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on time behind time late ahead of time

2. If you’re going to work on the railroad, you’ll need ______. You can’t be late by even half a minute.

tardiness scheduled on the dot rigid timekeeping

3. The register said I was late, but actually I arrived 5 minutes ______ to the recorded time.

in good time prior with time to spare lagging

4. They say that the ghost will appear on October 31st ______ midnight.

on time scheduled at the stroke of on the dot

5. I had to quit. I loved the work, but I couldn’t deal with all the ______. You never had enough time to do anything.

tardiness deadlines lagging in good time

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. What did Lord Bates do when he arrived one minute late at the House of Lords in January 2018?

He apologised for his discourtesy and stated that he was ashamed. He then resigned on the spot.

2. True or false: All cultures have the same attitude towards punctuality.

False. Many cultures take punctuality very seriously, whereas others seem to accept lagging behind as just the way of things.

3. Which three cultures mentioned in the text have a more flexible attitude to timekeeping?

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