中西方时间观念的不同英文文化PPT课件.pptx

Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,11/7/2009,#,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Passage 1 Time-conscious Americans,Answer the questions on Page 9,Find out the sentences which describe Americans conception and use of time.,Americans save time carefully.(Para.1),Americans attitude towards time and how they try to save time,in daily life and in business(Paras.2-7),Time is a precious,source.(Para.2),Americans save,time in their,daily life.(Para.3),Americans save,time in doing,business.(Para.4),Americans produce,labor-saving devices,in order to save,time.(Paras.5-7),It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a,problem or fulfill a job successfully with speed in the US.(Para.8),_,_,_,_,Way 1,Way 2,Way 3,Way 4,They treat time seriously.,They do everything in a hurry.,They start talking business quickly.,They use modern devices to communi-,cate with each other efficiently.,Para.27,2.The ways Americans save time include:,Monochronic and Polychronic Time,Monochronic time:,events scheduled as separate items,which is,characterized as linear,tangible and divisible.,Polychronic time:,involvement in several things at once,which is less tangible.,real,M-Time Culture:,North Europe and North America,One thing at a time,Social and business life,even sexual,life is schedule-dominated,Time is compartmentalized.,Intruding on the time of the next,person is a sign of egocentricism and,bad manners.,P-Time Culture,Middle East and Latin America,Appointments are not taken seriously,and are frequently broken.,Plans may be changed right up to the,minute of execution.,A professional participate in several,fields at once.,。