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1、Unit8Timeoff——ThebalancebetweenworkandplayTimeissopreciousthatwemustmakefulluseofit!SomeadmonishinChina:n明日复明日，明日何其多!nTomorrow,tomorrow,tomorrowissogreatn少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲nYoungidler,anoldbeggarn一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。nInchoftimeisgold,aninchofgoldcannotbuy-inchtimen一万年太久，只争朝夕。——毛泽东nRollson,seizethed
2、ay.——MaoZedongTheUnitedStates:TheUnitedStatesisastrongsenseoftime,accordingtoavarietyofactivitiesarescheduledforthebeginningoftime,beinglateisimpolite.美国是一个时间观念很强的国家，各种活动都按预定的时间开始，迟到是不礼貌的。Americansliketolineup,theylineupinconsumptionseemstobeenjoyingaleisurely美国人很喜欢排队他们在消费时悠闲的排队好像是享受Brit
3、ish:AsurveyfoundthattheBritishhavedevelopedabadhabitofbeinglateappointment,thepercapitawaste47minuteswaitingforaweekbecauseofayearatotallossof37hours.However,insomeforeigncorrespondentsview,andwaitfortheBritishthan47minutesperweek,theyencounteredlateinothercountries,apparentlyevenworse一项
4、调查发现，英国人已养成了赴约迟到的坏毛病，人均每周因等候浪费４７分钟，一年共损失３７小时。然而，在一些驻外记者看来，与英国人每周４７分钟的等候相比，他们在其他国家遭遇的迟到，显然更离谱。French:WalkingthroughthestreetsofFrenchcities,oftensomeonewillstopyoutoask:"Vousavezrheure?"(Literally,"youhavetime?)Ifyoupolitelyanswered"yes",thenthequestioningoftheFrenchpeoplewillbeshocked:"t
5、here,youtellme!"So,manyFrenchpeopledonotwearwatches,infact,lookingforsomeonetoask:"Whattimeisitnow?"Frenchpeopledonotliketolivebythemercyoftheclock,theysometimessayaperson'sbehavior"likeclockwork-likeprecision,"isinfactrunthispersonistoomechanical,donotunderstandlifeandifthereareFrenchfr
6、iendshostaparty,anappointmentat8o'clockseeyouat8o'clockfromhishomeoutfailstoappropriate,donotpointtosteppingonyoutofindtheFrenchlaw,ifhesaid,"Waitasecond,"thatis,"Pleasewaitaminute"meansasfarasIunderstand,this"second"andtheChinesepeoplesaid,"abagoftobaccoeffort"almostFrenchpeoplethemselv
7、esknowwhattheysaynooneZhunerthelengthoftime,sointheword"minutes","hour"oftimeisoftenprecededbya"good"or"small"words,toclarifytheconceptoftime.Ifyouwanttoexpress"morethananhour"means,thensaid,"a'good'hours';iftosay"lessthananhour,"thatis"a'small'h'Asforthisone"good"hoursan
