1. Max tells me he's upset with the delay. He's enraged at his own moving company. "I'm knocking $10 off the hourly rate," he says.
    马克斯告诉我说，他对工作的延误感到不安。他对自己的搬家公司感到很恼火。"我决定从每小时的工钱中减去十美元，"他说。

2. If you hand in your report late, append a note explaining the reason for the delay.
    如果你的报告迟交了，附加一便条解释你迟交的原因。

3. It seems that the ability to delay reward is a master skill, a triumph of the logical brain over the irresponsible one.
    看来似乎能耐心等待收益的能力是最重要的技巧。这里，逻辑性强的思考战胜了不负责任的思考。