core values, pride, calibre (QUALITY)

Despite Taiwan's unclear economic and political prospects, and daunting barriers waiting down the road, 79.5 percent of respondents still said they felt pride in being Taiwanese. (Table 15)

Taiwan's people affirmed the country's core values, expressing the most pride for the country's freedom and democracy (28 percent), along with the natural environment, the caliber of the people, and the culture, which all were chosen by more than 10 percent of respondents. Those polled, however, did not select affluence as one of their most admired values. These choices demonstrate that Taiwanese people clearly understand where the nation's advantages lie compared to China or other countries. (Table 16)

雖然台灣經濟、政治前景不明，眼前是座難跨越的高牆，但被問及，是否覺得身為台灣人是件光榮的事時，高達七九．五％的民眾抱持肯定。

台灣人仍然肯定台灣的核心價值，而大家覺得最值得驕傲的價值是自由民主（二八％），自然環境、人民的素質、文化這三個價值的選答率也很高，都超過十 個百分點；而人民認為「富裕」這個選項並不是台灣最值得驕傲的價值，這也看得出與中國大陸或其他國家相比時，台灣人民很清楚自己的優勢所在。

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core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.

2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.

3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.

4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do

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calibre (QUALITY) UK, US caliber Show phonetics
noun [U]
the degree of quality or excellence of someone or something:
If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher calibre.
The competition entries were of such (a) high calibre that judging them was very difficult.