晨读英语美文100篇 Passage 34. Laziness
 音频下载[点击右键另存为][00:00.99]Passage 34. Laziness[00:04.49]Laziness is a sin: everyone knows that. [00:11.16]We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, [00:15.98]that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. [00:20.68]But laziness can be more harmful than that, [00:24.19]and it is often caused by more complex reasons than the simple wish to avoid work. [00:28.78]Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. [00:34.14]They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers [00:37.43]that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at [00:41.36]or fear of having their ideas stolen. [00:43.55]These people who seem lazy may be deadened by a fear of failure [00:47.71]that prevents fruitful work. [00:49.35]Or other sorts of fantasies may prevent work: [00:52.41]some people are so busy planning, [00:54.27]sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements, [00:57.77]that they are unable to deal with whatever“lesser” work is on hand. [01:01.16]Still other people are not avoiding work,strictly speaking; [01:04.88]they are nearly procrastinating—rescheduling their day. [01:08.06]Laziness can actually be helpful. [01:11.11]Like procrastinators,some people look lazy when they are really thinking, [01:15.59]planning,researching. [01:17.23]We should all remember that some great scientific discoverise occurred by chance. [01:21.83]Newton wasn’t working in the orchard when the apple hit him [01:25.44]and he devised the theory of gravity. [01:27.63]All of us would like to have someone “lazy” build the car or stove we buy, [01:33.10]particularly if that “laziness” [01:35.62]—were caused by the worker’s taking time to check each step of his work [01:39.56]and to do his job right. [01:41.63]And sometimes,being “lazy”, that is, [01:44.04]taking time off for a rest is good for the overworked students or executive. [01:48.86]Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard [01:54.76]or the doctor who’s simply working himself overtime too many evenings at the clinic. [01:59.25]So be careful when you’re tempted to call someone lazy. [02:02.96]That person may be thinking, [02:04.94]resting or planning his or her next book. |
