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1、ReflectionsofTimeConceptLinearextensionandcircularrotation线伸环旋Western:extension,senseoftimeshortage,futurevaluedChinese:rotation,senseoftimeabundance,pastcherished昨天今天明天Timeisariver,atorrent,awaterfall.Timeismarching,flyingandflowing.TimeiscomparedtowaterTimeandtidewaitfornomanTime
2、lostisneverfoundagain“Timeisthedevourerofeverything.”—OvidRomanPoet43B.C.EnglishPoet(1608–1674)EnglishPlaywright(1564–1616)时间是一切事物的吞食者。—奥维特“Timeisthesubtlethiefofyouth.”--Milton“Timeismostbriskandgiddy-paced.”--Shakespeare时间是窃走青春的神秘盗贼。—弥尔顿时间步伐如此迅疾,令人眼花缭乱。—莎士比亚QuotationsfromPoets昨天今
3、天明天昨天今天明天Time’sPacesWhenIwasababeandweptandslept,Timecrept;WhenIwasaboyandlaughedandtalked,Timewalked.Thenwhentheyearssawmeaman,Timeran.ButasIoldergrew,Timeflew.Soon,asIjourneyon,I'llfindtimegone.MayChristhavesavedmysoul,bythen,Amen.GuyPentreath (1902-1985)春与秋其代序。(屈原:《离骚
4、》)Springalternateswithautumn.日月光华,旦复旦兮。(《尚书大传》上卷)Thesunalternateswiththemoon;Dayscomeoneafteranothersoon.Timeislikeacircle失之东隅,收之桑榆。Whatislostatsunrisecanberegainedatsunset.—冯异Idiom:时来运转Thefavorofthetimecyclebringsgoodluck.Afterextremebadluck,comesgoodluck枯木逢春犹再发Awitheredtreecomest
5、olifeagainAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.SubjectivetimeandobjectivetimeAmericansseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefond
6、oftheexpression,"Timeismoney."AmericansenseoftimeshortagedeadlinesplansappointmentspocketplannerscalendarsaccountingsontimeintimetimemanagementstimetablesagendasschedulesAmericansseemtiedtotheclock.TheBlockbusterAmericanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeoplepl
7、ananevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorweeksinadvance.Oncethetimeisfixed,ittakesalmostanemergencytochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmor
8、ethanschedules.Inthesesoci