Xiaofan, a smart boy from Shenzhen, used to have difficulty in getting up on time, and his alarm clock was of no use at all.

小凡，一个来自深圳的聪明男孩，曾经很难按时起床，他的闹钟根本没用。

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I like my boss except for one thing - he's always nagging me about getting to work on time. I'm never more than five minutes late, and that's only when the bus doesn't show up on time.

我的老板什么都挺好，就是老是嘱咐我要按时上班，唠叨个没完。实际上，我即便晚到也从来没有超过五分钟的，而那也只是在公共汽车晚到的时候才会发生。

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The value of projects getting up and running on time, or keeping running, is much more important than some difference in freight.

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