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高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜英国人骨子里的高冷劲儿，是从哪来的？ 一提到英国人，我们会联想到高冷、古板、矜持、克制等一系列关键词，这是我们对英国人的刻板印象，也是他们不管走到哪里都如影随形的枷锁。英国人的矜持，和斯多葛主义一脉相承，可以在危机到来之时，升级为一种坚忍的精神，一种面对苦难不低头的态度。关于英国人的矜持，我们有哪些误解？英国人真的一向如此高冷吗？ British Stoicism By Olivier Guiberteau We all lug stereotypes around, our perennial ball and chain. We British, according to many outsiders, are reserved, repressed, resilient, unemotional and self-controlled. Categorised by our “stiff upper lip” – the famous but now out-of-fashion form of extreme British stoicism – we are often pigeonholed as stunted stoics. Stoicism, which has its roots in Ancient Greece, originated as a philosophy of understanding pain and hardship and being able to deal with them without complaint. And it’s certainly true that there is a charming stoicism about the British, from the well-worn British mantra “keep calm and carry on” to the vehement belief that a cup of tea is the only appropriate response to a crisis. Visitors to the UK will notice that our lexicon comes with a wonderfully wide variety of phrases that encourage or urge on in the face of adversity. “Muddle through”, “plug away”, “chin up”, “soldier on”, to name just a few. Facing adversity with one’s head held high is an intoxicating image for British people. British stoicism reached its zenith during the first half of the 20th Century. The country emerged victorious from both World Wars but was appallingly scarred – both socially and economically. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.stoicism [?st???s?z?m] n. ____________________________ 2.lug [l?ɡ] vt.____________________________ 3.perennial [p??reni?l] adj.____________________________ 4.pigeonhole [?p?d??nh??l] vt. ____________________________ 5.stunted [?st?nt?d] adj. ____________________________ 6.well-worn [?wel ?w??n] adj.____________________________ 7.mantra [?m?ntr?] n.____________________________ 8.vehement [?vi??m?nt] adj.____________________________ 9.lexicon [?leks?k?n] n. ________________________