How late is too late? 多晚算太晚？
<p>随身英语<span word="How">How</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>? 多晚算太晚？</p><p> </p><p>你也许听说过“<span word="better">better</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="never">never</span> 晚来总比不来强”这个说法。那么，到底多晚算太晚？生活在不同文化背景中的人，对时间的概念、对“迟到”的定义大相径庭。本集《随身英语》带你了解来自不同国家的人对“迟到”的定义和看法。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="time">time</span> 词汇：时间</p><p><span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> - <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="time">time</span>?</p><p><span word="Tardiness">Tardiness</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="resign">resign</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lords">Lords</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2018. <span word="International">International</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Bates">Bates</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="apologised">apologised</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="discourtesy">discourtesy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>? <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="punctuality">punctuality</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="lagging">lagging</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="timekeeping">timekeeping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raft">raft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p>
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