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考研英语名师指导－阅读学词汇（二） Unit FourWaiting 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 issomething to ponder while waiting in/on line. 　　Another thing to ponder: It is estimated that Americans spednd up to five years of their lives in that tedious, weary but unavoidable process known as waiting. Studies show that otherwise rational people act irrationally when forced to stand in line or wait in crowds, even becoming violent.　　Queues are a grim reality of city life. While there seem