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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Awitheredtreecomestolifeagain.WESTEASTThisisaline.Thisisacircle.Thewesternbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.—BenjaminFranklinTheyseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,Timeismoney.deadlinesplansappointmentspocketplannerscalendarsaccountingsontimeintimetimemanagementstimetablesagendasschedulesWESTAmericanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorweeksinadvance.Oncethetimeisfixed,ittakesalmostanemergencytochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'ttrytocontroltime,buttoexperienceit.Chinese,forexample,viewtimeasacycle.TheyfinditeasiertogowiththeflowthanAmericans,wholikeplanstobefixedandunchangeable.TheChinesenation’sconceptoftimeisrootedinthecultureoffarmingtime;timehasacloserelationwiththenature.Timeisreallyfleeting,butitalsocircleliketheconstantlychangingoffourseasons,andthesunandthemooncyclealternately,itwillcomebacksoon;sopeopleusuallythinkthatthelosttimecouldbeback.Thiskindofviewoftimeshapedpeopleasensethattimeisrich,andalsonurturedahabitofleisureandslowlivinghabit.TimeforChineseismoreflexibleandmorehuman-centered.Forexample：TheyusuallyscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametimeTheyusuallyputinterpersonalrelationsabovethescheduleThebigshotusuallyislatecases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”.Inthiswayweshowrespectandamitytotheoldpeople,whichindicatesapasttimeorientation.PasttimeorientationButinwesterncountry,youmustusesomeeuphemism,suchas“senior”,“aged”,“veteran”，“goldenager”,“elder”,etc.AllthesereflecttheAmerican’s“future-oriented”conceptionoftimeindirectly.Theythinkthatpastthingarejustthepast,theynevertreatpastthingasagoodthing.FutureorientationWiththeaccelerationoftheChina'smodernization,andtheincreaseofforeignexchange,weareconstantlyabsorbingintheessenceoftheforeignculture,andtheconceptoftimealsograduallychanged.ThelinearsenseoftimegraduallyengagedintotheChineseculture.Meanwhile,westerners’understandingandacceptancedegreetotraditionalChinesecultureisconstantlyimproving,withtheincreaseofvariousculturalcommunication,thephenomenonofculturalfusionalsoincreased,Chineseandwesternersrespectiveincreasingexchangetheiroriginaltraditionalconceptoftimegradually.Asfortheabovephenomenon,wecandoasfollows:ChangesRespectforculturaldifferencesandreducingcommunicationbarriers.Respectculturalcustomsmutually.Abandonnationalcenter-culturalideasThankYou！