去美国访问的人经常带回报告说,大多数美国人对他们友善、好客、乐于助人。公平地说,人们对加拿大和加拿大人也有这样的评论。最好应该视其为北美普遍存在的现象。

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问题     去美国访问的人经常带回报告说,大多数美国人对他们友善、好客、乐于助人。公平地说,人们对加拿大和加拿大人也有这样的评论。最好应该视其为北美普遍存在的现象。当然也有例外,在美国,心胸狭隘的官员、举止粗鲁的招待以及缺乏教养的出租车司机也并不罕见。但由于人们常得出上述结论,那就值得议论一番了。
    在过去很长一段时间,在美国很多地方,旅行者的到来对沉闷的生活有着调节作用。那时人们居住相距遥远、沉闷、孤寂是普遍存在的问题。陌生人和旅行者很受欢迎,能给他们带来消遣娱乐,同时还带来了外部世界的消息。
    拓荒者面对的严酷生活现实也促成这一好客传统。独自旅行时,如果没有了食物,受了伤或生了病,通常只能向最近的小屋或村落求助。对旅行者来说,这不是选择的问题,对当地来说,这也并非出于要行善的一时冲动。它反映了日常生活的严酷性:如果你不接纳他,那他再找不到别人了。请记住,没准儿哪天你也会面临相同的处境。

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答案     A report consistently brought back by visitors to the U. S. is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the U. S.. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.
    For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.
    The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn’ t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.

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