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ted拖延症英文演讲稿英文演讲稿：告

别拖延症

SayGoodbyetoProcrastination

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen!

Haveyoualwaysbeenreluctanttogotobedintheevening,

whilereluctanttowakeupinthemorning?Haveyoueverstayed

uplatetofinishyourhomework?Doyouoftenputoffyour

importantworklaterandlater?IfyouranswerisYES,myfriend,

youmighthaveabadhabit.It’scalled____N.

Whatisprocrastination?Basically,itistheactofputtingoff

essentialtasksuntilalatertime.Thatistosay,youarelazytodo

thingsinimmediatetime.Forexample,3weeksago,LiWeitold

methatIcoulddelivermyC5speechonMarchthe1st,thatis

today.IsaidOK,noproblem!Ofcourse,“3weeks”tome,that’s

enoughtimetoprepareagoodspeech.However,untillast

Wednesday,LiWeiremindedmeagainaboutmyspeech,and

askedmetogivethetitlebeforeFriday.ThenIsuddenlyfelt

nervous,“ohmygod!There’sonlyoneweekleftformeto

prepare,Imustgetstartedtomorrow!”Thenext2days,Iwasso

busylookingforarighttopic,butmyheadwasliketwisted,ended

upwithnoidea.UntilSaturdaymorning,Icouldfinallysendatitle

toLiWei”Don’tBeLazy”,justliketocatchthedeadline.Butjust

afterthat,Ifoundnothinginterestingtowriteaboutthistopic.

Youknowwhat?Atlast,Ihadtochangethetitleagainthevery

nextday.Thiswholethingmademeveryupset.Istartedto

questionmyself,whycouldn’tIpreparethespeechearlier?Why

shouldIsufferfromsuchstressandanxiety?AmIlazy?Orjust

tooconfidenttofinishmytaskuntillastminute?

Itriedtounderstandthereasonofmybadmoodandthe

awkwardsituation.Isurfedtheinternet,andlearnedthisword

Procrastination.Ifounditisaverymonphenomenon