美國和中國人對時間的觀念

1、2016 Time-Conscious Americans 美國人的時間觀念There are two elements in life that Americans do save carefully: time and labor. 在美國人的生活中，有兩樣?xùn)|西他們確實在小心地節(jié)?。簳r間和人力。Americans are slaves to nothing but the clock jt has been said. Time is treated as if it were an almost tangible entry. In their language, there are w

2、ords associated with it: time can be budgeted, saved, wasted, stolen, killed, and cut. Americans also charge for time. It is a precious commodity to them. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a persons hourglass, they con not be repl

3、aced. They want every minute to count. 有這樣一種說法，即：美國人是鐘表的奴隸。對他們來說，好像時間就是一個幾乎看得見的通道。在他們的語言中，就有一些同時間有聯(lián)系的詞：時間可以安排、節(jié)省、浪費、侵占、消磨和節(jié)減等。美國人還對時間收費。他們認(rèn)為時間是一項珍貴商品。許多美國人對一生時間的短促相當(dāng)敏感。一個人的沙漏計時器中的沙子一旦流走了，那是無法彌補的。他們要讓每分鐘都有價值。 Normally Americans do not assess their visitors in relaxed surroundings over prolonged small

4、 talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, while they develop a pre-business sense of trust and rapport. Rapport to most of them is less important than performance. LOREM IPSUM DOLOR通常情況下，美國人不會在輕松隨意的氣氛中通過長時間地閑談來評通常情況下，美國人不會在輕松隨意的氣氛中通過長時間地閑談來評估他們的來訪者；更不會飯館宴請客人來建立一種洽淡事務(wù)前的信任估他們的來訪者；更不會飯館宴請客人來建立

5、一種洽淡事務(wù)前的信任感和友好關(guān)系。對大多數(shù)人來說，友好關(guān)系比不上實際表現(xiàn)重要感和友好關(guān)系。對大多數(shù)人來說，友好關(guān)系比不上實際表現(xiàn)重要。They seek out credentials of past performance rather than evaluating a business colleague through social courtesies. Since they generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, they start talking business very quickly.

6、他們注重過去的工作成績記錄，而不是通過社交禮儀去評估一個同行。他們一般是從職業(yè)角度而不是從社交活動上去評價和探討事情的，所以他們很快就開始談?wù)?。In china，words and phrases about time are very general. For example，if you date with someone, most of Chinese used to answer: in the afternoon /after a while and so on.But in western, people have a very strong concept of time.

7、If you date with a foreigner, they will ask you the Specific time, such as: what time should we meet?在中國在中國,關(guān)于時間的單詞和關(guān)于時間的單詞和短語很一般。例如短語很一般。例如,如果你如果你和某人約會和某人約會,大多數(shù)中國用大多數(shù)中國用于回答于回答:下午下午/晚上晚上/后一段時后一段時間等等。間等等。但是在西方但是在西方,人們有很強的人們有很強的時間觀念。如果你和一個外時間觀念。如果你和一個外國人約會國人約會,他們會問你的具他們會問你的具體時間體時間,如如:我們什么時間見我們什么時間見面面?

8、In Chinese dating, people would like to come in advance and they think its represent respect. Westerners like to come to the dating place on time or a few minutes late, which can give each other fully time to prepare and the enough private space. They think that arriving on time shows people have go

9、od education. Otherwise he will be regarded as unreliable or is not responsible for the other people.在中國的相親在中國的相親,人們想提前人們想提前來來,他們認(rèn)為它表示尊重和他們認(rèn)為它表示尊重和禮貌。禮貌。西方人喜歡來到約會地點西方人喜歡來到約會地點準(zhǔn)時還是遲到幾分鐘準(zhǔn)時還是遲到幾分鐘,可以可以給對方充分的時間準(zhǔn)備和給對方充分的時間準(zhǔn)備和足夠的私人空間。他們認(rèn)足夠的私人空間。他們認(rèn)為按時到達顯示人良好的為按時到達顯示人良好的教育。否則他將被視為不教育。否則他將被視為不可靠或不負(fù)責(zé)的人。可靠或不負(fù)

10、責(zé)的人。ClassIn America,teacher could be late(at mostfor 20 minutes) and the students shouldwait for him or her.ln China,students feelthat the teachers bear the unshakableresponsibility to arrive on time,or they will be absent in 10 minutes.在美國在美國,老師可以遲到老師可以遲到(最多最多20分鐘分鐘),學(xué)生應(yīng)該學(xué)生應(yīng)該等待他或她。中國學(xué)等待他或她。中國學(xué)生認(rèn)為生認(rèn)

11、為教師對準(zhǔn)時有義不容教師對準(zhǔn)時有義不容辭的責(zé)任。而他們卻辭的責(zé)任。而他們卻可以遲到十分鐘可以遲到十分鐘Meetin business meeting,5 minites late is OK inAmerica.ln China,if oneis going to be Iate,no onewill know how much timehe or she will be late.在商業(yè)會議上在商業(yè)會議上,遲到遲到5分鐘在美國是可以的分鐘在美國是可以的 .在中國在中國,如果一個人如果一個人遲到遲到,沒有人知道他（她）沒有人知道他（她）會遲到多久會遲到多久DinnerChinese visit

12、ors refer tocome as early as possibleto help the host to preparethe dinner.The Americanswould come a little laterthan the appointed time .晚餐晚餐中國客人會中國客人會盡可能早來盡可能早來幫助主人準(zhǔn)備幫助主人準(zhǔn)備的晚餐。美國人的晚餐。美國人會比約定的時間晚一點。會比約定的時間晚一點。Caution about the timeTime is a file that wears and makes no noise. (光陰如銼，細磨無聲）Time stays not the fools leisure.（時間不等閑逛的傻瓜）Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失）Time f