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Brits lose temper after eight minutes, 22 seconds Date: 2009-12-10
调查 diào chá 英国人 yīng guó rén 耐性 nài xìng 不比 bù bǐ 从前 cóng qián  
 
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Brits last an average of eight minutes and 22 seconds before they lose their temper, according to new research. 一项 yí xiàng 最新 zuì xīn 调查 diào chá 显示 xiǎn shì 英国人 yīng guó rén zài 发脾气 fā pí qì 前的 qián de 忍耐 rěn nài 时间 shí jiān 平均 píng jūn wèi 8 fēn 22 miǎo
 
It found that the Internet has increased people's service demands and is eroding the classic British trait of patience as more than half admitted they lose their temper quicker than ever before. gāi 调查 diào chá 发现 fā xiàn 互联网 hù lián wǎng 增加 zēng jiā le 人们 rén men duì 服务 fú wù de 要求 yāo qiú 使得 shǐ de 英国人 yīng guó rén 逐渐 zhú jiàn 失去 shī qù le yǒu nài 性的 xìng de 传统 chuán tǒng 品质 pǐn zhì 超过 chāo guò 半的 bàn de 英国人 yīng guó rén 承认 chéng rèn 他们 tā men 以前 yǐ qián gèng 容易 róng yì 发脾气 fā pí qì
 
People have become so used to the speed and convenience of the internet that more than seven in 10 get angry if forced to wait longer than one minute for a web page to download. 人们 rén men 已经 yǐ jīng 习惯 xí guàn 互联网 hù lián wǎng de 速度 sù dù 便利 biàn lì 如果 rú guǒ 一个 yí gè 网页 wǎng yè 打开的 dǎ kāi de 时间 shí jiān 超过 chāo guò 分钟 fēn zhōng shí 人中 rén zhōng yǒu rén 以上 yǐ shàng huì mào huǒ
 
Being kept on hold made Brits see red more than anything else, with the average person reaching their impatience threshold after five minutes and four seconds. 打电话 dǎ diàn huà shí bèi 要求 yāo qiú 等待 děng dài shì zuì ràng 英国人 yīng guó rén 恼火的 nǎo huǒ de 事情 shì qing 平均 píng jūn 忍耐 rěn nài 极限 jí xiàn wèi 5 fēn 4 miǎo
 
In today's fast food culture, restaurant rage kicks in after only eight minutes, 38 seconds, when the average diner will start to wonder whether the meal they have ordered will ever arrive. shòu 如今 rú jīn 快餐 kuài cān 文化 wén huà de 影响 yǐng xiǎng 英国人 yīng guó rén děng cān 时间 shí jiān 超过 chāo guò 8 fēn 38 miǎo jiù huì 开始 kāi shǐ mào huǒ 此时 cǐ shí yòng cān zhě 通常 tōng cháng huì 开始 kāi shǐ 怀疑 huái yí 他们 tā men diǎn de 食物 shí wù 到底 dào dǐ hái 会不会 huì bù huì shàng
 
People running late to meet a friend should not leave it any longer than 10 minutes, one second if they do not want to face their wrath. 朋友 péng you 见面 jiàn miàn 迟到 chí dào 最好 zuì hǎo 不要 búyào 超过 chāo guò 10 fēn líng 1 miǎo 否则 fǒu zé jiù yāo kàn 对方 duì fāng de 脸色 liǎn sè
 
And tradesmen arriving to a job more than 10 minutes, 43 seconds late should not expect a cup of tea from their impatient householder. 上门 shàng mén 服务 fú wù zhě 迟到 chí dào 超过 chāo guò 10 fēn 43 miǎo jiù bié 指望 zhǐ wàng 户主 hù zhǔ gěi dǎo bēi chá le
 
Finally, when receiving a text or voicemail, be warned that the clock is ticking as the average Briton expects a response within 13 minutes and 16 seconds. 最后 zuì hòu zài 收到 shōu dào 短信 duǎn xìn huò 语音 yǔ yīn 邮件 yóu jiàn shí 及时 jí shí 回复 huí fù 因为 yīn wéi 英国人 yīng guó rén 一般 yì bān 期待 qī dài zài 13 fēn 16 miǎo 之内 zhī nèi 回复 huí fù 他们 tā men
 
Mark Schmid, of telecom giant TalkTalk, which commissioned the research among 2,050 people, said: The speed of the online world is making us less prepared to wait for things to happen in the offline world. 委托 wěi tuō 开展 kāi zhǎn gāi 调查的 diào chá de 电信 diàn xìn 巨头 jù tóu TalkTalk 公司的 gōng sī de 马克 mǎ kè shǐ shuō 网络 wǎng luò 世界的 shì jiè de 速度 sù dù ràng 我们 wǒ men zài 现实 xiàn shí 世界 shì jiè zhōng 失去 shī qù le 耐心 nài xīn gāi 公司 gōng sī gòng duì 2050 rén 进行 jìn xíng le 调查 diào chá
 
"This is prompting people to reach the point of impatience earlier than ever before." shuō :“ zhè (zhèi) 使得 shǐ de 人们 rén men de 耐性 nài xìng 不如 bù rú 从前 cóng qián
 
Top points of impatience: 忍耐 rěn nài 极限 jí xiàn 时间表 shí jiàn biǎo
 
Waiting for an Internet page to load 3 mins 38 secs 等待 děng dài 网页 wǎng yè jiā zài :3 fēn 38 miǎo
 
Waiting on hold on telephone 5 mins 4 secs 打电话 dǎ diàn huà shí bèi 要求 yāo qiú 等待 děng dài :5 fēn 4 miǎo
 
Waiting for the kettle to boil 5 mins 6 secs 等待 děng dài shuǐ kāi :5 fēn 6 miǎo
 
Waiting for food in a restaurant 8 mins 38 secs 饭店 fàn diàn děng cān :8 fēn 38 miǎo
 
Waiting for friends to show up 10 mins 1 secs děng 朋友 péng you :10 fēn 1 miǎo
 
Waiting for a tradesman to show 10 mins 43 secs děng 修理 xiū lǐ gōng 上门 shàng mén :10 fēn 43 miǎo
 
Waiting for someone to reply to a vm/text 13 mins 16 secs 等待 děng dài 他人 tā rén 回复 huí fù 语音 yǔ yīn 邮件 yóu jiàn huò 短信 duǎn xìn :13 fēn 16 miǎo
 
Average 8 mins 22 seconds 平均 píng jūn 忍耐 rěn nài 极限 jí xiàn :8 fēn 22 miǎo
 
(Read by Guanny Liu. Guanny Liu is amultimedia journalistat the China Daily Web site.) 相关 xiāng guān 阅读 yuè dú
 
(Agencies) 中国日报 zhōng guó rì bào wǎng 英语 yīng yǔ diǎn jīn chén dān 编辑 biān jí cài shān shān
 

来源: 中国日报英语,英语点津


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