数量观念美国文明中,物质文明占很大的比重。在美国人看来,生活舒适是理所当然的事情。为此,他们常常怀着一种优越感看待那些生活水准低于他们的人。从相当程度上讲,美国人倾向于以数量来评价几乎所有一切事物。当问及一个人的价值时,美国人通常指的是可以用数字来计量的价值,譬如此人受了几年教育,有了几年的工作经验,几次受过奖励,以及年薪多少等,似乎由这些数字累积起来的量足以反映出包括性格、个性、道德、习性等在内的一切问题。当问及一个企业的成功与否, Quantity concept In the American civilization, material civilization accounts for a large proportion. For Americans, living comfort is a matter of course. For this reason, they often look at those who live below their standard of living with a sense of superiority. To a large extent, Americans tend to evaluate almost everything in terms of quantity. When asked about the value of a person, Americans usually refer to values ​​that can be measured by numbers. Such people have been educated for years, have years of work experience, have been rewarded several times, and how much they have been paid. It seems that the cumulative amount of these figures is sufficient to reflect all issues including personality, personality, morality, habits, and so on. When asked about the success of a company,