We have been told that never put off until tomorrow what you can do today since childhood. However, there are still many people who like putting off the things that should do today until tomorrow.① They have no plans for their work and their time. As a result, they will not accomplish their goals in the end. For example, one Sunday I felt so tired after having a football match that I did not finish my homework even at night. I thought I could get up earlier to go to school the next morning so that I could finish my homework before class. But the next morning I was not able to get to school in time because of the traffic jam. I was punished by the teacher. It taught me a lesson. From then on I made a determination that I would never put off anything important until the next day. Please remember: Work today, for you don’t know how much you may be hindered tomorrow. Seize the present day，cherish every minute you have now and trust the tomorrow as little as possible.②

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　　本文可分為三個部分，首尾部分相互呼應，是對中心論點的概括和總結，第二部分中，作者通過自己的親身經歷來說明拖延時間的糟糕后果。

　　本文短小精悍，首尾呼應，脈絡清晰。以諺語作題目并在開篇重復題目，使主題更加突出鮮明。舉例子是常用的說理方式，使得文章更加具體生動。文章結尾處連用兩個祈使句不僅增強了語氣，也升華了主題。

　　好文妙譯

　　今日事今日畢

　　我們從小就接受“今日事今日畢”的教育。然而許多人還是喜歡把今天的事情推遲到明天去做。他們從不計劃安排工作和時間，結果導致他們最終無法完成他們的目標。例如，有一個星期日，我踢完足球比賽后感覺太累了，直到深夜也沒完成家庭作業。我想第二天早點起來到學校，以便上課前完成作業。但是第二天，由于交通堵塞我沒能及時趕到學校，我受到了老師的懲罰。這件事情給了我一個教訓，從那時起，我就痛下決心絕不把重要的事情推遲到第二天去做。請記住：今天做吧，因為你無法預知明天又會有什么樣的干擾。抓住今天，珍惜你現在擁有的每一分鐘，盡可能少依賴明天。

　　詞匯斟酌

　　?hinder v. 阻礙，打擾

　　?cherish vt. 珍愛，珍視;懷抱(希望，想法，感情等)

　　?traffic jam 交通堵塞，堵車

　　?determination n. 決心，決定，確定

　　佳句臨摹

　　①【注釋】put off 推遲，拖延

　　【臨摹】She is such a workaholic that she even keeps putting off going to the dentist.她是個工作狂，甚至一直拖延著不去看牙病。

　　②【注釋】排比句式，連用seize, cherish, trust三個動詞表達強調的語氣，并增加句式結構的美感。

　　【臨摹】Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for ability.讀書足以怡情，足以博彩，足以長才。

　　Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.讀書時不可存心挑刺，不可盡信書上所言，不可只為尋找談資，而應推敲細思。

　　思如泉涌

　　To save time is to lengthen life.節約時間就是延長生命。

　　We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright. 只要我們能善用時間，就永遠不愁時間不夠用。

　　Time flies. 光陰似箭，歲月如梭。