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In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

Answer 1

在美国，人们通常不会给某人打电话上午非常早。如果你打电话给他在年初的一天，当他在刮胡子或吃早饭时，通话的时间显示，这个问题是非常重要的，需要立即引起注意。同样道理，连接到电话晚上11点以后如果有人在睡觉时间接到电话，他会认为这是一个生死攸关的问题。打电话的时间沟通的重要性。在社会生活中，时间扮演着非常重要的组成部分。在美国，客人就会认为自己不是很受重视，如果到一个晚宴邀请只有三，四天之前聚会的日期延长。但它并非在所有国家都如此。在世界其他地区，它被认为很愚蠢太远提前预约，因为这是一个日期作出了一个多星期的计划很容易被遗忘。所以时间的意义不同，在世界的不同部分。因此，误解之间会产生不同的治疗时间不同文化的人。准时是一种美德在美国生活，例如。如果人们不及时，就会被认为是不礼貌，不负责的。在美国，没有人会想到生意伙伴保持等待一个小时，那就太不礼貌了。一个人谁是迟到五分钟，会说几句话解释，虽然也许他将无法完成的句子。