38. “Courtesy is rapidly disappearing from everyday interactions, and as a result, we are all the poorer for it.”
From your perspective, is this an accurate observation? Why or why not? Explain, using reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
38. “Courtesy is rapidly disappearing from everyday interactions, and as a result, we are all the poorer for it.” “礼貌正在从每日的交流中迅速消失。作为结果,我们的生活也变差了。” 1事实上随着教育技术的进步和人们物质精神生活充实,我们的社会在变的越来越文明,而人们也越来越礼貌. 2作者有这种感觉可能是因为人们倾向于对不好的事情有更深刻的记忆. Another reason that the claim is suspect is that we tend to remember negative encounters with people more so than positive ones, probably because of bad experience tend to be more traumatic and sensational, if not more interesting to talk about. 3诚然有一部分人的行为确实很不礼貌,但仅仅由于个别人的行为推断整个社会显然是不合理的.