2015考研英语阅读英国乡绅
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Englishgentry">Englishgentry</span>;<span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="landings">landings</span></p><p> 英国乡绅;一路顺风;</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gentry">gentry</span>: <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Nicolson">Nicolson</span>.</p><p> 《乡绅：英国的故事》，亚当尼克森著。</p><p> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Nicolson">Nicolson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="historyand">historyand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="hisfamily">hisfamily</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BritishIsles">BritishIsles</span>, <span word="Sissinghurst">Sissinghurst</span> <span word="Castle">Castle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kent">Kent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ShiantIsles">ShiantIsles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Outer">Outer</span> <span word="Hebrides">Hebrides</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="hisattention">hisattention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saidto">saidto</span> <span word="belong">belong</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>, <span word="Vita">Vita</span> <span word="Sackville">Sackville</span>-<span word="West">West</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unashamedly">unashamedly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thearistocracy">thearistocracy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Nicolson">Nicolson</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentry">gentry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GentleUngentles">GentleUngentles</span>, <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentry">gentry</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ungentle">Ungentle</span> <span word="Gentles">Gentles</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="andachievements">andachievements</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>.</p><p> 亚当 尼克森写过很多以历史和农村为题材的著作，其中包括介绍他家位于不列颠群岛两端的两处房产：肯特州的悉心赫斯特城堡和外赫布里斯群岛的西恩特群岛。现在他已经将注意力转向他家族所在的阶层。他的祖母，维塔萨克维尔维斯特，是一位生活无所顾忌贵族。 但是尼克森指出乡绅阶层是由两种人组成的：出身绅士的平民，他们出身于已退变为乡绅阶层的旧式家族的年轻一代;出身平民的绅士，也就是那些出身卑微，但是凭借自己的能力和成就挤入上层社会的人。</p>
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