新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說教程第四冊 Unit 10 Task 1: SAMPLE DIALOG

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Josh: I was only about ten minutes late. Anyway, the boss didn’t say anything about it.

Maggie: As a friend, I must give you a warning. You should understand that Americans treasure time.

Josh: What do you mean?

Maggie: You see, for them time is tangible. It’s a thing. “Time is money.” You can “spend time”, “waste time”, “save time”. You can even “kill time”!

Josh: Does this strong sense of time affect their lifestyle?

Maggie: If you’re 20 minutes late for a business appointment, the other persons will be annoyed. They may not trust you anymore. Today you were ten minutes late for work. That was bad enough.

Josh: I was caught in a traffic jam. What could I have done?

Maggie: You should have called the secretary to say you might be late. I learned the importance of punctuality when I studied at an American university.

Josh: Tell me about it.

Maggie: Some students were late handing in assignments and the professors gave them poor marks. One professor even refused to read a term paper that was turned in after the deadline.

Josh: But as far as I know, English-speaking people may be 15-30 minutes late for a dinner party.

Maggie: That’s true. For an informal occasion like that, punctuality is not so important. Also, a boss may keep his employees waiting for a long time.

Josh: But if his secretary is late, she’s in trouble. She will probably be reprimanded.

Maggie: How true!