Phrases like "make time". "save time" and "gain time" indicate people's time orientation.
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- In America, time is a very important commodity.People save time and spend time as if it were money in the bank. People who are on time are considered to be reliable people.
- The author says that the people in the US are good at ______ time but not at ______ time. Today the question is not to save time, but to know what to do with the time they have saved. If they use the time they have saved just to ______(3), then the urge for speed or efficiency will become an obsession.
- Antithesis refers to the parallel structure that contains contrast. It can be demonstrated in the typical example “A time to gain, a time to lose; A time to rend, a time to sew……”.
- I like to visit my cousin in Scotland _____ A: from time to time B: on time C: in time
- 有的人喜欢等到一个合适的时机才开始工作，然而最合适的时机往往是现在。 A: Some people like to wait, but not to work, while the perfect time is often now. B: Some people like to wait for the perfect time to start a task, while the perfect time is often now. C: Some people like to wait for the perfect time to start a task, but not the time now.