They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late.
他们与那些从不迟到的人相比，常常是更勤奋有用的公民。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 60 Too early and too late

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

industrious [ɪn'dʌstrɪəs] 词频3 词根: industrial
adj. 勤劳的，勤奋的;勤恳的，刻苦的;昧旦晨兴;手勤;
💡 industr勤勉 + ious 有...性质的 → adj.勤劳的,勤奋的
"If the tiller is industrious, the farmland is productive."
人勤地不懒.
近义：indefatigable, laborious, assiduous, persevering, persistent, relentless 反义：idle, indolent, loafing, negligent, shiftless, slack
useful ['jusfl] 词频1 词根: use
adj. 有用的，有益的，有帮助的;令人满意的;
💡 use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable 反义：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
often ['ɔf(tə)n] 词频1
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
late [let] 词频1
adj. 晚的，迟到的;时间不早的;已故的;原来的，之前的;临近终了的; adv. 晚，迟;后期地;最近地;
💡 因丢三落(la)四而特(te)爱 迟到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
近义：lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy 反义：prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff
citizens
n. 市民；公民（citizen的复数）
近义：townsfolk, townspeople, countrymen, citizenry, civic

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
不过他觉得，地位升高了，损失点儿钱也值得。
They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
他们迅速把食物、火柴、罐装啤酒往一只救生筏上装。然后在加勒比海上划行了几英里，到了一座珊瑚岛上。
Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George.
我扔下西服冲下楼去告诉乔治。
At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been nearly inscribed.
笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
作出这样的准备是必要的，因为无法预见到洞穴探险者究竟会遇到什么性质的困难。
Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet.
然而，垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。