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请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文:

在美国社会,成功是根植于每个人心中的一种期待,以至于美国人不愿向家人和朋友们承认自己日子过得艰难。

英语原文:

Success is such a deeply ingrained expectation in this society that we loathe burdening our family or friends with admissions of hardship.

 

in·grained /ˈɪnˌgreɪnd/ adjective

[more ingrained; most ingrained] : existing for a long time and very difficult to change : firmly established
▪ an ingrained habit/tradition
▪ These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture.