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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesihavelongsincenoticedabigdifferencebetweenchinesecultureandamericanculture.manychineseathleteschoosetoputthecountryfirstwhenafamilymemeberfallsillorpassesaway.evenfamilymemberswouldkeepbadnewsfromathletesuntiltheyhaveperformedtheirduties.iremember
2、readingaboutachinesesoldierwhosefatherormotherdiedbuteveryoneelseliedtohimandkepthiminthedarkaboutthedeathuntilhecarriedoutthetask.well,inamerica,itisoftenanotherstory.idon'tverymuchaboutpeopleinotherfields,butamericanathletes,forexample,nbaplayers,oftendeclinetoplayforthenation.teamswouldw
3、illinglyletplayersgohomeifafamilymemberfallsill.everyonethinksitnatural.ihaveneverheardanyonecomplainaboutaplayer'sabsenceeventhoughtheabsenceledtoadefeatinakeygame.forchineseathletes,puttingthenationbeforethefamilyandindividualsisunderstandable.amomentagoiwatchedachineseolympicplayersaidin
4、atelevisioninterviewthatchinaismyeverythingwheniwearthenationaljersey.yeah.yourepresentthecountry.itisagreathonortorepresentthecountryandyouneedtodoeverythingpossibletohonorthehonor.nothingelsematters.noonehaseversaidyourmotheroryourfatherdoesnotmatter.butfathersandmothersareheardsayingwedo
5、n'tmatter.audiencemaynotbeinapositiontosayanythingifachineseathletechoosestogohomeandgiveupaninternationalgame,butmanyintheaudiencewouldprobablywonderwhytheplayerdisregardshisorherdutytothecountry.theideaofputtingthenationfirstisdeeplyrootedinourmind.loyaltytothenationanddedicationtothenati
6、onisthemostimportantthing.well,itisprobablyhardtojudgewhethersuchachoiceismorallygoodornot.well,wechinesehavesufferedalotinthepastfivethousandyears.thevaluewechinesepeopleattachtothenationissomethingthatcameintobeinginthislonghistory.oursurvivaldependsoneveryone'sselflessdedicationandloyalt
7、ytothenation.weneedtostandtogetherandsacrificeforthenation.that'stheonlywaytosurvive.itmaysoundcruel.butwehavehadthisvaluefromtheonlychoicewecouldmakeinthepast.andthisvaluemaybecomeveryimportantinthefuture.itseemsthatfamilymattersinamericamorethanfamilym
