[求助]LR: PRE6(9210)-2-20

danlau

Policy Adviser: Freedom of speech is not only a basic human right; it is also the only rational policy for this government to adopt. When ideas are openly aired, good idea flourish, silly proposals are easily recognized as such, and dangerous ideas can be responded to by rational argument. Nothing is ever gained by forcing citizens to disseminate their thoughts in secret.
20.    The policy adviser’s method of persuasion, in recommending a policy of free speech to the government, is best described by which one of the following? C
(A) a circular justification of the idea of free speech as an idea that flourishes when free speech is allowed
(B) advocating respect for basic rights of citizens for its own sake
(C) a coupling of moral ideals with self-interest
(D) a warning about the difficulty of suppressing the truth
(E) a description of an ideal situation that cannot realistically be achieved

答案选C。我理解的是：moral ideals 对应 basic human rights，而self-interest 怎么理解？难道题中列举的优点算是self-interest么？
M-W对self-interest的解释是：a concern for one's own advantage and well-being

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/10/3 12:54:54编辑过]

elleanor

"it is also the only rational policy for this government to adopt." 这个就是对政府的self-interest.  
后面都是详细说这个recommendation对政府怎么有益。