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1、abigdifferencebetweenchineseandamericanculturesihavelongsincenoticedabigdifferencebetweenchinesecultureandamericanculture.manychineseathleteschooseto putthecountryfirstwhenafamilymemeberfallsillorpassesaway.evenfamilymemberswouldkeep badnewsfromathletesuntiltheyhave

2、performedtheirduties.irememberreadingaboutachinesesoldierwhosefatherormotherdiedbuteveryoneelseliedtohimandkepthiminthedarkaboutthedeathuntilhecarriedoutthetask.well,inamerica,itisoftenanotherstory.idon'tverymuchaboutpeopleinotherfields,butamericanathletes,forexampl

3、e,nbaplayers,oftendeclinetoplayforthenation.teamswouldwillinglyletplayersgohomeifafamilymemberfallsill.everyonethinksitnatural. ihaveneverheardanyonecomplainaboutaplayer'sabsenceeventhoughtheabsenceledtoadefeatinakeygame.  forchineseathletes, puttingthenationbeforet

4、hefamilyandindividualsisunderstandable.amomentagoiwatchedachineseolympicplayersaidinatelevisioninterviewthatchina ismyeverythingwheniwearthenationaljersey.yeah.yourepresentthecountry.itisagreathonorto representthecountryandyouneedtodoeverythingpossibletohonorthehono

5、r.nothingelsematters.noonehaseversaidyourmotheroryourfatherdoesnotmatter.butfathersandmothersareheardsayingwedon'tmatter. audiencemaynotbeinapositiontosayanythingifachineseathletechoosestogohomeandgiveupaninternationalgame,butmanyintheaudiencewouldprobably wonderwhy

6、 theplayerdisregardshisorherdutytothecountry.theideaofputtingthenationfirstisdeeplyrootedinourmind.loyaltytothenation anddedicationtothenationisthemostimportantthing. well,itisprobablyhardtojudge whethersuchachoiceismorallygoodornot.well,wechinesehavesufferedalotint

7、hepastfivethousandyears.the valuewechinesepeople attachtothenationissomething thatcameintobeinginthislonghistory.oursurvivaldependsoneveryone's selflessdedicationandloyaltytothenation.weneedtostandtogetherandsacrificeforthenation.that'stheonlywaytosurvive.itmaysound

8、cruel.butwehavehadthis value from theonlychoicewecouldmakeinthepast.andthisvaluemaybecomeveryimportantinthefuture. itseemsthatfamilymatter