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Deadlines: There’s No Time to Waste
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透過做你承諾要做的事情，截止日期甚至可以幫助你成 為你努力想成為的人。
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Whether for school reports or office assignments, everyone is familiar with deadlines. A deadline is another term for a due date, a fixed day or time when a particular assignment needs to be finished. Where did this term come from? Originally, a “dead line” referred to a boundary around a prison camp. If prisoners tried to escape by crossing it, they risked being shot to death by guards. Thankfully, most deadlines are not so extreme these days.
In the early 1900s, the term was used in relation to frames on a printing press. Any text outside the “deadline” would not be printed. It was in the magazine and newspaper publishing industry of the 1920s that deadline first became associated with a time limit.
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Most teachers and bosses consider deadlines essential for ensuring things get done in a timely manner. While deadlines can create discipline in a classroom or office, they can also create a lot of pressure, especially for people who procrastinate. Despite that, sociologists believe deadlines are good psychological motivators.
First, if you miss a deadline, you risk the disapproval of others. Therefore, deadlines are useful for maintaining positive social relations. Successfully meeting a deadline can also provide a boost of confidence. With deadlines, we can meet goals and keep promises to ourselves and others. It’s important to remember that people respect others who keep their word.
By doing what you pledge to do, deadlines can even help you become the person you strive to be. Instead of fearing and panicking about deadlines, use them as tools to create proper work habits. If a deadline for a big project is causing you anxiety, consider this trick. Break your project down into smaller segments that you can manage bit by bit. That way, the final deadline won’t seem so ominous.
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1. From (A) to (F), which of the following are mentioned in the passage?(多選題) (A) The definition of a deadline. (B) Reasons to ignore deadlines. (C) How to successfully extend deadlines. (D) Where the term deadline comes from. (E) Why deadlines are a thing of the past. (F) Disagreements sociologists have on deadlines. |
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2. Which word in the passage means “delay doing something that must be done until a later time”? (簡答) ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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3. Check the options that are associated with deadlines, according to the passage.(勾選) □ a segment □ a time limit □ a boundary □an open space |
單字片語整理
Words in Use
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sociologist
[͵soʃɪˋɑlədʒɪst]
n. 社會學家
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ominous
[ˋɑmɪnəs]
a. 不祥的，不吉利的
Practical Phrases
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be familiar with...
熟悉……
Are you familiar with my boss?
你和我老闆熟嗎？
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in relation to
有關⋯⋯
Christine said nothing in relation to the test she failed yesterday.
關於克莉絲汀昨天考不及格的測驗，她隻字未提。
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in a timely manner
及時
The boss will reply to your inquiry in a timely manner.
老闆將會及時回覆您詢問的問題。
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keep a promise
守信
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break sth down into
把某事物分解成⋯⋯
The project was broken down into five parts and several people were assigned to manage it.
那項計畫被分為五個部分，分派給幾個人處理。
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bit by bit
漸漸地
Our project is done bit by bit.
我們的計畫一點一點地完成了。
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a prison camp
戰俘集中營
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a printing press
印刷機
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pledge to V
誓言要……
The new mayor pledged to reduce the city’s crime rate.
新市長誓言要降低該市的犯罪率。
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keep one’s word
堅守某人的承諾
deadline [ ˋdɛd͵laɪn ] n. 截止日，最後期限
• The professor doesn’t accept any assignments submitted after the deadline.
那位教授不收任何超過截止期限才繳交的作業。
以下介紹 deadline 的搭配用法:
a. miss the deadline 錯過截止日期
• Lisa missed the deadline for paying her traffic ticket.
麗莎錯過了支付交通罰單的最後期限。
b. meet the deadline 趕上期限，趕在截止日前完成
• If we hurry, we can still meet the deadline.
如果趕工的話，我們仍可趕上最後期限。
c. extend a deadline 延長期限
• Could you extend the deadline for the proposal by another three days?
您能否將提案的截止日期再延長三天?
d. set a deadline 設定最後期限
• Don’t worry! Setting a deadline will be helpful.
不用擔心!設定最後期限會有幫助的。
e. work to a deadline 須在期限內完成工作
• As a reporter, I must work to tight deadlines.
作為一名記者，我必須在緊迫的期限內完成工作。
f. a tight / strict deadline 緊迫/嚴格的截止日期
• Molly has a strict deadline of turning in her final draft by next Friday.
茉莉有嚴格的截止日期，她必須在下週五前提交她 的最終草稿。
It was in the magazine and newspaper publishing industry of the 1920s that deadline first became associated with a time limit.
介紹 It is / was 引導的強勢句構用法
It is / was... that... 引導的強勢句構可用來強調某個字 詞、片語或子句，強調的部分可以是原句中的主詞、 受詞、時間、地點等，有下列兩種情況:
※ It is / was + 名詞 / 代名詞 + 關係代名詞 that 引導的 形容詞子句
強調的部分為「人」時，that 也可以用 who(主 格)或是 whom(受格)替換;強調「物」時可用 which，但與 who / whom 相比，which 的用法較少用。
• It is the boy in the blue cap that / who stole my wallet.
就是那個戴藍色棒球帽的男孩偷了我的皮夾。
• It is Andy’s mean words that made Doris sad.
就是安迪的刻薄話語讓桃樂絲難過。
※ It is / was + 介詞片語/副詞子句/時間副詞(片語)+ that 引導的名詞子句
| 介詞片語 | by bus、with their help... |
| 副詞子句 | not until he came、when she left、because I felt sleepy... |
| 時間副詞(片語) | today、then、next month... |
本句構中的 that 為名詞子句連接詞，不等於關係代名 詞 who、whom 或 which。
• It was under the bed that Tom found his lost glasses.
湯姆正是在床底下發現他遺失的眼鏡。
• It is because Nina stayed up late last night that she looked so tired today.
正因妮娜昨晚熬夜，她今天才會看起來這麼累。
• It was in 1992 that Ian graduated from college.
伊恩就是在 1992 年從大學畢業的。
精選試題
It was the manager’s secretary _____ stole the confidential documents from our data room.
(A) which
(B) why
(C) that
(D) where
答案:C
無論是學校報告還是辦公室工作，每個人對截止日期都 很熟悉。截止日期(deadline)是 due date 的另一個詞， 是特定任務需要被完成的固定日期或時間。這個詞是從哪裡 來的呢?最初，「死線(dead line)」指的是戰俘營周圍的 邊界。如果囚犯試圖越過它逃跑，他們就有被守衛槍殺的危 險。值得慶幸的是，現在大多數的死線都不是那麼極端。
1900 年代初期，該詞被用來指有關印刷機上的邊框。 落在「deadline」之外的任何文本都不會被印出來。就是在 1920 年代的雜誌和報紙出版業中，deadline 這個字最先變 得與時間限制有所關聯。
大多數的老師和老闆都認為，截止日期對於確保工作及 時完成至關重要。雖然截止日期可以在教室或辦公室建立紀 律，但它們也會產生很大的壓力，尤其是對拖延的人來說。 儘管如此，社會學家認為截止日期是很好的心理動力。
首先，如果你錯過截止日期，你會有遭受他人不滿的 風險。因此，截止日期對於維持正面的社會關係很有用。成 功趕上截止日期還可以增強信心。有了截止日期，我們就可 以達成目標並信守對我們自己和他人的承諾。重要的是要記 住，人們尊重守信的人。
透過做你承諾要做的事情，截止日期甚至可以幫助你成 為你努力想成為的人。與其對截止日期感到恐懼和恐慌，不 如把它們用作養成正確工作習慣的工具。如果一個大計畫的 截止日期造成你的焦慮，考慮一下這個訣竅。將你的計畫分 解成你可以一點一點順利完成的較小部分。那樣的話，最後的截止日期就不會顯得那麼令人不安了。
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1. 下列 (A) 到 (F) 中，何者有在本文中被提及? (A) 截止日期的定義。 (B) 忽略截止日期的原因。 (C) 如何成功地延長截止日期。 (D) 截止日期這個詞起源自何處。 (E) 為何截止日期已成往事。 (F) 社會學家對截止日期的分歧。 答案: A、D |
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2. 文中哪一個字是指 “delay doing something that must be done until a later time”? 答案: procrastinate / Procrastinate. |
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3. 根據本文，將與截止日期有關的選項打勾。 ☐ 部分 ☑ 時間限制 ☑ 邊界 ☐ 空地 |
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