美国人的时间观
</p><p><span word="Time">Time</span> 美国人的时间观 </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="Is">Is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>? <span word="That">That</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Wherever">Wherever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="is">is</span> 60 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="is">is</span> 60 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</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="that">that</span>\'<span word="s">s</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> 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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