中西时间观念对比分析报告.pptVIP

Reflections of Time Concept Linear extension and circular rotation 线伸环旋 Western: extension, sense of time shortage, future valued Chinese: rotation, sense of time abundance, past cherished Time is compared to water Time is a river. a torrent. a waterfall. Time is marching flying and flowin Time and tide wait for no man Time lost is never found again Quotations from Poets 时间是一切事物的 吞食者。 奥维特 Roman poet 43B.C. 时间是窃走青春的神秘 盗贼。 弥尔顿 English po 间步伐如此迅疾,令人 眼花缭乱。 莎士比亚 English Playwright (1564-1616) Times paces When I was a babe and wept and slept, lime crept; When I was a boy and laughed an