誰偷走了我的時間
連續(xù)幾周升旗,我都“遲到”,還有很多老師像我一樣“遲到”。后來發(fā)現(xiàn)不是我們遲到了,是升旗儀式提前了(沒有通知),本來該7:30開始的升旗儀式,每每7:20就開始了。因為有些班級帶班太積極,很早就能抵達(dá)升旗地點,他們往往能受到學(xué)校表揚,后來其他班級紛紛效仿,畢竟誰都不想成為落后分子。這樣一來,升旗儀式靜悄悄提前了10分鐘。
如果學(xué)生到校后在教室里安靜地呆在教室里閱讀10分鐘,或者制定一下當(dāng)天的計劃安排,亦或是回想一下昨天的功課然后再帶隊去操場等候升旗會是什么結(jié)果?
在繁忙的當(dāng)今世界里,時間顯得更為重要。沒有人喜歡做事拖拉總是遲到 的人,也沒有人會喜歡侵犯他人時間的人。時間是什么?怎樣是合理安排時間?怎樣是惜時如金,既尊重自己的時間,又尊重他人的時間?怎樣是守時?
一個人早起靜靜地讀書學(xué)習(xí)或外出進(jìn)行鍛煉是惜時如金,如果是早早起床玩游戲則是浪費自己的時間,如果早早起來跑到鄰居家竄門不僅是是浪費自己的時間,而且是侵占他人的時間。
珍惜自己的時間,莫讓他人它事偷走我的時間;珍惜別人的時間,莫竊取他人的時間?!袄速M自己的時間等于慢性自殺,浪費別人的時間等于謀財害命?!?/p>
附:美國人眼中的時間觀念
Whatis time? Is ita thing to be saved or spent or wasted, likemoney? Or isit something we have no control over, likethe weather? Istime the same all over the world? That'san easy question, yousay. Wherever you go, aminute is 60 seconds, anhour is 60 minutes, a dayis 24 hours, and soforth. Well, maybe.But in America, timeis more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybethat's why they are fond of the expression, "Timeis money."
時間是什么?是一種像金錢一樣可以節(jié)省、花用或浪費的東西嗎?或者它像天氣那樣,是一種我們無法掌握的東西?全世界的時間是不是都一樣呢?你會說,那是一個簡單的問題,不管你去那里,一分鐘都是60秒,一小時是60分鐘,一天是24個小時,以此類推。嗯,也許是這樣吧。但是在美國,時間的意義不只是如此而已。美國人視時間為一項重要的資源,也許這就是為什么他們喜歡說「時間就是金錢」的緣故。
Because Americans believe time is a limitedresource, theytry to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attendseminars or read books on time management. It seems they all wantto organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocketplanners-some in electronic form-to keep track of appointments anddeadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of theirtime. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this viewbest: "Doyou love life? Thendo not waste time, forthat is the stuff life is made of."
美國人認(rèn)為時間是一項有限的資源,所以他們試著去愛惜時間且加以管理。美國人經(jīng)常參加有關(guān)時間管理的研習(xí)會或閱讀這方面的書籍,他們似乎都希望能把自己的時間安排得更好。專業(yè)人士隨身帶著口袋型記事本,有些甚至是電子的記事本,好隨時留意所訂的約會與工作截止日期。人們想盡辦法要在有限的時間內(nèi)擠出更多的時間來。早期的美國英雄班哲明?富蘭克林將這種想法表達(dá)得最淋漓盡致:「你愛生命嗎?如果愛就不要浪費時間,因為生命即是由時間組成的。」
ToAmericans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people'stime. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usuallycalls for an apology, andmaybe an explanation. People who are running late often call aheadto let others know of the delay. Of course, theless formal the situation, theless important it is to be exactly on time. At informalget-togethers, forexample, peopleoften arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. Butthey usually don't try that at work.
對美國人來說,守時是一種尊重他人時間的表現(xiàn)。通常若約會遲到超過10分鐘,就應(yīng)該向?qū)Ψ降狼富蚪忉屧?。知道自己會遲到的人往往會先打個電話,讓對方知道自己會晚一點到。當(dāng)然,會面場合愈不正式,精確準(zhǔn)時的重要性就愈小。舉例來說,在非正式的聚會中,人們往往會在約定時間過后30分鐘才到,不過,他們上班通常就不會這樣做。
American lifestyles show how much people respect the timeof others. When people plan an event, theyoften set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time isfixed, ittakes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come toyour house for a friendly visit, theywill usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only veryclose friends will just "drop by" unannounced.Also, peoplehesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be inbed. The time may vary, butmost folks think twice about calling after 10:00p.m.
美國人的生活型態(tài)表現(xiàn)出他們對別人的時間有多尊重。當(dāng)人們在計劃一項活動時,通常會在幾天或幾個星期前把時間定好。時間一旦決定,除非情況緊急,否則不會輕易改變。如果有人想到家里拜訪你,他們通常會先打電話過來,以確定你是否方便,只有很熟的朋友才會未經(jīng)通知就突然造訪。同時,人們也不太喜歡太晚打電話給別人,因為怕對方已經(jīng)上床睡覺了。何時才算太晚并不一定,不過,大部分的人若想在晚上10點鐘以后打電話,都會再三考慮。
Tooutsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other culturesvalue relationships more than schedules. In thesesocieties, peopledon't try to control time, but toexperience it. Many Eastern cultures, forexample, viewtime as a cycle. The rhythm of nature-from the passing of theseasons to the monthly cycle of the moon-shapes their view ofevents. People learn to respond to their environment. As aresult, theyfind it easier to "go with the flow" thanAmericans, wholike plans to be fixed and unchangeable.
對外人而言,美國人似乎很依賴時鐘;其它文化背景出身的人則看重人際關(guān)系甚于時間表。在那些社會型態(tài)中,人們不會設(shè)法去控制時間,而是去經(jīng)歷享受它。舉例來說,很多東方文化把時間視為一個周期。從季節(jié)的更替到每個月亮圓缺變化的周期,這些大自然的節(jié)奏塑造了他們對事情的看法。人們學(xué)習(xí)去因應(yīng)環(huán)境的變化,因此他們比美國人更容易視情境而作彈性的應(yīng)變;而美國人則喜歡將計劃固定好不要更動。
EvenAmericans would admit that no one can master time. Time-likemoney-slips all too easily through our fingers. And time-like theweather-is very hard to predict. Nevertheless, timeis one of life's most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half thefun.
不過連美國人都承認(rèn),沒有人能夠完全掌握時間。時間就像金錢一樣,很容易就從我們的指間溜走;時間也像天氣一樣,是很難預(yù)測的。然而,時間是生命中最寶貴的禮物之一,而拆開(這項難以掌握和預(yù)料的)禮物本身就已經(jīng)是一種樂趣了。

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