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　　Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction．He was born in France in 1828．His father wanted him to become a lawyer(律师), but from his early twenties Verne decided to become a writer．At first he wrote plays for the theater．Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon．The success of the book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)and From the Earth to the Moon(1865)．

　　In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions．Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular．Verne's writing included many predictions(预言)for the 20th century and many of them came true．He described space flight, movies, and very successful and they made Verne rich．

　　Jules Verne's books have been the subjects for many movies．20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney．It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings．Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne's books．The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg．For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!

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　　The British are known as people who love to stand in line, but a new research(调查)shows that the British are only about average at waiting politely in a queue．The French are the best．It's the Germans who don't have a good habit(习惯)of standing in line．They can't stand to wait for anything．They begin to shout loudly and noisily if the line doesn't seem to be moving fast enough．Sadly it never moves fast enough for them．

　　The experts studied 940 people across Europe．They watched secretly as they waited in line－to get tickets, to order fast food and to wait for the bus．They found people who are good at forming(排成)queues feel that they move along faster．For example, in Britain, the average waiting at a queue needs about three and a half minutes．In Germany or Sweden people hate waiting in line．In fact, people spend double the time as the British in queues．They get to the front of the queue without thinking about others, so they waste others' time．

　　The expert who did the research had asked a person to break into a queue to see what people would do．In Britain, people shouted loudly at him, but when he said,“I am terribly sorry．I didn't realize there was a queue．Do go before me．”People smiled and said,“oh, that's all right, one more won't matter much．”It was also found in France, where 80％of the people didn't mind standing in line, only if they were treated politely．While in Germany everyone was angry and wore an unhappy face．The expert said,“If only they could learn from the British and the French to think of queuing as an exercise in making the best of an unhappy thing, they might find that the queue then moves faster．”

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　　An office meeting starts at 10 a. m．Hans, a German, is already waiting at 9∶55．Na-than, an American, arrives right at 10 o'clock．In the next five minutes a few others hurry in．But Raul, the visitor from Brazil, walks in at 10∶30．He doesn't even think he' s late．

　　How different the understanding of time is around the world! Germans like arriving early．Americans plan to arrive just on time．Brazilians think it OK to be half an hour late．

　　In 1884, a clock in Greenwich, England, set the standard(标准的)time around the world, which is known as GMT(Greenwich Mean Time)．But it couldn't standardize(使标准化)when people will arrive for a 10 a.m. meeting．

　　As people have different understanding of time, all cultures(文化)can be put into one of the two groups：time-oriented(导向的)and event-oriented．Time goes first in time-oriented culture．In event-oriented culture, what happens is more important than when．Such knowledge is important for today's world travelers．

　　Not understanding these different ideas about time can sometimes bring trouble．For example, American students often quickly exchange “how are you?”and “fine”as they rush to make class on time．But event-oriented students see this exchange as impolite．Before they can say anything more than “fine”, the American student has already hurried past them．

　　What can the world traveler do to avoid(避免)such time related trouble? Follow the age-old rule：When in Rome, do as the Romans do．

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　　How do you pay for things?Do you usually use cash(现金), or do you like to pay by credit card(信用卡)?If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card．Also, you might use it more often than you probably should．

　　Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顾客)．Unlike today's credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card．Customers had to pay for things in full．They couldn't pay for something a little at a time．

　　In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company － Diners Club．Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants．Customers liked the card because they didn't have to carry a lot of cash with them．Restaurant owners liked the card, too．Why?They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card．

　　In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants．Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7.6 million businesses in more than 200 countries．

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