What makes us late ? 你为什么会迟到？
词汇表
time waits for no man 时不我待
running late 迟到
timekeeping 守时
be on time 准时
clock-watch 不停地看表
bang on time 非常准时，正好准时
make every second count 争分夺秒
schedule 日程安排表
promptness 准时，及时
time bender “弯曲时间的人”，总想在有限时间内做过多的事，从而导致经常迟到的人
unpunctual 不准时的
punctually-challenged 难于守时的人
penchant 倾向
conspicuous 显眼的
latecomer 迟到的人
deadline 截止日期，最后期限
测验与练习
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What do people who are often late try to do with their time?
2. True or false? According to the article, unpunctual people always have a negative attitude.
3. Why might someone not want to be on time at a meeting?
4. According to some advice, what should latecomers do instead of just trying to be on time?
5. What does author Grace Pacie think time benders have a resistance to?
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. After her boss warned her about her _______, she’s been early for every meeting.
timekeeping latecomer clock-watching deadline
2. I felt very _______ in the office because I was the only one wearing a suit!
resistant conspicuous perception punctual
3. I was _______ for my flight departure only to find it was cancelled!
banging time bang in time bang on time banging on time
4. According to the _______, there should be a bus leaving in ten minutes.
punctuality schedule promptness deadline
5. Roy is _______, so let’s go ahead and watch the film. He can catch up later.
running later late running running late ran late
答案
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What do people who are often late try to do with their time?
They want to squeeze as much as they can into the time available.
2. True or false? According to the article, unpunctual people always have a negative attitude.
False. Perceptions of unpunctual people are almost always negative – even if sometimes wrong.
3. Why might someone not want to be on time at a meeting?
Some people are late to a meeting so not to be conspicuous and avoid the anxious wait for others to turn up.
4. According to some advice, what should latecomers do instead of just trying to be on time?
Instead of trying to be on time, they should decide to be on time.
5. What does author Grace Pacie think time benders have a resistance to?
Grace Pacie says “they have a strange resistance to being early and they don’t allow enough time.”
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. After her boss warned her about her timekeeping, she’s been early for every meeting.
2. I felt very conspicuous in the office because I was the only one wearing a suit!
3. I was bang on time for my flight departure only to find it was cancelled!
4. According to the schedule, there should be a bus leaving in ten minutes.
5. Roy is running late, so let’s go ahead and watch the film. He can catch up later.
time waits for no man 时不我待
running late 迟到
timekeeping 守时
be on time 准时
clock-watch 不停地看表
bang on time 非常准时，正好准时
make every second count 争分夺秒
schedule 日程安排表
promptness 准时，及时
time bender “弯曲时间的人”，总想在有限时间内做过多的事，从而导致经常迟到的人
unpunctual 不准时的
punctually-challenged 难于守时的人
penchant 倾向
conspicuous 显眼的
latecomer 迟到的人
deadline 截止日期，最后期限
测验与练习
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What do people who are often late try to do with their time?
2. True or false? According to the article, unpunctual people always have a negative attitude.
3. Why might someone not want to be on time at a meeting?
4. According to some advice, what should latecomers do instead of just trying to be on time?
5. What does author Grace Pacie think time benders have a resistance to?
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. After her boss warned her about her _______, she’s been early for every meeting.
timekeeping latecomer clock-watching deadline
2. I felt very _______ in the office because I was the only one wearing a suit!
resistant conspicuous perception punctual
3. I was _______ for my flight departure only to find it was cancelled!
banging time bang in time bang on time banging on time
4. According to the _______, there should be a bus leaving in ten minutes.
punctuality schedule promptness deadline
5. Roy is _______, so let’s go ahead and watch the film. He can catch up later.
running later late running running late ran late
答案
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What do people who are often late try to do with their time?
They want to squeeze as much as they can into the time available.
2. True or false? According to the article, unpunctual people always have a negative attitude.
False. Perceptions of unpunctual people are almost always negative – even if sometimes wrong.
3. Why might someone not want to be on time at a meeting?
Some people are late to a meeting so not to be conspicuous and avoid the anxious wait for others to turn up.
4. According to some advice, what should latecomers do instead of just trying to be on time?
Instead of trying to be on time, they should decide to be on time.
5. What does author Grace Pacie think time benders have a resistance to?
Grace Pacie says “they have a strange resistance to being early and they don’t allow enough time.”
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. After her boss warned her about her timekeeping, she’s been early for every meeting.
2. I felt very conspicuous in the office because I was the only one wearing a suit!
3. I was bang on time for my flight departure only to find it was cancelled!
4. According to the schedule, there should be a bus leaving in ten minutes.
5. Roy is running late, so let’s go ahead and watch the film. He can catch up later.
