost, everything lost.丢钱事小，失时事大7．Time tries friends as fire tries gold. 时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金。

8．Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。

9．Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事，今日毕。

10．There is time for everything. 凡事皆有时。

11．Do not squander time---that’s the stuff life is made of. 不要浪费时间，因生命由它而成。

12．Nothing can be done without time just as no one can live without air.没有时间，我们做不成任何事；正如没有空气，我们根本不能生存。

13．A hero is nothing but a product of his time. 时事造英雄。

14．One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天等于两个明天。

15．Time is like the water sucked in sponge: if you squeeze, you can always get some. 时间象水，只要去挤总是有的。

Lesson 91 and Lesson 92一用所给单词的适当形式填空（10分）1. Has Ian ______ (sell) his house yet?2. He is poor in ______ (play) football.3. Please give him my ______ (regard).4. I don’t want to miss ______ (see) that film on TV tonight.5. It will snow ______ (heavy) tomorrow.6. This is a quiet ______ (neighbour) with good shops.7. It’s my ______ (please).8. There were many ______ (person) at the race.9. The house is for ______ (sell).10. What he said is worth ______ (think) of.二用适当的词及所给单词的首字母填空使句意完整（10分）1. It is so wet. When did it r______?2. Ian hasn’t moved to his new house y______.3. They w______ move into this house the day after tomorrow.4. I arrived too late and m______ the train.5. He can’t m______ his legs in the small car.6. The weather has been p______ these days.7. Ian has always been a good person to his n______.8. You have to r______ for my feelings.9. Ian didn’t want to leave this house, but his w______ did.10. The house is old. It needs p______ again.三用所给动词的适当形式填空（10分）1. Tom ______ (have) a shave the day after tomorrow.2. I ______ not ______ (get) a letter from her since she left.3. I ______ not ______ (believe) it until I see with my eyes.4. ______ we ______ (go) to the park next weekend?5. I watched them sitting and ______ (talk) happily.6. Hurry up, or you ______ (be) late for school.7. ______ they ______ (come) back yet?8. She ______ (live) in the city for years.9. He ______ just ______ (leave) here.10. He looked for his pen this morning and he ______ (find) it.四用下列短语的适当形式填空（10分）regard…as, move along, be poor in, in the neighbourhood of, think about, give my regards, miss seeing, make an appointment, move in, pack their bags1.Don’t stop. ______. Go on.2.He is not good in Chinese. He ______ it.3.There are many shops ______ the train station.4.Let’s ______ where to spend our holiday.5.Please ______ my ______ to Ian when you see him.6.I don’t want to ______ the film on TV tonight.7.Mr. Croft must wait for his turn because he didn’t ______ with the nurse.8.We have bought the house, but we can’t ______ until next month.9.We ______ him ______ our helper.10.They are busy ______ because they are leaving for holiday.五选择填空（15分）( ) 1. ______ Ian ______ his house yet?Yes, he ______ it last week.A.Did, sell; soldB.Has, sold; hasC.Has, sold; soldD.Has, sold; has sold( ) 2. The baby didn’t stop crying ______ his mother came back.A. untilB. afterC. whenD. because( ) 3. When ______ Ian ______ out? Tomorrow afternoon.A. did, moveB. has, movedC. does, moveD. will, move( ) 4. Go down the street until you come to the end of it. Then you can see a white house.You can’t ______ it.A. findB. loseC. missD. watch( ) 5. Please give my ______ to Ian.A. regardB. a regardC. the regardD. regards( ) 6. I think they ______ in the day after tomorrow.A. moveB. movedC. will moveD. have moved( ) 7. Poor Ian didn’t want to leave, but his wife ______.A. willB. didC. hasD. is( ) 8. Where ______ we meet tomorrow everything?A. areB. wouldC. shallD. have( ) 9. We ______ not go there if it rains tomorrow.A. doB. shallC. areD. have( ) 10. Many clouds are coming. It ______ rain.A. willB. isC. is going toD. look like( ) 11. I’m sure there ______ a heavy rain this evening.A. will haveB. is goingC. will beD. is going to( ) 12. What ______ we do then? What about going out for a walk?A. doB. shallC. mustD. did( ) 13. How long ______ he ______ the book?A. has, borrowedB. has keptC. has lentD. is using( ) 14. They ______ basketball yesterday, and they ______ football this afternoon.A. play, playB. play, will playC. played, will playD. played, play ( ) 15. Xiao Ming will come and play with me if he ______ busy.be C. isn’t D. will beA. isB. won’ｔ六句型转换(5分)1. They will drive home the day after tomorrow.（就划线部分提问）______ ______ they ______ home?2. Let’s paint this room.（变为疑问句）______ we ______ this room？3. Ian will move away tomorrow afternoon.（就划线部分提问）______ ______ Ian ______ tomorrow afternoon.4. The mechanics will repair my car this afternoon.（变为一般疑问句）______ the mechanics ______ your car his afternoon?5. She will sweep the floor tomorrow.（变为否定句）She ______ ______ the floor tomorrow.七补全对话（10分）A: Look at the ___1___. It’s very heavy!B: Anna, you ___2___ climb the mountain today, I’m ___3___. What ___4___ you do?A: I ___5___ I’ll stay at home and ___6___ some reading.B: Good. It’s better ___7___ do some reading on ___8___ days.A: Ok, I ___9___ go out today. I’ll read some books ___10___ history.1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______9. ______ 10. ______八完形填空（10分）Mike Smith is a six-year-old boy. His father has a shop in the center of a small town. He ___1___ some food in his shop. He’s friendly to the buyers and the food in his shop is ___2___. So people like to buy something there and he’s very ___3___ all the time.It was Mr. Smith’s forty-first birthday yesterday. His wife decided to ___4___ some fish forher husband. As she couldn’t leave his shop and she had to ___5___ in the kitchen. She thought her son could help her. So she told Mike to go to ___6___ some fish. Before the boy went out, she said, “Your dad likes fish alive (活的) , you know. Don’t ___7___ the dead fish home.”“Ｂut how can I tell the living fish from the dead fish?”“That’s easy, my son,” said the woman. “Put the fish into the water and watch carefully. The living fish can ___8___, but the dead can’t.”“Ok, mum,” the boy said and left. He went outside the town and saw ___9___ famers catching fish in a pool. He put a fish into the pool. And the fish soon went under the water. He was ___10___ and shouted, “Please sell the fish to me, sir!”( ) 1. A. shows B. makes C. does D. sells( ) 2. A. cheap B. expensive C. free D. dirty( ) 3. A. tired B. thirsty C. busy D. hungry( ) 4. A. kill B. fry C. catch D. give( ) 5. A. cook B. rest C. sleep D. play( ) 6. A. borrow B. lend C. buy D. look for( ) 7. A. take B. bring C. drop D. pull( ) 8. A. fly B. walk C. run D. swim( ) 9. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little( ) 10. A. happy B. sad C. strange D. sorry九阅读理解（10分）ATom and Fred are students. They are both twelve years old, and they are in the same class in their school.Last Friday they had a fight in class. Their teacher was very angry. He said to both of them, “Stay here after the lesson this afternoon and write your names one hundred times.”After the last lesson, all the other students went home. But Tom and Fred stayed in their classroom with their teacher. They began to write their names. Then Fred began to cry. The teacher looked at him and said, “Why are you crying, Fred?”“Because his name is Tom May and my name is very long. My name is Frederich Hollingsworth.” Fred said.根据短文内容判断句子正（T）误（F）。

高考英语句子结构划分分析练习题40题1.The early bird catches the worm.A.主语+谓语+宾语B.主语+谓语+宾语+宾语补足语C.主语+系动词+表语答案：A。

解析：“The early bird”是主语，表示“早起的鸟儿”；“catches”是谓语动词，表示“抓住”；“the worm”是宾语，表示“虫子”。

选项 B 的宾语补足语在这个句子中不存在；选项 C 系动词和表语也不存在。

2.All that glitters is not gold.A.主语+系动词+表语B.主语+谓语+宾语C.主语+谓语答案：A。

解析：“All that glitters”是主语，表示“所有闪闪发光的东西”；“is”是系动词；“gold”是表语，表示“金子”。

选项B 的谓语和宾语不适合这个句子；选项C 只有主语和谓语，缺少表语。

3.Where there is a will, there is a way.A.地点状语从句+主句B.条件状语从句+主句C.时间状语从句+主句答案：B。

解析：“Where there is a will”是条件状语从句，表示“有意志的地方”；“there is a way”是主句，表示“就有一条路”。

选项 A 地点状语从句不适合这个句子；选项C 时间状语从句也不适合。

4.A friend in need is a friend indeed.A.主语+系动词+表语B.主语+谓语+宾语C.主语+谓语+宾语+宾语补足语答案：A。

解析：“A friend in need”是主语，表示“患难中的朋友”；“is”是系动词；“a friend indeed”是表语，表示“真正的朋友”。

选项B 的谓语和宾语不适合这个句子；选项C 的宾语补足语不存在。

5.Practice makes perfect.A.主语+谓语+宾语B.主语+谓语C.主语+系动词+表语答案：B。

解析：“Practice”是主语，表示“练习”；“makes”是谓语动词，表示“使得”；“perfect”在这里是形容词作宾语补足语，但这个句子结构主要是主语加谓语。

Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today We are always asked not to put off things what we can do today when we are given tasks. "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today" is an old saying that we are full of wisdom in managing our own time. But different people have different ideas. And nowadays many people held the idea against this old saying. However, I don’t agree with these people, I still believe that we should not put off things what we can do today till tomorrow.Firstly, Time is not only life but also money. Indolence is the weakness of our human being. We all know that one day we must die. And most of us take life for granted and we usually make a perfect picture for the future. If we are in good health, death is always perceived as unimaginable. However, in fact time and life pass by without our awareness. Still, some of us tend to find excuses to put off what they can do now, and they will regret for that they have accomplished nothing. Those successful men always valued every day as if life had come to the end. So if we do not put off what we can do today till tomorrow, we will be more successful in the future.Secondly, this old saying can help us to escape from the idleness. Examples can be found to prove this to be truthful. Take myself for example. When I was a child, my parents usually forced me to finish my homework on time, and should not find any excuses for my idleness. Andday after day I form the habit of doing what I can do today, instead of putting off till tomorrow.So, I strongly believe in this old saying that we should never put off things what we can do today till tomorrow.。

工作与生活经典美句英文翻译• 1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.思想源于管理良言，不要拖延今日之事。

• 2. The future depends on what you do today.未来取决于今日之所为。

• 3. Work hard in silence; let success make the noise.默默努力，让成功作响。

• 4. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.做出伟大工作的唯一途径是热爱所做之事。

• 5. Life is about making an impact, not making an income.生活不在于赚多少钱，而在于影响多少人。

• 6. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.成功并不是幸福的关键，幸福才是成功之道。

•7. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.你的工作将填满你生活的大部分，唯一让你真正满足的方法是做你认为伟大的工作。

•8. To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.要过创造性的生活，必须放下对失败的恐惧。

•9. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.生活有10%是发生在我们身上的事，剩下90%在乎我们如何应对。

•10. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.你的时间有限，不要浪费在过别人的生活上。

英语真题练习4（2020长沙中考）Mark Twain once said, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. " The famous writer talked about a problem many of us have. The problem is procrastination（拖延症）。

When procrastination becomes a habit, it can make our lives terrible. However, everyone can avoid it by taking a few simple steps today!Make daily “to do” lists.Before your day ends, make a plan for tomorrow. List upcoming tasks in order of importance.You'll begin each new day with a head start, already knowing what needs to be done. As you complete each task, check it off, 56. ______.Always keep your daily schedule（计划）with you. Use it to remind yourself what you need to do next. You'll then have a much better chance of carrying out your plans.Break large tasks up into small ones.If a project looks too big, 57. ______. The task at hand may seem too great. You may feel defeated （失败）before beginning. But every project is doable if it's done in small steps.Begin by breaking up your task into smaller parts. This helps remove the unnecessary fear of having to do a large project all at one time.58. ______.If your workplace is full of distractions（使人分心的事）,you'll need to make some changes. You may need to remove your phone or TV from your workplace. If people often stop by for a talk, you may need to move to a different place.Follow the five-minute rule.The hardest part about any task is getting started. That's why so many people avoid their work until the last minute. Doing so usually leads to added stress. One solution to this problem is to schedule a time daily to work on your big project. Work on it for only five minutes. Then decide whether or not to continue. Surprisingly, once you’ve begun, 59. ______.（2019长沙中考B篇）It is believed that Huck Finn is based on（基于）a childhood friend of Mark Twain’s. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character（虚构的角色）on a real-life person.Severus Snape / John NettleshipSeverus Snape is a skillful wizard（巫师）teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J.K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. “I know I am a strict teacher,” he said. “But I don’t think I am as bad as Snape!” On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.Alice / Alice LiddellFamously, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell.Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history.Dill / Truman CapoteIn To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, “Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I’m a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!”51．Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT__________.A．their jobs B．their looks C．their hobbies 52．What does the underlined word “ill-tempered ” mean in Paragraph 3?A．沉着冷静的B．优柔寡断的C．脾气暴躁的53．What made Carroll decide to create Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?A．Alice Liddell’s requirement.B．His great interest in rabbits.C．His experience of travelling.54．Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt________.A．proud B．unsatisfied C．surprised55．The text is mainly about ________.A．purposes of writing fictional storiesB．introductions to famous writers’ childhood friendsC．characters of fictional stories from real-life persons。

The Fine Art of Putting Things Off拖延的艺术Michael Demarest迈克尔·德马雷斯特1"Never put off till tomorrow," exhorted Lord Chesterfield in 1749, "what you can do today." That the elegant earl never got around to marrying his son's mother and had a bad habit of keeping worthies like Dr. Johnson cooling their heels for hours in an anteroom attests to the fact that even the most well-intentioned men have been postponers ever. Quintus Fabius Maximus, one of the great Roman generals, was dubbed "Cunctator” (Delayer) for putting off battle until the last possible vinum break. Moses pleaded a speech defect to rationalize his reluctance to deliver Jehovah's edicts to Pharaoh. Hamlet, of course, raised procrastination to an art form.“今天能做的事情决不要推到明天。

”切斯特菲尔德伯爵在1794年劝告儿子说。

但是这位高雅德伯爵一直没有抽出时间来与孩子母亲举行婚礼，还有让约翰逊博士等名士在接待室久等的坏习惯。

中考英语英语谚语理解单选题30题1.“Actions speak louder than words.” What does this proverb mean?A. Doing things is more important than just talking.B. Words are more powerful than actions.C. Both actions and words are equally important.D. Actions and words have no relation.答案：A。

这句谚语的意思是“行动胜于言语”，A 选项符合该谚语含义。

B 选项意思是言语比行动更有力，与谚语不符。

C 选项两者同等重要也不符合。

D 选项两者没有关系也不对。

2.“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” When would you use this proverb?A. When you have many friends.B. When a friend helps you only when it's convenient for them.C. When a friend helps you in difficult times.D. When you are looking for new friends.答案：C。

这句谚语是“患难见真情”，C 选项在朋友在困难时期帮助你时可以使用这句谚语。

A 选项有很多朋友时不能体现这句谚语。

B 选项朋友只在方便时帮忙不符合“患难见真情”。

D 选项找新朋友时也不适用。

3.“Where there's a will, there's a way.” What does this mean?A. If you have a strong desire, you can find a way to achieve it.B. There is always a way out no matter what.C. Will and way are two different things.D. Having a will is not important.答案：A。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. •get rid of 除去；避免；摆脱•Get rid of the distractions aroundyou.除去周围分散你注意力的事物。

•cast aside 抛弃；废除•People cast aside factories, villages, and even families in their pursuit of thenew.人们喜新厌旧，抛弃旧的厂房、村庄，甚至是自己的家庭。

•chuck out 1. 丢掉，抛弃：2. 赶走，撵出；开除，解雇：•Eventually it had to end, as we both knew it must. I got rid of all the love letters, but I couldn't quite chuckout the book.可是最终如我们所料，这段恋情不得不告一段落。

我忘却所有的情书，但我不能完全摒弃了这本书。

•cast away丢掉，浪费；使失事•Be sure not to cast away yourtime.切莫虚度光阴。

•throw away 扔掉，丢弃•Every piece of criticism is a gift. Every failure isa gift -- if you throw away theshell.如果你能扔掉坚硬的外壳，那么每次批评都像是一个恩赐，每次失败也是恩赐。

•toss away 扔掉•Toss away the old stuffs and buy the new oneinstead.旧的就淘汰掉，换成新的。

•put away放好；抛弃；储存•Therefore put away from among yourselves that wickedperson.你们应当把那恶人从你们中间赶出去。