本課您將學(xué)到：view（觀點(diǎn)），in advance（事先），be fond of句型
東方人和西方人大的區(qū)別，恐怕就在于時(shí)間觀念。今天，我們就來聊聊美國人的時(shí)間觀念。
What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."
The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff（材料） life is made of."
American lifestyles（生活方式） show how much people respect（尊重） the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency（緊急情況） to change it.
Even Americans would admit that no one can master（掌控） time. Time-like money-slips（溜掉） all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very hard to predict（預(yù)料）. Nevertheless, time is one of life‘s most precious gifts. And unwrapping（撕開） it is half the fun.
【世博讀書筆記】
時(shí)間是什么？是一種像金錢一樣可以節(jié)省、花用或浪費(fèi)的東西嗎？（Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money?）或者它像天氣那樣，是一種我們無法掌握的東西？（is it something we have no control over）美國人視時(shí)間為一項(xiàng)重要的資源，（Americans see time as a valuable resource）也許這就是為什么他們喜歡說“時(shí)間就是金錢”的緣故。（that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."）
早期的美國英雄班哲明·富蘭克林將這種想法表達(dá)得淋漓盡致（expressed this view best）：“你愛生命嗎？如果愛就不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，因?yàn)樯词怯蓵r(shí)間組成的?！保╢or that is the stuff life is made of）
View這個(gè)詞，可以指窗外的“風(fēng)景”，比如：
There‘s a fine view of the lake from our hotel window.
從我們旅館的窗口可以看到湖的美麗風(fēng)光。
引申為對(duì)某件事的看法、觀點(diǎn)，比如：
東方人和西方人大的區(qū)別，恐怕就在于時(shí)間觀念。今天，我們就來聊聊美國人的時(shí)間觀念。
What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."
The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff（材料） life is made of."
American lifestyles（生活方式） show how much people respect（尊重） the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency（緊急情況） to change it.
Even Americans would admit that no one can master（掌控） time. Time-like money-slips（溜掉） all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very hard to predict（預(yù)料）. Nevertheless, time is one of life‘s most precious gifts. And unwrapping（撕開） it is half the fun.
【世博讀書筆記】
時(shí)間是什么？是一種像金錢一樣可以節(jié)省、花用或浪費(fèi)的東西嗎？（Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money?）或者它像天氣那樣，是一種我們無法掌握的東西？（is it something we have no control over）美國人視時(shí)間為一項(xiàng)重要的資源，（Americans see time as a valuable resource）也許這就是為什么他們喜歡說“時(shí)間就是金錢”的緣故。（that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."）
早期的美國英雄班哲明·富蘭克林將這種想法表達(dá)得淋漓盡致（expressed this view best）：“你愛生命嗎？如果愛就不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，因?yàn)樯词怯蓵r(shí)間組成的?！保╢or that is the stuff life is made of）
View這個(gè)詞，可以指窗外的“風(fēng)景”，比如：
There‘s a fine view of the lake from our hotel window.
從我們旅館的窗口可以看到湖的美麗風(fēng)光。
引申為對(duì)某件事的看法、觀點(diǎn)，比如：