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English speakers tend to think of time as going from behind to ahead, whereas Chinese speakers think of time as going from top (上) to bottom (下). It's hard to b
by vorg 14y ago
English speakers tend to think of time as going from behind to ahead, whereas Chinese speakers think of time as going from top (上) to bottom (下). It's hard to break the habit of saying "next week"(下个星期) in Chinese when I mean "last week", and many Chinese speakers have a similar problem. In fact, I'd say English-speakers' primary metaphor for time is climbing a mountain, indicating working to move forward in time, making us more likely to save.
- free652 14y agoActually I am not getting these concepts at all. Time doesn't move at all. Feb 23 2013 7:32:14AM is always at the same spot.
- JBiserkov 14y agoThe value Feb 23 2013 7:32:14AM never changes, but the result of the function now() does change from time to time. I don't know if the above makes any sense to you. http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Value-Values http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Value-Values
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