美国人的时间观
<p><span word="Time">Time</span></p><p>美国人的时间观 </p><p>What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world? That\'s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that\'s why they are fond of the expression, "<span word="Time">Time</span> is money." </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？或者它像天气那样，是一种我们无法掌握的东西？全世界的时间是不是都一样呢？你会说，那是一个简单的问题，不管你去那里，一分钟都是60秒，一小时是60分钟，一天是24个小时，以此类推。嗯，也许是这样吧。但是在美国，时间的意义不只是如此而已。美国人视时间为一项重要的资源，也许这就是为什么他们喜欢说「时间就是金钱」的缘故。 </p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conserve">conserve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="often">often</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="seminars">seminars</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="management">management</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Professionals">Professionals</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="planners">planners</span>-<span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="form">form</span>-<span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <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> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span>." </p>
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