英文版-时间观念东西方文化差异

indifferentculturesTheTime2021/5/912021/5/92“Timeisthedevourerofeverything.”

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Poet43B.C.（吞噬者）EnglishPoet(1608–1674)“Timeisthesubtlethiefofyouth.”—Milton2021/5/93“Timeismostbrisk

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giddy-paced.”

—Shakespeare（敏锐的）（眼花缭乱的）2021/5/94日月光华，旦复旦兮。——《尚书大传》上卷Thesunalternateswiththemoon;Dayscomeoneafteranothersoon.2021/5/95俗语：枯木逢春犹再发Awitheredtreecomestolifeagain.2021/5/96WESTEASTThisisaline.Thisisacircle.2021/5/97Thewesternbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.—BenjaminFranklin2021/5/98Theyseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,"Timeismoney."2021/5/99deadlinesplansappointmentspocketplannerscalendarsaccountingsontimeintimetimemanagementstimetablesagendasschedulesWEST2021/5/910Americanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorweeksinadvance.Oncethetimeisfixed,ittakesalmostanemergencytochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.2021/5/911Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'ttrytocontroltime,buttoexperienceit.Chinese,forexample,viewtimeasacycle.Theyfinditeasierto"gowiththeflow"thanAmericans,wholikeplanstobefixedandunchangeable.2021/5/912TheChinesenation’sconceptoftimeisrootedinthecultureoffarmingtime;timehasacloserelationwiththenature.Timeisreallyfleeting,butitalsocircleliketheconstantlychangingoffourseasons,andthesunandthemooncyclealternately,itwillcomebacksoon;sopeopleusuallythinkthatthelosttimecouldbeback.Thiskindofviewoftimeshapedpeopleasensethattimeisrich,andalsonurturedahabitofleisureandslowlivinghabit.2021/5/913TimeforChineseismoreflexibleandmorehuman-centered.Forexample：

TheyusuallyscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametimeTheyusuallyputinterpersonalrelationsabovethescheduleThebigshotusuallyislatecases2021/5/914慢走慢用慢慢看慢慢做慢慢商量慢慢欣赏慢慢来慢慢吃EAST2021/5/915Theword“Lao”inChinausedtoshowrespecttothosewhoaremoreexperiencedandusuallyolder,like“LaoLi”,“LaoWang”.Inthiswayweshowrespectandamitytotheoldpeople,whichindicatesapasttimeorientation.Pasttimeorientation2021/5/916Butinwesterncountry,youmustusesomeeuphemism,suchas“senior”,“aged”,“veteran”，“goldenager”,“elder”,etc.AllthesereflecttheAmerican’s“future-oriented”conceptionoftimeindirectly.Theythinkthatpastthingarejustthepast,theynevertreatpastthingasagoodthing.Futureorientation2021/5/917WiththeaccelerationoftheChina'smodernization,andtheincreaseofforeignexchange,weareconstantlyabsorbingintheessenceoftheforeignculture,andtheconceptoftimealsograduallychanged.ThelinearsenseoftimegraduallyengagedintotheChineseculture.Meanwhile,westerners’understandingandacceptancedegreetotraditionalChinesecultureisconstantlyimproving,withtheincreaseofvariousculturalcommunication,thephenomenonofculturalfusionalsoincreased,Chineseandwesternersrespectiveincreasingexchangetheiroriginaltraditionalconceptoftimegradually.Asfortheabovephenomenon,wecandoasfollows:Changes2021/5/918Respectforculturaldifferencesandre