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作者：张雪云 文章来源：英语辅导报
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| In the United States, it is unusual to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is taking a shower or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires attention at once. If someone receives a call after 11:00 pm, he thinks it is a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates is importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA, guests will feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too early because plans that are made for a date more than a week away will be forgotten. The meaning of time is different in different parts of the world. Therefore (因此), misunderstandings (误会) appear between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Being on time is thought of highly in American life. (A) If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite. In the USA, keeping business companies waiting for an hour is not impolite. (B) 当某人迟到5分钟时应当说对不起。 If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
根据短文内容完成下面的任务：
1. 根据释义和首字母提示，完成英语单词。
(1) i : the state of being important
(2) i : request to come or go somewhere, or do sth.
2. 完成句子，每空一词。
We can make an invitation _________ _________ _________ _________ before the date in the USA.
3. 简单答题。
(1) What do you think of the call after 11:00 pm in the USA?
(2) What is thought of highly in American life according to the passage?
4. 把划线句子 (A) 译成汉语。
5. 把划线句子 (B) 译成英语。
参考答案：1. (1) importance (2) invitation
2. more than a week
3. (1) It's a matter of life and death. (2) Being on time.
4. 如果人们不准时，他们可能被认为不礼貌。
5. A person must say sorry when he is 5 minutes late. |
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