英国特色：好坏不分
<p>对英国人而言，无论你私底下对自己有多么满意，也不应该说<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="good">good</span>……</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snack">snack</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. “<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="good">good</span>.” <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span>.</p><p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inquiring">inquiring</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodily">bodily</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="linked">linked</span>, <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desiderata">desiderata</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtuous">virtuous</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overindulgence">overindulgence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Surely">Surely</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="trumpet">trumpet</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="good">good</span>”—<span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>—<span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complacent">complacent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="boastful">boastful</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>.” <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>.” <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="mercy">mercy</span>.</p>
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