100篇短文突破高考英语词汇word文档及朗读MP3（51-55篇）.docVIP

第51篇 A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end Loses both time and his reputation A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset(资产) as well as others. The unpunctual person is always complaining(抱怨) that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments punctually. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to. Failure to be punctual in keeping ones appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present. Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing ones duty, whether public or private Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 一个准时的(punctual)人有在合适的时间做事的习惯，而且约会(appointment)时从不迟到。而不准时的人则相反，从来不在合适的时间做他不得不做的事。他总是很匆忙(in a hurry)，最后既失去了时间也失去了信誉(reputation)。失去的东西有可能找回，但失去的时间永远不可能再次获得。时间比物质的东西更宝贵。事实上，时间就是生命本身。不准时的人总是在浪费和不正确地管理他和别人最宝贵的资产。不准时的人总是抱怨没有时间回信、回电话或准时赴约。但是真正忙的人总是很小心地利用自己的时间，很少抱怨缺少时间(want of time)。他知道当工作需要处理的时候(when it has to be attended to)．要忠实地(faithfully)完成，否则就无法做完大量的工作。不准时赴约是不尊重他人的表现。如果一个被邀请(invite)参加宴会的人比预定时间晚到，他就使得所有其他客人等他。通常这被认为是对主人和所有其他在场客人极大的不尊重。此外(moreover)，不准时对于