听力背景知识50篇：40.Law and Order

40. Law and Order法律与秩序 [00:02.81]What does it mean to obey the law? [00:05.87]That depends on where you are. [00:08.22]Different cultures have very different views [00:11.03]of obeying the law. [00:12.36]In some cultures, law-abiding citizens [00:15.23]try to keep the letter of the law. [00:17.18]That is, whatever the law says, they do. [00:20.49]In other cultures, good citizens [00:23.00]live by the spirit of the law. [00:25.09]They see the law only as a general guideline. [00:28.09]Often they obey the law [00:30.55]only when someone official is looking. [00:32.54]The situation in America fits into the first category. [00:36.74]That doesn&`&t mean all Americans keep the law. [00:39.63]But American culture teaches people to respect the law [00:43.24]- even to the smallest detail. [00:45.24]Driving habits illustrate American respect for the law. [00:49.10]A driver will usually stop for a red light, [00:51.96]even when there are no other cars around. [00:54.76]People treat the lines marking streets and roads [00:58.03]as definite boundaries, not just decorations.