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arrives right at 10 o'clock. In the next five minutes a few others hurry in. But Raul, the visitor from Brazil,
walks in at 10:30. He doesn't even think he's late. How different the understanding of time is around the world! Germans like arriving early. Americans plan to arrive just on time. Brazilians think it OK to be half an hour late.
In 1884, a clock in Greenwich, England, set the standard (标准的) time around the world, which is known
as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). But it couldn't standardize (使标准化) when people will arrive for a 10 a.m. meeting.
As people have different understanding of time, all cultures (文化) can be put into one of the two groups:
time-oriented (导向的) and event-oriented. Time goes first in time-orient cultures. In event-orient culture,
what happens is more important than when. Such knowledge is important for today's world travelers.
Not understanding these different ideas about time can sometimes bring trouble. For example, American
students often quickly exchange "how are you?" and "fine" as they rush to make class on time. But event-orient
students see this exchange as impolite. Before they can say anything more than "fine", the American student
has already hurried past them.
What can the world traveler do to avoid (避免) such time-related trouble? Follow the age-old rule: When
in Rome, do as the Romans do.
B. Right at 8:30 a.m.
C. Around 9:00 a.m.
D. After 9:00 a.m.
B. People don't really mind whether they are late.
C. People often hurry past you with short greetings.
D. Everything usually takes place at the planned time.
B. You should do what the Romans tell you to if you are in Rome.
C. You should know the time-idea of the local people and do as they do.
D. You should do everything as the local people do when you are in a new place.
B. It's quite usual for a time-oriented person to be late.
C. Different understandings of time never bring any trouble.
D. An event-oriented person may feel uncomfortable in the USA.
B. How to Avoid Time-related Trouble
C. Different Cultures, Different Understandings of Time
D. Time-oriented Culture
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Time is very important in our life. It our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It's around my wrist with two silver bands.
I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I went to the airport a.m. to up my uncle Ali and take him to my house. However, I was late because I was with my friends. Later, around 11:00 a.m. I my uncle , but he had left the airport and taken a taxi to my house. I got to my house at 2:00 p.m. and felt of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, "Peter, did you have with your friends today? I answered, "Yes, Father, and I apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali." He said, "What you was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your action." I was ashamed and said, "Father, I'll never do it again. I promise." He said, "I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a for you." He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
1.A. makes B. organizes C. orders D. deals
2.A. received B. accepted C. won D. achieved
3.A. call B. put C. pick D. bring
4.A. going B. leaving C. standing D. shopping
5.A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
6.A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy
7.A. lunch B. quarrel C. chance D. fun
8.A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot
9.A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder
10.A. useful B. necessary C. important D. helpful
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I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I went to the airport a.m. to up my uncle Ali and take him to my house. However, I was late because I was with my friends. Later, around 11:00 a.m. I my uncle , but he had left the airport and taken a taxi to my house. I got to my house at 2:00 p.m. and felt of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, "Peter, did you have with your friends today? I answered, "Yes, Father, and I apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali." He said, "What you was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your action." I was ashamed and said, "Father, I'll never do it again. I promise." He said, "I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a for you." He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
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用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1.---Where is Mr Hu? --- He (cook) English food for his friends.
2.My father (come) back from the USA next week.
3.“Linda, ________ (not be) late for class again.” Ms Cao says.
4.If it (not snow) tomorrow, we will go skating.
5.Aunt Wang often makes her son ________(clean) his own room once a week.
6.The member of the club asks her ________ (not eat) too many snacks. It’s not good for health.
7.I hope every one of you ________(get) good marks in the coming exam.
8.Don’t shout! They _________(have) an important meeting in Room 128.
9.The maths problem is very hard, none of us know how _______(solve) it.
10.Look! All of them are talking about _______(plan) to go on a trip to the White House.
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