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Unit1
,youarefallingbehind. Thisattitude results in anationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring. TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor. 
    "Weareslavesto nothing but theclock,”ithasbeensaid. Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal. We budget it,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit, account for it;wealso charge for . Manypeoplehavearather acute senseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime. Oncethe sandshaverunoutofaperson’s hourglass,theycannotbe replaced. Wewanteveryminutetocount. 
   A foreigner’ in a rush --often under pressure. Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing, restlessly seekingattentioninastore,or elbowing othersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping. Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.
新视野大学英语2全部课文原文
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 Workingtimeisconsideredprecious. Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed. Youalsofinddriverswillbe abrupt andpeoplewillpushpastyou. Youwillmisssmiles, brief conversations,andsmallexchangeswithstrangers. Don’,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint. 
   ManynewarrivalstotheStateswillmissthe opening exchangesofabusinesscall,forexample. Theywillmissthe ritual interaction that goes with awelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybea convention intheirowncountry. Theymaymiss leisurely ,Americansdonot assess theirvisitorsinsuchrelaxed surroundings overextendedsmalltalk;muchlessdotheytakethemoutfordinner,orforaroundonthe golf coursewhiletheydevelopasenseoftrust. Sincewe generally assessand probe professionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly. Timeis,therefore,always
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 ticking inourinnerear. 
    Consequently,we work hard at thetaskof saving time. Weproduceasteadyflowof labor-saving devices;wecommunicaterapidlythrough faxes,phonecallsor emails ratherthanthroughpersonalcontacts, whichthoughpleasant,takelonger--especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets. We,therefore, save mostpersonalvisiting for after-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings. 
   Toustheimpersonalityof electronic communicationhaslittleornorelationtothe significance ofthematter at hand. Insomecountriesnomajorbusinessis conducted withouteyecontact,requiringface-to-faceconversation. InAmerica,too,afinalagreementwillnormallybesigned in person. However,peoplearemeeting increasingly ontelevisionscreens,conducting“ teleconferences ”tosettleproblemsnotonlyinthiscountrybutalso--by satellite --internationally. 
   . Almosteveryoneusesthetelephonetoconductbusiness,tochatwithfriends,tomakeorbreaksocialappointments,tosay“Thankyou,”toshopandto obtain allkindsofinformation.
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 Telephonessavethefeetandendlessamountsoftime. Thisis due partly tothefactthatthetelephoneserviceis superb here, whereas thepostalserviceislessefficient. 
   Somenewarrivalswillcomefromcultureswhereitisconsideredimpolitetoworktooquickly. Unlessacertainamountoftimeisallowedto elapse,itseemsintheireyesasifthetaskbeingconsidered were insignificant,not worthy of properrespect. Assignmentsare,consequently,felttobegivenaddedweightbythepassageoftime. .,however,itistakenasasignof skillfulness orbeing competent tosolveaproblem,or fulfill ajobsuccessfully,,themoreimportantataskis,themorecapital,energy,andattentionwillbepouredintoitinorderto“getitmoving.” 
Unit2
Learning the Olympic Standard for Love 
    Nikolai Petrovich Anikin was not half as intimidating as I had imagined he would be. No, this surely was not the ex-Soviet coach my father had shipped me out to