What has changed, many experts believe, is that Americans have grown more reluctant to cast stones at friends and neighbors who fail to meet the moral standards they set for themselves.

• 许多专家认为，与以前有所不同的是美国人虽然为自己规定了某种道德准则，但是对于其言行不符合这些准则的朋友或邻居，他们越来越不愿进行谴责。