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背诵句式是非问题分析论证句式Whereasothersocietieslooktothepastforguidance,wecastournetsforward(面向未来)Itisthebeliefinabrighterfuturethatgivesusoptimism.Eventhesedays,whennotallprogressseemspositive(nuclearweapons,airpollution,unemployment,etc.),thebeliefremainsthatforeveryproblemthereisarationalsolution.Thejoboftheparentsistogivethechildreneveryopportunitywhiletheyaregrowingupandthengetoutoftheirway.Whatdeferencepeopleinauthoritydocommandisbasedontheiractualpowersratherthanontheirage,wisdom,ordignity.Inasocietythatchangesasfastasours,experiencesimplydoesnothavethevaluethatitdoesintraditionalsocieties.Ithastakenalongtimetoconvincethepublicthatfreeenterprisedoesnotmeanthatacompanyshouldbefreetopollutetheair,foultherivers,anddestroytheforests.Theassemblylinereducedworkerstocogsofmachineryandmadetheirjobsunutterablyboring,butitproducedgoodsfast.Foodisprepackagedandshoppingisimpersonal,buttheefficiencyoftheoperationproduceslowerpricesandlessshoppingtime.AsanAmericanisalwaysstrivingtochangehislot,heneverfullyidentifieswithanygroup.InAmerica,therearenosuchexpressionssuchasinchinawhere“thefatpiggetsslaughtered,”orinJapan,where“thenailthatsticksoutgetshammereddown.”ThisfreedomfromthegrouphasenabledtheAmericantobecome“EconomicMan”-onedirectedalmostpurelybyprofitmotive,mobileandunencumbered(不受阻碍的)byfamilyorcommunityobligations.Equippedwiththemoney,onecanacquirethetaste,style,andideasthatmarkeachclassandlaunchaquickascentofthesocialladder.Actually,personsinstatussocietieswhoaresecureintheirniches(适当的位置)areallowedmoreeccentricitythanAmericans,whorelyheavilyonsignalsthatotherpeoplelikethem.Whenhalfthepopulationgoestocollege,onecannotexpectthecollegestomaintainthesamestandardsasincountrieswhereonlytheeliteattend.JustasnoteveryJapaneseishardworkinganddeferentialtosuperiors(长者、上司),noteveryChineseisdevotedtofamily,noteveryAmericanisambitiousorpatriotic-orevenunsophisticated.Noonecouldseriouslythinkthatanyonewhogrowsuppoor,livesinabadneighborhood,andattendsaninferiorschoolhasanopportunityequaltothatofsomeonemorefavored.Americansmaynothaveachievedequality,butatleasttheyaspiretoit,whichismorethanmanyothernationscanclaim.Inmanycountries,whenjobsbecomeavailableforyoungpeopleindistantcities,whentelevisionbeginstodominatehomelife,whenready-madefoodsappearinthemarkets,thecultureappearsmore“American”-althoughtheresemblancecouldbeentirelysuperficial.Someonewholooksaroundordownappearsshifty(不可靠的)toAmericans,althoughinfactonedoesn’tstarecontinuouslyattheotherperson,butglanceselsewhereeveryfewseconds.Whenthedemandforsomethingisgreaterthanitssupply,producersandsupplierswillsensethepossibilityofmakingaprofit-theexcessofrevenuesoverexpensesistheprofit.Asthecaseillustrates,competitiontakesfourgeneralforms:purecompetition,monopoly,monopolisticcompetition,andoligopoly(少数制造商对市场的控制).Theclassicexampleofpurecompetitionoccurswithacommodity,likewheatorcorn,thathassomanyproducersthatnooneofthemcancontrolitssellingprice.Amonopolyoccurswhenonecompanyaloneoffersaparticularfoodorserviceandthereforecontrolsthemarketandpriceforit.Privaterestaurantsservegourmetfoodfor$70perperson;incentivesboostedagriculturalproduction25percentandindustrialoutput80percentinjustthreeyears;farmersareencouragedtoraiseasmuchastheycanontheirownplots,andsomebecomealmostrichintheprocess.(注意本句中分号的使用)AllthesechangesinChina’seconomiclifehavebroughtchangesinChina’ssocialandculturallifeaswell,manyofwhichunwanted.Ifproductivitymeasurestheefficiencyofaneconomy,ameasureofwhataneconomicsystemproducesisitsgrossnationalproduct(GNP),whichisthecurrentmarketvalueofallfinalgoodsandservicesthatanationproduceswithinaparticularperiod.Currentwisdomsaysthat(当前流行的看法认为)ifyouwantasuccessfulproduct,youneedfirsttoperformdetailedmarketanalysis,makingsurethatthereareplentyofpeoplewhoneedthenewproductandthatyourentryintothemarketwillbeabletogainasignificantshareofthatmarket.Startedattheturnofthecentury,3M(agiantAmericancompany)hasbeengrowingatahealthyrateofabout10percentayearanditboastsofhaving45,000productsonthemarket.AnentrepreneurissomeonelikeTomMonaghan,themanwhoafterbrusheswithbankruptcyturnedDomino’sPizzaintothenation’sfastest-growingfranchisechain.Theextenttowhichthebroadcastmediashouldbecensoredforoffensivelanguageandbehaviorinvolvesaconflictbetweenourrightasindividualstofreelyexpressourselvesandthedutyofgovernmenttoprotectitscitizenryfrompotentialharm.Althoughwemaynothaveconclusivescientificevidenceofacause-effectrelationship,ampleanecdotalevidenceestablishesasignificantcorrelation.Moreover,bothcommonsenseandourexperienceswithchildreninformusthatpeopletendtomimicthelanguageandbehaviortheyareexposedto.Thosewhoadvocateunbridledindividualexpressionmightpointoutthattherightoffreespeechisintrinsictoademocracyandnecessarytoitssurvival.Insum,itisinourbestinterestasasocietyforthegovernmenttocensorbroadcastmediaforobsceneandoffensivelanguageandbehavior.Whileindividualshaveprimaryresponsibilityforlearningnewskillsandfindingwork,bothindustryandgovernmenthavesomeobligationtoprovidethemwiththemeansofdoingso.Thesuggestedreasonfo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