基础英语轻松学【86】时间就是金钱
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="view">view</span>（观点），<span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>（事先），<span word="be">be</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span>句型</p><p> 东方人和西方人最大的区别，恐怕就在于时间观念。今天，我们就来聊聊美国人的时间观念。</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="money">money</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>? <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="best">best</span>: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="life">life</span>? <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>（材料） <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span>（生活方式） <span word="show">show</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>（尊重） <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>（紧急情况） <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="master">master</span>（掌控） <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="money">money</span>-<span word="slips">slips</span>（溜掉） <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>-<span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span>（预料）. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifes">lifes</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="unwrapping">unwrapping</span>（撕开） <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p><p> 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？（<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="money">money</span>?）或者它像天气那样，是一种我们无法掌握的东西？（<span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span>）美国人视时间为一项重要的资源，（<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>）也许这就是为什么他们喜欢说时间就是金钱的缘故。（<span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span>.）</p>
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