时间观念强地美国人.pptVIP

新视眼 大学英语 第一单元 时间观念强的美国人 课文及翻译 Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor. 美国人认为没有人会停止不前。如果你不求进取，就会落伍。 这种态度造就了一个决心投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。 时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一，另一个则是工作。 We are slaves to nothing but the clock, it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a persons hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count. 人们一直在说: “只有时间才能支配我们。” 人们似乎是把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待的。 我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的使用作出解释; 我们还要因时间而收取费用。时间是一种宝贵的资源。 许多人都深感人生的短暂。 一旦人生的光阴逝去，就不能复返了。 我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。 课文及翻译 A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush -- often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain appropriate point.  外国人对美国的第一印象很可能就是：每个人都显得匆匆忙忙常常是处于压力之下。 城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了想赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。 白天人人都急急忙忙地吃饭则部分地体现了这个国家的生活节奏。 工作时间被认为是宝贵的。 在公共用餐场所，人们等着别人吃完，这