第八讲“不明身份”的代词指代题Test1(2013·湖北省八市高三年级三月调考)IfyouliveinAmericainthe21stcenturyyou’llprobablyhearalotofpeopletellyouhowbusytheyare
It’sbecomethedefaultresponsewhenyouaskanyonehowtheyaredoing:“Busy
”“Crazybusy
”Itisprettyobviouslyaboastdisguisedasacomplaint
Andthecommonresponseisakindofcongratulation:“That’sagoodproblemtohave
”or“Betterthantheopposite
”Noticeitisn’tgenerallypeoplepullingbacktobackshiftsintheICUorcommutingbybustothreeminimumwagejobswhotellyouhowbusytheyare
Whatthosepeopleareisnotbusybuttired
Exhausted
Deadontheirfeet
It’salmostalwayspeoplewhosebusynessispurelyselfimposed:workandobligationsthey’vetakenonvoluntarily,classesandactivitiesthey’ve“encouraged”theirkidstoparticipatein
They’rebusybecauseoftheirownambitionordriveoranxiety,becausethey’readdictedtobusynessanddreadthattheymig