美國人常掛在嘴邊的30句體現(xiàn)其文化及價值觀

1、1YoucantarguewithsuccessThoughyoumaytellsomeonetheyaredoingsomethinginawrongway,youhavetostopcriticizingthemiftheirmethodworks.2NothingsucceedslikesuccessLikemoneyinasavingsaccount,successseemstocompounditself.Apersonwhohasasmallsuccessexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.3TheendjustifiesthemeansItdoes

2、notmatterhowyousucceed.Anymethodisallrightifitworksforyou.Thisproverbisnotalwaysaccepted.Oftenonehearstheopposite,theenddoesntjustifiesthemeans.4Ifyoucantbeatthem,jointhemIfyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.Alwaysadaylateandadoll

3、arshortAcriticismofapersonwhoneversucceeds.Thefailuresmaynotbedrasticbutthepatternofsmallfailuresisannoyingtoothers,especiallyintwoareasthatAmericansvalueashighlyastimeandmoney.OnethingatatimeConcentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.Wellcrossthatbridgewh

4、enwecometoitWewillnotdiscussorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.DontputthecartbeforethehorseDothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpressyourbossbeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Dontaskfortheraisefirst.AllsfairinloveandwarDonottrustarivaloranenemyatall.H

5、isorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.WheninRomedoastheromansdoFlexibilityleadstosuccessinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisit

6、ing.EasydoesitSomethingsrequiregentlenessforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.ForcemaycausedamageThebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfallDonotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.(thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.)AlliswellthatendswellIfwecancome

7、toasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalongtheway.GoforitGoaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Dontworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb-Godprovidesfoodtoeverybird,buthewontcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.15EverylittlebithelpsIfsomeoneapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencou

8、ragethegiverbyquotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountofmoneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.16LookbeforeyouleapDontjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty.17AllthatglittersisnotgoldDonotbefooledbyworthlessthingsthatseemvaluableorlookattractive.Foolsgoldisthepop

9、ularnameforakindofstonethatglitterslikegoldbutcontainsnogoldatall.CuriositykilledthecatDonotasktoomanyquestionsorbecometoocuriousaboutthings.Youmaygetyourselfintotroublelikeacatthatdoesnotseethedangerinanewsituation.DontputallyoureggsinonebasketDonotriskeverythinginoneplaceorononeproject.Divideyours

10、ourcesthatonefailurewillnotruinyou.Similartothisproverb-Donotusebothfeettotestthedepthoftheriver.DontbiteoffmorethanyoucanchewDonotattemptsomethingtoolargeforyoutohandle.ToogoodtobetureThisisoftenusedtowarnaboutadvertising.Anofferlooksgoodbutturnsouttobemisleading.FlatterywillgetyounowhereIfflattery

11、(insincerepraise)isrecognized,itwillnotsucceed.Onesometimeshearstheopposite,Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere.ThereisnosuchthingasafreelunchIfsomeoneyoudonotknowoffersyouafreelunchorothergift,watchout.Thegiftmaybeamethodofgettingsomethingfromyou.PridegoesbeforeafallDonotbeover-confidentandcareless.Yourci

12、rcumstancesmaychangequicklyandtheemptinessofyourbraggingwillbeexposed.BettersafethansorryItisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly.WinningisnteverythingOnemayenjoytheprocessofplayingagamewhetheronewinsornot.Thistraditionalproverbisnowoftenheardintheoppositeform,Winningisnteverything.Itstheonlything!TimewilltellWaitandseehowsomethingwillworkout.Donttrustapersonorthingtoomuchrightnow.28TheburnedchildshunsfireSomeoflifeslessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayforamistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.29ThereareotherfishintheseaThereareopportunities!