There was once a man who built his own house. It took him over a year to design and build every part of it. In the end, he had the most beautiful house in the neighborhood. Everyone that walked by would stop to ____1____ his new house.

But as time went by, his house started to have some ____2____. One day, a neighbor said, “Friend, it looks like your front yard is a bit overgrown (杂草丛生的).”

The man replied, “Yes, I know. But it’s Okay. I’ll ____3____ the grass tomorrow.”

A few days later, a friend came by. He said, “It looks like your windows are a bit ____4____.”

The man replied, “Yes, I know. But it’s Okay. I’ll wash them tomorrow.”

Weeks passed by. The man’s brother ____5____ to pay a visit. He took one look at his brother’s house and couldn’t ____6____ what he saw. The yard was a mess, the paint on the walls was falling down and the windows were ____7____ with dirt. The house looked like it could fall apart at any second—all because the man put everything off ____8____ “tomorrow”.

When we procrastinate (拖延), “tomorrow” can turn into “next week” or ____9____ “next year”. It’s much better to just take care of things ____10____ than to wait till some imaginary “tomorrow” that may never come.