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When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school a month in advance, and you are required to write a presentation. Which way do you prefer? 1. To start to work on it right away, so you can work on it a little bit every day. 2. To wait until the end of the month when you have a good idea about the presentation.
开头：选择第一种方式，马上做，每天完成一点。（话题引入+他人观点+明确立场+过渡句）
Presentation is not strange to students, which contributes to their ability to conduct research and express ideas. When it comes to the way how students cope with this kind of task, there are usually two approaches: to start working on it at once and to wait until good ideas come into being. As far as I’m concerned, I prefer to embark on the assignment of writing the presentation as soon as possible instead of any type of procrastination. There are some reasons that illustrate my point of view.
中间段1：我们可以在做的过程中不断调整思路，最后达到理想的效果。（主题句+说理论证+细节例子）
First, during the process of writing the presentation, there must be new inspirations that emerge one after another, which really helps to perfect the theme. It is because when we set out to write something,
we will definitely face a series of unexpected situations so that our writing strategy needs to be adjusted timely. Imagine that I prepare a topic concerning environmental protection with an original theme of condemning industrial discharges, but only to find that most materials that I collected relate to green technology. And therefore, it is better for me to change my theme to fit for those high-quality evidences.
中间段2：每天做一点能够把压力分解到每一天，不会让自己紧张或压力太大。（主题句+说理论证+细节例子）
In addition, it is a good way to ameliorate the pressure by working on the job a little bit every day. Normally, a presentation is a somewhat complicated work with tons of materials to read, various people to ask and many discussions to make, which can take a long time. However, this mission could be done more comfortably and effectively if we can make ourselves a schedule and split the workload evenly within a whole month. For example, for the first 10 days I simply collect relevant materials, the middle 10 days I begin to write and last 10 days I discuss the draft with my partners.
( ) 让步段：“每天做一点”也有缺点，马上去做一开始不会想到很好的点子，会浪费时间和精力。但走弯路、犯错也是另外一种成功的方式。（承认漏洞+堵漏）Admittedly, working on the assignment right aw
ay can have one or two downsides. For instance, with the absence of overall vision, people usually do not come up with
brilliant ideas at the very beginning, and thus there could be a big waste of time and energy. Nevertheless, making mistakes can be another road to success, because we are likely to find the best solution by trials and errors.
结尾：重申观点+归纳理由/升华主题
In conclusion, my preference for working on the job immediately is clearly justified through above-mentioned reasons and examples. I am a big fan of a motto that goes, “to blossom in action or to wither in waiting”. Let’s take action right away, and never let our life slip through our fingers.
【重点表达】
1. when it comes to…：涉及到……
2. cope with：处理
3. at once：马上
4. come into being：产生
5. embark on：着手去做
6. instead of：而不是
7. emerge one after another：一个接一个地出现
8. set out to do…：着手去做……
9. a series of：一系列
10. but only to find that…：不料发现……
11. relate to：有关于……
12. fit for：适合于
13. tons of：大量
14. absence of：……的缺少
15. come up with：想出
16. at the very beginning：在一开始
17. trials and errors：试错法
18. a big fan of：是……的拥护者，支持……
19. never let our life slip through our fingers：不要让生命从我们的指缝中溜走
【必备素材】
*学习方法
Imagine that I prepare a topic concerning environmental protection with an original theme of condemning industrial discharges, but only to find that most materials that I collected relate to green technology. And therefore, it is better for me to change my theme to fit for those high-quality evidences.
想象一下，我正在准备一个环保主题的演讲，而且我初始的想法是批判工业排放，但是不料发现我收集的材料更多地有关绿科技，所以我肯定得改变我的主题以适应这些高品质的素材。
【参考译文】
当你提前一个月被布置了一项任务，要为工作或学校写一篇重要的演讲稿，你会选择马上动手去写，还是等到有了好的点子再开始写？
演讲对于学生来说不是一个陌生的概念，它有助于提升学生们的研究及表达能力。当谈到学生采取何种方式去处理演讲任务，通常有两种：一种是立马着手去做，第二种是等有了好的点子再开始写。就我而言，我更倾向于马上做，而不是任何形式的拖延。接下来我列出一些理由来支持我的观点。
首先，在写演讲稿的过程中，一定有新的灵感不断出现，这其实有助于主题的完善。因为当我们开始写东西的时候，我们一定会不断遇到意想不到的情况，以至于我们的写作策略需要不断适时地调整。想象一下，我正在准备一个环保主题的演讲，而且我初始的想法是批判工业排放，但是不料发现我收集的材料更多地有关绿科技，所以我肯定得改变我的主题以适应这些高品质的素材。
另外，每天完成一点工作是一个非常好的减压的方式。通常，一份演讲稿的完成比较复杂，需要阅读大量材料、咨询大量相关人士以及做大量讨论，这可能需要很多时间。但是，我们若是能定一个计划，并把工作量平均分配至一个月里，这项任务便能更轻松、舒服地完成。比如，前10 天，我专门收集相关素材，中间10 天，我开始写作，最后10 天我和搭档去讨论初稿。
诚然，立马着手去做这个任务也有缺点。比如，由于缺少大局观，人们一开始通常不会有好的点子，所以一开始可能会造成时间和精力上的浪费。但是，犯错是另一条走向成功的道路，因为我们总是能在试错的过程中到最好的解决方案。
最后，我对于“立刻去做”的偏好，可以从上述的理由和例子中看出来。我有一句钟爱的格言，叫做“在行动中绽放，在等待中枯萎”。让我们积极行动起来，不要让生命从我们的指缝中溜走。