Asians do not 【see time as racing away unutilized】

[opooo]

Please help me analyze the sentence structure.

question: Is 'racing away' an adverb？ Why can it be used in conjunction with 'unutilized' directly？

The original text is as follows:
Asians do not 【see time as racing away unutilized】 in a linear future, but coming around again in a circle, where the same opportunities, risks and dangers will represent themselves when people are so many days, weeks or months wiser. As proof of the veracity of the cyclical nature of time, how often do we (in the West) say “If I had known then what I know now, I would never have done what I did”?

 

[Barque]

"Away" is an adverb.

Why can it be used in conjunction with 'unutilized' directly？

What do you mean by that?

It's a common structure. For instance: He went away disappointed.

 

[emsr2d2]

Please help me analyze the sentence structure.

question: Is 'racing away' an adverb? Why can it be used in conjunction with 'unutilized' directly？

The original text is as follows:
Asians do not see time as racing away unutilized in a linear future, but coming around again in a circle, where the same opportunities, risks and dangers will represent themselves when people are so many days, weeks or months wiser. As proof of the veracity of the cyclical nature of time, how often do we (in the West) say “If I had known then what I know now, I would never have done what I did”?

Note my changes above. I deleted "not a teacher" from your first post - you only need to write that if you're trying to respond to another learner. I have improved your thread title - titles must include some/all of the sentence you're asking us to look at. There is no need to precede your question with "Question:". Just ask the question!

You must provide the source of the quote. Please tell us where you found it and the name of the author.

 

[opooo]

Okay, thanks a lot!
This passage comes from The Use of Time by Richard D. Lewis.

 

[opooo]

"Away" is an adverb.


What do you mean by that?

It's a common structure. For instance: He went away disappointed.

I see, ‘unutilized’ turned out to be an adverbial word.