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Efficiency
Americans idolize efficiency. Henry Ford1 became an American icon2 after he created an assembly line that was able to mass-produce cars. Even though the assembly line is mind-numbing for the workers because they just repeat one narrow task over and over, the process churns out standardized3 goods quickly and efficiently4.
In accordance with their love of efficiency, Americans also have no patience for people wasting their time. They get annoyed at the slow check-out clerk in the grocery store when he or she chats with the customers in line ahead of them. Likewise, people waiting in line don't stand around talking to each other when their turn is coming up. They want to be ready to get through the check-out and pay for their goods as fast as possible. If they don't have their coupons5 and wallets out and ready when they get to the front of the line, the rest of the people in line will roll their eyes or sigh in exasperation6.
1 Ford | |
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过 | |
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n.偶像,崇拜的对象,画像 | |
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3 standardized | |
adj.标准化的 | |
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4 efficiently | |
adv.高效率地,有能力地 | |
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n.礼券( coupon的名词复数 );优惠券;订货单;参赛表 | |
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n.愤慨 | |
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