中西方时间观念差异 英文

.Compared with America being slaves to nothing but the clock .Chinese care a little about time going

. ComparedwithAmericabeingslavestonothingbuttheclock .Chinesecarealittleabouttimegoingby.Theconceptoftime （时 间观念） ● Inchinawordsandphrasesabouttimeareverygeneral.For ， exampleifyoudatewithsomeone,mostofChineseusedtoanswer: ， intheafternoon/atnight/afterawhileandsoon. Butinwestern,peoplehaveaverystrongconceptoftime.Ifyoudate withaforeigner,theywillaskyoutheSpecifictime,suchas:what timeshouldwemeet? ● InChinesedating,peoplewouldliketocomeinadvanceandthey thinkitsrepresentrespectandpoliteness. Westernerslikecometothedatingplaceontimeorafewminutes late,whichcangiveeachotherfullytimetoprepareandtheenough privatespace.Theythinkthatarrivingontimeshowspeoplehave goodeducation.Otherwisehewillberegardedasunreliableorisnot responsiblefortheotherpeople. MostAmericansplaceastrongemphasisonbeingontime. Theytendtoorganizetimebymeansofschedules.Timeishighly valuedandtreatedassomethingrealinAmericanculturebecauseit conveysdifferentmeaningstoAmericanpeople.Intheireyes, “ TimeandtidewaitfornomanandTimelostisneverregained ”“” As.aresult,theywanteveryminutetobeimportantandmeaningful, andtheyfirmlybelievethatnotimeshouldbewasted. Notsurprisingly,thenewcomerstoAmericafindtheAmericans seemalwaysinahurryanddoeverythingatarunningpace.Sowhat makesthenewcomersembarrassedistohavenoopportunitytosmile, converseorhaveashortexchangewithstrangersbecausethe Americansregardsuchpracticesasawasteoftime. KeepingAppointmentsandDates Itisconsideredimpoliteandinconsideratetofailtokeepan appointmentordatewithoutgivingpriornoticetotheotherperson.If youdonotplantomeettheperson,thenyoushoulddeclinethe invitation. .