对号入座：判断绅士的7条标准
<p>1.<span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="neverinflicts">neverinflicts</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="refined">refined</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="accurate">accurate</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hinder">hinder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unembarrassed">unembarrassed</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="concurs">concurs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="theinitiative">theinitiative</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p>绅士，他是一个从不使别人遭受痛苦的人。这几乎就是为一个有修养的人所下的定义。这样描述是精妙的，而且，就其本身而言，也是准确的。他主要是致力于为他周围的人们排除妨碍他们进行自由而拘谨的活动时面临的障碍;他附和他们的行动，而不是自己采取主动。</p><p>2.<span word="His">His</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="comforts">comforts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conveniences">conveniences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>: <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dispelling">dispelling</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>他这样做的好处可以看作类似于所谓人们相互之间作安排时带来的舒适和便利：就象一把安乐椅或者一个温暖的炉火，它们能驱散寒冷和疲倦，虽然，没有它们，大自然也能提供休息和增加体温的方法。</p><p>3.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="personalities">personalities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="sayings">sayings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insinuates">insinuates</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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