Why some people are always late 一些人约会总是迟到的原因
<p>随身英语<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="late">late</span> 一些人约会总是迟到的原因</p><p>每个人身边总有那么几个爱迟到的朋友，他们姗姗来迟背后的原因是什么？是因为他们不讲礼貌或不懂得体谅别人吗？一些研究表明，事实并不仅仅是我们想象的那么简单。本集《随身英语》探讨这个恼人的习惯背后可能存在的深层原因。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Timekeeping">Timekeeping</span> 词汇: 守时</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="we">we</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> ‘<span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>’. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="pal">pal</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span>”, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="already">already</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="persistently">persistently</span> <span word="tardy">tardy</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>?</p><p><span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="lateness">lateness</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="irritating">irritating</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="infuriating">infuriating</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="inconsiderate">inconsiderate</span>? </p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="rudeness">rudeness</span>. <span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="engrossed">engrossed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>.</p>
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