英语六级词汇备考辅导(2)
<p> <span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Line">Line</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>， <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ponder">ponder</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span>/<span word="on">on</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ponder">ponder</span>： <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spednd">spednd</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span>， <span word="weary">weary</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span>. <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="irrationally">irrationally</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>.</p><p> <span word="Queues">Queues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="onthe">onthe</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="line">line</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lunchtime">lunchtime</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span>， <span word="among">among</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="people">people</span>， <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span>-<span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Sloane">Sloane</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investor">investor</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tellers">tellers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="patrons">patrons</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="infront">infront</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>.</p><p> <span word="Supermarkets">Supermarkets</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="Frantz">Frantz</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graphic">graphic</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="checkout">checkout</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="act">act</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coupon">coupon</span> <span word="clippers">clippers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="mattered">mattered</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="come">come</span>， <span word="first">first</span> <span word="served">served</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="dsocial">dsocial</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="distributive">distributive</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>. <span word="Exceptions">Exceptions</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span>， <span word="say">say</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headwaiters">headwaiters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span>， <span word="but">but</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="prevails">prevails</span>.</p>
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