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1、Unit3WhateverHappenedtoManners? Doyourememberatimewhenpeoplewerealittlenicer,alittlesofter,alittlegentlerwitheachother?Icertainlydo,andIfeelthatmuchoftheworldhassomehowgottenawayfromthat.IseesuchadifferenceinNewYorkCity,forexample,fromwhenIfirstmovedheremorethan20yearsa
2、go:peoplerushingintoelevatorswithoutgivingthoseinsideachancetogetofffirst,neversaying"Thankyou."whenothersholdadooropenforthem,or"Please."whentheywantacoworkertohandthemsomething,nevergivingawaveornodofappreciationwhenanothermotoristletsthempulloutintotraffic. Wegetlazy
3、,andinourlazinesswethinkthatsomethinglikeasimple"Thankyou."doesn'treallymatter.Butitcanmatterverymuch.Thefactisthatnomatterhownicelywedress,howbeautifullywedecorateourhomes,orhowlovelyourdinnerpartiesare,wecan'tbetrulystylishwithoutgoodmanners. Infact,Ithinkofgoodmanner
4、sasasortofhiddenbeautysecret.Haven'tyounoticedthatthekindest,mostgenerouspeopleseemtokeepgettingprettier?TheybecomeCaryGrantorLaurenBacallrightbeforeoureyes.It'sfunnyhowthathappens,butitdoes. Takethelong-lostartofsaying"Thankyou."Likewearingalittlelipstickormakingsureyo
5、urhairisneat,gettingintothehabitofsaying"Thankyou."canmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself,andthenyoulookbettertoeveryonearoundyou.Agraciousmannernotonlysetsanexcellentexampleforyourchildrenandgrandchildrenbutitaddspricelesspanachetoyourimage. PositiveThanking Ofcourse,sayi
6、ng"Thankyou."doeswondersforthepersononthereceivingendtoo.Irecentlygotathank-younotefromaguestwhoattendeda40thbirthdaypartythatFrankandIhostedforFrank'sdaughter-in-law.Thenotewaslovelyenough,butevenlovelierwasthefactthattheguesthadalsoincludedarecipeforadishI'dcomplimented
7、heronatanearliergathering.Itwasasweetgesturethatmademefeelterrificandputmeinagreatmood.Whatagift! Manyofusknowweshouldwritethank-younotes,butwethinkwedon'thavethetimeorenergy.Now,Iknowweallhavebusylives,butIbetthenotemyguestsentmedidn'ttakelongtowrite.Ifyoufeellikeafeel
8、becauseyou'veputoffsendingacard,writeanotethatsays,"Ishouldhavedonethistwoweeksago,butIdidn'twan
