The humorous author Don Marquis once remarked that “procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday” – and for Western students, there are a plethora of websites for them to do just that. We have all been hit by bouts of procrastination and while there is still no cure for this infectious disease, there are ways to alleviate the pain of boredom. Here are 5 ways to help you perfect the “art” of putting off your work in the West:

幽默作家唐·马奎斯曾经评论道，“拖延就是一门和昨天缱绻的艺术。”对于西方学生来说，有一大波有趣的网站可供他们享受拖延时光，缱绻昨天。我们都曾遭逢拖延症的阵痛，虽然目前此病仍无药可医，但却有许多方法能够让你与拖延症斗争的无聊过程变得有趣一点。如果你也想炼成享受拖延的秘籍，请继续往下看啦！

5.YouTube

After experiencing difficulties with locating and uploading video content over numerous occasions, three PayPal employees decided to create what would become one of the world’s largest multi-media content sites. YouTube is a video sharing website that started up in 2005, and which allows users to upload, view and share video content. Most of the content on YouTube has been recorded by individuals, but media corporations including CBS broadcast some of their material through YouTube. Whether it is cute cats, laughing babies or the blooper reels of your favourite TV show – YouTube has more than enough videos to keep you away from productivity for hours.

以前，搜寻、上传视频内容并非易事，人们可能需要点开许多纷繁复杂的网站，才能达成他们的目的。2005年的某一天，三个贝宝（译者注：全球最大在线支付平台）的员工终于被惹毛了，于是他们脑洞一热，随手搞了一个全球最大的多媒体视频内容网站，那就是YouTube。通过YouTube，网民们可以上传、观看、共享视频。大多数YouTube上的视频都是个人用户的原创之作，但包括哥伦比亚广播公司在内的媒体也会借助YouTube传播官方内容。不管是萌猫咪、笑成一朵花的小婴儿还是你最爱的电视节目的精彩集锦，YouTube总是有本事让你远离正经事一百小时。

4.Tumblr

If you like to be visually stimulated, then Tumblr is your go-to website. Tumblr is a social networking site that is owned by Yahoo, and consists of a compilation of blogs from users across the world. 233 million different blogs to be exact. From thought-provoking features, and dumb jokes to art pieces and music tracks – Tumblr allows you to search for virtually anything and can be used for all entertainment purpose. Let Tumblr know what type of posts you are most interested in and they’ll even personalise your home page with the content you want to see for you!

如果你想在拖延症发作的时候来点视觉刺激，那么就请移步Tumblr。Tumblr是雅虎旗下的一个社交网站，汇集了全球用户发表的博客，准确来说，有两亿三千三百万个之多。从思想深刻的长文、蠢萌的笑话到艺术创作和歌曲音乐，Tumblr几乎考虑到了你在视觉方面的一切需求，能够充分满足你娱乐至死的愿望。只要让Tumblr知道你对哪方面的信息感兴趣，他们就会为你独家定制你的主页，那上面只有你最想看到的内容哟。

3.Twitter

Twitter is another social media site that lets you connect with people from around the world like never before. From school friends, to big news organisations (news breaks first to Twitter in the West!) and A-list celebrities, Twitter lets you follow the accounts of almost anyone (requests must be approved by the user first if its a private account). The network is essentially a compilation of ‘tweets’ that is constantly updated on your home page based on who you follow. The best thing about Twitter is that you can update it with whatever is on your mind, and can search through #hashtags to see what users from across the world are saying about a particular person, event or topic. But every word counts – literally – with Twitter’s strict 140-character limitation.

Twitter也是一个能够带给你前所未有的社交体验的网站，可以让你和世界各地的人们无缝对接。从学校里的朋友，到各大新闻机构(在西方，爆炸性新闻都是发源于Twitter的哦)，再到风头最盛的名人大咖，Twitter能够让你关注任意一个你想关注的人（当然如果是私人用户的话，需要先取得对方的同意啦）。Twitter本质上是一个由许许多多推文（tweets）汇集而成的大杂烩，会在你的主页上时时更新你所关注用户的状态。而Twitter最赞的一点在于，你可以随想随更新，并且可以通过#话题，一探全球用户对一人、一事或一个话题的看法。但是切记一字千金哦，每条Twitter状态有严格的140字符限制。

2.9gag.com

9gag is an online platform where users are encouraged to post and share images and videos created by individuals. Though launched in 2008, 9gag currently has 20 million followers on Facebook and 3 million on Twitter. With the slogan “why so serious?” this website is used solely for entertainment purposes and is a great escape from your busy schedule and work load. Who wouldn’t want to laugh their stress away?

9gag是一个鼓励人们分享原创视频和照片的在线平台。虽然诞生于2008年，但发展到现在，已经有2000万用户关注了9gag的Facebook账号，而其Twitter账号关注量也突破了300万。在“干嘛整得这么严肃”的口号下，这个网站将“娱乐至死”的信条发挥到了极致，能够让你暂时和繁忙的生活和工作say goodbye。谁不想把他们的压力全都一笑了之捏？

1.Facebook

Launched in 2004, Facebook is one of the Western world’s largest social media sites. It essentially contains all the above websites in one place. From writing on your friends’ Timelines (their profiles), to uploading photos of your latest holiday and giving fellow users a friendly interactive ‘poke’ – Facebook has become one of the world’s biggest productivity killers. Scrolling down your homepage you can view now only what your friends have been up to, but can also watch some of the funniest videos going viral on that day. This is an extremely popular and well loved website which a majority of Western students are signed up to.

创建于2004年的Facebook是西方世界最大的社交网站之一，它实际上把上面提到的网站全都熔于一炉了。你可以在朋友们的时间线（他们的主页）上留言，可以上传生日聚会照片，也可以“戳一下”其他用户。Facebook已经成为了全球最大的效率杀手之一。滚动一下鼠标，你就能在主页上看到你所有好友的最新动态，还有当天被疯传的有趣视频。西方学生几乎人手一个账号，火爆程度可想而知。