英语翻译Concern with money,and then more money,in order to buy t

英语翻译
Concern with money,and then more money,in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern
life,has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen.More people are working than ever before
in France.In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing.Offices,shops and factories are
discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms.In almost all lines of work
emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output.Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more,earns more,
and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago.He gains in creature comforts
and ease of life.What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness,or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized.This is because the United States is a world symbol of the
technological society and its consumer products.The so-called Americanization of France has its critics.
They fear that"assembly-line life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and
leisurely(but less productive)old French style.What will happen,they ask,taste,elegance,and the cultivation
of the good things in life - to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple,a stroll by the river,or just happy
hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the last 1950's life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush,tension,and the pursuit of
material gain.Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young,especially university
students.They are concerned with the future,and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this
competitive,goods-oriented culture.Occasionally,they have reacted against the trend with considerable
violence.
In spite of the critics,however,countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront
of the modern economic world.They find that the present life brings more rewards,conveniences,and
pleasures than that of the past.They believe that a modern,industrial France is preferable to the old.

为了购买现代生活的各种便捷服务和奢侈商品,人们更加看重金钱和财富,这给大多数法国人的生活带来巨大的变化.在如今的法国,更多的人劳动就业 ,这超越了以往任何历史时期.在城市,传统的、悠闲的午餐模式正在消失.无论是在写字间,还是在商铺、在工厂,人们发现在公司午餐室就餐用时更短,更有效率.各行各业几乎都把着眼点放在了日益增长的产量上.因此,一个“典型的法国人” 比上一代的法国人生产了更多的产品,赚取了更多的金钱,也购买了更多的消费品.他得到了物质的享受和安逸的生活.但从一定程度上说,他失去了作为个体对生活的一种独特体验,失去了个性.有些人认为法国逐渐“美国化”.因为美国以其技术型社会和消费品闻名于世,成为此类社会的代表和象征.对于所谓法国社会的“美国化”持有批评意见的大有人在.他们担心“生产装配线”模式的生活会导致传统法国生活模式所带来的愉悦体验的消逝,尽管传统法国生活模式在生产效率上比不上现在,但它更为优雅、从容,令人愉悦.
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尽管有批评家说三道四,然而,还有无数法国人致力于把法国建成世界一流的现代经济社会中心.他们发现与过去的时代相比较,如今的生活方式带来更多的收益、更多的便捷、更多的幸福感.他们相信一个现代的、工业发达的法国是过去无可比拟的.