首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Why was Jenny unhappy at the beginning of the conversation?
Why was Jenny unhappy at the beginning of the conversation?
admin
2012-03-21
62
问题
Why was Jenny unhappy at the beginning of the conversation?
M: Why? Jenny? You look unhappy.
F: I lost my temper at an old man just now, and I feel terrible.
M: Oh, you shouldn’t have done that. But why did you lose your temper?
F: Lack of patience. He was counting out the coins, one by one, with his fumbling fingers. I was filled with exasperation at the checkout point. Finally, I said to him: can’t you count faster? Not everyone has as much time as you! He flushed. Suddenly I realized just how cruel I had been. Because I, too, could become dependent on the kindness of strangers one day when I get as old.
M: Did you say sorry to him?
F: Yes. But I just wonder, how I can become more patient. You know, when you are impatient, you are apt to be rude. And such behavior is counter-productive, making people angry or stubborn or uncooperative.
M: Yes, I sometimes act impatiently, honking my horn the moment the light changed, speaking sharply to someone slow to understand. We really should learn various approaches for calming ourselves in stressful situations. I have even found some books to help me. There is some useful advice.
F: Can you tell me something about what you have read in those books?
M: Well, one of the books says that we should allow for marginal error.
F: What does that mean?
M: That means it is better to provide a margin for error. Impatient people don’t like to waste time, so they cut things too closely. For example, if you are going for an appointment, you should plan for delays.
F: Well...
选项
A、Everyone will look down upon you.
B、Everyone will laugh at you.
C、Everyone will be cruel to you.
D、Everyone doesn’t want to cooperate with you.
答案
D
解析
题目问的是如果一个人没有耐心会导致什么后果,考生在听对话时就要注意“impatient”、“impatience”这样的字眼了。对话中Jenny说不够耐心,会易于粗暴,会让人狂躁、固执,不容易合作(making people angry…or uncooperative)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/JEmK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
WriteonANSWERSHEETTWOacompositionof200wordsonthefollowingtopic:GoodHealthIsImportanttoStudent
WhodidNOTattendtheconferenceoneducationalgames?
Thelocalgovernmenthasto______thetaxschemebecauseofthestrongopposition.
Educationistooimportanttotake【C1】______,whenpeopletakeanythingforseriously,theyput【C2】______blinderswhichcaus
Sociologyisdefinedasthestudyofhumangroups.Inthebroadestsense,sociologyisconcernedwithunderstandingpatternsof
WhatdoesanadvertisementsayaboutEnglishlearning?
WhatdoesanadvertisementsayaboutEnglishlearning?
Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?
Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?
Theconversationmostprobablytakesplacebetween
随机试题
在下列哪种情况下医学家长主义仍然是有效的,有时甚至是唯一有效的模式
区别轻症肺炎与重症肺炎的重要依据是
建设工程发生质量事故,有关单位应当在24小时内向当地建设行政主管部门报告。()
在下列选项中,属于我国法定的证据种类的有()。
从域名www.sina.com.cn可以看出,这个站点是中国的一个()。
下列有关资产减值的表述中,正确的有()。
测定泡菜样品中亚硝酸盐的含量时,氢氧化铝乳液的作用是()
哪一年进山口总额突破20亿元?( )。1974年至1990年的进口年增长额大约是( )。
下面是20世纪二三十年代中国共产党内关于革命道路问题的几组材料:材料1①乡村是统治阶级的四肢,城市才是他们的头脑与心腹,单只斩断了他的四肢,而没有斩断他的头脑,炸裂他的心腹,还不能制他的最后的死命。——摘自李立三:《新的革命高潮前面的诸问题》(193
【】权限允许修改数据,但不允许删除数据。
最新回复
(
0
)