"High-profile awards such as the Nobel Prize are actually damaging to society because they suggest that only a few people deserve such recognition." 3 l# E0 n6 R# P0 P
8 Y5 h4 L( b1 J, P9 \最高荣誉比如诺贝尔奖实际上是在损害社会,因为这种奖项在暗示只有少数人才配得上这样的荣誉。
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The fact that only a few people deserve high-profile awards is insufficient evidence to suggest that such awards are damaging to society. ( t& b+ |8 T% b
1. Undoubtedly, high-profile awards suggest that only a few people deserve such recognition. 7 P6 U7 Q- M p1 F, f* W
2. What is significant is that high-profile awards point out the right directions in which all individuals in particular fields should make efforts. ) V3 @! r2 U, \' a* \
3. To make sure that high-profile awards serve the right purpose of society, it is imperative that the rules of the awards be fair and strictly adhered to.
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少数和多数,精英和大众
$ H0 u' b$ u' ^! O3 p7 ?"People have been so encouraged by society to focus on apparent differences that they fail to see meaningful similarities among ideas, individuals, and groups." : M, l" |& p. H5 H4 ~
* h- Z/ T1 ~3 M" f人们被社会鼓励而将注意力集中于显而易见的差异上,以至于人们已经无法看到各种理念、个人和群体之间的有意义的相似。
' i# k6 Y( p& u/ z* p0 ]1 Y' }People in different cultural environments would respond differently to this statement.
3 _: Q3 K' n& Q- |! f1. On the one hand, western cultures tend to focus on differences among ideas, individuals and groups. / { H1 {$ H' z5 u9 Q+ }2 `6 _% o+ X
2. The danger of traditional societies, on the other hand, is to ignore differences forcing individuals and groups to conform to one authority.
9 w. Z0 o& l" i( O( T6 Q O1 S3. A healthy attitude is to be sensitive to both differences and similarities.
/ H# q' |: Z$ i: R统一和差异 |