morAl issuEs
onE oF thE virtuEs inAmEriCAn CulturE is to hElp othErs.
ChristmAs inAmEriCA mEAns DiFFErEnt things to DiFFErEnt pEoplE. to somE pEoplE,ChristmAs mEAns Brightly wrAppED pACkAgEs unDEr A DECorAtED trEE. to othErs, it mEAns FAmily rEunions AnD A wonDErFul mEAl togEthEr.ChristmAs Also mEAns lEnDing A hElping hAnD to pEoplE in nEE
D、Along with All thE huBBuB oF shopping For prEsEnts AnD sEnDingChristmAs CArDs, mAny pEoplE inAmEriCA tAkE timE to hElp othErs.
inAmEriCA AnD ArounD thE worlD,ChristmAs oFFErs mAny opportunitiEs to sprEAD "pEACE on EArth, gooD will towArD mEn". For ExAmplE, sAlvAtionArmy BEll ringErs ArE A FAmiliAr sight to mostChristmAs shoppErs. thEy stAnD outsiDE mAlls AnD storEs CollECting monEy For thE nEEDy. mAny ChurChEs AnD othEr orgAnizAtions CollECt toys AnD ClothEs AsChristmAs giFts For poor FAmiliEs. thEChristmAs spirit EnCourAgEs pEoplE to hElp EACh othEr in mAny lArgE AnD smAll wAys.
thE spirit oF hElping othErs isn’t limitED toChristmAs. howEvEr,AmEriCAns hElp othErs yEAr-roun
D、CiviC CluBs suCh As thE lion’sCluB, thEElk’sCluB AnD thE rotAryCluB tAkE pArt in loCAl Community projECts. mAny orgAnizAtions Exist just to hElp othErs. thE mAkE A wish FounDAtion givEs tErminAlly ill ChilDrEn A ChAnCE to hAvE thEir DrEAm ComE truE. hABitAt For humAnity hElps poor pEoplE BuilD thEir own housEs.AnD BEsiDEs supporting worthy CAusEs with thEir monEy, thousAnDs oFAmEriCAns DonAtE thEir timE By sErving As voluntEErs in hospitAls, homElEss shEltErs AnD sChools.
AnothEr virtuEAmEriCAns rEspECt is pErsEvErAnCE.
rEmEmBErAEsop’s FABlE ABout thE turtlE AnD thE rABBit thAt hAD A rACE thE rABBit thought hE CoulD win EAsily, so hE took A nAp.But thE turtlE FinAlly won BECAusE hE DiD not givE up.
CompAssion mAy BE thE quEEn oFAmEriCAn virtuEs. thE story oF "thE gooD sAmAritAn" From thEBiBlE DEsCriBEs A mAn who showED CompAssion. on his wAy to A CErtAin City, A sAmAritAn mAn FounD A poor trAvElEr lying on thE roA
D、thE trAvElEr hAD BEEn BEAtEn AnD roBBE
D、thE kinD sAmAritAn, instEAD oF just pAssing By, stoppED to hElp this pErson in nEE
D、CompAssion CAn EvEn turn into A positivE CyClE. in FAll, 1992, pEoplE in iowA sEnt truCkloADs oF wAtEr to hElp FloriDiAns hit By A hurriCAnE. thE nExt summEr, During thE miDwEst FlooDing, FloriDA rEturnED thE FAvor. in lEss DrAmAtiC wAys, millions oFAmEriCAns ArE quiEtly pAssing Along thE kinDnEss shown thEm.
in no wAy CAn this BriEF DEsCription CovEr All thE morAl vAluEs honorED ByAmEriCAns.CourAgE, rEsponsiBility, loyAlty, grAtituDE AnD mAny othErs CoulD BE DisCussE
D、in FACt,BEnnEtt’s BEst-sEllEr ovEr 800 pAgEs highlights just l0 virtuEs.EvEnBEnnEtt ADmits thAt hE hAs only sCrAtChED thE surFACE.But no mAttEr how long or short thE list is, morAl vAluEs ArE invAluABlE. thEy ArE thE FounDAtion oFAmEriCAn CulturE AnD Any CulturE.
morAl vAluEs ArE thE FounDAtion oFChinEsE CulturE.
A、rightB、wrongC、not mEntionED