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
44
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://kaotiyun.com/show/JEmK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheaccident?
KeyplayersintheCongoKinshasawarareholdingtalksabout______followingtherebeltakeoverMondayofastrategiccityof
IntheU.S.,itiscommonthateachstate______itspowertoanelectedorappointedstateboardofeducation.
Thegovernmentaldepartmentsconcernedareawarethattherearedownfalls______morecarsontheroads.
AdictionaryofEnglishlanguage,______byDrSamuelJohnson,wasthefirstrealattemptasasystematicandinterestinglywrit
Inanycase,it______forthelawbreakertoberespectfultopolicemenandmagistratesbecausetheyarenotheartless.
Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?
Theconversationmostprobablytakesplacebetween
WriteonANSWERSHEETTWOanoteofabout50~60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:Youjustgotrecoveredfromillness.
随机试题
血吸虫病时,引起机体损害最严重的是
A.孕11周B.孕14周C.孕16周D.孕20周E.孕28周
基线移动的目的是
大叶性肺炎实变期的典型X线为
采用网络信息技术,将检验检疫机构签发的出入境通关单的电子数据传输到海关计算机业务系统,海关将报检报关数据比对确认相符合,予以放行,这种通关形式叫电子通关。( )
持教育万能论的教育思想家是()。
【国粹派】南京大学2003年中国近现代史真题;陕西师范大学2013年中国史真题;山西大学2016年中国历史真题
甲乙夫妻的婚后增值或所得,属于夫妻共同财产的是
ReadpartofajobapplicationletterbelowbyMr.Washington:Ilearnfromthenewspaperthatyourcompanyisinneedofatre
Muchas_______,Icouldn’taccompanyhimtotheconcertbecauseIsimplydidn’thaveanysparetime.
最新回复
(
0
)