The local influentials, Merton discovered, spoke affectionately of their town, as if it were a unique and special place, and often said they would never leave. The cosmopolitans spoke as if they might leave any day.
莫顿发现，当地影响人士说起他们的小镇非常亲切，仿佛那是一个独特又特别的地方，他们通常会说自己再也不想离开。而国际影响人士则说他们有一天可能会离开这里。