D
InancientEgypt,thepharaoh(法老)tr eatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalace,ifhebroughtgoodnews.However,iftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynews,hisheadwascutoff.
Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.onceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutthedoor,picnicbasketinhand,asmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaid,“Ohboy,baddayforapicnic.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.”Iwantedtostr ikehimontheracewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.Notforhisstupidweatherreport,forhissmile.
SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounter,thesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmile,“Ohthatbusleftr iveminutesago.”Dreamsofhead-cutting!
It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivered.Everyonemustgivebadmewsfromtimetotime,andwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitude.AdoctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoseitinacaringwayAbossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictone.Bigwinnersknow,whendeliveringanybadnews,theyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.
Unfortunately,manypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflight,hasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’tr eadyye?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeef,hasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastr avelerordinerwanttolandyourfistr ightontheirunsympatheticfaces.
Hadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathy,Iwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleft,Iprobablywouldhavesaid,“Oh,that‘sallright.I’llcatchthenextone.”Bigwinners,whentheybearbadnews,deliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded(被轰炸的)personissuretohave.
53.InParagraph1,thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto.
A.makeacomparisonB.intr oduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargument
正确答案：B
