Unit1TimeConsciousAmerican案例.ppt

Language Point 37 Conduct = do , carry out conduct both domestic and foreign affairs搞国内外事务 conduct an experiment 做实验 conduct a survey 进行侦察 conduct an opera 指挥乐曲 1. 停止不前 2. 致力于 3. 造成······的结果 4. 说明；解释 5. 宝贵资源 6. 想使每分钟有意义 7. 想引起别人注意 8. 生活的节奏 9. 在允许的时间内 10. 与陌生人闲聊 * 各个文化就像拥有自己的语言一样, 拥有自己的 时间语言 * 时间观念影响着人们对客观世界的感知判断,从而在一定程度上决定人们的言行。反之, 言行又传递人们关于时间观念的某种信息。 * 西方人对时间的认识更加注重对自然时间和物理时间的探讨 * 多向时间制将时间看成发散的, 认为很多事情可以同时出现, 事件的完成不必受日程、计划的限制, 有很大的灵活性。 传统的中国文化注重整体, 善于综合性思维, 因此趋向于采用多向时间制式。 国人在进行社交活动时提前预约较少, 走亲访友经常是随时随地串门而不必事先打招呼。这样的情形在西方国家是极为少见的。 * 单向时间制重视计划、安排、时间分段, 强调在特定时间内做特定的事, 行事果断干脆, 把时间看成是可以分割的一条直线。 西方人倾向于采用单向时间制式, 往往在特定单位时间内只做某件特定的事, 因此做事周密、严谨, 讲究计划。 * Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. * Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the ant, O sluggard(懒汉）; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. * Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: * Notice here in this sentence we have a special type of adverbial clause: the other being labor. The structure is: subject + -ing (or: -ed) verb. This type of clause can also be put at the beginning of the whole sentence. * Notice here in this sentence we have a special type of adverbial clause: the other being labor. The structure is: subject + -ing (or: -ed) verb. This type of clause can also be put at the beginning of the whole sentence. * 得到的都在意料之中，失去的仿佛也不在意料之外。我是带着怎样的心态去假装完成它，或者其实早就完成不了了、。今天，你晚安了吗？编辑 * restlessly: ad. impatiently The passengers grew restless after waiting for half an hour at the bus stop. Language Point 19 Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. (Para.3) Meaning: To eat their meals hurriedly during the day is part of Americans fast pace of life. (or: Americans live a fast pace of life, and this can be seen even when they are eating their meals very fast during the day.) race through: