课后习题答案
themselves for solutions to problems.
（2） Chinese teachers are fearful that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired. American educators fear that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge.
unit7A
Key concepts；
1.Monochronic time : 单一时间an approach that favors linear structure and focus on one event or interaction at a time.
2.Polychronic time: 多元时间people may attend to many things happening at once in this approach to time
3.linear structure: 线性结构sequential blocks that can be organized, quantified, and scheduled.
4 . Schedule oriented:以计划为方向的 people doing one thing at a time during a specified time-period, working on a single task until it is finished.
5. People oriented:以人为方向的 do not emphasize scheduling by separating time into discrete, fixed segments.
6. Punctuality:严守时间 everyone is supposed to arrive on time when attending a formal banquet or meeting appointments.
Comprehension questions (p82)
1. What is monochromic cultures? What is polychromic cultures?
Monochronic cultures typically emphasize doing one thing at a time during a specified time-period, working on a single task until it is finished. Polychronic cultures are involved with many things at once, usually with varying levels of attention paid to each.
2. what are the different attitudes monochromic people and polychromic people hold toward time?
Monochronic people see time as being divided into fixed elements (seconds, minutes, hours, etc.), sequential blocks that can be organized, quantified, and scheduled. Polychronic people prefer not to have detailed plans imposed on them but want to make their own plans and meet deadlines in their own way.
3.What difficulties might an M-time-oriented person encounter when interacting someone who follows a P-time orientation?What kind of feelings might emerge during their meeting?
It is at least partially responsible for the reputation of American business being cut off from human beings and unwilling to recognize the importance of employees morale. Feelings of wasted time are not as prevalent or serious as in M-time culures.
4．What difficulties might a P-time-oriented person encounter when meeting someone who follows an M-time orientation?What kind of feelings might emerge during their meeting?
Nothing is solid or firm, particularly plans for the future, even