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<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Strictly">Strictly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p><span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="signatures">signatures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="paperwork">paperwork</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="Formalism">Formalism</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>; <span word="hence">hence</span> “<span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span>, <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="presses">presses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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