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1、考研英语名师指导一阅读学词汇（三）UnitSevenOnAmbitionIfambitionistobewellregarded,therewardsofambition・・wealth,distinction,controloverone'sdestiny…mustbedeemedworthyofthesacrificesmadeonambition'sbehalf.Ifthetraditionofambitionistohavevitality,itmustbewidelyshared:anditespeciallymustb
2、ehighlyregardedbypeoplewhoarethemselvesadmired,theeducatednotleastamongthem.Inanoddway,however,itistheeducatedwhohaveclaimedtohavegivenuponambitionasanideal.Whatisoddisthattheyhaveperhapsmostbenefitedfromambition一ifnotalwaystheirownthanthatoftheirparentsandgrandparent
3、s.Thereisaheavynoteofhypocrisyinthis,acaseofclosingthebarndoorafterthehorseshaveescaped•-withtheeducatedthemselvesridingonthem・Certainlvpeopledonotseemlessinterestedinsuccessanditssignsnotthanformerly.Summerhomes,Europeantravel,BMWs--thelocations,placemanesandnamebran
4、dsmaychange,butsuchitemsdonotseemlessindemandtodaythanadecadeortwoyearsago.WhathashaDDenedisthatDeoplecannotconfessfullytotheirdreams,aseasilynadopenlyasoncetheycould,lesttheybethoughtpushing,acquisitiveandvulgar・Instead,wearetreatedtofinehypocriticalspectacles,whichn
5、owmorethaneverseeminampiesupply:thecriticofAmericanmaterialismwithaSouthamptonsummerhome;thepublisherofradicalbookswhotakeshismealsinthree-starrestaurants;thejournalistadvocatingparticipatorydemocracyinallphasesoflife,whoseownchildrenareenrolledinprivateschools・Forsuc
6、hpeopleandmanymoreperhapsnotsoexceptional,theproperformulationis,"Succeedatallcostsbutavoidappearingambitious."Theattasksinambitionaremanyandcomefromvarionsangles;itspublicdefendersarefewandunimpressive,wheretheyarenotextremelyunattractive・Asaresult,thesupportforambit
7、ionasahealthyimpulse,aqualitytobeadmiredandfixedinthemindoftheyoung,isprobablylowerthanithaseverbeenintheUnitedStates・Thisdoesnotmeanthatambitionisatanend,thatpeoplenoIongerfeelitsstirringsandpromptings,butonlythat,noIongeropenlyhonored,itislessopenlyprofessed・Consequ
8、encesfollowfromthis,ofcourse,someofwhicharethatambitionisdrivenunderground,ormadesly.Such,then,isthewaythingsstand:ontheleft
