英语专业四级听写029
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：英语专业四级听写
英语课
Passage 29
Time
Time is tangible 1. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal 2 this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Do you have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.
Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-, 30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends 3 to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior 4 notice may interrupt their host’s personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors’ dropping by. (157 words)
Time
Time is tangible 1. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal 2 this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Do you have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.
Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-, 30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends 3 to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior 4 notice may interrupt their host’s personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors’ dropping by. (157 words)
1 tangible
adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的
- The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
- There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。
2 reveal
vt.揭露，泄露；展现，显示
- The journalist did not want to reveal the identity of his informant.那个新闻工作者不想透露消息提供人的身份。
- Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes.它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。