本课您将学到：view（观点），in advance（事先），be fond of句型

　　东方人和西方人最大的区别，恐怕就在于时间观念。今天，我们就来聊聊美国人的时间观念。

　　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（紧急情况） 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（预料）. Nevertheless, time is one of life's most precious gifts. And unwrapping（撕开） it is half the fun.

　　【世博读书笔记】

　　时间是什么？是一种像金钱一样可以节省、花用或浪费的东西吗？（Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money?）或者它像天气那样，是一种我们无法掌握的东西？（is it something we have no control over）美国人视时间为一项重要的资源，（Americans see time as a valuable resource）也许这就是为什么他们喜欢说"时间就是金钱"的缘故。（that's why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."）

　　早期的美国英雄班哲明·富兰克林将这种想法表达得最淋漓尽致（expressed this view best）："你爱生命吗？如果爱就不要浪费时间，因为生命即是由时间组成的。"（for that is the stuff life is made of）

　　View这个词，可以指窗外的"风景"，比如：

　　There's a fine view of the lake from our hotel window.

　　从我们旅馆的窗口可以看到湖的美丽风光。

　　引申为对某件事的看法、观点，比如：