前两日刚看完“不，瑞士人并不乏味——No,the Swiss aren't boring”，现总结如下：

be superior to everyone else in the world：比任何别的地方的人都强

it could have been written about anyone：这可以用在所有人身上

A appear to have some validity, a Kernel of truth：A似乎有点道理，基本上是事实

between individuals within a culture：同一文化背景中不同个体之间

not suprisingly，sth....：sth....，这一点并不奇怪

Man is a product of the earth's surface：人是地表的产物

A be replaced with B：A...，取而代之的是B 

under the influence of A：在A的影响下        

the influence of television on modern life：电视对现代生活的影响

the profiles of people in England：英格兰人的形象

put sth back on the agenda：将sth重新提到日程上来；使sth再度成为人们讨论的焦点

projections of stereotype：固定看法所突出的东西

A have basis in reality：A有事实依据

A have more or less no relationship with B：A与B并没有多大的关系

These results indicate that such perceptions are social constructs，based on hearsay and prejudice.

这样的结果表明，这些看法是建立在道听涂说和先入之见基础上的一些社会观念。

National stereotype may seem relatively harmless,but when they are negative they can lead to prejudice,discrimination and  even genocide.

对民族性格的模式化观念也许没有多大害处，但是如果这些观念是消极的，就有可能导致偏见、歧视甚至是种族灭绝。

The finding that they are false should encourage us to hasten their demise.

证明这些模式化观念是错误的，应该有助于我们及早破除这些成见。

hasten：加速；促进          demise：终结；转让       assess：评价

social constructs：社会观念    negative：消极的；反对的

put up with A：忍受A          twinned with A：与A结合     hint at：暗示；含蓄地说到

bastard：私生子          progeny：后裔            fault-line：断层线，歧见分界线  

warm：性格温和            assertive：坚定自信；固执的

conscientiousness：严谨性              extraversion：外向性

agreeableness：随和性                  neuroticism：神经质

Persia：波斯             Nazism：纳粹主义         post-war：战后

fall form ...：失去...；——如：fall from grace：失宠

egoism：自我（利己）主义           stereotype：陈规，陈辞滥调

national stereo-type：对民主性格的模式化观念          dour：郁郁寡欢；不爱讲话

haughty：傲慢的               bulldog：喇叭狗；斗牛犬