Time is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal 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?” (1)__________________________________.
Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, (2)__________________________________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 to American social life. (3)__________________________________. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors’dropping by.
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作者: longyuan 时间: 2013-12-4 22:29
The treatment of time is as possession influence the way that time is Carley devited
The carefully schedule on time and separate
Visitor who drop by without prior notice may disturb interrupt their host time
