每一个人身边总有那样几个爱迟到的朋友，他们姗姗来迟背后是什么原因什么？是由于他们不讲礼貌或不会体谅其他人吗？一些研究表明，事实并不止是大家想象的那样简单。We all have one, dont we A friend whos always late. The one who turns up for coffee a full half hour after the appointed time. The one who seems to be forever stuck in traffic. The dear pal1 who sends a message saying Sorry, bit delayed, when theyre already 20 minutes behind schedule. I mean, what kind of a friend is that Or just maybe, if youre really honest, this persistently2 tardy3 individual is actually you yourselfEither way, if youre on the receiving end, lateness can be extremely irritating, even infuriating. How on earth can people be so inconsiderateWell, recent research suggests that there might be more to this than simple rudeness. Psychologists from Washington University believe people perceive time differently. Their study gave participants a specific amount of time in which to complete a task, and even provided them with a clock. Despite this, some people became so engrossed4 in the activity that they completely lost track of time and forgot to check the clock.According to psychologist Dr Susan Krauss Whitborne, from University of Masachussetts Amherst, this is like when we scroll5 through our social media feed and think only five minutes have elapsed, when in fact twenty have slipped by. Does that feel familiar She writes in Psychology6 Today that those who were better at clock-checking were therefore less reliant on their potentially flawed internal timekeeper. So, what about the reasons beyond our faulty inner clocksWell, our personality also plays a role. Laura Clarke writes for BBC Capital that the less punctual among us often share traits such as optimism, low levels of self-control, anxiety, or a penchant7 for thrill-seeking.Why optimism, you ask Optimists8 tend to overestimate9 how much they can achieve and underestimate problems which means they dont account for the long traffic jam on the way to meet you for that coffee.Heres another thought: maybe language is to blame The English phrase to be fashionably late is used to describe the optimum time to arrive at an event. If youre too early, you can appear overly eager, but if youre a bit late you seem cool and sophisticated. The problem is, what one person regards as fashionably late, another may view as plain impolite. So, next time you have coffee, do try to be on time.
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1 pal n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友 参考例句： He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。 Listen,pal,I dont want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不叫你再和我妹妹说话了。
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