在美国人的生活中,有两样东西他们特别节省:时间和人力。有这样一种说法:美国人是钟表的奴隶。对他们来说,时间就好像是一个几乎看得见的通道。在他们眼中,时间可以节省、安排、浪费、消磨等。美国人还对时间收费,他们认为时间是一种珍贵的商品。由于非常珍惜时间,所以他们不喜欢那些浪费别人时间的人。通常情况下,美国人不会在轻松随意的气氛中通过长时间的 In American life, there are two things that they save especially: time and manpower. There is such a statement: Americans are watch slaves. To them, time is like an almost visible passage. In their eyes, time can save, arrange, waste, kill and so on. Americans also charge for time, and they think time is a precious commodity. Because they value their time very much, they do not like those who waste their time. Often, Americans do not pass long hours in a casual atmosphere