Most of us toggle between different time orientations.

Eoin：我们大多数人在不同的时间取向之间切换。

Our time orientation is how much we think about and value our past, our present, and our future.

再说一次：我们的时间取向是我们对过去、现在和未来的思考和重视程度。

So back to what affects our time orientation more broadly.

Eoin：回到更广泛地影响我们时间取向的因素。

She tries not to label any time orientation as good or bad. People tend to do that.

丽贝卡：她尽量不给任何时间取向贴上好或坏的标签。人们倾向于那样做。

Dr. Amir found differences in time orientations. The Schuar children in more remote areas are more present oriented.

丽贝卡：阿米尔博士发现了时间取向的差异。偏远地区的 Schuar 儿童更注重当下。

We've talked a lot about the individual, but the environment also influences what time orientation we have and what decisions we make.

Eoin：我们已经谈了很多关于个人的问题，但环境也会影响我们的时间取向和我们做出的决定。

So why is our time orientation fluid? Dr. Amir doesn't know for sure. But it could be because humans are just pretty adaptable.

丽贝卡：那为什么我们的时间取向是流动的？阿米尔博士不确定。但这可能是因为人类的适应能力很强。

Anthropologists try to study people across all cultures, not just the WEIRD ones. Dr. Amir looks at how our cultural environments shape our time orientations.

Eoin：人类学家试图研究所有文化的人，而不仅仅是奇怪的人。阿米尔博士着眼于我们的文化环境如何塑造我们的时间取向。