It illustrates what some people called the " American Dream" – the idea of rising from poverty and becoming financially or otherwise successful.

它说明了一些人所说的“美国梦”——摆脱贫困并在经济上或其他方面取得成功的想法。

Many Americans believe that owning your own home is part of what we call the " American Dream, " the goal of many Americans.

许多美国人认为拥有自己的家是我们所说的“美国梦”的一部分，这是许多美国人的目标。

So what we call “the American Dream” – the idea of working hard to achieve financial stability – is a prime example of what Merton called conformity: achieving culturally set goals by way of conventionally approved means.

因此，我们所说的“美国梦”——努力工作以实现金融稳定的想法——是默顿所说的从众的一个主要例子：通过传统认可的方式实现文化设定的目标。