TimeConscious Americans的实用学习课件.pptxVIP

TimeConscious Americans的实用学习课件; Time-Conscious Americans ;Lead-in;Are there any proverbs bound up with time in both Chinese and American cultures? ;Do you know what Americans do with time? ;Pre-reading Activities;Listen and Answer ;Compound Dictation;Compound Dictation ;Compound Dictation ;Compound Dictation ;Watch and Discuss;; What does time mean to us? ;What should we do with time? ;Text Study;课文分析 ;;;;;;Time-Conscious Americans ;Para. 2 “We are slaves to nothing but the clock, ” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count. ;Para. 3a A foreigner’s first impression of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush— often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. ;Para. 3b Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point. ; Para. 4a Many new arrivals in  the States will miss the opening  exchanges of a business call, for  example. They will miss the ritual  intera