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中国考博辅导首选学校 北京交通大学考博英语真题词汇复习方法之通过阅读学词汇 Unit Four Waiting in Line The British queue up and the Americans wait in line, except for New Yorkers, who wait on line. No one seems to know the reason for this local idiom. It is something to ponder while waiting in/on line.Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan xiao kao bo ying yu zhen ti shi juan qing jia qq：qi qi er liu qi ba wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. Another thing to ponder: It is estimated that Americans spednd up tofiveyearsoftheir livesinthattedious,wearybutunavoidable processknownaswaiting. Studies showthatotherwiserationalpeople act irrationallywhen forced to stand in lineorwait incrowds, even becoming violent. Queues are a grim reality of city life. While there seems to be no consensus onthe citys worst line, the ones mentioned most often intalkshereandtherewere lunchtimelinesatbanksandpostoffices and, among younger people, movie lines and college-registration lines. 中国考博辅导首选学校 Bank lines,saidMark Sloane,an investor.Nomatterwhat time of day you bank, the number of tellers is inadequate to the number of patrons. Even when the bank is open you see long lines infront of the money machines outside. Supermarkets, said Ed Frantz, a graphic artist, who once abandoned a full shoppingcart inthemiddle of a longcheckout line. Itwas not a political act. The linewas filledwith coupon clippers and check writers, he recalled. And suddenly I had to walk away. Food no longer mattered. Inany line the fundamental rule isfirst come, first served, or what dsocial scientists call distributive justice.Exceptions may be made, say, in fancy restaurants where the headwaiters have their favorites, but, in general, the rule prevails. If