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44 Forgiveness seems its own form of revenge since it is like we have risen above what happened to us and above
people who should be blamed.
Forgiveness and revenge share something in common since both involve what happened to us and people who
should be blamed.
In a way forgiveness can be seen as revenge since it sends a message that we are somewhat superior.
Both forgiveness and revenge need us to show that we are able to rise above what happened to us and above
people to be blamed.
Only by showing that what happened to us has had little influence on us can we claim that forgiveness is its own
form of revenge.
45 The idea of good character sounds old-fashioned and patronizing, but it may be the key to some of our most
entrenched social problems.
To solve some of our deep-rooted social problems, we may need to resort to the traditional and somewhat
condescending idea of good character.
To talk about the old but fashionable idea of good character may sound patriotic, but it is the only sure way to
solve some of our most cumbersome social problems.
The concept of good character may have been there for a long time, but it may be the key to opening the
Pandora’s Box of our society.
Good character, though out-dated and rare, may be the only weapon to attack some of our most ingrained social
problems.
46 What is a weed? A plant whose virtue has not been discovered.
A weed will always be a weed, no matter how long it takes.
A weed is called a weed because we are blind to its virtues.
Once some virtues are discovered, a weed will change.
We should not call a weed a weed.
請回答第 47 題至第 50 題:
Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication. 47 And women and men have different past
experiences. From the time they are born, they are treated differently, talked to differently, and talk differently as a result.
48 And when they become adults, they travel in different worlds, reinforcing patterns established in childhood. These
cultural differences include different expectations about the role of talk in relationships.
Everyone knows that as a relationship becomes long-term, its terms change. 49 Many women feel , “After all this
time, you should know what I want without my telling you.” Many men feel, “After all this time, we should be able to tell
each other what we want.”
These incongruent expectations capture one of the key differences between men and women. 50 Though
everyone has both these needs, women often have a relatively greater need for involvement, and men a relatively greater
need for independence. Being understood without saying what you mean gives a payoff in involvement, and that is why
women value it so highly.
47 But women and men often differ in how they expect them to change.
Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in the same house.
Culture is simply a network of habits and patterns gleaned from past experience.
Different habits have repercussions when men and women talk about th eir relationship.
48 Culture is simply a network of habits and patterns gleaned from past experience.
Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in the same house.
Communication is always a matter of balancing conflicting needs for involvement and independence.
Different habits have repercussions when men and women talk about th eir relationship.
49 But women and men often differ in how they expect them to change.
Culture is simply a network of habits and patterns gleaned from past experience.
Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in the same house.
It is difficult to straighten out such misunderstandings because each one feels convinced of his or her points.
50 Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in the same house.
Communication is always a matter of balancing conflicting needs for involvement and independence.
Different habits have repercussions when the man and the woman are talking about their relationship.
It is difficult to straighten out such misunderstandings because each one feels convinced of his or her points.