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1、indifferentculturesTheTime“Timeisthedevourerofeverything.”—OvidRomanPoet43B.C.（吞噬者）EnglishPoet(1608–1674)“Timeisthesubtlethiefofyouth.”—Milton“Timeismostbriskandgiddy-paced.”—Shakespeare（敏锐的）（眼花缭乱的）日月光华，旦复旦兮。——《尚书大传》上卷Thesunalternateswiththemoon;Dayscomeoneafteranothersoon.俗语：枯木逢春犹再发Awither
2、edtreecomestolifeagain.WESTEASTThisisaline.Thisisacircle.Thewesternbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.—BenjaminFranklinTheyseetimeasavaluableresource.Mayb
3、ethat'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,"Timeismoney."deadlinesplansappointmentspocketplannerscalendarsaccountingsontimeintimetimemanagementstimetablesagendasschedulesWESTAmericanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorweeksinadvance.Onc
4、ethetimeisfixed,ittakesalmostanemergencytochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'ttrytocontroltime,bu
5、ttoexperienceit.Chinese,forexample,viewtimeasacycle.Theyfinditeasierto"gowiththeflow"thanAmericans,wholikeplanstobefixedandunchangeable.TheChinesenation’sconceptoftimeisrootedinthecultureoffarmingtime;timehasacloserelationwiththenature.Timeisreallyfleeting,butitalsocircleliketheconstantlych
6、angingoffourseasons,andthesunandthemooncyclealternately,itwillcomebacksoon;sopeopleusuallythinkthatthelosttimecouldbeback.Thiskindofviewoftimeshapedpeopleasensethattimeisrich,andalsonurturedahabitofleisureandslowlivinghabit.TimeforChineseismoreflexibleandmorehuman-centered.Forexample：Theyus
7、uallyscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametimeTheyusuallyputinterpersonalrelationsabovethescheduleThebigshotusuallyislatecases慢走慢用慢慢看慢慢做慢慢商量慢慢欣赏慢慢来慢慢吃EASTTheword“Lao”inChinausedtoshowrespecttothosewhoaremoreexperiencedandusuallyolder,like“LaoLi”,“LaoWang”.I
