海外文化美国人的个性
<p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="other">other</span> "<span word="friends">friends</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="acquaintances">acquaintances</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="compartmentalize">compartmentalize</span>" (划分) <span word="friendships">friendships</span>, <span word="having">having</span> "<span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>", "<span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="softball">softball</span> <span word="team">team</span>", "<span word="family">family</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>", <span word="etc">etc</span>..</p><p> 美国人通常认为自己是友好的民族。然而他们的友谊往往比来自其他文化的人们更短暂，更随意。生活中只有一个亲密的朋友，对美国人来说这很常见，他们认为其它的“朋友”只是社会上的泛泛之交。这种看法或许跟美国人的流动性和美国人不喜欢依靠别人的实际情况有关。他们往往将朋友关系划分为“工作朋友”、“运动朋友”、“家庭朋友”等。</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="brusque">brusque</span> (无礼的) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="insult">insult</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="intended">intended</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="impatience">impatience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hesitate">hesitate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> "<span word="American">American</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p>
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