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MarytoldmeallaboutitwhenIcalledatthehospitaltwodaysafterthebaby'

sbirth.

"

TedwantstocallhimRobert,"

Marysaid,"

becausethere'

satraditioninhisfamily.TheeldestsonisalwaysRobertorEdward.HisfatherwasRobert,hisgrandfatherEdward,hisgreat-grandfatherRobert,andsoon."

Thatseemsreasonable,"

Isaid.

Idon'

twantmysontobenamedaftersomeoneinthefamily,"

Marysaid."

He'

sauniqueindividual,andIwanthimtohaveanamethatnooneelseinthefamilyhashad.!

wanttocallmysonLawrence."

Thatseemsreasonable,too,"

Everyone'

sbeengivingmeadvice,"

Marysaid.Thenshetoldmewhohadgivenheradvice,andwhatadviceshehadbeengiven,（butnotinthesameorder）.Ihadtoguesswhogavewhatadvice.Maybeyou'

dliketotrytodothataswell?

Thesewerethepeople:

1）UncleFred,whowasapainter,andlikedvividcolours.

2）AuntSybil,whospenteveryspareminuteinhergarden.

3）CousinJohn,whospentfartoomuchofhistimeathorseracesandsimplycouldn'

tresistagamble.

4）Mary'

sfriend,Sue,whowasveryactiveintheWomen'

sLiberationMovement.

5）Ted'

sbrotherDavid,anactorwithahighopinionofhimself.

6）Mary'

sfather,amusicprofessor.

7）Mary'

smother,wholovedShakespeare.

8）Mary'

sfriend,Catherine,knowntoberathersnobbish.

Here,inadifferentorder,istheadvicetheygaveMary:

a）"

Spinacoin,anddecidethatway."

b）"

David'

sratheranicename.Thatwouldbeagoodcompromise."

c）"

Tellyourhusbandthatyouhadthechildsoyouhavetherighttochoosehisname."

d）"

I'

vealwayslikedthenamesJohannSebastian."

e）"

CallhimWilliam.He'

llbeasweetWilliam.Whatapityyoudidn'

thaveagirl.Therearesuchlovelynamesforgirls--Heather,Rosemary,Lily,Fern,Daisy.”

f）"

sgotblondhair.YoucouldcallhimBoyd--whichmeansyellow."

g）"

Charlesisratherarefinedname,don'

tyouthink?

NotRobert,though,orLawrence.Tooordinary,mydear."

h）"

Hamletwouldmakeanunusual,butattractivename."

Well,Isoonsortedoutwhosuggestedwhat,thenIgavemyownadvice,"

Compromise!

How?

saidMary.

Inthesamewayasmyparents,"

Isaid."

Myfatherfeltthat]shouldbenamedafterhisfather,andmymotherfeltthesamewayaboutnamingmeafterherfather.So,I'

mnamedafterbothofthem."

Youmean,theywerebothcalledSamuel?

No,OnewasGeorge,theotherwasAlbert.Samuelisthecompromise.I'

mnamedGeorgeAlbertSamuel,butcalledSamuel."

AndsoitwasthatmynephewwasnamedRobertWilliamLawrence,butiscalledLawrence.

TextB

EasyWaystoAvoidanArgument

Myfive-year-oldsonandIstoppedatourlocalice-creamstoretogetdessertforhisbirthdayparty.Theplacewascrowdedwithpeople.Ahigh-schoolgirlwasalonebehindthecounter.Thoughworkingasfastasshecould,sheseemedtobefallingfurtherandfurtherbehind.

Atlastshecalledournumber,andIaskedforthreequartsofchocolateice-cream."

Threequarts!

shesaid."

Doyouknowhowharditistoscoopthreequarts?

Iwastemptedtoletloosewith"

Well,excuseme!

Ithoughtthiswasanice-creamstore!

InsteadIheldmytongueandaskedmyselfaquestionIoftenraisewhenrmonthebrinkofanargument:

Whywouldshesaysomethinglikethat?

Realizingthenhowoverwhelmedshemusthavefelt,Iasked,"

Hasitbeenoneofthosedays?

”

Herhostilitymelted."

It'

sbeennonstopsincethismorning.I'

mallalone,andIwassupposedtogetoffatoneo'

clock,but..."

Shecontinuedtounburdenherselfasshepackedourice-cream.Whenweleft,shegaveusabigsmileandafriendlywave.

snaturaltotakeoffenseifsomeoneisrude.Youmaythink:

Whatajerk!

Butblurtingouthowyoufeelwillonlymakemattersworse.Dealingwithdifficultpeopleisapartofeverydaylife,andtherearewaysyoucanstandupforyourselfwithoutstartinganargument.Icallthesetechniques"

TongueFu!

Handleargumentswithhumor.Allofustendtoloseourtemper.Ifyoufindyourselfinadifficultsituation,tryhavingfunwithit.

ASanIRSworkerexplainedtome,"

Almosteveryonewhocomesinhereishostile.Insteadoftakingoffense,we'

vepostedbulletinboardswithcomicstripsthatpokefunattheIRS,whichwejokinglycalltheIncomeRemovalService.Whentaxpayersseethese,theirattitudeschangeforthebetter."

Whenpeoplecomplain,don'

texplain.Thephoneringsatwork,Youpickupandthecallerlaunchesintoacomplaint:

"

1askedforacataloguethreeweeksagoandIstilldon'

thaveit!

Whatkindofbusinessareyourunning,anyway?

Don'

tbotherexplainingthathalfthestaffisoutwiththeflu.Well-intentionedthoughtheymaybe,suchexplanationsusuallyaddtothecomplainer'

sangerbecausetheycomeacrossasexcuses.Avoidexplainingindetailwhatwentwrong.Instead,agree,apologizeandthenmoveontowhatcanbedoneaboutit.Simplysay:

You'

reright.I'

msorryyouhaven'

treceivedityet.IfIcanhaveyournameandaddressagain,I'

llpersonallyputitinthemailtoyoutoday."

Agreetodisagree.AmanIknowsaidheandhiswifewenttoherparents'

housefordinneronenight."

Whilewewereeating,"

herecalled,”Imentionedthatthehighwayconstructionwassta]redagain.Myfather-in-lawsaidhewasglad.'

Thathighwaynevershould'

vebeenbuilt!

It'

s

destroyinganimportanthistoricalvalley.'

Well,Ispendoveranhoureachwaycommutingtowork.ItoldhimIthoughtthehighwaywasanecessaryevilbecausetherearefourtimesasmanycarsasthereweretenyearsago,onthesamenumberofroads.Mywife'

sdadgrumbledthatitwastypicalofmyselfishgenerationtothinkmoreaboutourcommutingtimethanasignificantarcheologicalsite.

Ilostmypatienceandsaid,'

Youcan'

tstopprogress.'

Thatdidit.Myfather-in-lawstoodupandwalkedaway,saying,'

1don'

thavetosithereandlistentothisatmyowndinnertable.'

Iwishthewholethinghadneverhappened.IfIhadbeenalerttohisfeelingsaboutthematter,Icouldhavepreventedthewholeunfortunateincidentbysaying,'

Let'

sagreetodisagreeaboutthis,'

andpolitelydirectingtheconversationtosomethingelse."

Oneeffectivewaytoavoidanargumentistosay,"

We'

rebothright!

andmoveontoasafertopic.Forexample,youandyourwifedisagreeabouthowtodisciplineyourteenager,andyourdiscussionisturningintoanargument.Justbecauseyouaren'

tseeingeyetoeyedoesn'

tmeanyou'

reenemies.Saying"

Hey,webothwantthesamething"

cangetyououtofthequarrelsomemodeandgetyouworkingtogetheragain.

Nomatterwhatthesituation,argumentsareawasteof,oratbest,amisuseoftime.Byavoidingmeaninglessarguments,everybodywins.

Unit6

NerdsandGeeks

Thereissomethingverywrongwiththesystemofvaluesinasocietythathasonlyunkindtermslikenerdandgeekfortheintellectuallycuriousandacademicallyserious.

Weallknowwhatanerdis:

someonewhowearsthickglassesanduglyclothes;

someonewhoknowsalltheanswerstothechemistryormathhomeworkbutcannevergetadateonaSaturdaynight.Andageek,accordingtoWebster'

sNewWorldDictionary,isastreetperformerwhoshocksthepublicbybitingofftheheadsoflivechickens.Itisarevealingfactaboutourlanguageandourculturethatsomeonededicatedtothepursuitofknowledgeiscomparedtosuchafreak.

EvenataprestigiouseducationalinstitutionlikeHarvard,anti-intellectualismiswidespread:

manystudentsareashamedtoadmit,eventotheirfriends,howmuchtheystudy.Althoughmoststudentstrytokeepuptheirgrades,thereisbutasmallgroupofundergraduatesforwhompursuingknowledgeisthemostimportantthingduringtheiryearsatHarvard,Nerdsarelookeddownuponwhileathletesaremadeheroesof.

ThesamethinghappensinU.S.elementaryandhighschools.Childrenwhoprefertoreadbooksratherthanplayfootball,prefertobuildmodelairplanesratherthanidleawaytheirtimeatpartieswiththeirclassmates,becomesocialoutcasts,Becauseoftheirintelligencea