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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT2页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT2页 英语六级晨读美文第44篇:HowGermansSeeOthers Passage44.HowGermansSeeOthersTheGermansgenerallyadoreEnglandandhavesufferedinthepastfromunrequitedlove.Englandusedtobetheultimaterolemodelwithitsamazinglyadvancedpolitical,social,industrialandtechnologicalachievements.TheGermansregardtheEnglishasbeingveryniceandmostlyharmless,almostGerman.TheyadmireAmericansforthe(un—German)easygoingpragmatismanddislikethemfortheir(un—German)superficiality.FortheGermans,theUnitedStatesistheheadmasterintheschoolofnations,andaccordduerespectifnotalwaysaffection.Germansarestrongbelieversinauthority.Ifyouknowhowtoobey,thenyoucanalsobeamasterrunstherefrain.WiththeItalianGermanshaveacloseunderstandingbecausetheyhavesomuchhistoryincommon.Throughwars,invasionandotherformsoftourism,adeepandlastingfriendshiphasbeenestablished.Italianarttreasures,foodandbeachesarethoroughlyappreciated.ThereisalsoaconnectionarisingfromthefactthatItalyandGermanybothachievednationhoodinthelastcentury,andarestillnotentirelysurethatthiswasagoodthing.TheFrenchareadmiredfortheirsophisticatedcivilization,andpitiedfortheirinferiorculture.TheFrenchmayhavehigherspirits,buttheGermanshavedeepersouls.Despitethis,FrancophiliaiswidespreadamongGermans,especiallythoselivingclosetotheFrenchborder.Likeawistfulchildlookingoverthegardenfence,GermansenvyMediterraneanpeopleformorerelaxedattitudes,culturalheritageandwarmclimate.Butonlywhentheyareonholiday.TheonlypeopletowhomtheGermansreadilyconcedeunquestionedsuperiorityofTeutonicvirtuesaretheSwiss.NoGermanwouldarguetheirsupremacyinthefieldsoforder,punctuality,diligence,cleanlinessandthoroughness.TheyhaveneverbeentowarwiththeSwiss.Ifexperiencehastaughtthemonething,itisthatthereisnotfutureoutsidethecommunityofnations.Noothernationhasastrongersenseoftheimportanceofgettingalongwithothers.Toleranceisnotonlyavirtue,It'saduty.

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