“What makes us late? 你为什么会迟到？”

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你经常迟到吗？ 你迟到会惹怒周围的人吗？ 迟到可能不是你的错！ 本文讨论人们是守时还是迟到的理由。

词汇:严格遵守punctuality时间

as the saying goes，“timewaitsfornoman”. timeisalwaysagainstus， andwejustcan’tstopit.maybe that’swhysomeofusarealwaysrunninglateforappointments.butiftimekeeepingisnotwhatyou’rego dat

美国石油公司( people’sattitudestobeingontimevary.some clock-watchandmakesurethey’rebangontimeforameeeting.itis，after all )， rudebe but if、like me、you want to make every second count、youmighttrytosqueezeasmuchasyoucanintothetimeyouhaveable.however

peoplewholackpromptnesshavebeendescribedas ' time benders '.authorgracetoldthebbcthat ' they ' rethepeoplewhodon ' wantant butttts ' .防盗版 rly，and they don’tallowenoughtime .’theyassumetheirjourneytoanappointmentwilalyges

perceptionsofunpunctualpeoplearealmostalwaysnegative–evenifsometimeswrong.writingforthebbc、 lauraclarkesays :“beingconsistentlylatemightnotbeyourfault.itcouldbeyourtype.thepunctualy-chalengedoftensharepernation ristics，such as optimism，low levels of self-control，anxiety，or a penchant for thrill-seeking，experts say.itisalsopsiblilll

maybeuslatecomersshouldmakemoreofaneffortandfollowtheadviceiheardtonot‘try’Tobeontimebut‘decide’Tobe on time.butki ow。 meetingoradeadlinereallymatters、theni’llbe there.otherwise relax、even if others are cursing you！

如果是“无人值守”时间，运行速率不会迟到；如果是“/ BR /”时间，请在“/ BR /”be on time“/ BR /”时钟- watch“时钟”时计时 make every second count秒
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promptness按时、按时
time bender弯曲时间的人]希望始终是有限的时间 punctually-challenged难以遵守时间的人
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测验与练习

1 .阅读课文，回答问题。

1.whatdopeoplewhoareoftenlatetrytodowiththeirtime？

2 .真或假？ according to the article，unpunctualpeoplealwayshaveanegativeattitude，用于编码。

3.whymightsomeonenotwanttobeontimeatameeting？

4. according to some advice、whatshouldlatecomersdoinsteadofjusttryingtobeontime？

5.whatdoesauthorgracepaciethinktimebendershavearesistanceto？

2 .选择含义合适的单词或短语，完成以下句子。

1.afterherbosswarnedherabouther _ _ _ _，she’sbeenearlyforeverymeeting。

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ifeltvery _ _ _ _ _ _ _ inthe OFFICEB Cause IWAST Heon Lyone Wearingasuit！

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3.Iwas _ _ _ _ _ _ formyflightdepartureonlytofinditwascancelled！

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4 .编码到the _ _ _ _ _ _，thereshouldbeabusleavingintenminutes。

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5. roy is _______，Solet’Sgoaheadandwatchthefilm.Hecancatchuplater。

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1 .阅读课文，回答问题。

1.whatdopeoplewhoareoftenlatetrytodowiththeirtime？ / br/] theywanttosqueezeasmuchastheycanintothetimeavailable。

2 .真或假？ according to the article，unpunctualpeoplealwayshaveanegativeattitude.
false.perceptionsofunctualpeopleareamsole

3.whymightsomeonenotwanttobeontimeatameeting？
somepeoplearelatetoameetingsonottobeconspicuousandavoidtheanxiouswaitforotherstoturnup

4. according to some advice、whatshouldlatecomersdoinsteadofjusttryingtobeontime？
insteadoftryingtobeontime，they should decide to be on time，这是一个很好的例子。

5.whatdoesauthorgracepaciethinktimebendershavearesistanceto？ gracepaciesays“theyhaveastrangeresistancetobeingearlyandtheydon’tallowenoughtime .”

2 .选择含义合适的单词或短语，完成以下句子。

1.afterherbosswarnedherabouthertimekeeping，she’sbeenearlyforeverymeeting。

2.ifeltveryconspicuousintheofficebecauseiwastheonlyonewearingasuit！

3.iwasbangontimeformyflightdepartureonlytofinditwascancelled！

4. according to the schedule，thereshouldbeabusleavingintenminutes。

5.Roy is运行速率，solet’sgoaheadandwatchthefilm.hecancatchuplater。

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