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Unit7SectionA翻译1ThebeliefinthefreedomoftheindividualisprobablythemostbasicandmoststronglyheldofallAmericanbeliefs.ThemostimportantthingtounderstandAmericansisprobablytheirdevotion(深爱)toindividualism.Theyhavebeentrainedsinceveryearlyintheirlivestoconsiderthemselvesasseparateindividualswhoareresponsiblefortheirownsituationsinlifeandtheirowndestiny.Americansviewthemselvesashighlyindividualisticintheirthoughtsandactions.Theyresistbeingthoughtofasrepresentativesofanyhomogeneous(由同类组成的)group.Whentheydojoingroups,theybelievetheyarespecial,justalittledifferentfromothermembersofthesamegroup.CloselyassociatedwiththevaluetheyplaceonindividualismistheimportanceAmericansassignprivacy.Americansassumepeopleneedsometimetothemselvesorsometimealonetothinkaboutthingsorrecovertheirspentpsychologicalenergy.Americanshavegreatdifficultyunderstandingforeignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherpersonandwhodislikebeingalone.在所有美国人的信念中，最基本、最强烈的信念可能就是崇尚个人自由。要理解美国人，最重要的也许就是了解他们对个人主义的热爱。生活中他们很早就开始受到教育，把自己看成独立的个体，对人生中自己的处境以及自己的前途命运负责。美国人认为自己的思想和行为高度个性化。他们不愿被视为任何同质群体的代表。如果确实加入了群体，他们也认为自己有特别之处，与同一个群体中的其他成员有着些许的差别。与美国人对个人主义赋予的价值紧密相关的是他们对个人隐私的重视。美国人认为，人需要有自己的时间或者有时间独处，用来思考事情，或者恢复他们所消耗的心理能量。美国人很难理解那些总想与人结伴、不爱独处的外国人。2为人诚信，以和为贵是中华民族的传统美德。和的思想体现在很多方面。在处理人与人的关系上，中国传统思想主张和为贵以及家和万事兴，从而创造一个和谐的社会环境。在人与自然的关系上，人类应当学会认识自然，尊重自然，保护自然。人与人、人与社会、人与自然都需要和谐。如今，和谐发展依然是我们的治国之本和管理人才之道。随着我国社会经济和文化的发展，和的思想更加深入人心。中国正在向构建社会主义和谐社会的目标迈进。IntegrityandharmonyaretraditionalChinesevirtues.Harmonyisdemonstratedinvariousaspects.Inregardtointerpersonalrelations,traditionalChinesethoughtsholdthatHarmonyismostpreciousandAfamilythatlivesinharmonywillprosper.Aharmonioussocialenvironmentcanbecreatedbasedontheseprinciples.Asforrelationsbetweenhumanbeingsandnature,peopleshouldlearntounderstand,respectandprotectnature.Harmonyisessentialtointerpersonalrelations,relationsbetweenhumanbeingsandsociety,aswellasbetweenhumanbeingsandnature.Nowadays,harmoniousdevelopmentisstillthewayofrunningthecountryandmanagingtalentedpersonnel.WiththedevelopmentofChina'ssociety,economyandculture,theideaofharmonygoesevendeeperintopeople'shearts.Chinaisonitswaytowardthegoalofbuildingaharmonioussocialistsociety.