趣味青春英语 第20期:Like a headless chicken

 　　Idiom:

　　Like a headless chicken ( chaotic¹ situation )

　　Hit the book:

　　Why do people argue with other people?

　　1. As long as people have differing opinions there will be arguments, which isn't a bad thing. Not everyone is immature² and close minded like your question seems to imply. Some people can actually consider the point of view of others, and admit that they have lost an argument. Also presidential debates are not to convince the other presidential candidate, it is to inform the public on the issues. When you have two people arguing different sides of an issue, the faults of both sides are more likely to be revealed, and can help to reveal the truth. Much of the American court system is based on this idea.

　　2. How old are you? People argue because they have different opinions. It is usually not a battle of egos⁴. Winning an argument might inflate⁵ someones ego³ but the argument is about the issue.

　　Why do people running for the office of President debate? Because they look at issues differently and have different solutions to the problems. It allows those of us who actually think to consider the options and vote for the person who we see as having the better answer(s).

　　Arguing is standing⁶ up for what one believes in. People who don't have pretty passive personalities⁷. A passive person doesn't get a whole lot accomplished⁸ in life.

1 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

2 immature   

adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的

参考例句：

• Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
• The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。

3 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

4 egos   

自我，自尊，自负( ego的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Their egos are so easily bruised. 他们的自尊心很容易受到伤害。
• The belief in it issues from the puerile egos of inferior men. 这种信仰是下等人幼稚的自私意识中产生的。

5 inflate   

vt.使膨胀，使骄傲，抬高（物价）

参考例句：

• The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.买主们竞相投标，往往人为地提高价钱。
• Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft.斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

8 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。