A punctual (准时的) person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

【小题1】He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things.【小题2】. The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable assets as well as the assets of others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls or keep appointments promptly. 【小题3】He knows that he cannot get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. 【小题4】.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time.【小题5】