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Dialogue 2 A: Hey, you are behind time again. B: Are you kidding?Im just on time. Look at my watch. Its 10 --1--. A: Do you think your watch is right? B: --2--, I have just set my watch by the radio time signal. TIPS: set the watch by 与...对表. set 表示调整,确定,如:set the pace 定出步调,速度 起带头作用;set the scence 打好基础,铺平道路;set the tone 定调 确定性质;set the trend 领头;set the fashion 开创新风尚. 【精彩短句】 你迟到了吗? Are you late ? Are you behind time? Are you lost? 还来得及吗? Hows the time ? whats the time like ? 【文化ABC】 钟表的奴隶② 在他们的语言中也能反映出对时间的关注.比如美国人小的时候就开始教导他们做事要on time 准时，in time 即时;过得愉快时他们会说 have a good time ;浪费时间说成是kill time ;感到日子过得太快他们用time flies 来表示;即使在年老临终时他们也会说是靠借来的时间活着的(live on borrowed time ) | 
