晨讀英語美文100篇六級How Germans See Others

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:02.00]Passage 44. How Germans See Others [00:07.69]The Germans generally adore England and have suffered in the past from unrequited love. [00:13.92]England used to be the ultimate role model with its amazingly advanced political, [00:19.50]social, industrial and technological achievements. [00:23.33]The Germans regard the English as being very nice and mostly harmless,almost German. [00:29.02]They admire Americans for the (un-German) easygoing pragmatism [00:34.16]and dislike them for their (un-German) superficiality. [00:37.67]For the Germans,the United States is the headmaster in the school of nations, [00:43.03]and accord due respect if not always affection. [00:46.85]Germans are strong believers in authority. [00:50.03]If you know how to obey, then you can also be a master runs the refrain. [00:55.06]With the Italian Germans have a close understanding [00:59.33]because they have so much history in common. [01:01.95]Through wars, invasion and other forms of tourism, [01:05.89]a deep and lasting friendship has been established. [01:09.56]Italian art treasures, food and beaches are thoroughly appreciated. [01:14.48]There is also a connection arising from the fact that [01:18.31]Italy and Germany both achieved nationhood in the last century, [01:22.03]and are still not entirely sure that this was a good thing. [01:26.08]The French are admired for their sophisticated civilization, [01:30.45]and pitied for their inferior culture. [01:33.19]The French may have higher spirits, but the Germans have deeper souls. [01:37.89]Despite this, Francophilia is widespread among Germans, [01:42.38]especially those living close to the French border. [01:45.66]Like a wistful child looking over the garden fence, [01:49.17]Germans envy Mediterranean people for more relaxed attitudes, cultural heritage and warm climate. [01:55.84]But only when they are on holiday. [01:58.14]The only people to whom the Germans readily concede [02:01.53]unquestioned superiority of Teutonic virtues are the Swiss. [02:05.25]No German would argue their supremacy in the fields of order, [02:09.84]punctuality,diligence, cleanliness and thoroughness. [02:13.88]They have never been to war with the Swiss. [02:16.51]If experience has taught them one thing, [02:19.25]it is that there is not future outside the community of nations. [02:23.40]No other nation has a stronger sense of the importance of getting along with others. [02:28.77]Tolerance is not only a virtue, [02:31.17]It’s a duty.

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