They're aspects of demand for performance at the highest level, and at the time there is a great deal of blaming people for pursuing such things instead of humility.

它们是一方面要求最高水平的出色表现,而又时不时针对人们,追求表现而忽视谦卑的行为进行大量的批判

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What's distinctive about the South: "The South has a tradition," Said Gurganus, "Of attempting the impossible at great cost, proudly celebrating the failure, and in gaining admiration for the performance."

写的是南方的独特之处,"南方有种传统",古尔加努斯说,"付出巨大的代价挑战命运,即便失败仍非常自豪,并因此而为他人所尊敬"

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