Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L60-2:Too early and too late

They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late. The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual. The guest who arrives half an hour too soon is the greatest nuisance. Some friends of my family had this irritating habit. The only thing to do was ask them to come half an hour later than the other guests. Then they arrived just when we wanted them. If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late. Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be less than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one; and you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is drawing out of the station and being unable to get on it.

industrious   /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/  勤奋的;勤劳的;

over-punctual 过分早到的人

trial  /ˈtraɪəl/  讨厌的事、人,  试验;试用

nuisance /ˈnuːsns/ 讨厌的人(或东西);麻烦事;

half an hour too soon= half an hour earlier  早到半个小时

irritating /ˈɪrɪteɪt/ 惹人生气的;恼人的;使人生气的

fraction /ˈfrækʃn/ 很小一点儿，一小部分

frustration /frʌˈstreɪʃn/ 挫败;沮丧;受挫

drawing out  驶离、取回、提取，拟定（计划）

今天是一年一度的高考。感慨颇多。祝学子们超常发挥，取得好成绩。