【新視野大學英語】(第二冊)有時間意識的美國人(6/6)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2013-03-26 21:30
概述:
通常情況下,工作越重要,投入的資金、精力和注意力就越多,其目的是“使工作開展起來”。。。
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Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. Assignments are, consequently, given added weight by the passage of time. In the US, however, it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with speed. Usually, the more important a task is, the more capital, energy, and attention will be poured into it in order to "get it moving".
在他們看來,如果不花一定時間來處理某件事的話,那么這件事就好像是無足輕重的,不值得給予適當?shù)闹匾暋R虼?,人們覺得用的時間長會增加所做事情的重要性。但在美國,能迅速而又成功地解決問題或完成工作則被視為是有水平、有能力的標志。通常情況下,工作越重要,投入的資金、精力和注意力就越多,其目的是“使工作開展起來”。