- Do you think its Important to be on time?
- How do you feel when others are late?
- Are you, yourself, late very often?4. How do you feel when you are late?
- How do you think you could be on time?
- Do you wear a watch?
- When does time SEEM to move fast, and when does it SEEM to move
- Slowly?
- If you could go back in time, what would you do differently?
Yeah, I think it definitely is, because it’s basic good manners to be on time for things. You know, I think you’d agree it’s pretty rude to keep people waiting, and so it kind of gives a bad impression about that person.
是的，我认为这是肯定的，因为准时是基本的礼貌。你知道，我想你会同意让人们等待是很不礼貌的，所以这会给那个人留下不好的印象。
Well I guess it kind of depends, because I mean, if there’s a good reason for being late, you know, like getting stuck in traffic, then I will not really mind that much. But you know, if the person does not really have any excuse and it’s simply because they could not be bothered to arrive on time, then I suppose I might feel a bit annoyed.
嗯，我想这要视情况而定，因为我的意思是，如果有一个迟到的好理由，比如交通堵塞，那么我就不会那么介意了。但你知道，如果那个人真的没有任何借口，只是因为他们懒得准时到达，那么我想我可能会觉得有点恼火。
If yes:
Yeah, I am. And I know it’s a bad habit, but for some reason, no matter how hard I try, I always seem to end up being late for things!
如果是:
是的,我是。我知道这是一个坏习惯，但出于某种原因，不管我怎么努力，我似乎总是迟到的事情!
If no:
No, I would not say I am. You know, most of the time I’m pretty good with being on time for things, because I always make a quite big effort not to be late.
如果没有:
不，我不会说我是。你知道，大多数时候我都很善于准时做事情，因为我总是努力不迟到。
I feel pretty bad, especially if I’ve kept the other person waiting for a long time. So if I know I’m gonna be late, I will always try to let the person know in advance, you know, like send them a text message or something, so at least they know when to expect me.
我感觉很糟糕，尤其是如果我让别人等了很长时间。所以如果我知道我要迟到了，我会尽量提前让对方知道，比如给他们发个短信什么的，这样至少他们知道什么时候该等我。
I guess the best thing to do would be to always allow lots of time to get anywhere. So for example, if it normally takes me, say, half an hour to get to the city centre, then I should probably leave home about an hour before I need to get there.
我想最好的办法就是给自己足够的时间去做任何事情。举个例子，如果我通常要花半个小时才能到市中心，那么我应该在我需要去市中心前一个小时离开家。
If yes:
Yeah I do – you can see it right here!
如果是:
是的，我知道——你可以在这里看到!
If no:
No I do not, because I do not think it’s really necessary to wear a watch anymore. You know, if I wanna know the time, I’ll just look on my mobile!
如果没有:
不，我没有，因为我认为真的没有必要再戴手表了。你知道吗，如果我想知道时间，我就看看我的手机!
Well, I think most people would agree that time moves fast when you’re having fun. A prime example would be when playing computer games, cos I mean, whenever I play online with my friends, it always seems that only an hour or two has passed, but in actual fact, it’s probably been four or five hours!
我想大多数人都会同意，当你开心的时候，时间过得很快。一个最好的例子就是玩电脑游戏，因为我的意思是，每当我和我的朋友在网上玩的时候，似乎只有一两个小时过去了，但实际上，可能已经有四五个小时了!
And time normally goes slowly when you’re bored or simply just not enjoying yourself. For example, I remember at school, some of my classes felt like they would never end, when in fact they were just, like, 45 minutes long!
当你感到无聊或者只是不开心的时候，时间总是过得很慢。例如，我记得在学校的时候，我的一些班级感觉他们永远不会结束，而实际上他们只有，45分钟那么长!
That’s a good question. What would I do differently? Um … ok well first of all, if I could go back in time, I would definitely spend more time practicing the piano, because you know, I never really practiced that much when I was younger, and I kind of regret it now, because I’d love to be able to play the piano well
这是一个很好的问题。我会有什么不同的做法?嗯……好吧首先,如果我能回到过去,我肯定会花更多的时间练习钢琴,因为你知道,我从来没有真正练习我年轻时,我后悔了,因为我希望能够弹钢琴