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Ann: 陈豪在美国公司已经工作了一段时间。今天老板要找他谈话。老板找谈话会有什么事呢? 陈豪心里有点不安，所以急着去请教美籍华人Mary。 (Office ambience) 陈：(很着急地)Hey, Mary，快，我有事问你。 M：What's the matter? 陈: 老板的秘书通知我老板过一会要找我谈话，可说的话我没听懂，说是为了什么punc...punc... 那个词我不知道... M: Punctual? 陈：对，有点像，不过那个词最后的音好像是什么ty 来了。 M：Punctuality? 陈：Yes, yes. Punctuality. Punctuality是什么意思呀?哟，不好了，时间到了，我得去了。 (Sound of knocking on the door; opening the door) Mr. Jones: Mr. Chen, it has been brought to my attention that you are frequently late for meetings. I want you to know that punctuality is important in American business and in our company too. C: Sorry, Mr. Jones, I am not sure I understand. What exactly do you mean by punc... punctuality? Mr. Jones: Punctuality simply means being on time. If a meeting is scheduled for one o'clock, everyone is expected to be in the meeting room and ready to start. C: (自语：噢，开会要准时!) Mr. Jones, now I understand. I'll be on time for meetings from now on. Ms. Jones: Good. (Sound of pushing chairs and walking) | 
