听力训练 Exercise
1. What does time management increase?
2. What do we tend to think of when we think of time management?
3. What does personal tine management skills include besides goal setting; planning; prioritizing; decision-making; delegating; scheduling?
4. Therefore, time management is often or presented as time management skills; the theory is that once we the time management skills, we'll be more organized, , and happier.
5. Many people find that time management tools, such as PIM and PDAs, help them their time more effectively. For instance, a PDA can make it to schedule and events and appointments.
6. Whether you use time management tools or old pen and paper, however, the first step in effective time management is how you currently spend your time and how you want to change how you spend your time.

Words & Phrases 词汇与短语
Words 词汇
consultant 资讯，顾问
decision-making 决策
efficiency 效率，功效
loosely 宽松地，松散地
methodology 方法

morph 变形，改变
organized 有组织的
prioritize 把……区分优先顺序
schedule 将……列入时间表中，排定

Phrases 词组
a set of 一套
keep track of 跟踪，明了
morph into 衍生出，转化为
tend to 趋向于
think of 想起，考虑

参考答案
1. Efficiency and productivity.
2. Personal time management
3. Decision-making
4. thought of, a set of, master, efficient
5. software, manage, easier, keep track of
6. technological, plain, analyzing, deciding

听力原文 Time Management

Generally, time management refers to the development of processes and tools that increase efficiency and productivity.

In business, time management has morphed into everything from methodologies such as Enterprise Resource Planning through consultant services such as Professional Organizers.

When we think of time management, however, we tend to think of personal time management, loosely defined as managing our time to waste less time on doing the things we have to do so we have more time to do the things we want to do.

Therefore, time management is often thought of or presented as a set of time management skills; the theory is that once we master the time management skills, we'll be more organized, efficient, and happier.

Personal time management skills include: goal setting; planning; prioritizing; decision-making; delegating; scheduling.

Many people find that time management tools, such as PIM software and PDAs, help them manage their time more effectively. For instance, a PDA can make it easier to schedule and keep track of events and appointments.

Whether you use technological time management tools or plain old pen and paper, however, the first step in effective time management is analyzing how you currently spend your time and deciding how you want to change how you spend your time.

参考译文
时间管理
一般来说，时间管理是指增加效率及生产力的程序和工具的发展。

在商业领域，时间管理以各种形式存在，从企业资源规划这样的方法论到专业规划师这类咨询服务。

但是，说到时间管理，我们更容易想到个人时间管理，其被大致定义为管理我们的时间，以便在我们必须做的事情上花费较少的时间，从而拥有更多的时间来做我们想做的事情。

所以时间管理常常被理解或被描述为一套时间管理技巧。理论认为，一旦掌握了时间管理技巧，我们会变的更有条理、效率更高而且更加快乐。

个人时间管理技巧包括：设立目标；规划；排列顺序；作决定；委托；安排行程。

很多人发现时间管理工具，如个人信息管理软件和掌上电脑可以帮助他们更有效地管理自己的时间。比如，一部掌上电脑可以更为轻松地安排和记录事件和约定。

然而，无论你使用的是科技化时间管理工具还是普通的老式纸笔，要做到有效的时间管理，首先是要分析你目前是如何花费自己的时间，并确定你希望怎样改变花费时间的方式。