新视野大学英语 - 1 -[10] 新视野大学英语读写教程课后答案 第二册 Unit 1—Unit 7 Unit 1 Section A II 1 The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead, he is falling behind 2 Time is treated as if it were something almost real People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; they also charge for it They do this because time is a precious resource 3 Everyone is in a rush—often under pressure In the writer’s eyes, city people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping 4 Don’t take it personally This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point 5 This is because Americans generally assess and enquire about their visitor