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1、Unit1OnewayofsummarizingtheAmericanpositionistostatethatwevalueoriginalityandindependencemorethantheChinesedo.Thecontrastbetweenourtwoculturescanalsobeseenintermsofthefearswebothharbor.Chineseteachersarefearfulthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired;thereis,ont
2、heotherhand,nocomparablehurrytopromotecreativity.Americaneducatorsfearthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge;ontheotherhand,skillscanbepickeduplater.However,Idonotwanttooverstatemycase.ThereisenormouscreativitytobefoundinChinesescientific,technologicalandar
3、tisticinnovationspastandpresent.AndthereisadangerofexaggeratingcreativebreakthroughsintheWest.Whenanyinnovationisexaminedclosely,itsrelianceonpreviousachievementsisalltooapparent(the"standingontheshouldersofgiants"phenomenon).ButassumingthatthecontrastIhavedevelopedisvalid,an
4、dthatthefosteringofskillsandcreativityarebothworthwhilegoals,theimportantquestionbecomesthis:Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills?Unit2Waltonsetupacollegescholarshi
5、pfundforemployees'children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike.Hebelievedincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess."He'dsay,'Thatfellowworkedhard,let'sgivehimalittleextra,'"recallsretiredpresidentFeroldF.Arend,whowasstunnedatsuchgen
6、erosityafterthestingyemployerhelefttojoinWal-Mart."IhadtochangemywayofthinkingwhenIcameaboard.""Thereasonforoursuccess,"saysWalton,inacompanyhandout,"isourpeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Theybelievethingsaredifferenthere,buttheydeservethecredit
7、."AddscompanylawyerJimHendren:"I'veneverseenanyoneyetwhoworkedforhimorwasaroundhimforanylengthoftimewhowasn'tbetteroff.AndIdon'tmeanjustfinancially,althoughalotofpeopleare.It'sjustsomethingabouthim--comingintocontactwithSamWaltonjustmakesyouabetterperson."Makingthejourneyfrom
8、logcabintoWhiteHouseispartoftheAmericanDream.ButwhenJimmyCarterwasde
