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孤独是我们的自然状态
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  • The silence of men in general is over-talked about and over-criticized. To be sure, men never open up as much as women want them to, but there is a wordless understanding in which we function fairly well especially in friendships.

    I believe, in fact, that most women would prefer a man to be gloomily uncommunicative than to spill his guts1 at the drop of a hat.

    The push for men to express their feelings presumes that we have feelings, and we do have a few, but they remain submerged, and the airing of them often violates their authenticity2.

    I am no biologist, but my guess is that the male human animal was programmed for silence. I would go so far as to argue that men were programmed to be isolated3 from one another and that loneliness is our natural state. Silence in male friendships is our way of being alone with each other.

    Once men have established a friendship that itself is the word. The affection is obvious, at least to us. A main component4 of our silence is an appreciation5 of the affection.

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     单词标签: guts  authenticity  isolated  component  appreciation 


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    1 guts [gʌts] Yraziv   第7级
    v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠
    参考例句:
    • I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净,我只需烧一下即可。
    • Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    2 authenticity [ˌɔ:θen'tisəti] quyzq   第7级
    n.真实性
    参考例句:
    • There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
    • The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
    3 isolated ['aisəleitid] bqmzTd   第7级
    adj.与世隔绝的
    参考例句:
    • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
    • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
    4 component [kəmˈpəʊnənt] epSzv   第7级
    n.组成部分,成分,元件;adj.组成的,合成的
    参考例句:
    • Each component is carefully checked before assembly. 每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
    • Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife. 刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
    5 appreciation [əˌpri:ʃiˈeɪʃn] Pv9zs   第7级
    n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
    参考例句:
    • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all. 我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
    • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help. 我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

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