Why do cities make us rude? 为什么城市会让人变得无礼？
<p>随身英语 <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="rude">rude</span>? 为什么城市会让人变得无礼？ </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 避免眼神交流、践踏私人空间等等，这些是不是城市居民粗鲁行为的范例？我们生活在钢筋混凝土建成的城市当中，是否已经不知不觉地变得心烦意乱、焦躁不安？本集《随身英语》探讨城市居民容易感到烦躁的因素。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> 词汇：人类行为 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claustrophobia">claustrophobia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realise">realise</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> – <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="space">space</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="irritable">irritable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collar">collar</span>.</p><p><span word="Competing">Competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="grumpy">grumpy</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>: <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>. <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Farley">Farley</span>, <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luncheon">luncheon</span>… <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mindful">mindful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="disregard">disregard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>." <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rude">rude</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p>
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