Where European passenger service is punctual around 90% of the time, American short-haul service achieves just a 77% punctuality rating. Long-distance trains are even less reliable.

欧洲列车正点发车率接近90%，而美国短途列车的正点发车率仅为77%，长途列车则更不可靠。

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A man who gets up at seven o'clock every morning is punctual.

每天早上七点起床的人是守时的。

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Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be punctual.

虽然会议厅离他的公寓很近，但是如果他想准时到的话，还是得赶快一点。

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They might well be induced to speak up if Mr Kohl were finally to cede to the sceptics and come out against a punctual start to the euro an issue on which, at least rhetorically, he has pinned his career.

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His mom was always punctual with setting up his haircuts, a real regular.

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