新概念早讀英語初中版 第62期:守時
守時
To the punctual means to do what you should do ontime.
守時的意思是準時去做你該做的事。
A punctual person is never late for his appointments,
一個守時的人有按時做事的習慣，約會從來不會遲到。
which is especially important in the current fast-developing society.
這一點在目前這個高速發(fā)展的社會中尤其重要。
To workers,time is money.To students, time is knowledge.
對工人來說，時間就是產品;對學生來說，時間就是知識。
Therefore punctua- lity is of great importance for every one of us.
所以，守時對我們每個人都很重要。
A punctual person always cherishes his own time and seldom complains.
一個守時的人通常很珍惜自己的時間，很少抱怨。
However, an unpunctual man is always wasting his time
然而，一個不守時的人通常浪費自己的時間，
and complaining that he finds no time to answer letters,
還常抱怨沒有時間復信
return calls or keep appointments on time
沒有時間回電話或準時赴約。
He never does what he had to do at the proper time.
他從來都不在適當的時間做應該做的事。
Surely everyone wants to be a punctual person
當然每個人都想成為守時的人，
but it is actually not easy.
但實際上做起來并不容易。
To do this one should learn to keep every appointment promptly
為了做到這一點我們應該學會準時赴約，
and deal with every piece of work as quickly as one can.
盡快地處理每一項工作
Let's try to be punctual and keep this in mind:
讓我們努力做到守時，把這記在心里：
a man who is known to be habitually unpunctual
一個時常不守時的人
is never trusted by his friends or colleagues.
不會得到朋友和同事的信任。
