【每日一翻】新加坡和新加坡人最被误解是什么

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问:新加坡和新加坡人最被误解的是什么?

答:(答主是在 2015-2018 年间在新加坡的美国人)作为一个在新加坡待了三年的美国人,我想我可以来回答这个问题。

我认为对于美国人来说,最大的误解可能是新加坡并不是中国的一部分。这听起来有些可笑,但是新加坡确实不是中国的一部分。另一个对新加坡的误解估计是新加坡的富裕状况。很多美国人觉得新加坡的经济状况应该和它的邻居们差不多。然而实际上,新加坡要比它的邻居们(马来西亚、印度尼西亚等)富裕的多,即使和西方世界的国家相比也不逞多让。新加坡是一个第一世界国家,这是毫无争议的。有些人认为新加坡人之所以这么富裕是因为高额的政府援助,但是即使有这么高的政府援助,还是有人活的朝不保夕。不过这种人会出现在任何国家,这是不可避免的,不能算是新加坡的错。

我认为另一个针对新加坡的误解应该是新加坡真的很小很小。它的国土面积只能相当于美国的一些大型城市,如旧金山和纽约。这也导致新加坡人很热爱旅行,当然这也是因为他们有钱去旅行。因为新加坡人喜爱旅行,也使得有些人不知道新加坡的具体位置。由于新加坡距离亚洲、澳大利亚以及一些岛屿城市如马尔代夫(旅游胜地!!)的航程都不超过七个小时,这就使得其他国家的人的梦幻之旅,对于新加坡人来说,只需要一个周末就够了。

总的来说,对于新加坡,大家还有很多误解和不了解,或许是因为这个国家太小了,但是这个国家的实力却不容忽视。

原文出自一个不存在的网站,内容如下:

As an American who lived in Singapore for 3 years, I think I can answer this. I think one of the most misunderstood things (for Americans) about Singapore is honestly that they’re not part of China. As humorous as it may sound, it’s true. I think another one may be Singapore’s wealth. Lots of Americans would believe that Singapore’s economic situation is similar to that of its neighbors, when that could not be farther from the truth. Singapore is an incredibly rich nation, not just by the standards of their neighbors (Malaysia and Indonesia) but by the standards of the West too. They are without a doubt a 1st world country. On the flip side, some people assume all Singaporeans are fairly wealthy because of high government assistance, however even with this huge government assistance, some Singaporeans worry about paying next months bills. Of course, this is true with all counties, so it would be inevitable and is not really Singapore’s fault. I think another thing a lot of people misunderstand is the very small size of Singapore, approximately the size of just one large US city (like San Francisco or New York), and that as a result, Singaporeans (who can afford to do so) love to travel. Finally, relating to the fact that Singaporeans love to travel, lots of people don’t understand Singapores incredible location. It is no longer than a seven hour flight to all major destinations in Asia, Australia, and island countries like the Maldives (an AMAZING place to visit), which makes traveling to places most could only dream of an easy weekend trip for Singapore residents. Overall, there is a lot misunderstood or unknown about Singapore, maybe it’s because they’re the little red dot, but the Merlion is and always will be one of the mightiest animals.****