精致英式礼仪??为什么守时和准时重要

在英国你必须准时

In Britain you have to be on time

守时是对自己最重要的美德

Punctuality is the cardinal virtue I expect of myself

我总告诉朋友们要准时

to me being punctual is a way of saying to other people

我很珍惜你的时间

I value your time enough

会准时赴约

to show up when we agreed to turn up

或者理想情况下稍微早一点

or ideally slightly earlier

这很重要

that is very important

因为时间是我们所拥有的一切

because ultimately time is all we have

它是最重要的商品

and this is the most important commodity

和资源

and human resource

谁会反对守时呢?

and who could be opposed to punctuality?

管理和时间的概念意味着

The concept of arrangements and time means

守时

punctuality

截止日期

deadlines

生产力

productivity

这不仅显示了良好的时间管理能力

it not only shows good time management skills

留下良好的第一印象

leaves good first and memorable impressions

更多的机会展现自己

says a lot about your character

也最大限度地尊重别人的时间…

but also the utmost respect for other people’s time...