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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.TimeiscomparedtowaterTimeandtidewaitfornomanTimelostis
2、neverfoundagain“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昨天今天明天昨天今天明天Tim
3、e’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》）Springalternates
4、withautumn.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AwitheredtreecomestolifeagainAmericansbelie
5、vetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.SubjectivetimeandobjectivetimeAmericansseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,"Timeismoney."
6、AmericansenseoftimeshortagedeadlinesplansappointmentspocketplannerscalendarsaccountingsontimeintimetimemanagementstimetablesagendasschedulesAmericansseemtiedtotheclock.TheBlockbusterAmericanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorw
7、eeksinadvance.Oncethetimeisfixed,ittakesalmostanemergencytochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesoci
