英語積累
You might be genetically predisposed to procrastination
注釋：
genetically?? 從遺傳學(xué)角度梗掰，從基因方面?????????????????????? genetical????? ?基因的隙咸，遺傳的
predispose?? 有…的傾向账千，使傾向于做…????????? predispose sb. tosth.???? 使某人傾向做某事
procrastination?? 拖延癥??????? procrastinate???? 拖延，耽擱
If you like to put things off or surf
the internet instead of getting work done, you might be able to blame your
ancestors. Procrastination is based in our genetics, says Sharad Paul, MD,
author of The Genetics Of Health: Understand Your Genes for Better Health.
注釋：
put sth. off??? 推遲绳军，阻止?????? put sb. off??? 令某人退卻晌坤，使某人掃興
surf the internet??? 上網(wǎng)
instead of??? 而不是
ancestor???? 祖先
genetics???? 基因（構(gòu)成）
MD???醫(yī)學(xué)博士
語法：
author of The Genetics Of Health:
Understand Your Genes for Better Health.
Sharad Paul, MD的同位語
While procrastination seems like a
character flaw, it evolved for a reason. “The genes progressed down generations
because these people were still holed up in caves fearful of predators
[saying], ‘My tools are not sharp enough. I better spend more time perfecting
this spear, ’” he says. “These people survived more because they avoided
conflict, and these genes were handed down to future generations.”
注釋：
flaw??缺點坑鱼，瑕疵??????character flaw?? 性格缺陷
evolve???使進(jìn)化，使逐步演變
progress?? 緩慢進(jìn)行怔接，取得進(jìn)展???????? make progress?? 取得進(jìn)步
hole up??? 躲藏鲜戒，把…監(jiān)禁
predator???? 食肉動物骏融，捕食者
perfect??? 使完美基矮；改善聚磺，提高；完美的
conflict??????? 戰(zhàn)斗
hand down??? 把…傳下來诫隅；一代一代傳承（文中引申義）
語法：
While procrastination seems like a
character flaw
讓步狀語從句
because these people were still holed up
in caves fearful of predators
原因狀語從句
While it’s tempting to simply blame your
parents, the buck stops with you, says Paul. “People think that genes determine
their fate. This is only true if their actions lead in that direction.”
注釋：
?the buck stops with sb.????? 責(zé)無旁貸腐魂，不能再推卸責(zé)任
determine??? 決定
in that direction??? 朝著那個方向
語法：
While it’s tempting to simply blame your
parents
讓步狀語從句
The best thing to combat procrastination
is to get moving, says Paul. “Start slow and keep building endurance levels up,
” he says. “There are many different forms of endurance exercise and many
involve leg movement. Pick one that you like and make sure you vary it. An
average of just 30 minutes a day has been shown to be beneficial.”
注釋：
endurance??? 耐受力，忍耐力???????? endure?? 忍耐
leg movement???? 腿部運動
vary????改變逐纬；更改
Anything can be modified or improved,
including our gene expressions, says Paul, who likes to reference the 10,
000-hours theory Malcolm Gladwell shares in his book The Outliers, suggesting
that talent is made with practice and commitment, not an innate trait.
注釋：
modify???修改，更改（稍微）
gene expression??? 基因表現(xiàn)
reference??? 引用???????? to reference sth.??? 引用某理論
innate???? 天生的削樊，固有的
trait????特征豁生，品質(zhì)（個人的）
語法：
who likes to reference the 10, 000-hours
theory Malcolm Gladwell shares in his book The Outliers
Paul的定語從句
“If you have the right genes, this could
be perhaps a bit faster, but not by much, ” he says. “Therefore, there is hope
for us all.”
