基礎(chǔ)英語之美國人的道德觀
基礎(chǔ)英語之美國人的道德觀
在美國人心目中，什么樣的人最值得尊重呢？今天，我們就來聊聊美國人的道德觀。
Compassion（同情心） may be the queen（女王） of American virtues（道德）. The story of The Good Samaritan from the Bible describes a man who showed compassion. On his way to a certain city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The traveler had been beaten and robbed（搶劫）. The kind Samaritan, instead of just passing by, stopped to help this person in need.
Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance（堅持不懈）. Remember Aesops fable about the turtle（海龜） and the rabbit that had a race（賽跑）? The rabbit thought he could win easily, so he took a nap（打盹）. But the turtle finally won because he did not give up. Another story tells of a little train that had to climb a steep（陡峭的） hill. The hill was so steep that the little train had a hard time trying to get over it. But the train just kept pulling, all the while saying, I think I can, I think I can. At last, the train was over the top of the hill. I thought I could, I thought I could, chugged（發(fā)出軋軋聲前進） the happy little train.
Virtues are the foundation（基礎(chǔ)） of American culture-and any culture.
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同情心，可能是美國的道德之最了。(may be the queen of American virtues)圣經(jīng)(the Bible)中的“好撒瑪利亞人”的故事，描述一個流露同情心的人。在這個撒瑪利亞人出發(fā)去某城市的途中，看到一個可憐的旅客躺在路旁。(found a poor traveler lying on the road)這旅客被鞭打、搶劫。(had been beaten and robbed)這位仁慈的撒瑪利亞人沒有視而不見，(instead of just passing by)而是停下來幫助這位處于困境中的`人。(stopped to help this person in need)
因為傳說，Good Samaritan就成了專有名詞，用來指“樂善好施的人”。
另外一個為美國人所尊崇的美德為堅忍。(perseverance)記得再龜兔賽跑這則伊索寓言(Aesop's fable)嗎？兔子以為牠可以贏的很輕松，便睡了個午覺，(took a nap)但是烏龜再最后終因不放棄而贏了這場比賽。另一個故事談到一個必須爬過陡峭山頭(a steep hill)的小火車，山頭是這么陡，以至于小火車很難爬上去，(to get over it)但是它仍不斷地爬，(the train just kept pulling)并不停地(all the while)說：“我想我能做到，(I think I can)我能做到。”最后，火車終于爬過了山頭，“我就知道我可以。(I thought I could)”這個快樂的小火車繼續(xù)往前去。
道德是美國文化──和任何其它國家的文化之基礎(chǔ)。(Virtue is the foundation of American culture-and any culture)
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