Americans think a lot about time. From childhood they learn to value (珍惜) time. As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed(借) time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge(知识). Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with activities . In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time brings them money, comforts (舒服) and progress (进步). But sometimes they also hate（恨） time, for they feel they have become servants of the clock.
