这意味着，在时间上，中国是一个以过去取向为主的社会，或者重视过去的社会。

This means that, in time, China is the one in the past, mainly the social orientation, or social importance of the past.

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戎林海先生和贾玉新先生在有关论文和著述中都指出中国人的时间观念是过去取向，英语民族是未来取向。

Both Professor Rong Linhai and Professor Jia Yuxin claimed that the Chinese seem to be past - oriented and the English future - oriented in their papers.

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