11.City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going，restlessly seeking attention in a store，elbowing others as they try to complete their errands.
elbow ：肘
eg：to push roughly with one's elbows in the specified direction
He elbowed his way through the crowd.他從人群中擠出。
12.If you don't，waiters will hurry you.
Hurry sb：催促某人趕快
eg：Hurry him or he'll be late.催他快點(diǎn)，要不他會(huì)遲到的
13.………but they are also quite high strung.
high strung： very sensitive and easily excited，string up 受驚
14.You also find drivers will be abrupt.
abrupt：突然的；粗魯?shù)?；無(wú)禮的
to finish or be through 完成
eg：an abrupt manner.無(wú)禮的態(tài)度
15.you will miss smiles，brief conversations small courtesies with strangers
miss sth：發(fā)覺(jué)沒(méi)有；覺(jué)得遺憾
small courtesies：friendly smiles，saying hello，or whatever起碼的客套
16.Don't take it personally.——Don't feel upset because this is their way with strangers.It is not directed against any particular person.They treat all strangers in the same way.
take：對(duì)待
take sth./ sb.seriously 認(rèn)真對(duì)待某物/某人
take sth./ sb.lightly 輕率對(duì)待某物/某人
take sth.personally 把某件事看成是針對(duì)某個(gè)人的
take sth.badly/ calmly 對(duì)某件事的反應(yīng)強(qiáng)烈/冷靜
eg：Unfortunately，no one took the child's words seriously.不幸的是誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有把那孩子的話當(dāng)回事.
eg：To my surprise，his parents took the news calmly.他的父母對(duì)這個(gè)消息反應(yīng)十分冷靜，使我感到驚訝。
eg：We shouldn't take these young people lightly我們可不能小看那些年輕人
eg：I'm afraid he took your remarks personally.我想他認(rèn)為你的那些話是說(shuō)他的。
17.This is because people value time highly
value：珍惜
We must value the time at school.我們一定要珍惜學(xué)校的時(shí)光
18.This view of time affects the importance we attach to patience.
affect：影響
e.g：Alcohol affects a driver's concentration.酒能分散司機(jī)的注意力。
e.g：TV violence has a very bad effect on children 電視節(jié)目中的暴力行為對(duì)孩子會(huì)產(chǎn)生不良影響。
attach：認(rèn)為——重要
e.g：We attach great importance to the training of basic language skills.我們認(rèn)為語(yǔ)言基本功的訓(xùn)練十分重要。
e.g：The Chinese government attaches much significance to the country's entry into the WTO.
中國(guó)政府認(rèn)為中國(guó)加入世貿(mào)組織意義深遠(yuǎn)。
19.In the American system of values，patience is not a high priority.
top/high/low priority：重要/次要問(wèn)題
e.g：Women's issues are often seen as a low priority.婦女問(wèn)題往往被看成是次要問(wèn)題。
e.g：Population problem is seen as a high priority.人口問(wèn)題被看成是一個(gè)重要問(wèn)題。
20.We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time isslipping awaywithout some return be this in terms of pleasure，work value，or rest.
slip away：很快離開(kāi)；（時(shí)間）流逝
eg：She could see her chances of victory slipping away.她眼睜睜地看著就要失去快到手的勝利。
without some return：沒(méi)有什么回報(bào)
eg：He helped the old man without some return.他幫助這個(gè)老人而不圖什么回報(bào)。
in terms of： 在——方面，就——而論
eg：She is excellent in terms of oral English.她在英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)方面很好。
elbow ：肘
eg：to push roughly with one's elbows in the specified direction
He elbowed his way through the crowd.他從人群中擠出。
12.If you don't，waiters will hurry you.
Hurry sb：催促某人趕快
eg：Hurry him or he'll be late.催他快點(diǎn)，要不他會(huì)遲到的
13.………but they are also quite high strung.
high strung： very sensitive and easily excited，string up 受驚
14.You also find drivers will be abrupt.
abrupt：突然的；粗魯?shù)?；無(wú)禮的
to finish or be through 完成
eg：an abrupt manner.無(wú)禮的態(tài)度
15.you will miss smiles，brief conversations small courtesies with strangers
miss sth：發(fā)覺(jué)沒(méi)有；覺(jué)得遺憾
small courtesies：friendly smiles，saying hello，or whatever起碼的客套
16.Don't take it personally.——Don't feel upset because this is their way with strangers.It is not directed against any particular person.They treat all strangers in the same way.
take：對(duì)待
take sth./ sb.seriously 認(rèn)真對(duì)待某物/某人
take sth./ sb.lightly 輕率對(duì)待某物/某人
take sth.personally 把某件事看成是針對(duì)某個(gè)人的
take sth.badly/ calmly 對(duì)某件事的反應(yīng)強(qiáng)烈/冷靜
eg：Unfortunately，no one took the child's words seriously.不幸的是誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有把那孩子的話當(dāng)回事.
eg：To my surprise，his parents took the news calmly.他的父母對(duì)這個(gè)消息反應(yīng)十分冷靜，使我感到驚訝。
eg：We shouldn't take these young people lightly我們可不能小看那些年輕人
eg：I'm afraid he took your remarks personally.我想他認(rèn)為你的那些話是說(shuō)他的。
17.This is because people value time highly
value：珍惜
We must value the time at school.我們一定要珍惜學(xué)校的時(shí)光
18.This view of time affects the importance we attach to patience.
affect：影響
e.g：Alcohol affects a driver's concentration.酒能分散司機(jī)的注意力。
e.g：TV violence has a very bad effect on children 電視節(jié)目中的暴力行為對(duì)孩子會(huì)產(chǎn)生不良影響。
attach：認(rèn)為——重要
e.g：We attach great importance to the training of basic language skills.我們認(rèn)為語(yǔ)言基本功的訓(xùn)練十分重要。
e.g：The Chinese government attaches much significance to the country's entry into the WTO.
中國(guó)政府認(rèn)為中國(guó)加入世貿(mào)組織意義深遠(yuǎn)。
19.In the American system of values，patience is not a high priority.
top/high/low priority：重要/次要問(wèn)題
e.g：Women's issues are often seen as a low priority.婦女問(wèn)題往往被看成是次要問(wèn)題。
e.g：Population problem is seen as a high priority.人口問(wèn)題被看成是一個(gè)重要問(wèn)題。
20.We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time isslipping awaywithout some return be this in terms of pleasure，work value，or rest.
slip away：很快離開(kāi)；（時(shí)間）流逝
eg：She could see her chances of victory slipping away.她眼睜睜地看著就要失去快到手的勝利。
without some return：沒(méi)有什么回報(bào)
eg：He helped the old man without some return.他幫助這個(gè)老人而不圖什么回報(bào)。
in terms of： 在——方面，就——而論
eg：She is excellent in terms of oral English.她在英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)方面很好。