中美时间观念的异同.ppt

The concept of the time about American 美国人的时间观念 　What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? 时间是什么？是一种像金钱一样可以节省、花用或浪费的东西吗？ No! Time is money ! So,it’s important for us to save and use time. 不! 时间是金钱！ 因此，珍惜时间与好好的利用时间都很重要。 Time about American. 下面，让我们来看看 美国人的时间观念。 Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. 美国人认为时间是一项有限的资源，所以他们试着去爱惜时间且加以管理。 To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other peoples time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. 对美国人来说，守时是一种尊重他人时间的表现。通常若约会迟到超过10分钟，就应该向对方道歉或解释原因。知道自己会迟到的人 往往会先打个电话，对方知道自己会晚一点到。 American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. 美国人的生活型态表现出他们对别人的时间有多尊重。  当人们在计划一项活动时，通常会在几天或几个星期前把时间定好。时间一旦决定，除非情况紧急，否则不会轻易改变。如果有人想到家里拜访你，他们通常会先打电话过来，以确定你是否方便。 When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. 美国人经常参加有关时间管理的研习会或阅读这方面的书籍，他们似乎都希望能把自己的时间安排得更好。 No one can master time. Time-like money-slips all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very hard to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of lifes most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun. 没有人能够完全掌握时间。时间就像金钱一样，很容易就从我们的指间溜走；时间也像天气一样，是很难预测的。然而，时间是生命中最宝贵的礼物之一，而拆开（这项难以掌握和预料的）礼物本身就已经是一种乐趣了。 Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is th