sectionA 新视野2第一单元.ppt

Time-Conscious Americans Summary Americans are ____________ people. They value time and save it carefully. Time is a real, ________ resource to them so every minute must _____. Foreigners may think Americans are always _____ ____ and under pressure. Smiles, short conversations, and small exchanges with strangers don’t exist because Americans dislike “_______” too much time. Americans assess others ____________ rather than socially, so they Summary start talking business immediately since they are always _________ of time. Americans work hard at _______ time by producing a steady flow of labor- saving devices. They may have meetings using equipment like television screens and telephones rather than ________ . Solving a problem or doing a job successfully __________ is taken as a sign of _________. The more important the job, the more time and effort Americans will _________ it. situation 1 Your American friend invited you to her party tonight at 7:30. When are you supposed to get there? Why? In the U.S., people tend to be 5-10mins late or just at that right time. In China, close friends tend to arrive before 7:00, but acquqintances tend to arrive 5-10mins earlier. similarities: Time is precious. A western philosopher: “The greatest sacrifice is the sacrifice of time.” An old Chinese saying “An inch of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold”. differences: 1) Americans value time as something irrecoverable; while the Chinese treat time as something enjoyable. 2) To the American businessmen, time signifies money. By contrast, to the Chinese businessmen, time means an interpersonal network. What does time mean to us? A western philosopher used to say “The greatest sacrifice is the sacrifice of time.” Whereas we have an old Chinese saying “An inch of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold”. Clearly, although people are different in approach, they all agree that time is precious. Despite the fact that time is valuable, people deal with time i