234. "Most people prefer restrictions and regulations to absolute freedom of choice, although they would probably deny such a preference." + D/ |- Q% q+ a
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大多数人更喜欢约束和规则,而不是绝对自由的选择权,尽管他们可能会否认这样的倾向。
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$ |: l! I) |- M U1. History informs us that attempts to quell basic individuals freedoms—of expression, of opinion and belief, and to come and go as we please—invariably fail; however, reasonable constraints on freedom are needed to protect freedom—and to prevent a society from devolving into a state of anarchy where life is short and brutish.
( y0 Q: w5 ~- }2 p, c) \2. Our preference for constraining our own freedom of choice is evident on societal level as well as on individual level. 2 k: [2 x& M4 R
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235. "Most people are taught that loyalty is a virtue. But loyalty--whether to one’s friends, to one’s school or place of employment, or to any institution--is all too often a destructive rather than a positive force."
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大多数人被告知忠诚是一种美德。但是无论是对朋友、对学校、对单位还是对任何机构,忠诚时常都是弊大于利的。 : W; @1 B# d& ~6 T% ~* q5 H W3 z
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2. On the other hand, if misguided or overextended loyalty can amount to divisive and destructive force.
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236. "Encouraging young people to believe that they can accomplish great things if they try hard enough is both misleading and potentially harmful." , Z( r* ?1 g3 |) [) W% _
鼓励年轻人们相信只要他们努力就能够完成伟大的事情,这样做不仅仅是在误导而且存在着潜在的危害性。 8 T0 x9 M* r) P
- h9 Q: c9 C$ A9 u- s1 ZEncouraging young people to believe that they can accomplish great things does more good than harm to them. ) _# b- b1 a3 A4 j4 ~
1. No one knows much he or she can achieve before trying.
6 `2 L, `9 m) |) c$ h: w2. Encouraging young people to believe that they can accomplish great things gives them confidence, which helps to bring out their potential. 2 J* Y [; W) y4 `* \) \
3. Some of them may finally get frustrated because not every one can accomplish great things; however, every one will make progress through doing their best. 8 S0 y) y- K( B, J8 d$ |
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