One Chinese child was denied entry into a gifted students' school because he was considered " lacking leadership qualities" despite his overall excellence in his academic and interpersonal relations.

曾经有一位中国小孩被拒绝进入一所资优生学校就读，理由是该学童“缺乏领导才能”，尽管他学业成绩优异并且人际关系良好。

Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations.

对于普遍的美国人来说，时间是头等重要的事情。对于一个外国来访者，美国人把按时完成预先计划的工作看得比发展深层次的人际关系更重要。