The Germans generally adore England and have suffered in the past from unrequited and used to be the ultimate role model with its amazingly advanced political,social, industrial and technological achievements. The Germans regard the English as being very nice and mostly harmless,almost German. They admire Americans for the (un-German) easygoing pragmatism and dislike them for their the Germans,the United States is the headmaster in the school of nations, and accord due respect if not always ans are strong believers in you know how to obey, then you can also be a master runs the refrain. With the Italian Germans have a close understanding because they have so much history in ugh wars, invasion and other forms of tourism, a deep and lasting friendship has been ian art treasures, food and beaches are thoroughly e is also a connection arising from the fact that Italy and Germany both achieved nationhood in the last century, and are still not entirely sure that this was a good thing. The French are admired for their sophisticated civilization, and pitied for their inferior culture. The French may have higher spirits, but the Germans have deeper souls. Despite this, Francophilia is widespread among Germans, especially those living close to the French border. Like a wistful child looking over the garden fence, Germans envy Mediterranean people for more relaxed attitudes, cultural heritage and warm climate. But only when they are on holiday. The only people to whom the Germans readily concede unquestioned superiority of Teutonic virtues are the Swiss. No German would argue their supremacy in the fields of order, punctuality,diligence, cleanliness and thoroughness. They have never been to war with the Swiss. If experience has taught them one thing, it is that there is not future outside the community of nations. No other nation has a stronger sense of the importance of getting along with others. Tolerance is not only a virtue, It’s a duty.
德國人普遍對英格蘭人懷有好感，而且過去曾受過這份“單相思”的煎熬。英格蘭曾是世界頂級角色的典範，有著令人驚歎的先進的政治，社會，工業和技術的成就。 德國人認為英國人很友好，基本上沒有惡意，幾乎和德國人一樣。 他們欣賞美國人那種（非德國式的）悠閒隨和的實用主義，同時又討厭美國人那種（非德國式的）膚淺。對德國人來說，美國是國際學校的校長，那麼對校長即使不熱愛的話，也要給予相應的尊重。德國人是忠實的信徒。他們時常重複的一句話就是：如果你懂得如何服從的話，你也就可以成為成功之路的主人。 德國人對義大利人的瞭解頗深，因為兩國有如此相似的歷史。通過戰爭，侵略，以及各種形式的旅遊，兩國間建立了深厚而持久的友誼。義大利的藝術家，食物及海濱深得德國人的讚賞。兩國間還有一種聯絡，即義大利和德國都是在上個世紀（19世紀）取得了主權地位，而且至今都不很肯定這究竟是不是一件好事。 德國人欣賞法國人精妙深奧的文明，同時又惋惜其文化的低劣。相比之下，法國人可能精神層次較高，而德國人則有更深邃的靈魂。除此之外，有親法情緒的德國人還是很普遍的，特別是那些住在法國邊界的人。 德國人就像一群不知足的孩子，喜歡眺望花園籬笆外的`世界。他們嫉妒地中海地區的人們所有輕鬆的生活態度，文化遺產和溫暖的氣候，但那只是在他們度假時才有的心態。 德國人只肯承認瑞士毫無疑問地比他們自己更具有日耳曼民族的美德。瑞士人講究條理，守時，勤奮，清潔又嚴謹，沒有一個德國人會對他們在這些領域的至高地位持有異議。而且，他們從來沒有和瑞士人發生過戰爭。 如果以往的經驗曾經教會他們一件事，那就是：脫離國際社會就沒有前途。沒有一個國家比德國更深刻地認識到與人友好相處的重要性。寬容不僅是一種美德，它也是一種責任。這篇材料你能聽出多少？點選這裡做聽寫，提高外語水平>>
