首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
公务员
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human. Common sense is not all that common. Why tell the truth when
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human. Common sense is not all that common. Why tell the truth when
admin
2013-11-28
41
问题
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot a-bout human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this; "To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的). "This saying mirrors an deal; people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite—find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, " the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. "
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论)to that; if good excuse is "good" even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?
What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse?
选项
A、Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.
B、Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
C、A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.
D、Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.
答案
D
解析
文章最后一段提出了一个直接推论:如果人们认为好听的借口是正当的,即使这个借口是不诚实的,那么真理何在?由此可见作者认为不幸的事实比好听的借口强。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/Of54FFFM
本试题收录于:
中学英语题库教师公开招聘分类
0
中学英语
教师公开招聘
相关试题推荐
教师专业化应符合的条件有()。
课程体系只有符合学生的__________,才能有利于学生数学能力的发展,顺利实现由数学知识结构向学生认知结构的转化.
Anyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir(回忆录)ofRal
Amiddle-agedmanwithalongbeardwasarrestedbythepolicefordisorderlyconductandpropertydamage."Morechargesmighth
Therearemanykindsoffriends.Somearealways【C1】______you,butdon’tunderstandyou.Somesay"onlyafewwordstoyou,but
Theplay______nextmonthaimsmainlytoreflectthelocalculture.
Oneafternoon,mysonAdamaskedme,"Areallpeoplethesameeveniftheyaredifferentincolor?"Ithoughtforaminute,
Itwasthenightofthefullmoon,atimewhichalwaysdrivesJava’syoungpeoplemadwithexcitement.Fireworkswerelitl
Toerrishuman.Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman.Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon.Whytellthetruthwhen
Mr.PeterJohnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedown
随机试题
ReadcarefullythefollowingexcerptandthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:.summariz
阅读小说《老人与扒手》,结合作品实际写一篇不少于600字的文学评论短文。要求:(1)紧紧围绕小说的思想内蕴和艺术特点来写。(2)不要借题发挥,写成读后感。(3)表达通顺,书写规范,卷面整洁。
关于超声波的叙述,错误的是
( )是组合管理的基本环节。Ⅰ.确定投资目标Ⅱ.评价绩效Ⅲ.选择资产Ⅳ.确定投资政策Ⅴ.选择投资组合策略
阅读下列材料,回答问题。甲企业为一家食品加工企业,在一次食品卫生安全检查中,县卫生局以甲厂的食品不符合食品安全卫生标准为由,作出责令停产停业的处罚决定。甲企业认为县卫生局的这一处罚决定侵犯了其合法权益,依法提出了行政复议申请。复议机关受
由于自然科学与社会科学的研究对象、性质的根本不同,所以自然科学的发展不必依靠人文和社会科学的发展。()
A、变质了B、不好吃C、味道非常不错D、好吃但太麻烦A对话中“不过这饺子好像有味儿了”中的“有味儿了”,意思是“变质了”,所以选A。
What’sthemaintopicofthispassage?
Intheworld,soccerorfootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCu
AnInvitationtoaKeynoteLectureForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoinviteProf.SmithfromOx
最新回复
(
0
)