Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today (不要把今天的事情推遲到明天)是個家喻戶曉的諺語。一般可以用 put off 形態(tài),也可以用 put sth off,如果是動詞的話,可以使用 put off ... ing。
例句:
The meeting has been put off until further notice.
會議延期了。
I'll just put this off till tomorrow.
我就想把這些推到明天做。
I told her it was stupid to put off the wedding.
我告訴她,推遲婚禮是不明智的選擇。
對話:
A: You shouldn't put off that work for much longer.
你不能把工作推遲那么久。
B: I'll try and finish it before I go.
我會在下班前做完的。