纸老虎英文课文.docx
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纸老虎英文课文
纸老虎英文课文
MillionsofAmericansmustfeelestrangedfromtheirownfaces.Buteveryself-estrangedindividualisestrangedinhisownway.I,forinstance,amthechildofKoreanimmigrants,butIdonotspeakmyparents'nativetongue.IhaveneverdatedaKoreanwoman.Idon'thaveaKoreanfriend.ThoughIamanimmigrant,Ihaveneverwantedtostrivelikeone.
Youcouldsaythatlamabanana.ButwhileIdon'tbelieveourrootsnecessarilydefineus,Idobelievethereareraciallyinflectedassumptionswiredintoourneuralcircuitry.AndalthoughIaminmostrespectsdevoidofAsiancharacteristics,IdohaveanAsianface.
HereiswhatIsometimessuspectmyfacesignifiestootherAmericans:
Aninvisibleperson,barelydistinguishablefromamassoffacesthatresembleit.Aconspicuouspersonstandingapartfromthecrowdandyetdevoidofanyindividuality.Aniconofsomuchthattheculturepretendstohonoritinfactpatronizesandexploits.Notjustpeople"whoaregoodatmath"andplaytheviolin,butamassofstifled,repressed,abused,conformistquasi-robotswhosimplydonotmatter,sociallyorculturally.
I'vealwaysbeenoftwomindsaboutthissequenceofstereotypes.Ontheonehand,itoffendsmegreatlythatanyonewouldthinktoapplythemtome,ortoanyoneelse,simplyonthebasisoffacialcharacteristics.Ontheotherhand,italsoseemstomethattherearealotofAsianpeopletowhomtheyapply.
LetmesummarizemyfeelingstowardAsianvalues:
Damnfilialpiety.Damngradegrubbing.DamnIvyLeaguemania.Damndeferencetoauthority.Damnhumilityandhardwork.Damnharmoniousrelations.Damnsacrificingforthefuture.Damnearnest,strivingmiddle-classservility.
IunderstandthereasonsAsianparentshaveraisedagenerationofchildrenthisway.Doctor,lawyer,accountant,engineer:
Thesearegoodjobsopentowhoeverworkshardenough.Whatcouldbewrongwiththatpursuit?
AsiansgraduatefromcollegeataratehigherthananyotherethnicgroupinAmerica,includingwhites.TheyearnahighermedianfamilyincomethananyotherethnicgroupinAmerica,includingwhites.Thisisastageinatriumphalnarrative,anditisanarrativethatismuchshorterthanmanyremember.Two-thirdsoftheroughly14millionAsianAmericansareforeign-born.Therewerelessthan39,000peopleofKoreandescentlivinginAmericain1970.Therearearound1milliontoday.
AsianAmericansuccessistypicallytakentoratifytheAmericanDreamandtoprovethatminoritiescanmakeitinthiscountrywithouthandouts.Still,anundercurrentofracialpanicalwaysaccompaniestheconsiderationofAsians,andallthemoresoasChinabecomesthedestinationforourindustrialbaseandthebankercontrollingourburgeoningdebt.ButifthearmiesofChinesefactoryworkerswhomakeourfastfashionandiPadsterrifyus,andifthecollectivemassofhigh-achievingAsianAmericanstudentsarouseananxietyaboutthelaxityofAmericanparenting,whatoftheAsianAmericanwhoobeyedeverythinghisparentstoldhim?
Doesthispersonreallyscareanyone?
Earlierthisyear,thepublicationofAmyChua's"BattleHymnoftheTigerMotherincitedacollectiveairingoutofmanyvarietiesofrace-basedhysteria.ButabsentfromthemillionsofwordswritteninresponsetothebookwasanyseriousconsiderationofwhetherAsianAmericanswereinfacttakingoverthiscountry.Ifitistruethattheyarecollectivelydominatinginelitehighschoolsanduniversities,isitalsotruethatAsianAmericansaredominatingintherealworld?
Mystrongsuspicionwasthatthiswasnotso,andthatthereasonswouldnotbehardtofind.Ifweareacollectivejuggernautthatinspiressuchaweandfear,whydoesitseemthatsomanyAsiansaresoreadilyperceivedtobe,asImyselfhavefelt,theproductsofatimidculture,easilypushedaroundbymoreassertivepeople,andthusbasicallyinvisible?
Afewmonthsago,Ireceivedane-mailfromayoungmannamedJeffersonMao,whoafterattendingStuyvesantHighSchoolhadrecentlygraduatedfromtheUniversityofChicago.Hewantedmyadviceabout"beinganAsianwriter."Thisishowhedescribedhimself:
"IgotgoodgradesandIloveliteratureandIwanttobeawriterandanintellectual;atthesametime,I'mthefirstpersoninmyfamilytogotocollege,myparentsdon'tspeakEnglishverywell,andwedon'towntheapartmentinFlushingthatwelivein.Imean,I'mproudofmyparentsandmyneighborhoodandwhatIperceivetobemyartisticpotentialorwhatever,butsometimesIfeellikeI'mjumpingthegunagenerationortwotooearly."
Onebright,coldSundayafternoon,Iridethe7traintoitslaststopinFlushing,wherethestorefrontsignsareallwritteninChineseandthesidewalksareaslow-movingriverofimpassivefaces.MaoiswaitingformeattheentranceoftheMainStreetsubwaystation,andtogetherwe
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