特别广播英语第 155 课：The Time Message 时间信息-1

You may have been exposed to this idea before, but this time try to hear. 你可能听说过这个观点，但不妨再听一次。

There is a message that is trying to reach you, and it is important that it get through loud and clear. The message? 有一条信息要传送给你，而且要清楚响亮地传到，这很重要。信息？

Time management! 时间管理！

Time is elusive and tricky. It is the easiest thing in the world to waste - the most difficult to control. 时间难以捉摸，稍纵即逝。浪费时间是世界上最容易做到的事情，也是最难控制的。

When you look ahead, it may appear you have more than you need. Yet it has a way of slipping through your fingers like quicksand. 当你朝前看时，时间也许显得比你需要的多。可是它会像流沙一样从缝间溜走。

You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have left to cover all your obligations. 你可能会突然发现剩下的那点时间没法完成所有的任务。

For example, as a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands. 比方说，作为一个新生，你看到眼前整整一个学期，会觉得手上有多余的时间，

But toward the end of the term you may panic because time is running out. The answer? 但是当学期末临近时，没准就会恐慌起来，因为时间快用完了。答案呢？