美国时间文化.pptVIP

Time-Conscious Americans 美国人的时间观念 Individualism (个人主义) Equality (平等) Informality (不拘礼节) Friendships Time Consciousness Individualism (个人主义) Most Americans see themselves first as individuals and then as a member of a community, family or other groups.? Some people from other countries view this as being “selfish”. Others view it as freedom from constraints (约束). 大多数美国人认为自己首先是个人，然后作为一个社区的成员，家人或其他团体。一些来自其他国家的人认为这是“自私”。其他的认为这是自由的约束。 2. Equality (平等) and Informality (不拘礼节) Most Americans treat each other in informal ways, even in the presence of great differences in age or social standing.? Some see this as a “lack of respect”.? Others see it as a healthy lack of concern for social ritual (礼仪). 大多数美国人以非正式的方式对待彼此，即使在存在的年龄或社会地位的差异。一些人认为这是“缺乏尊重”。另一些人认为它是健康的但缺乏社会礼仪。 3.Friendship Friendships are often less intense and shorter than those among people from many cultures.?Americans often seem very friendly at first, even when you first meet them. This friendliness does not usually mean that the American is looking for a deeper relationship. 友谊和那些来自许多文化的人相比通常不是那么热情和短暂。美国人通常看起来很友好，甚至当你第一次见到他们。这种友谊通常不意味着美国人正在寻找更深层的关系。 4.Time Consciousness Americans are slaves to nothing but the clock it has been said. Time is treated as if it were an almost tangible entry. In their language, there are words 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 can not be replaced. They want every minute to count. 有这样一种说法，即：美国人是钟表的奴隶。对他们干说，好像时间就是一个几乎看得见的通道。在他们的语言中，就有一些同时间有联系的词：时间可以安排、节省、浪费、侵占、消磨和节减等。美国人还对时间收费。他们认为时间是一项珍贵商品。许多美国人对一生时间的短促相当敏感。一个人的沙漏计时器中的沙子一旦流走了，那是无法弥补的。他们要让每分钟都有价值。 Since people value time highly, they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain courtesy point. This affects the matter of patience. In the American system of values, patience is