你最不喜欢美国的哪一点？
What do you dislike most about the U.S.?
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网友：美国被标榜为充满机遇的国度。对一些人来说，的确如此。但大多数人——就像那位加纳司机一样——努力工作却最终没有得到什么收获。最重要的是，尽管美国是一个移民国家，但它并没有很好地让新来者感到受欢迎。
正文翻译
What do you dislike most about the U.S.?
你最不喜欢美国的哪一点？
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Ben A. Wise, I see, I feel, I write.
An Uber driver told me something the other day that made me stop and think.
He came from Ghana 35 years ago to settle in the US.
“What do you think about America after having lived here for so long?” I asked.
前几天，一位优步司机给我讲了一件事情，让我驻足思考起来。
35年前，他从加纳来到美国定居。
我问他，“在这里住了这么久，你觉得美国怎么样?”。
An Uber driver told me something the other day that made me stop and think.
He came from Ghana 35 years ago to settle in the US.
“What do you think about America after having lived here for so long?” I asked.
前几天，一位优步司机给我讲了一件事情，让我驻足思考起来。
35年前，他从加纳来到美国定居。
我问他，“在这里住了这么久，你觉得美国怎么样?”。
They all miss the vibrancy of their home countries. Whether from Africa, South America, India, or somewhere else, they miss the colorful festivals, the sacred in the ordinary, the tight-knit family and community, the customs and tradition that make a place singular.
他们都怀念自己祖国的活力。无论他们是来自非洲、南美、印度，还是其他地方，他们都怀念那些丰富多彩的节日，怀念那些平凡中的精彩，怀念紧密联系的家庭和社区，怀念使那个地方与众不同的风俗和传统。
他们都怀念自己祖国的活力。无论他们是来自非洲、南美、印度，还是其他地方，他们都怀念那些丰富多彩的节日，怀念那些平凡中的精彩，怀念紧密联系的家庭和社区，怀念使那个地方与众不同的风俗和传统。
The US is marketed as the land of possibilities.
And for some, it is.
But most—like that Ghanaian driver—end up working very hard for little gain. On top of that, even though it’s a nation of immigrants, it doesn’t do a very good job of making newcomers feel welcome.
美国被标榜为充满机遇的国度。
对一些人来说，的确如此。
但大多数人——就像那位加纳司机一样——努力工作却最终没有得到什么收获。最重要的是，尽管美国是一个移民国家，但它并没有很好地让新来者感到受欢迎。
And for some, it is.
But most—like that Ghanaian driver—end up working very hard for little gain. On top of that, even though it’s a nation of immigrants, it doesn’t do a very good job of making newcomers feel welcome.
美国被标榜为充满机遇的国度。
对一些人来说，的确如此。
但大多数人——就像那位加纳司机一样——努力工作却最终没有得到什么收获。最重要的是，尽管美国是一个移民国家，但它并没有很好地让新来者感到受欢迎。
But in reality, it’s not. I could insert a bunch of statistics here, but a quick Google search will reveal that the US isn’t number one when it comes to a variety of metrics such as tolerance, education, and quality of life.
Far from it.
但实际上并非如此。我可以在这里插入一些统计数据，但你只要快速谷歌搜索一下就会发现，在宽容、教育和生活质量等各种指标上，美国并不是第一。
美国在这些方面远非第一。
Far from it.
但实际上并非如此。我可以在这里插入一些统计数据，但你只要快速谷歌搜索一下就会发现，在宽容、教育和生活质量等各种指标上，美国并不是第一。
美国在这些方面远非第一。
Like every human being I know, it’s deeply flawed.
“So what will you do?” I asked the driver.
“I’m going back to Ghana,” he said.
就像我认识的每一个人一样，美国也有很深的缺陷。
我问那位司机：“那你打算怎么办?”。
他说：“我要回加纳了。”
“So what will you do?” I asked the driver.
“I’m going back to Ghana,” he said.
就像我认识的每一个人一样，美国也有很深的缺陷。
我问那位司机：“那你打算怎么办?”。
他说：“我要回加纳了。”
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James Mahowald, American citizen; well, not quite.
I do like living in this country, I really do, but there are definitely a few things I would change.
I’m just gonna jump into the boiling water and say that our healthcare system really does suck. It’s freakin awful and does little to help the extremely disenfranchised, and even though the majority of Americans are insured, it’s still much too expensive.
我确实喜欢居住在这个国家，我真的很喜欢住在这里，但肯定有一些事情是让我想要改变的。
我特别想说我们的医疗系统真的很糟糕。这太可怕了，美国的医疗系统对那些被严重剥夺公民权的人几乎毫无帮助。尽管大多数美国人都有保险，但保险费用仍然太过昂贵。
James Mahowald, American citizen; well, not quite.
I do like living in this country, I really do, but there are definitely a few things I would change.
I’m just gonna jump into the boiling water and say that our healthcare system really does suck. It’s freakin awful and does little to help the extremely disenfranchised, and even though the majority of Americans are insured, it’s still much too expensive.
我确实喜欢居住在这个国家，我真的很喜欢住在这里，但肯定有一些事情是让我想要改变的。
我特别想说我们的医疗系统真的很糟糕。这太可怕了，美国的医疗系统对那些被严重剥夺公民权的人几乎毫无帮助。尽管大多数美国人都有保险，但保险费用仍然太过昂贵。
Here’s the biggie: There exist here a metric fuckton of people who are offended by literally anything. I’m not using literally lightly here; you see, for too many people, literally anything that doesn’t hit your viewpoint like the bulls-eye of a dartboard is somehow comparable to either the Nazis or the Soviets depending on which part of the political spectrum you’re on. There are two main types of these people.
在美国有个大问题:这里有一群该死的人，他们会因为任何一点小事就感觉到被冒犯了。这我可不是随便说说的;你看吧，对很多人来说，任何不符合他们观点的东西，比如飞镖上的靶心，在某种程度上都可以被认为与纳粹或苏联有关。这取决于你属于哪个政治阵营。这些人主要分为两种类型。
在美国有个大问题:这里有一群该死的人，他们会因为任何一点小事就感觉到被冒犯了。这我可不是随便说说的;你看吧，对很多人来说，任何不符合他们观点的东西，比如飞镖上的靶心，在某种程度上都可以被认为与纳粹或苏联有关。这取决于你属于哪个政治阵营。这些人主要分为两种类型。
The internet is so wonderful, but it has brought us many misfortunes such as those websites like AlterNet or Salon which I’m not going to lix to for sanity purposes. Oh holy hell are they toxic. There are people there who can tirade for days on end about a thing, almost all of it how America is actually worse than Nazi Germany (!) or how Republicans all deserve to be burned or something. It’s awful.
互联网是如此奇妙，但它给我们带来了许多不好的东西，比如像AlterNet或Salon这样的网站，出于理智的目的，我不打算发这些网站的链接。哦，天哪，这些网站有毒。在那里总有些人会为了一件事没完没了地长篇大论，几乎上面的所有人都在说，美国实际上比纳粹德国更糟糕(!)，或者共和党人都应该被烧死之类的。这太可怕了。
互联网是如此奇妙，但它给我们带来了许多不好的东西，比如像AlterNet或Salon这样的网站，出于理智的目的，我不打算发这些网站的链接。哦，天哪，这些网站有毒。在那里总有些人会为了一件事没完没了地长篇大论，几乎上面的所有人都在说，美国实际上比纳粹德国更糟糕(!)，或者共和党人都应该被烧死之类的。这太可怕了。
Almost all of these people (who were born and raised in the US) protest, “Americans only care about the super rich, that’s why they don’t have universal healthcare and why there’s so much inequality!” But let’s face it, anyone who says this, you don’t give a crap about poor people. You don’t care that Vietnam won the war, you just care that America lost. I’m sorry but it’s true. There are some of you that are seriously disenfranchised by the system and are rightfully angry, but the majority are cushy teenagers sitting in their beds drinking some juice. They’ll use the words “backwards” and “brainwashed" as often as they’ll use the word “like” to the point where it would be strange if they weren''t mentioned somewhere in the mix. There are a few of them in this question, actually, one of whom may or may not have a profile picture of a certain American film and who may or may not sound like he or she has recently celebrated his or her eighth birthday. And I''m not going to deny it, I most certainly fit in that category of the stereotypical edgy teenager, but at least I’m not trying to spit into the mouth of anything that moves.
And yes I am fun at parties.
几乎所有这些在美国出生和长大的人都抗议说:“美国人只关心超级富豪，这就是为什么他们没有全民医保，为什么不平等现象如此严重!”但是，让我们面对现实吧，任何说这种话的人都根本不在乎穷人。这些人并不在乎越南赢了战争，他们在乎的是美国输了。对不起，但这是真的。这些人中有一部分被体制严重剥夺了权利，他们理所当然地感到愤怒，但大多数人都像是轻松自在的青少年，他们坐在床上悠闲的喝着果汁。他们会经常使用“落后”和“洗脑”这样的词，就像他们会经常使用“比如”这个词一样，以至于如果他们在某个地方没有这么说，那就太奇怪了。我不会否认，我肯定属于那种典型的急躁的青少年，但至少我不会想要对任何活物随便吐唾沫。
是的，我还很喜欢聚会。
And yes I am fun at parties.
几乎所有这些在美国出生和长大的人都抗议说:“美国人只关心超级富豪，这就是为什么他们没有全民医保，为什么不平等现象如此严重!”但是，让我们面对现实吧，任何说这种话的人都根本不在乎穷人。这些人并不在乎越南赢了战争，他们在乎的是美国输了。对不起，但这是真的。这些人中有一部分被体制严重剥夺了权利，他们理所当然地感到愤怒，但大多数人都像是轻松自在的青少年，他们坐在床上悠闲的喝着果汁。他们会经常使用“落后”和“洗脑”这样的词，就像他们会经常使用“比如”这个词一样，以至于如果他们在某个地方没有这么说，那就太奇怪了。我不会否认，我肯定属于那种典型的急躁的青少年，但至少我不会想要对任何活物随便吐唾沫。
是的，我还很喜欢聚会。
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Marcia Peterson Buckie, 3d generation American
I dislike the call to participate in a charade where many Americans say “ Nobody helped me get to where I am.
I did it all myself, so I am not paying for some one else.”
You want to cut social programs, defund public schools & universities?
Then just say so.
我不喜欢许多美国人所说的：“没人帮我走到今天这一步。”
这一切都是我靠自己获得的，所以我不欠其他人的。”
如果你想削减社会项目，削减公立学校和大学的经费?
嘴上说说就行了。
Marcia Peterson Buckie, 3d generation American
I dislike the call to participate in a charade where many Americans say “ Nobody helped me get to where I am.
I did it all myself, so I am not paying for some one else.”
You want to cut social programs, defund public schools & universities?
Then just say so.
我不喜欢许多美国人所说的：“没人帮我走到今天这一步。”
这一切都是我靠自己获得的，所以我不欠其他人的。”
如果你想削减社会项目，削减公立学校和大学的经费?
嘴上说说就行了。
But all this other b.s.?
I know it enrages people, but if you are white— ESPECIALLY if you are over 50— you were a beneficiary of white Affirmative Action.
Yes, you too, and your hard working immigrant grandparents.
但所有这些都是废话。
我知道这会激怒大家，但如果你是白人——尤其是50岁以上的白人——你就是白人平权行动的受益者。
是的，你是受益者，还有你们辛勤工作的移民祖父母也是受益者。
I know it enrages people, but if you are white— ESPECIALLY if you are over 50— you were a beneficiary of white Affirmative Action.
Yes, you too, and your hard working immigrant grandparents.
但所有这些都是废话。
我知道这会激怒大家，但如果你是白人——尤其是50岁以上的白人——你就是白人平权行动的受益者。
是的，你是受益者，还有你们辛勤工作的移民祖父母也是受益者。
The American Dream and the American Negro
Those of us who are white, our ancestors here, the ladder they climbed?
Some of the rungs of that ladder were the backs of black people who were being held back, exploited. Black people were already here before the majority of American immigrants got here, and those immigrants got to cut in front of the line. No, not me you say? I bet the grandchildren & children of some of those black folk are here on Quora and can give you some valuable perspective (I tend to focus on Black Americans, but I include Native Americans as well. I am not that familiar)
美国梦和美国黑人
我们这些白人，我们的祖先，踩着他们向上攀登。
向上的阶梯中的一部分梯级就是黑人的背脊，他们被压迫，被剥削。在大多数美国移民来到这里之前，黑人就已经在这里了，这些移民就插队往前排。你会说，不，你说的不包括我。我打赌这些黑人的子孙后代们都在Quora上，他们可以给你一些有价值的观点(我倾向于关注美国黑人，但我所说的也包括美国原住民。我对于他们并不是那么熟悉)
Those of us who are white, our ancestors here, the ladder they climbed?
Some of the rungs of that ladder were the backs of black people who were being held back, exploited. Black people were already here before the majority of American immigrants got here, and those immigrants got to cut in front of the line. No, not me you say? I bet the grandchildren & children of some of those black folk are here on Quora and can give you some valuable perspective (I tend to focus on Black Americans, but I include Native Americans as well. I am not that familiar)
美国梦和美国黑人
我们这些白人，我们的祖先，踩着他们向上攀登。
向上的阶梯中的一部分梯级就是黑人的背脊，他们被压迫，被剥削。在大多数美国移民来到这里之前，黑人就已经在这里了，这些移民就插队往前排。你会说，不，你说的不包括我。我打赌这些黑人的子孙后代们都在Quora上，他们可以给你一些有价值的观点(我倾向于关注美国黑人，但我所说的也包括美国原住民。我对于他们并不是那么熟悉)
This applies mostly to white people, but not exclusively but many people of color. That also makes people angry. You can still encounter xenophobia & racism & injustice while still getting where you are on a road paved with some bricks of injustice.[1]
When I hear people say “ nobody helped me “ that is almost always untrue.
If you were once poor, or your parents were, it is highly improbable that you did not benefit from some taxpayer funded program or service
这主要适用于白人，但不完全适用于许多有色人种。这也让人们感到愤怒。你仍然会遇到仇外、种族主义和不公正，而与此同时，你也仍然走在不公正的道路上
当我听到人们说“没有人帮助我”，一般来说他们说的都是不真实的。
如果你曾经很穷，或者你的父母曾经很穷，你不可能没有从纳税人资助的项目或服务中受益。
When I hear people say “ nobody helped me “ that is almost always untrue.
If you were once poor, or your parents were, it is highly improbable that you did not benefit from some taxpayer funded program or service
这主要适用于白人，但不完全适用于许多有色人种。这也让人们感到愤怒。你仍然会遇到仇外、种族主义和不公正，而与此同时，你也仍然走在不公正的道路上
当我听到人们说“没有人帮助我”，一般来说他们说的都是不真实的。
如果你曾经很穷，或者你的父母曾经很穷，你不可能没有从纳税人资助的项目或服务中受益。
police protection
public schools
social programs
infrastructure
student loans
scholarships
fire departments
public health,
警察保护
公立学校
社会事业
基础设施
学生贷款
奖学金
消防部门
公共卫生,
public schools
social programs
infrastructure
student loans
scholarships
fire departments
public health,
警察保护
公立学校
社会事业
基础设施
学生贷款
奖学金
消防部门
公共卫生,
your church having tax exempt status & probably federal dollars.
So when I hear “ I don’t want to pay for other people’s kids” I roll my eyes, and feel kinda disgusted.
It is highly unlikely that the taxes their parents paid when they were growing up paid for everything— including public education.
你所在的教堂免税，可能还接受了联邦政府的资助。
所以当我听到“我不想为别人的孩子付钱”时，我翻了翻白眼，我觉得有点恶心。
他们的父母在成长过程中缴纳的税款不太可能支付包括公共教育在内的所有费用。
So when I hear “ I don’t want to pay for other people’s kids” I roll my eyes, and feel kinda disgusted.
It is highly unlikely that the taxes their parents paid when they were growing up paid for everything— including public education.
你所在的教堂免税，可能还接受了联邦政府的资助。
所以当我听到“我不想为别人的孩子付钱”时，我翻了翻白眼，我觉得有点恶心。
他们的父母在成长过程中缴纳的税款不太可能支付包括公共教育在内的所有费用。
Served in the military?
Thank you for the service to our country.
This a responsibility & an opportunity not all American taxpayers get to have— yet we all fund it.
你在军队中服役?
感谢您为我们的祖国服务。
这是一种责任和机会，并不是所有美国纳税人都能拥有这种机会，但我们都为此提供了资金。
Thank you for the service to our country.
This a responsibility & an opportunity not all American taxpayers get to have— yet we all fund it.
你在军队中服役?
感谢您为我们的祖国服务。
这是一种责任和机会，并不是所有美国纳税人都能拥有这种机会，但我们都为此提供了资金。
edit: there was a comment on my content
The Naturalization Act of 1790, the Homestead Act, the Indian Removal Act, the GI Bill, Social Security, and FHA loans are but a few taxpayer funded programs where the initial or sole beneficiaries were whites. And they were all extremely popular.
注:有个对我的回答的评论里写道
1790年的《归化法》、《宅地法》、《印第安人迁移法》、《退伍军人权利法》、《社会保障法》和《联邦住房管理局贷款法》都是纳税人资助的少数项目，最初或唯一受益者是白人。而且这些法律都非常受欢迎。
The Naturalization Act of 1790, the Homestead Act, the Indian Removal Act, the GI Bill, Social Security, and FHA loans are but a few taxpayer funded programs where the initial or sole beneficiaries were whites. And they were all extremely popular.
注:有个对我的回答的评论里写道
1790年的《归化法》、《宅地法》、《印第安人迁移法》、《退伍军人权利法》、《社会保障法》和《联邦住房管理局贷款法》都是纳税人资助的少数项目，最初或唯一受益者是白人。而且这些法律都非常受欢迎。
Most Americans have benefitted from other people helping them or their family, from tax payor funded programs & public universities, etc Not all Americans benefitted the same way or to the same degree, but the point remains the same.
No one does it alone.
大多数美国人都从别人的帮助中获益，从纳税人资助的项目和公立大学中获益，等等。不是所有美国人都以同样的方式或程度受益，但重点还是，没有人是独立成长的。
No one does it alone.
大多数美国人都从别人的帮助中获益，从纳税人资助的项目和公立大学中获益，等等。不是所有美国人都以同样的方式或程度受益，但重点还是，没有人是独立成长的。
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Gary Averbach, works at Finanace
There’s a lot of things I like and admire about the US. Let me mention the two that I like the most first. I like the “can do” spirit of Americans - their intrinsic belief in opportunity and initiative that will result in success .
关于美国，我有很多喜欢和欣赏的地方。让我先说说我最喜欢的两个。我喜欢美国人的“我能”精神——他们对机遇的内在信仰,将会让他们获得成功。
Gary Averbach, works at Finanace
There’s a lot of things I like and admire about the US. Let me mention the two that I like the most first. I like the “can do” spirit of Americans - their intrinsic belief in opportunity and initiative that will result in success .
关于美国，我有很多喜欢和欣赏的地方。让我先说说我最喜欢的两个。我喜欢美国人的“我能”精神——他们对机遇的内在信仰,将会让他们获得成功。
And I like the fabulous geography of the USA where almost every livable environment, and some that are barely livable exists. Even ignoring Alaska and Hawaii Americans have their choice of most of the world’s livable climates from dry and hot to wet and cold.
我喜欢美国的地理环境，那里几乎每一处地方都是适宜居住的环境，当然还有一些几乎不适宜居住的地方。即使不考虑阿拉斯加和夏威夷，美国人也可以自由选择这个世界上大部分适宜居住的气候，从干燥、炎热到潮湿和寒冷。
我喜欢美国的地理环境，那里几乎每一处地方都是适宜居住的环境，当然还有一些几乎不适宜居住的地方。即使不考虑阿拉斯加和夏威夷，美国人也可以自由选择这个世界上大部分适宜居住的气候，从干燥、炎热到潮湿和寒冷。
But the question is what I dislike most about the US. To begin with the ignorance about the rest of the world and the unbelievably short attention span for information. Most Americans seem to know little and care less about what happens outside of the US except when it directly affects them and then they only think of it in very simplified terms. For instance, ask your average American to describe Canada in one word and inevitably that word is ‘cold’.
现在问题来了，我最不喜欢美国的地方是什么。首先是他们对世界其他地方的无知和对信息难以置信的短暂注意力。大多数美国人似乎对美国以外发生的事情知之甚少，也不太关心，除非这件事能直接影响到他们，然后他们才会花很少的精力来思考。例如，让你的普通美国人用一个词来描述加拿大，不可避免地，这个词会是“冷”。
现在问题来了，我最不喜欢美国的地方是什么。首先是他们对世界其他地方的无知和对信息难以置信的短暂注意力。大多数美国人似乎对美国以外发生的事情知之甚少，也不太关心，除非这件事能直接影响到他们，然后他们才会花很少的精力来思考。例如，让你的普通美国人用一个词来描述加拿大，不可避免地，这个词会是“冷”。
George W. Bush, in his election campaign referred to Toronto as the capital of Canada and in a Canadian TV spoof of him accepted accolades from “Canadian Prime Minister Poutaine” and responded with how much he respected the Prime Minister. Such ignorance by a politician for the highest office in in Canada or of any major country - let alone it’s major trading partner and a country with which it share shares a common border over 4,000 miles long - would lead to total ridicule and inevitable defeat. In the US it was barely noted.
乔治·w·布什(George W. Bush)在竞选活动中称多伦多为加拿大的首都，在加拿大一档恶搞他的电视节目中，他接受了“加拿大总理普卡因”的赞扬，并表示自己非常尊敬这位总理。一个政客对加拿大或任何一个大国最高职位的无知——更不用说这个国家还是他们国家一个主要的贸易伙伴，而且与它共享4000多英里长的共同边界——将导致彻底的嘲笑和不可避免的失败。在美国，几乎没有人注意到这一点。
乔治·w·布什(George W. Bush)在竞选活动中称多伦多为加拿大的首都，在加拿大一档恶搞他的电视节目中，他接受了“加拿大总理普卡因”的赞扬，并表示自己非常尊敬这位总理。一个政客对加拿大或任何一个大国最高职位的无知——更不用说这个国家还是他们国家一个主要的贸易伙伴，而且与它共享4000多英里长的共同边界——将导致彻底的嘲笑和不可避免的失败。在美国，几乎没有人注意到这一点。
OK - I’ve had my rant. In fact I feel closer to Americans than any other nationality and while I sometimes am saddened by the fact that they don’t feel the same way about us - because they really should - my affection for them will never change.
好了，我抱怨完了。事实上，我觉得相比任何其他国家的人，我和美国人都更亲近，尽管有时我会为他们对我们的感觉不一样而感到难过——因为他们真的也应该这么想——但我对他们的感情永远不会改变。
好了，我抱怨完了。事实上，我觉得相比任何其他国家的人，我和美国人都更亲近，尽管有时我会为他们对我们的感觉不一样而感到难过——因为他们真的也应该这么想——但我对他们的感情永远不会改变。
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