《中西时间观念的对比分析》.pptVIP

中西时间观念的对比分析 Time is a river, a torrent, a waterfall. Time is marching, flying and flowing. Time is compared to water Time and tide wait for no man Time lost is never found again “Time is the devourer of everything.” — Ovid Roman Poet 43 B. C. English Poet (1608 – 1674) English Playwright (1564 – 1616) 时间是一切事物的吞食者。 — 奥维特 “Time is the subtle thief of youth.” -- Milton “Time is most brisk and giddy-paced.” -- Shakespeare 时间是窃走青春的神秘盗贼 。 — 弥尔顿 时间步伐如此迅疾，令人眼花缭乱。 — 莎士比亚 Quotations from Poets 昨天 今天 明天 昨天 今天 明天 Time’s Paces When I was a babe and wept and slept,Time crept;When I was a boy and laughed and talked,Time walked.Then when the years saw me a man,Time ran.But as I older grew,Time flew.Soon, as I journey on,Ill find time gone.May Christ have saved my soul, by then,Amen. Guy Pentreath?(1902 - 1985)? 春与秋其代序。 （屈原：《离骚》） Spring alternates with autumn. 日月光华，旦复旦兮。(《尚书大传》上卷） The sun alternates with the moon; Days come one after another soon. Time is like a circle 失之东隅，收之桑榆。 What is lost at sunrise can be regained at sunset. — 冯异 Idiom: 时来运转 The favor of the time cycle brings good luck. After extreme bad luck, comes good luck 枯木逢春犹再发 A withered tree comes to life again Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Subjective time and objective time Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe thats why they are fond of the expression, Time is money. American sense of time shortage deadlines plans appointments pocket planners calendars accountings on time in time time managements time tables agendas schedules Americans seem tied to the clock. The Blockbuster American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others.