相比较而言，对美国人来说，时间观念是冷酷的，难以改变的，它应该被划分为

In comparison, for Americans, the concept of time is cold and difficult to change. It should be divided into a series of different time lengths. Their consideration of time can be accurate to one minute or one second. Once a plan is made, it cannot be changed. Various things must be completed within the specified time, and life must be strictly controlled by time. The fixed schedule determines what to do first, then what to do, and what to do at the last minute. If a person is a few minutes late for an appointment, for whatever reason, he should clearly recognize this and make a sincere apology because he has disrupted other people's schedules.

For Americans, by contrast, the concept of time is cold and hard to change, and it should be divided into a series of different lengths of time. Their consideration of time can be accurate to one minute or a second, once the plan can not be changed, all kinds of things have to be completed within the prescribed time, life is also subject to strict control of time. A fixed schedule determines what to do first, what to do, and what to do at the last minute. If a person is a few minutes late for a date, for whatever reason, he should be aware of this and make a sincere apology for disrupting other people's schedules.

Comparatively speaking, for Americans, the concept of time is cold and hard to change. It should be divided into a series of different lengths of time. Their consideration of time can be accurate to one minute or one second. Once they have made a plan, they can't change it. All kinds of things should be completed within the specified time, and life should be strictly controlled by time. A fixed schedule determines what to do first, then, and at the last minute. If a person is a few minutes late for an appointment, no matter what the reason, he should be aware of this and make a sincere apology, because he has disturbed other people's schedule.<br>