早安英文 第564期:对中美人民的刻板印象

 

stereotype¹ n. 刻板印象；v. 形成刻板印象

We all love to stereotype. We love to cast forth² oversimplified ideas about certain groups.

我们都很容易形成刻板印象，喜欢用一些过于简单的概念对特定的群体下定义。

have the guts³ to do sth

有勇气做某事

put a label on sth/sb

给某人／某事贴标签儿

prejudice (Latin) pre: in advance + judice: judgement

back and forth

一来一回

Americans are usually seen as very positive and optimistic people.

美国人常常被认为很积极乐观。

Many Americans feel that Chinese people in both America and China cannot drive as well as Americans can.

很多美国人觉得中国人开车开得不好。

Americans are not serious about relationships.

美国人对待感情关系很随意。

刻板印象和成见

America is also seen as a workaholic country. America often shows its arrogance⁴ towards other countries and is at times culturally insensitive.

Some people also think that Americans are too clean and many of my European friends who come to America say "everything smells like soap!"

美国人常常被认为是工作狂，傲慢自大，对其他国家文化不太敏感不够尊重。还有人觉得美国人太爱干净，一切闻起来都是肥皂的味道。

sth has a grain of truth.

某事有些道理。

Chinese are smart only because they study or work so hard.

中国人都是因为超级努力才会（看起来那么聪明）

Chinese all know martial⁵ arts.

中国人都会武术。

Chinese Girls Are Easy For Foreigners.

中国女孩子对于外国人来说很容易得手。

1 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

5 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。