Badly behaved tourists may be of any nationality

有不当行为的游客可能来自任何国家

THE UNCIVILIZED BEHAVIOR of tourists has long been a headache for popular tourist attractions. The Great Wall in particular has suffered because many people carve their names or graffiti on it. In the latest such incident, a group of photos showing graffiti carved on the Badaling part of the Great Wall has been widely spread online, which aroused fierce discussion because much of it is written in English and some people have concluded they might be the work of English-speaking foreigners. China Youth Daily comments:

长期以来，游客的不文明行为一直是人气旺盛的旅游景点的头疼问题。特别要说的是长城，许多人在长城刻下他们的名字，或是乱涂乱画，使其深受其害。最近的一起类似事件，是一批在长城八达岭上的涂鸦照片被曝光并广泛传到了网上，引起了人们激烈的讨论，因为涂鸦大部分是用英文写的，所以有人认为这可能是讲英语的外国人所为。中国青年报评论：

Graffiti：在墙上的乱涂乱写（graffito的附属形式）

Quite a high percentage of the graffiti on the Great Wall is in English. Last year, a US National Basketball Association player was widely criticized after he carved his name and shirt number on a stone at the Mutianyu part of the Great Wall.

在长城上的涂鸦有很高的比例是以英文涂写的。去年，一名美国国家篮球协会的球员在长城的慕田峪段的一块石头上刻下了他的名字和球衫号码，事件曝光后该球员受到了广泛批评。

Yet the uncivilized behavior of foreigners is no excuse for us to set looser standards upon ourselves. Uncivilized behavior deserves criticism regardless of the nationality of the person responsible. Reports of the bad behavior of foreign tourists in China should be a mirror for us to better regulate our own behavior.

然而，外国人的这些不文明行为，不能作为我们放松自己行为准则的理由。不文明的行为不管是哪个国家的游客所犯，都是需要受到批评的。外国游客在中国的失当行为的报道，应该成为我们更好地规范自我行为的一面镜子，值得好好借鉴。

But the bad behavior of some Chinese tourists does not justify the accusation that all Chinese tourists are uncivilized. That is obviously an unfair generalization as the overwhelming majority of Chinese tourists do not indulge in uncivilized behavior. Nor do the majority of foreign tourists visiting China.

但是，某些中国游客的不良行为，并不代表所有的中国游客都是不文明的。因此而谴责所有中国游客的这种一概而论显然有失公允。因为绝大多数的中国游客不会纵容不文明行为的产生。这同样适用于来中国旅游的外国旅客身上。

Generalization：归纳；一般化；普通化；概论

Indulge：迁就；纵容；沉溺于

With China opening ever wider to the world, interactions between Chinese citizens and foreign visitors will be increasingly frequent, which raises higher standards for us to review our own behavior. Chinese residents and foreign tourists need to learn from the good points of each other, not the bad.

随着中国向世界敞开的大门越来越宽，中国公民和外国游客之间的互动将越来越频繁，这为我们审视自己的行为提出了更高的标准。中国居民和外国游客需要互相学习对方身上的优点，而不是缺点。

Interaction：互动

Just because one person has drawn graffiti on a historical site does not justify others doing it. Do not set a bad guy as your example.

只是因为一个人在一个历史遗迹上刻了个涂鸦，并不表示其他人也在这样做。不要把坏人当成你的榜样。