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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.

 

 

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• ingrained是去年跟新声姐姐学的一个词，后来老碰到 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 20:47:30

• You're a quick study as always. -EnLearner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 20:49:47