at the eleventh hour 在最后一刻,在最后时刻
on time 按时,准时
behind time 迟到
tardiness 延迟,拖拉
scheduled 已安排的
make up for lost time 弥补失去的时间
late 晚的,迟的
punctuality 准时性,守时
lag 掉队,滞后
timekeeping 守时
deadline 截至日期,最后期限
rigid timekeeping 严格的时间规定
with time to spare 有富余时间
at the stroke of 刚好在…的时候
prior 在…之前
on the dot 准时
in good time 提早,有充裕时间的
better late than never 晚来总比不来强;迟做总比不做好
测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What did Lord Bates do when he arrived late at the House of Lords in January 2018?
2. True or false: All cultures have the same attitude towards punctuality.
3. Which three cultures mentioned in the text have a more flexible attitude to timekeeping?
4. What would German people do if they found themselves five minutes early for a party?
5. Which word in the text means ‘rudeness’?
2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Ladies and Gentlemen. Due to our speedy take off and the calm weather, I am pleased to say we are currently 15 minutes ______.
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