Chapter Six - The American View of Human Beings: gc nhn ca ngi M v nhn sinh

Human Nature: bn cht con ngi

bng b qu c di xung trang di. lp bng cho mom d nhn. Yu mom. Dng l con search thm

112. Nobody is Khng ai l hon ho.

perfect.
Mi ngi u c nhng thiu st. y c s dng nh l mt ci c bo
cha cho mt sai lm nh c thc hin.

113. To err is human. khng ai l hon ton khng mc sai lm, nhn v thp ton.

Tng t nh cu tc ng trc . ("Err" c ngha l lm cho mt sai

lm.) Cu ni ny i khi c m rng vi cm t, To forgive is divine, c
ngha l, ngi bnh thng phm li l iu bnh thng v thn thnh (hoc
ging nh c Cha Tri) s tha th H.

114. Theres many a C rt nhiu phiu gia ly v mi. ???- Hng hiu
slip between the cup and
the lip. Dch theo ngha Ting Vit: ''mi sp k n ming chn ri m vn c
th b mt''

iu ny cp n mt k hoch i sai. Khi ung ru t cc, ngi ta

c nh a tt c vo ming, nhng iu ny khng phi lc no cng xy
ra.

K hoch l tt, nhng n vn c th tht bi.

115. Boys will be boys N ch l tr con thi m!

Con ngi s hnh ng theo bn nng, bao gm c s lu c / tinh nghch.

iu ny i khi c s dng miu t nhng ngi v trch nhim nhng
khng qu nghim trng ca ngi n ng. Mt ngha khc, cu ny din t
mt ngi n ng trng thnh nhng hnh x nh mt thng nhc.

116. When the cat's Khi con mo i \ chut s chi.???

away, the mice will play.
Ch vng nh g mc ui tm.

Vng ch nh g vc niu tm???

Mi ngi s tn dng mt tnh hung nu c th. Nhn vin s li bing

nu ngi gim st khng theo di h. Mt a con trai hoc con gi tui teen
c th t chc mt ba tic linh nh nh trong mt ngy cui tun khi cha
m ra khi th trn.

117. Better the devil Con qu m bn bit d di ph hn con qu bn khng bit.

you know than the devil
you don't. Tt hn l chi vi qu lnh hn l lm quen vi vi qu d

ma quen hn qu l

Cu ny dng khuyn khi phi chn gia tnh hung kh khn

nhng bn tng bit v mt rc ri mi gp, hy chn ci m c
kinh nghim v tnh hung cha bit r c th tr nn t hn. Th tho
thun vi mt ngi hoc mt iu g bn bit r, d l khng thich,
vn hn l vi mt ngi mi m bn cha bit g v h.

Con ngi ni chung khng ng tin cy. Do , i ph vi mt ngi quen

thuc hoc tnh hung bit s tt hn l mt ngi/tnh hung khng r.
Bng cch bn bit phi trng chng, v bn c th t bo v mnh tt hn.

118. One bad apple Mt tri to xu c th lm hng c thng.

can spoil the whole
barrel. "con su lm ru ni canh"

Khng lin kt vi nhng ngi xu. H c th lm hng bn nh mt qu to

thi lan sang nhng tri to bn cnh khi t trong thng

119. The grass is C lun xanh hn phia bn kia ca hng ro.

always greener on the
other side of fence. => ng ni ny trng ni n

Mi ngi khng bao gi hi lng vi nhng g h c. H lun mun nhng

g ngi khc c.

Bi tham kho v hin tng chi ch trong cu ny:

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120. Keeping up with Lun mun mnh theo kp ngi khc, c c nhng th h c, thnh cng
the Joneses. mc nh h.

iu ny c ngha l mua nhng th m bn thy hng xm ca mnh mua.

Bng cch bn trng ging nh thnh cng ca h. (Jones l mt ci tn rt
ph bin. The Honese c ngha l" hng xm ".

Hoa K "Quan im v Con ngi ca ngi M cho rng tt c mi ngi u phm phi sai lm.

Chng ta c th gi mt lng t trng lnh mnh m khng ngh rng chng ta l hon ho. Nhng chng
ti khng th gi quan im nu chng ti ngh rng chng ti v c bn l xu. Chng ti cho l
self-preservation and self-expression : bn nng s sinh tn v s t biu hin.

Chng ta nh ngha iu xu l nh gy hi. Mt ngi c c k hoch lm hi ngi khc v thch

lm vic . Nu bn nng s sinh tn v s t biu hin.ca chng ta c hi cho ai mc d chng ta
khng c nh , khng phi l ci c. l cuc sng. Chng ti c th hoc khng th cm thy
xu v n. Chng ti c th hoc khng th lm g b p cho thit hi. Nhng chng ta khng lm
gim lng t trng ca chng ta, v chng ta khng thy nhng thit hi nh vy l tai ha.

C mt nghch l trong vn ho M ti thi im ny. Americans xem xt s ch k l rt xu, nhngtnh

t li self-interest (bao gm c lng t trng, t cung t cp, t bo v, t th hin) l rt tt. Tuy
nhin, tnh t li v s ch k gn nh l mt. Lm th no duy tr mt s phn bit gia hai th ?

l mt cu hi rt th v mc d nhiu ngi trong s chng ta khng ngh v n. Chng ta c th ni

ngi ch k s khng bao gi quan tm n ngi khc. Mt ngi c tnh t li lnh mnh s nghin
cu k mt vn trc khi hnh ng. Hoc h c th ni : tnh t li l mt dng ch k c khai
sng . Mc d chng ta khng c gng buc ti, nhiu ngi trong chng ta vn ngh tnh t li v tnh
ch k khng hn ging nhau.

DANGER

Nu bn l ngi M, hy ch n nhng rc ri v vn ho y

Mt trong nhng s khc bit c bn v nguy him nht gia cc nn vn ha l nhng g h s bo cha
v l do ti sao. Ngi M sng trong cc nn vn ho khc c xu hng t bo cha cho hnh vi m nn
vn ho a phng cho l khng th tha th.

T biu hin, c xem nh l mt quyn c bn ca ngi M, c th khin chng ta gp phi mi rc

ri. "That the way I am - ti l nh th . c th d dng mang li cu tr li, " khng phi l cch
chng ta lm vic y." Thng thng n c th khin ngi dn a phng rt ra khi chng ti, v
khng ni g c.

Chng ta ri vo nhng tnh trng kh x ny bi v chng ta tng xua ui nhng hnh ng ca

chng ta nu chng ta khng c gy hi. Trong vn ho khc m chng ta phi hc nh gi hnh
ng ca mnh bi nhng th gy hi ngi khc gy ra cho mnh, d c hay khng..

(Cn 2 phn nh trong chng 6 l tui tc v gii tnh. Mai lm)