Different people have different ideas about time.People in the USA think that it is important to know the time.In American cities,there are clocks in stations,factories and other buildings.Radio announcers(播音員) give you the correct time during the day.Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go.They want to do certain( 一定的) things at a certain time.They don't like to be late.examda
不同的人對時間有不同看法.在美國的人認為知道時間是很重要的.在美國的城市里,在車站、工廠和其他建筑里都有鐘.電臺播音員全天告訴你正確的時間.美國人幾乎去哪里都帶手表.他們想在一個準確的時間里做某事.他們不想遲到.（examda是考試大網)
But time is not so important to everybody in the world.When you visit a country in South America,you will find that people there don't like to rush.(匆忙行事)If you have an appointment(約會) with somebody,he can probably be late,because he may not want to arrive on time.但時間不是對全世界所有人來說都是那么重要.當你拜訪南美的一個國家,你會發(fā)現(xiàn)那里的人們不喜歡匆忙.如果你跟某人有約,他可能會遲到,因為他沒有想過要準時到達.
In South America,even radio programs may not begin on time.The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time.People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines.They think that your life is controled(控制) by a clock or a watch if you do everything on time 在南美,即使是電臺節(jié)目也不一定準時開始.節(jié)目中的人可能認為告訴正確的時間不是那么重要.在南美的人鐘或表只是機器.他們認為,如果你準時做事,那么你的生活就會被鐘或表所控制.