教学配套课件：旅游英语综合教程（第二版）文化篇.pptVIP

If you ask an Israeli employee if he or she has completed an assigned task you are likely to hear Yihiyeb b’seder, which loosely translated means “not to worry, everything is fine.” The expression probably means the task has yet to be started. Only in a crisis does time take on serious meaning for most Israelis. Kenyans have a similar expression which reveals a highly relaxed attitude toward time. When you hear the expression hakuna matata (Swahili for “no problem”) do not expect anything to happen too soon. Indonesians have a term for their flexible attitude toward time that virtually m