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雅思閱讀文章《呼吁國(guó)際足聯(lián)進(jìn)行改革》
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Yesterday, in the House of Commons, Charles Kennedy’s parliamentary colleagues gave moving tributes to his life. There is never a rush, of course, to speak ill of the dead, but these tributes had the clear ring of sincerity. David Cameron said his “character and courage inspired us all”, and Nick Clegg that he always put people before politics. Outside the commons, colleagues and friends have spoken repeatedly of Kennedy’s compassion, decency, and principled nature as well as of his ongoing battle with human frailty in the form of alcoholism.
It seems Charles Kennedy displayed what the New York Times Columnist David Brooks would call “eulogy virtues”. In his most recent book “The Road to Character”, Brooks contrasts eulogy virtues like kindness, faithfulness and humility with what he calls resume virtues - the kind of things we put on our CV. He’s convinced that both eulogy virtues and resume virtues take work to develop, and is worried that western society pushes us to put our efforts into the ones that will help improve our careers, not our characters.
It's the age old question- what makes a good life? How do we go deeper amongst the clamour of a culture that monetises status anxiety and defines us by what earn, own or look like?
David Brook’s call for us to do the hard work of developing character, to cultivate self-restraint and self-suspicion in the age of the selfie stick, isn't really controversial. It's obvious, when we stop to think about it, that the real legacies of our lives aren’t job titles, twitter followers or cellulite free thighs. But how do we develop the eulogy virtues, when the gravitational pull of the self is so strong?
Christians would be the first to acknowledge that these virtues don't come naturally. The church’s hunch is that change happens through vulnerable, committed relationships. To overcome the tyrant self we must confess our frailty and darkest tendencies - first to God, and then to others.
Behavioural science is beginning to add evidence to what religions have long understood - virtue develops best in relational communities. Not short term communities of self interest made up of “people like us”, but awkward, diverse, grace filled communities, established for the long term. The New Testament encourages Christians to be part of communities like these, to encourage one another, bear with each other and create space for the hard conversations. To keep reminding each other of the virtues that matter and the things that last. These kind of communities aren't of course unique to Christianity, and they are often far from perfect, but if we want to be remembered not for our fleeting achievements but our depth of character, they might be the best hope we have.
詞匯解釋:
1.moving adj. 感人的
It is very moving to see how much strangers can care for each other...
看到陌生人之間這般彼此關(guān)照,實(shí)在令人感動(dòng)。
2.inspire vt. 鼓舞
These herbs will inspire you to try out all sorts of exotic-flavoured dishes!
這些香草會(huì)激發(fā)你去品嘗各種異國(guó)風(fēng)味的菜肴!
3.repeatedly adv.反復(fù)地,重復(fù)地
A list of items is repeatedly flashed up on the screen.
一個(gè)選項(xiàng)列表反復(fù)出現(xiàn)在屏幕上。
4.ongoing adj.不間斷的,進(jìn)行的
There is an ongoing debate on the issue.
對(duì)此問(wèn)題的爭(zhēng)論一直沒(méi)有間斷過(guò)。
5.convince vt.使相信,說(shuō)服
I'm not going to believe it myself, never mind convince anyone else.
我自己都不會(huì)相信,更別提說(shuō)服別人了。
6.clamour n. 喧嘩聲,喧鬧
She could hear a clamour in the road outside.
她能聽(tīng)得見(jiàn)外面路上的吵鬧聲。
7.acknowledge vt.承認(rèn)
You have to acknowledge that we live in a racist society.
你得承認(rèn)我們生活在一個(gè)有種族偏見(jiàn)的社會(huì)中。
8.fleeting adj. 疾馳的,飛逝的;短暫的
The world is like a fleeting show.
人世如白駒過(guò)隙。
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