Mannersnowadaysinmetropolitan(大城市的,大都会的)citieslikeLondonarepracticallynon-existent.Itisnothingforabigstrongschoolboytopushanelderlywomanasidetotakethelastremainingseatontheunderwayorbus.
Mannersnowadaysinmetropolitan(大城市的,大都会的)citieslikeLondonarepracticallynon-existent.Itisnothingforabigstrongschoolboytopushanelderlywomanasidetotakethelastremainingseatontheunderwayorbus.
Thisquestionofgivingupseatsinpublictransportismucharguedaboutbyyoungmenwhosaythatsincewomenhaveclaimedequalitytheynolongerdeservetobetreatedwithpolitenessandthatthosewhogoouttoworkshouldtaketheirturnsintheratracelikeanyoneelse.Butwomenhaveneverclaimedtobephysicallyasstrongasmen.Evenifitisnotagreedhoweverthefactremainsthatcourtesy(礼节)shouldbeshowntotheoldandthesick.Arewereallysolosttoallidealsofunselfishnessthatwecansitthereindifferently(冷漠的)readingthepaperorabooksayingtoourselves“Firstcomefirstserved”whileagrey-hairedwomanamotherwithayoungchildoracripplestands?Yetthisisalltoooftenseen.
Olderpeopletiredandirritablefromaday’sworkarenotalwaysconsiderateeither-farfromit.Manyargumentsbreakoutastheolderpeoplepushandsqueezeeachothertogetonbuses.Onecannotapprovethisofcoursebutonedoesfeelthereisjustalittlemoreexcuse.
Itseemsurgentnotonlythatcommunicationsintransportshouldbeimprovedbutalsothatcommunicationbetweenhumanbeingsshouldbekeptsmoothandpolite.Allovercitiesitseemsthatpeoplearetootiredandtoorushedtobepolite.Shopassistantswon’tbothertoassisttaxidriversshoutateachotherastheydashdangerouslyaroundcorners;busconductorpullthebellbeforetheirdesperatepassengershavetimetogetonoroffthebusandsoon.Itseemstousthatitisuptotheyoungtodotheirsmallparttostopsuchloweringofmoralstandards.
Title:MannersinMetropolitanCities
Theme
Politenessis1.__________especiallyinlargecities.
Phenomena
And
Excuses
Phenomena
Excuses
Bigstrongschoolboyspushelderlywomanasideto2.__________onthelastremainingseats.
Youngmen3.__________totreatwomenpolitely.
Womenthinktheyare4.__________tomensotheyshouldtaketheirturnsintheratracelikeothers.
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