纽约时报：如何高效利用早晨？|外刊精读

独霸上海的妖怪 · 公众号 · · 2019-09-18 08:30

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本文选自《纽约时报》2017.5.17的 Morning Routine Advice From Times Readers and Reporters.这篇文章比较简单，我简单地标注了少量大家可能不认识的单词短语，以帮助理解。文章的上半部分见纽约时报：如何做一个晨型人？|外刊精读

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Morning Routine Advice From Times Readers and Reporters

A comprehensive guide to prayer might be a bit, shall we say, complicated for this space. But if prayer is something you’ve been thinking about incorporating into your daily routine, we invite you to read this story of an author remembering how to pray; this New York Times Magazine feature in which a writer explores all the different ways he tries to learn how (and why) to pray; or even this Room for Debate feature from our Opinion section that explores whether atheists should pray.

Mauri C. from Connecticut shares

My morning ritual includes reading morning briefings from roughly three or four news sites during which I often delve further into hyperlinks that offer much-needed background. Then I spend time in prayer including two or three devotionals and then exercise before my work day begins.

A lot of readers wrote in to talk about the advantages of starting their morning routine the night before, including picking out clothes, lining up emails to respond to, and preparing the next day’s food. We’ve written about the power of leveraging To-Do lists before, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be that itemized.

Reader May B. from New York shares:I prep for the next day the night before. I make overnight oats, or leave the ingredients for my omelet ready. I lay down my running gear for the morning before I go to bed and I make a mental map of what I am going to wear to work so I don’t spend time rummaging my closet in the morning. I have 3 roommates so organization is key.

If a healthy breakfast is part of your morning routine, by all means stick with it. But those who might skip it shouldn’t feel too bad. As The Upshot has explained in the past, there’s nothing magical about breakfast.But for those who still enjoy it, we have a bunch of great breakfastrecipes you can sort through here.

And, of course, there can mental benefits to having breakfast. Reader Elizabeth R. from Italy shares: I always, always eat breakfast and make sure I am sitting down, with full service (plate or bowl and silverware and place mat), by my kitchen window. It may be only for 5 minutes some mornings but the point is I’ve had that moment.

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Morning Routine Advice From Times Readers and Reporters

Breakfast

A comprehensive guide to prayer might be a bit , shall we say, c omplicated for this space. But if prayer is something you’ve been thinking about incorporating into your daily routine, we invite you to read this story of an author remembering how to pray ; this New York Times Magazine feature in which a writer explores all the different ways he tries to learn how (and why) to pray; or even this Room for Debate feature from our Opinion section that explores whether atheists s hould pray.

Mauri C. from Connecticut shares:

My morning ritual includes reading morning briefings from roughly three or four news sites during which I often delve further into hyperlinks t hat offer much-needed background. Then I spend time in prayer including two or three devotionals and then exercise before my work day begins.

shall I/we/say (spoken) (formal) You use shall I say and shall we say in order to warn someone that what you are about to say may cause offence or be surprising. （用于提醒别人所说话可能会具有冒犯性或令人震惊）可以说 ◇ ..whereas when you get older you're rather set in your ways, shall I say... 然而随着年纪渐长，可以说，你的大局已定了。 ◇ My involvement has not been altogether, shall we say, ethical. 可以说，我的参与还不是完全合乎道德。
feature n. a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine, or a special report on television or on the radio （报纸或杂志的）特写 ; （电视或广播的）专题节目 ~on ◇ a feature on holidaying with your dog 一档携狗去度假的专题节目
atheists [ˈeɪθiɪst] a person who believes that God does not exist 无神论者
atheism [ˈeɪθiɪzəm] n. [U] the belief that God does not exist 无神论
theism n. [U] belief in the existence of God or gods 有神论
hyperlink n.[C] a word or picture in a website or computer document that will take you to another page or document if you click on it 超链接，超连结 ◇ We should encourage hyperlinks to each other's webpages. 我们应该鼓励使用网页间的超链接。
delve [delv] v.

1. to try to find more information about someone or something 探索，探究，查考 delve into sth ◇ research that delves deeply into this issue 深入查考这个问题的研究

2. [always + adv / prep] to search for something by putting your hand deeply into a bag, container etc （把手伸到袋子、容器等的深处）搜寻，翻找 delve into / in sth ◇ He delved into his pocket and brought out a notebook. 他在自己的口袋里翻找着，拿出一本笔记本来。

devotional [dɪˈvəʊʃənəl] adj. relating to or used in religious services 和宗教仪式有关的 ; 用于宗教仪式的 ◇ devotional music 宗教音乐

Planning the Night Before

Reader May B. from New York shares: I prep for the next day the night before. I make overnight oats, or leave the ingredients for my omelet ready. I lay down my running gear for the morning before I go to bed and I make a mental map of what I am going to wear to work so I don’t spend time rummaging my closet in the morning. I have 3 roommates so organization is key.

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] v. to spread or use resources (=money, skills, buildings etc that an organization has available), ideas etc again in several different ways or in different parts of a company, system etc 充分利用（资源、观点等） ◇ leverage sth across sth ◇ Reusable software is leveraged across many applications. 可重复使用的软件得到广泛应用。

not necessarily possibly, but not certainly 不一定 ◇ That is not necessarily true . 那不一定是真的。 ◇ Expensive restaurants aren't necessarily the best. 昂贵的餐馆不一定是最好的。
itemize [ˈaɪtəmaɪz] v. to make a list and give details about each thing on the list 分条列举 ; 详细列举 ◇ an itemized bill 逐项开列的账单

oats [əʊts] n.[plural] the grain from which flour or oatmeal is made and that is used in cooking, or in food for animals 燕麦
oat adj. [only before noun] made from or containing oats 燕麦制的；含燕麦的 ◇ oat cakes 燕麦饼 ◇ oat bran 燕麦麸
running gear 运动服
rummage [ˈrʌmɪdʒ] v.(also rummage around / about ) to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way 翻找，乱翻 ~ in / through etc ◇ Looks like someone's been rummaging around in my desk. 好像有人翻过我的书桌。

[ 同义替换 ] delve into sth= rummage in/through

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If a healthy breakfast is part of your morning routine, by all means stick with it. But those who might skip it shouldn’t feel too bad. As The Upshot has explained in the past, there’s nothing magical about breakfast. But for those who still enjoy it, we have a bunch of great breakfast recipes you can sort through here.

part of sth n.[U] some but not all of a thing 部分（注意：这一含义 part 不可数，前面不用 a ） ◇ Part of the building was destroyed in the fire. 大楼的一部份毁于火灾。 [ 经济学人 2.25.The journey to the west] It does not help that Tibetans and Uighurs are unable to become part of the tourism boom themselves. [ 复习 ]
by all means used to say that you are very willing for sb to have sth or do sth 可以；当然行；没问题 ◇ 'Do you mind if I have a look?' 'By all means.' " 我看一眼行吗？ " " 当然可以 "

by no means / not by any means not at all 决不，一点都不

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