练习材料:
L50-2: New Year resolutions
I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercises every morning and to read more of an evening. An all-night party on New Year's Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task. The daily exercises lasted only 11 minutes and I proposed to do them early in the morning before anyone had got up. The self-discipline required to drag myself out of bed 11 minutes earlier than usual was considerable. Nevertheless, I managed to creep down into the living room for two days before anyone found me out.After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfortable positions, I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.It was this that betrayed me. The next morning the whole family trooped in to watch the performance.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
modest adj.适度的 not big,not very great
self-discipline 自我约束
assiduously adv.刻苦地
nevertheless adv.不过
creep v.爬行,匍匐
exhausted adj.筋疲力尽的 extremely tired
betray v.背叛
troop v.成群结队
练习感悟:
Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.