first segment

First, the understanding of the text

1. People's attitude is that if a person does not advance, he will fall behind.

People treat time as if it were a trivial thing. People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it and occupy it; They also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource.

Everyone is in a hurry-often under pressure. City dwellers always seem to be in a hurry to go where they want to go, anxiously seeking attention in shops, or elbowing others when they try to finish shopping.

4. Don't take it personally. This is because people attach great importance to time, and they hate others wasting their time beyond a certain limit.

Newcomers to America will miss the opening communication, the ceremonial communication accompanied by a cup of coffee or tea and a casual hat.

6. Americans keep producing labor-saving equipment. They communicate quickly by fax, telephone or e-mail, rather than through personal contact.

7. The impersonality of electronic communication has little or nothing to do with the importance of the matter at hand.

8. In the United States, this is regarded as a sign of proficiency or ability to solve problems or finish work quickly.

vocabulary

Roman numeral 3

1. The second charge. Convention 3. Efficient 4. Get 5. Competency 6. Assessment 7. Completion 8. So conduction 10. meaning

Four.

1. After 2. Three o'clock. In four minutes. Give 5. Six to seven. Eight minutes later. Use 9. But 10.for

Verb (abbreviation of verb)

1.L 2。 C 3。 D 4。 N 5。 O 6。 A seven. E 8。 G 9。 I 10。 K

word-building

five

1. Commitment 2. Attraction 3. Dating 4. Impression

5. civilization 6 Composition 7. Confused 8. Congratulations

9. Consideration 10. Explanation 1 1. Acquisition 12. Depression

Seven.

Desirable, advantageous and quite acceptable

Drinkable desirable significantly more desirable