美式道德
<p><span word="Moral">Moral</span> <span word="Issues">Issues</span> </p><p>美式道德</p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="morals">morals</span>? <span word="That">That</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="voices">voices</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="William">William</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Bennett">Bennett</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="edited">edited</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virtues">Virtues</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Bennett">Bennett</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="character">character</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bennett">Bennett</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span>?</p><p>美国人还有道德吗？这是个好问题。许多人坚持对与错乃是个人的意见。但是，还是有些人在呼唤美国人回到传统的道德价值里去。威廉．班奈特，前任美国教育部长，正是为了此目的而在一九九三年编辑了「美德」这本书。班奈特认为伟大的道德故事可以建造性格。班奈持这本书的成功显示了许多美国人仍然相信道德的价值。但是它们到底为何？</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="universal">universal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span>.</p><p>最开始，道德价值在美国就像在任何其它的文化一样。事实上，许多道德的观点是全球一致的。但是，不同的文化则有不同的故事和传统来教导它们。不仅如此，文化也影响了人民如何表现这些美德。</p>
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