英语翻译In Western countries punctuality is very important.In th

英语翻译
In Western countries punctuality is very important.
In the business world,people often have very busy timetables.They may have something planned for every hour of the working day.This means that meetings are sometimes set up months before.
If a seller has agreed to meet a buyer at a given time,he or she will want the seller to be there at that time.If the person shows up late,there may be a problem.The buyer may not want to do business because of the lateness.
If a person is late it says he and his company aren't reliable (可靠的).If a meeting has to be put off,then the person who is being met should be told quickly.It is also expected that friends will turn up on time for meetings with each other.It is thought rude to be late.If two friends plan to meet in a cafe,and one of them is very late,the other may be upset.To leave friends sitting on their own,with nothing to do,may embarrass (使尴尬) them.It says to them that their friend doesn't really care about them.
At other times rules are more relaxed.In Britain,for example,if someone throws a party on a Saturday evening,many people will be asked to come.The host may say that the party will last "from 8 till late".That is,it may go on for a long time.It will be all right for a person to arrive at some time during the party.They don't need to come promptly (迅速地) at 8 o'clock.

在西方国家,准时是很重要的
在商务世界,人们的时间安排通常很繁忙,他们工作日的每个小时都有不同的安排,这意味着会议可能数月前就已经安排好了.
如果卖方答应在某个时间见买方,那么买方将希望卖方准时到达.如果迟到了,就可能有问题,由于迟到,买方也许就不想做生意了.
如果一个人迟到Leeds,这意味着他和他的公司是不可靠的,如果会议不得不被推迟,那么应该尽快告知对方.朋友之间的见面也应该准时,迟到是很无礼的行为.如果两个朋友约在咖啡厅见面,其中一个迟到了,那另一个也许会很失望,让朋友一个人无所事事的坐在那里是很尴尬的事情,这说明他的朋友不是真的在乎他.
有时候时间也可以宽松些.在英国,如果有人在周六晚开晚会,很多人都被邀请过去.主人可能说晚会会从8点持续到更晚.也就是说你可以在这个晚会过程中的任何时间到达,不用大家都在8点钟到达.