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| 簡介：吉米因為外務太多而覺得壓力大，經過好友安琪的提醒後，他學
會妥善安排時間，不但效率提升，心情也輕鬆多了。 |
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A Time to Get Organized
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| Jimmy bumps into his classmate Angie, and his books and papers fall to the floor. |
| A = Angie J = Jimmy |
| A: |
Whoa, Jimmy. Where's the fire? |
| J: |
(Picking up his books and papers) Sorry, Angie. I'm on my way to a rehearsal for the play. Then I have to meet with some of the members of Movie Club. And there's that math test tomorrow . . . |
| A: |
Gosh, Jimmy. Are you OK? You sound pretty stressed. |
| J: |
I'm exhausted! With the clubs and meetings, duties as class president, the play, and homework, I don't have time to sleep. And I'm still behind in everything I do. |
| A: |
It sounds like you bit off more than you can chew. |
| J: |
But I love everything I do. I don't want to give anything up. I just wish I could manage my time better. |
| A: |
Well, time management can help, but part of that is avoiding overload. |
| J: |
So what do I do? |
| A: |
You can start by prioritizing the things you need to do. What's most important? |
| J: |
I guess that would be homework, and then being class president. I have a responsibility to the other students. |
| A: |
OK. So, another time management tip is saying no to things. What are you going to say no to, the play or Movie Club? |
| J: |
(Sighing) I guess I don't have time to watch movies anyway . . . |
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| 做好時間管理好處多 |
| 吉米撞到朋友安琪，他的書和文件資料散落一地。 |
| A = 安琪 J = 吉米 |
| 安琪： |
哇啊，吉米。你匆匆忙忙地要去哪裡？ |
| 吉米： |
（撿起他的書和文件）抱歉，安琪。我正要去排演戲劇。然後我必須跟幾位電影社的社員碰面。然後明天還有那個數學測驗…… |
| 安琪： |
天啊，吉米。你還好嗎？你聽起來壓力蠻大的。 |
| 吉米： |
我累壞了！因為社團和開會」、班代的工作、戲劇表演，還有作業，我沒有時間睡覺。而且我每件事的進度還落後。 |
| 安琪： |
聽起來你沒有量力而為喔。 |
| 吉米： |
但我熱愛我所做的每件事。我不想放棄任何一個。我只希望我的時間管理可以做得更好。 |
| 安琪： |
嗯，時間管理會有幫助，但其中一個重點是要避免負擔過重。 |
| 吉米： |
那麼我該怎麼做？ |
| 安琪： |
你可以先從排出需要做的事的優先順序開始。什麼是最重要的？ |
| 吉米： |
我想那會是作業，然後是班代。我對其他學生有責任。 |
| 安琪： |
好。那麼，另外一個時間管理的訣竅是拒絕某些事。你要拒絕哪一個，戲劇表演還是電影社？ |
| 吉米： |
（嘆氣）我想無論如何我都沒時間看電影了…… |
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