We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that
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Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney,butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“AndPaul—whydidn'tIpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.
Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You'realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“You'realuckyguy”or“You'realuckygal,”that'sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.
“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.
Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.
A)feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim
B)feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends'truefeelingscorrectly
C)thinksitwasamistaketoviewJimasafriend
D)issorrythathisfriendslethimdown
A)isjustbeingfriendly
B)expressesthesamemeaningas“You'realuckyguy.”or“You'realuckygal.”
C)ishumoroustoapplytheword“dog”topeople
D)hasahiddenjealousfeelingbehindthewords
A)tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseye
B)tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords
C)tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhisposture
D)nottobelievewhathesays
A)weighcarefullywhatpeoplesaytodeterminetheirrealmeaning
B)getalongwellwithpeople
C)trustwhatotherpeoplesay
D)havenodoubtsaboutourfriends
A)avoidmistakesaboutbothmoneyandpeople
B)saythingselegantly
C)avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou
D)keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem
参考答案:
21.答案B。第一段倒数第二句说:“当我们回顾往事时,象这样的疑惑(即猜不透他人的真正意思)会使我们感到糟糕。”据此以及第一段中的往事可推知当他回忆他和朋友之间发生的几件事时,他感到可能没有觉察出朋友们对他的真正感情,故B正确。
22.答案D。第二段的倒数第四句说luckydog“有点嫉妒之意”,因“dog”有点贬低人,故D正确而C错。而“You'realuckyguy.”or“You'realuckygal.”却表示友好之意,故A和B皆错。
23.答案C。见最后一段开头的几个问句。
24.答案A。由最后两句话可知,作者建议我们仔细掂量以确定对方的真正含义,所以应选A。
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