通过文章的阅读学习英语六级词汇(十九)
<p> 通过文章阅读学习英语六级词汇 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> <span word="Nineteen">Nineteen</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Plato">Plato</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Plato">Plato</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbounded">unbounded</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statesmen">statesmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="reluctantly">reluctantly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brought">Brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="servants">servants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="crave">crave</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="despises">despises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="industrialist">industrialist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>-<span word="king">king</span>: <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="regards">regards</span> <span word="money">money</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vulgar">vulgar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoids">avoids</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ostentation">ostentation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="unworthy">unworthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gentlemen">gentlemen</span>, <span word="although">although</span>, <span word="alas">alas</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="exigencies">exigencies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="laughs">laughs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="superstitions">superstitions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attends">attends</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dislikes">dislikes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="materialism">materialism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p>
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