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一 In America, the land of equal opportunity, Asians seem better able than most other people groups to succeed, especially in the field of education. It is becoming more and more common for the top students in American schools and colleges to be the ones with the Asian faces. In one of the U.S. college entrance exams, the SAT, Asian-Americans had an average score of 1091, while white students had an average of 1068, Hispanics 922, and blacks 864. It isn’t just being Asian, however, that guarantees such amazing test scores. Filipino-Americans, for example, are not usually top academic achievers, although they do very well for themselves overall. The Asians who are usually at the head of the class are mostly those from Asian cultures most strongly influenced by Confucian ideas, such as China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. So why do these Asians usually rise to the top of the academic world? Because of their hard-working immigrant background? That might seem to be the answer, but many top students are Asians no longer from immigrant families, but from families which have lived in the U.S. for three or four generations. Another theory that some scientists have suggested is that Asians from Confucian cultures generally have a higher IQ because of having a culture with longer history of jobs that depended on brains rather than just physical strength. This theory, though interesting, is not supported by the facts, as these Asians are not as a rule academically successful in other countries around the world. The general conclusion of most is that Asians’ academic success is, in large part, due to the strong influence of the Confucian ideas of filial piety, respect for education, and hard work. These Confucian ideas together with the Western system of higher education have made the perfect environmentfor success for young Asian students. 西方大学里的亚裔学生 在美国这个人人机会均等的国度，亚洲人似乎比大多数其他民族更有可能获得成功，尤其在教育领域。美国的学校和大学里优等生都是亚洲人的脸孔，这种现象已经越来越常见了。美国大学入学考试之一的SAT考试中，亚裔学生的平均分是1091，而白人学生平均分为1068，美籍西班牙学生