时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:王强口语 第二册


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American Values

Americans sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that American values are universal ones. We can't always see that our values are actually typical American values.  Instead, we assume the things Americans value are obviously what everyone should believe in.

But we should remember the saying: when you "assume," you make an "ass 1" out of "u" and "me." We only need to look at what happens when Americans go as advisors 2 to developing countries to see how wrong our assumptions can be. Some Americans go thinking they're sharing pearls of wisdom with the backward natives about how to get things done right. They assume that stimulating 3 competition and giving financial incentives 4 for individual achievement will naturally change people's behavior and lead to success. When their projects barely get off the ground, they can't understand what went wrong. They mistakenly think that people must just be lazy or that they don't really want a higher standard of living. So the advisors wind up getting discouraged and going home, grateful to be surrounded by hardworking Americans again.

In these situations, we should realize that American values may come from America's unique position as the land of opportunity.  We are brought up with the American dream that everyone can work hard and get ahead.  But we should realize that in countries with a different history and different opportunities, other values might be more important, like avoiding conflict or saving face.



n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
n.顾问,劝告者( advisor的名词复数 );(指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
  • The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的
  • shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
  • This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 ); 刺激; 诱因; 动机
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者,提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
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abnormality of mind
amyra
auspicial
back-arc basin
ballasting system
bonaires
Borbeck
brake operating pin
brightness-transfer characteristic
bulboatrial crest
cartiibust
chain yarn
Coelodiscaceae
column move
Confusion B.
contact lenses
contrasuggestion
couta
cuprocalcite
d'alessio
damage by hoar frost
dihypercytosis
dishpan simulation
drifting movement
drilling up
duologues
duty free zone
dysadaptation
emplanes
entrepreignant
error-indicating system
euforbium
external circular spline
finely-ground fire clay
garnet laser
genus armerias
geopetal structure
geroski
giants causeway
glueder
haliotis ovina
hip born
horizontal datum
Hulmeville
icity
iliacosubfascial
information parameter of electrical signal
interchondral ligaments
justiz
kikumon
klinghagen
kubizit (analcite)
Kwakiutls
laemodonta moniliferum
Laghmān, Velāyat-e
langlay
laser-dances
linaloa
live for something
long term reactivity loss
loop expansion bend
Mangoags
mean area
Melicope
mepa
mersosin
midcommissural
minimiss
multicipital
MULTIPAC
Mérouana
negotiation support system
open fired furnace
open top can
over-modest
picks out
platinum(ii) cyanide
plook
polyadic operator
prechter
preliminary start
puerto la victoria (puerto casado)
reciprocating knife mower
regular synoptic report
remote terminal emulation
rivet pin
scarlet maple
sennelier
seven eighths
silver iodate
snippiest
spaulders
spinner culture
spondiass
star connected system
thoracic axis
tonton
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
venostasin
well-designed
wide base
Yellice