stereotype n. 刻板印象;v. 形成刻板印象
We all love to stereotype. We love to cast forth oversimplified ideas about certain groups.
我們都很容易形成刻板印象,喜歡用一些過于簡單的概念對特定的群體下定義。
have the guts to do sth
有勇氣做某事
put a label on sth/sb
給某人/某事貼標(biāo)簽兒
prejudice (Latin) pre: in advance + judice: judgement
back and forth
一來一回
Americans are usually seen as very positive and optimistic people.
美國人常常被認(rèn)為很積極樂觀。
Many Americans feel that Chinese people in both America and China cannot drive as well as Americans can.
很多美國人覺得中國人開車開得不好。
Americans are not serious about relationships.
美國人對待感情關(guān)系很隨意。
America is also seen as a workaholic country. America often shows its arrogance towards other countries and is at times culturally insensitive.
Some people also think that Americans are too clean and many of my European friends who come to America say "everything smells like soap!"
美國人常常被認(rèn)為是工作狂,傲慢自大,對其他國家文化不太敏感不夠尊重。還有人覺得美國人太愛干凈,一切聞起來都是肥皂的味道。
sth has a grain of truth.
某事有些道理。
Chinese are smart only because they study or work so hard.
中國人都是因?yàn)槌壟Σ艜雌饋砟敲绰斆鳎?br />Chinese all know martial arts.
中國人都會武術(shù)。
Chinese Girls Are Easy For Foreigners.
中國女孩子對于外國人來說很容易得手。