2015-03-15

【Aiden in English】

        School is a sore subject for most kids, and even the word carries around groans and sighs. Kids are bored at school for the majority of the time, and learning seems like torture. So, many kids don’t like to wake up and go to school just because they have to learn or are too lazy, even though they know their parents are still going to force them. What you don’t know is how easy getting to the bus stop on time is with this simple process.

        Getting to the bus stop well before the bus comes should be pretty simple for kids, but the new generation has a lot of different factors to consider. Most of them are lazy and aren’t disciplined enough to force themselves to wake up on their own. This is why alarm clocks were invented, and a very good function of some alarm clocks is the snooze bar. It would prevent any dozing back off to the sight of darkness outside and the coziness of the blankets. So the first step to waking up early, and probably the most crucial and difficult one, is to get an alarm clock. If a good, solid loud ring or beep from an alarm clock isn’t enough to jolt you into reality, then I don’t know what will. Set the alarm at least half an hour away from the time your school bus arrives to give some breathing room in between. Sometimes, when people see how much time they have, they go right back to the dream world and oversleep. To avoid this situation, fling off the blankets. The crisp, cold morning air of the house should shock you into action like no other, but if you are reluctant to try this, your alternative is to have Mom come busting into the room with a karate kick. Once you are up and going, get dressed quickly. The best piece of advice I can give you here is to pick out your clothes the night before so there isn’t any delay or thinking involved. Kids really don’t like considering options at the crack of dawn, and I’m no different. The next step in the morning process should be one of the longest. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, providing the kick-start to the challenges to come. This step shouldn’t have too much urgency, but chewing like a cow doesn’t make the bus come any earlier. So take the majority of your time if necessary, and once finished, move on to brushing your teeth and washing up. This step varies from person to person because some enjoy taking a quick five-minute shower, while others like to brush their teeth as soon as they wake up to erase the bad, morning breath. If what you want to do has other additional stuff added than what I included in this process, then feel free to slip it in somewhere in the morning, but just don’t forget to give yourself a few extra minutes on the timer. Once you’re ready, take your school bag, which to save time should be packed the day before, and walk outside to your bus stop. If this process is perfected, then that bus will seem to come a lot later than previously thought.

        Children have a natural personality to be lazy, and waking up early to get to school isn’t any different. Sometimes, raising your head off the pillow seems like an impossible task, but if this process is done, you can avoid oversleeping and get to the bus on time. Sleeping and delaying school might be appealing, but being tardy is the price that you will pay for dozing back off or not having the urgency in the morning. It’s just a matter of not being lazy, living with the fact that there is school, and waking up to the sound of the alarm.

【红霞译文】

        学校令多数孩童心生郁闷，一提起它便牢骚满腹，大家都觉得冗长无聊，上课好像活受罪。要不是非学不可或虽想偷懒但无奈父母强求，谁都不愿早起上学。说白了，及时到车站等候校车有啥了不得。

        在校车到达之前早早地赶往车站对孩童来说本应不成问题，但年轻一代总有其它理由影响这么做。不少同伴偷懒，根本不愿约束自己正点起床，这就是为什么会发明闹钟及其严防贪睡的功能按钮，说来说去就是要打断你以为屋外天色死寂漆黑而被窝毛毯柔软舒适就想继续赖床的念头。所以说，第一步应该确保早点醒来，这也是最关键最叫劲的地方，为此你必须要有一个闹钟，如果音质洪亮的响声都吵不醒你，那我真不知道还有什么更好的办法。赶在校车到来之前三十分钟起床，给自己留出点富裕时间，不过有时当人们发觉仍能插空再多躺一会儿，往往又合上眼重返梦乡。为避免这种情况发生，醒来要把盖在身上的毛毯大脚踹开，室内清晨凉气袭人，让你难再迷糊倒头大睡；假如你克制不住自己，那么干脆麻烦妈妈破门而入并以拳脚相送。你一旦醒来，就得抓紧工夫穿好衣裳，这里温馨提示，睡觉前最好把次日要穿戴的东西准备好，这样第二天早起免得费时费脑，顺手抄起衣服套上就走。小孩子早起来不及多想，我也不例外。第二步就是早起该做的事情很多，早饭可谓每天最重要的一餐，是你迎接挑战的开始，切记细嚼慢咽，但大可不必像老牛那样咀嚼耗费光景，能抓紧就抓紧，吃完赶紧刷牙洗脸，这道程序因人而异，有人喜欢早起花上五分钟冲个澡，而有人则在起床后立刻去刷牙以去除口臭。如果还有其它这里没说的事情要做，你无妨尽情去做，只是别忘记多给自己打出点时间。所有一切就绪，你拎起昨晚早已打理完毕的书包走出家门迈向车站，这时不难发现，校车总比你来得晚。

        懒惰出于儿童的本能，早起上学也是天经地义的事情。有时让脑袋瓜离开枕头并非轻而易举，不过一旦克服困难，你就能避免赖床贪睡，正点赶坐校车。睡觉与误课或许各有利弊，但早起散漫拖拉会造成迟到，其实这不仅仅是懒惰、不愿上学、不想要闹钟的问题。

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