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 I think the key of success is grit and effort.   Stratospheric : very high or great → The project had proved a stratospheric success. Perspective : a particular way of considering something → Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject. Stamina : the physical or mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time → The triathlon is a great test of stamina. Commitment : a willingness to give your time and energy to something that you believe in → Players must make a commitment to play for a full season. Intuition : an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts → Often there’s no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.

  Vocabulary 1.      Procrastination : the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring → This is no time for procrastination. 2.      Perplexed : to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve → The disease has continued to perplex doctors. 3.      Hypothesis : an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved → Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested. Introduction Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he’s never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. He decided to write about procrastination. He wanted to explain to the non-procrastinators what goes on in the heads of procrastinators . But he also thinks procrastination will severely compress our already limited time, we should think hard about the things that we've been procrastinating on.

 I prefer to work in the office with colleagues rather than work from home because I won't able to concentrate on work from home. Working from home is easily affected by other things, such as bed, TV, family. But I work in the office, I will be more concentrate when I see colleagues working hard. So I prefer to work in the office.

AI isn’t used in my living environment, but I have seen many AI applications in people’s life. For example, with smart home appliances, people can use their mobile phones to press the electric cooker to cook rice on the way home, so that when they get home, they will have hot rice to eat. You can also use the remote to monitor the pets at home. If you see that there is no food in the pet bowl, you can click a few buttons to let the pets have food to eat without waiting for the owner to go home.

Yes, technology is harmful to me. Because I use mobile phone for too long, my eyesight becomes worse. Technological innovation has also created many online games, which has caused me to spend more time on my mobile phone. Using the phone for a long time will cause my concentration loss and sleep deprivation. So I think technology is harmful to me.

  Podcast Link ： https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210906 1.  adolescent : a young person who is developing into an adult → She doesn’t understand the emotional problems of adolescents. 2.  smoking gun : information that proves who committed a crime → The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove he’d been involved in the conspiracy. 3.  savvy : practical knowledge and ability → She hasn’t got much savvy. 4.  accessible : able to be reached or easily got → The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air. 5.  manipulate : to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly → Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.