新概念英语第三册第60课Too early and too late.pdf

新概念英语第三册第60课Tooearlyandtoolate

Lesson60Tooearlyandtoolate太早和太晚

Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.

听录音,然后回答以下问题.

Whydidtheyounggirlmissthetrain?

Punctualityisanecessaryhabitinallpublicaffairsincivilized

society.Withoutit,nothingcouldeverbebroughttoaconclusion;

everythingwouldbeinstateofchaos.Onlyinasparsely-populatedrural

communityisitpossibletodisregardit.Inordinaryliving,therecan

besometoleranceofunpunctuality.Theintellectual,whoisworkingon

someabstruseproblem,haseverythingcoordinatedandorganizedforthe

matterinhand.Heisthereforeforgiveniflateforadinnerparty.But

peopleareoftenreproachedforunpunctualitywhentheironlyfaultis

cuttingthingsfine.Itishardforenergetic,quick-mindedpeopletowaste

time,sotheyareoftentemptedtofinishajobbeforesettingouttokeep

anappointment.Ifnoaccidentsoccurontheway,likepuncturedtires,

diversionsoftraffic,suddendescentoffog,theywillbeontime.They

areoftenmoreindustrious,usefulcitizensthanthosewhoareneverlate.

Theover-punctualcanbeasmuchatrialtoothersastheunpunctual.The

guestwhoarriveshalfanhourtoosoonisthegreatestnuisance.Some

friendsofmyfamilyhadthisirritatinghabit.Theonlythingtodowas

askthemtocomehalfanhourlaterthantheotherguests.Thentheyarrived

justwhenwewantedthem.

Ifyouarecitingatrain,itisalwaysbettertobecomfortablyearly

thanevenafractionofamintedtoolate.Althoughbeingearlymaymean

wastingalittletime,thiswillbelessthanifyoumissthetrainand

havetowaitanhourormoreforthene_tone;andyouavoidthefrustration

ofarrivingattheverymomentwhenthetrainisdrawingoutofthestation

andbeingu