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On Following Suit
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As people respond to incentives, they will change their behaviors if they perceive that costs or benefits change. This principle seems to find wide application in our daily lives. When college graduates learn that receiving a master degree will give them an upper hand in the job market, many decide to take part in post-graduate entrance examinations. In China, it is regarded as following suit. Though we admire those who pride themselves on sticking to their ideals and principles, odds may not be against those who follow suit.Generally speaking, there are both advantages and disadvantages of following suit.
人们在面对诱惑时，尤其是当成本和利益发生变化时，他们的行为也会有所变化。这样的事情会在我们的生活中出现。当大学生发现，获得硕士学位会让他们更容易找工作时，许多人就会决定参加硕士考试。在中国，这就叫做紧追趋势。尽管我们羡慕那些坚持己见的人，但是，那些紧追趋势的人也会交到好运。总体来说，紧追趋势有好有坏。
Firstly, following suit is indicative of the fact that followers have no indispensable beliefs or fixed principles and hence they are flexible in the vicissitudes of lives. When the social context changes and opportunities arise, those followers are the first to respond and make decisions. Take the English training service for example. In early 1990s, increasing number of college graduates decided to study overseas and hence English training service was in large demand. Given that forerunners had make a fortune by providing training programs to those graduates, many businessmen just followed suit and established several trainingschools. Undoubtedly, those who followed suit when the market did not reach saturation did make money.
首先，紧追趋势表明，人们没有自己的信仰，或是一些规定的准则，所以，他们会时长进行改变。当社会变化，机遇增加时，那些追随者将会首先进行变化，并作出决定。我们以英语培训为例、20世纪90年代初，大量毕业生出国深造，促使英语培训需求量增大。那些为学生提供培训的企业赚到了钱，许多商人紧随其后，建立了许多培训机构。在市场尚未饱和时，那些跟风的商人赚到了钱。
Secondly, it is noteworthy that following suit can avoid making mistakes. For those forerunners, there is no previous information at their hand, and therefore, it will take a long time to learn and improve by trial and error. During the period of trial and error, forerunners will encounter unexpected difficulties andpressures. As a result, when those become successful in certain domains, they have proved that the path will lead to success, providing both pros and cons. On the contrary, followers need not experience the process of trial and error. They can just imitate their forerunners’ proven pattern of behaviors and have easier access to success.There are also some disadvantages of following suit. When there are so many followers, the world will become crowded and odds are against those later followers.
Furthermore, following suit prevents innovation and creation, which is to the detriment of our society. However, whether one should follow suit or not is not simply a to-be-or-not-to-be question. A basic assumption of individual person is that everyone is rational. So one shouldcarefully calculate costs and benefits in specific circumstances before they decide to follow suit or not.
而且，跟风阻止了创新和发明，这对于社会是不利的。但是，人们是否应该跟风不仅仅是一个是或否的问题。每个人都应该是理性的。所以，人们应该根据不同的情况来计算效率和成本，之后，人们才应该决定是否应该跟风。
译文属可可英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
