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Key:

B

II.Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1.Thatwintryafternoon,theauthorwasinabadmoodandhehappenedtomeetanoldfriendofhisinaFrenchrestaurantinManhattan.

2.TheOldManaskedtheauthortogotohisofficebecausehethoughtthattheofficewasabetterplacethantherestaurantfortheirtalk.

3.Thethreespeakersonthetapehadallbeenunfavorablyaffectedbywhathadhappenedtothem.

4.IntheOldMan'

sopinion,itwasabadwayofthinkingalwaystoregretwhatonehaddoneorhadnotdone.

1.F2.F3.T4.T

BackgroundNotes

1.Manhattan,anislandnearthemouthoftheHudsonRiver,isaboroughofNewYorkCity,insoutheasternNewYorkState,U.S.A.Commercialandculturalheartofthecity,ManhattanisthesiteoftheMetropolitanOperaHouse,CarnegieHall,theCityCenterofMusicandDrama,andnumerousothermusicinstitutions.

2.SigmundFreud（1856–1939）isanAustrianphysicianandthefounderofpsychoanalysis.Freudexploredtheworkingsofthehumanmindanddevelopedpsychoanalysisasatherapeutictechniquetotreatneurosisormentaldisturbances.

TextStudy

Text

TwoWordstoAvoid,TwotoRemember

ArthurGordon

1Nothinginlifeismoreexcitingandrewardingthanthesuddenflashofinsightthatleavesyouachangedperson—notonlychanged,butchangedforthebetter.Suchmomentsarerare,certainly,buttheycometoallofus.Sometimesfromabook,asermon,alineofpoetry.Sometimesfromafriend...

2ThatwintryafternooninManhattan,waitinginthelittleFrenchrestaurant,Iwasfeelingfrustratedanddepressed.Becauseofseveralmiscalculationsonmypart,aprojectofconsiderableimportanceinmylifehadfallenthrough.Eventheprospectofseeingadearfriend（theOldMan,asIprivatelyandaffectionatelythoughtofhim）failedtocheermeasitusuallydid.Isattherefrowningatthecheckeredtablecloth,chewingthebittercudofhindsight.

3Hecameacrossthestreet,finally,muffledinhisancientovercoat,shapelessfelthatpulleddownoverhisbaldhead,lookingmorelikeanenergeticgnomethananeminentpsychiatrist.Hisofficeswerenearby;

Iknewhehadjustlefthislastpatientoftheday.Hewascloseto80,buthestillcarriedafullcaseload,stillactedasdirectorofalargefoundation,stilllovedtoescapetothegolfcoursewheneverhecould.

4Bythetimehecameoverandsatbesideme,thewaiterhadbroughthisinvariablebottleofale.Ihadnotseenhimforseveralmonths,butheseemedasindestructibleasever."

Well,youngman,"

hesaidwithoutpreliminary,"

what'

stroublingyou?

"

5Ihadlongsinceceasedtobesurprisedathisperceptiveness.SoIproceededtotellhim,atsomelength,justwhatwasbotheringme.Withakindofmelancholypride,Itriedtobeveryhonest.Iblamednooneelseformydisappointment,onlymyself.Ianalyzedthewholething,allthebadjudgments,thefalsemoves.Iwentonforperhaps15minutes,whiletheOldMansippedhisaleinsilence.

6WhenIfinished,heputdownhisglass."

Comeon,"

hesaid."

Let'

sgobacktomyoffice."

7"

Youroffice?

Didyouforgetsomething?

8"

No,"

hesaidmildly."

Iwantyourreactiontosomething.That'

sall."

9Achillrainwasbeginningtofalloutside,buthisofficewaswarmandcomfortableandfamiliar:

book-linedwalls,longleathercouch,signedphotographofSigmundFreud,taperecorderbythewindow.Hissecretaryhadgonehome.Wewerealone.

10TheOldMantookatapefromaflatcardboardboxandfitteditontothemachine."

Onthistape,"

hesaid,"

arethreeshortrecordingsmadebythreepersonswhocametomeforhelp.Theyarenotidentified,ofcourse.Iwantyoutolistentotherecordingsandseeifyoucanpickoutthetwo-wordphrasethatisthecommondenominatorinallthreecases."

Hesmiled."

Don'

tlooksopuzzled.Ihavemyreasons."

11Whattheownersofthevoicesonthetapehadincommon,itseemedtome,wasunhappiness.Themanwhospokefirstevidentlyhadsufferedsomekindofbusinesslossorfailure;

heberatedhimselffornothavingworkedharder,fornothavinglookedahead.Thewomanwhospokenexthadnevermarriedbecauseofasenseofobligationtoherwidowedmother;

sherecalledbitterlyallthemaritalchancesshehadletgoby.Thethirdvoicebelongedtoamotherwhoseteen-agesonwasintroublewiththepolice;

sheblamedherselfendlessly.

12TheOldManswitchedoffthemachineandleanedbackinhischair."

Sixtimesinthoserecordingsaphraseisusedthat'

sfullofsubtlepoison.Didyouspotit?

No?

Well,perhapsthat'

sbecauseyouuseditthreetimesyourselfdownintherestaurantalittlewhileago."

Hepickeduptheboxthathadheldthetapeandtosseditovertome."

Theretheyare,rightonthelabel.Thetwosaddestwordsinanylanguage."

13Ilookeddown.Printedneatlyinredinkwerethewords:

Ifonly.

14"

You'

dbeamazed,"

saidtheOldMan,"

ifyouknewhowmanythousandsoftimesI'

vesatinthischairandlistenedtowoefulsentencesbeginningwiththosetwowords.'

Ifonly,'

theysaytome,'

Ihaddoneitdifferently—ornotdoneitatall.IfonlyIhadn'

tlostmytemper,saidthecruelthing,madethatdishonestmove,toldthatfoolishlie.IfonlyIhadbeenwiser,ormoreunselfish,ormoreself-controlled.'

TheygoonandonuntilIstopthem.SometimesImakethemlistentotherecordingsyoujustheard.'

Isaytothem,'

you'

dstopsayingifonly,wemightbegintogetsomewhere!

'

15TheOldManstretchedouthislegs."

Thetroublewith'

ifonly,'

isthatitdoesn'

tchangeanything.Itkeepsthepersonfacingthewrongway—backwardinsteadofforward.Itwastestime.Intheend,ifyouletitbecomeahabit,itcanbecomearealroadblock,anexcusefornottryinganymore.

16"

Nowtakeyourowncase:

yourplansdidn'

tworkout.Why?

Becauseyoumadecertainmistakes.Well,that'

sallright:

everyonemakesmistakes.Mistakesarewhatwelearnfrom.Butwhenyouweretellingmeaboutthem,lamentingthis,regrettingthat,youweren'

treallylearningfromthem."

17"

Howdoyouknow?

Isaid,abitdefensively.

18"

Because,"

younevergotoutofthepasttense.Notoncedidyoumentionthefuture.Andinaway—behonest,now!

—youwereenjoyingit.There'

saperversestreakinallofusthatmakesusliketohashoveroldmistakes.Afterall,whenyourelatethestoryofsomedisasterordisappointmentthathashappenedtoyou,you'

restillthechiefcharacter,stillinthecenterofthestage."

19Ishookmyheadruefully."

Well,what'

stheremedy?

20"

Shiftthefocus,"

saidtheOldManpromptly."

Changethekeywordsandsubstituteaphrasethatsuppliesliftinsteadofcreatingdrag."

21"

Doyouhavesuchaphrasetorecommend?

22"

Certainly.Strikeoutthewords'

ifonly'

;

substitutethephrase'

nexttime.'

23"

Nexttime?

24"

That'

sright.I'

veseenitworkminormiraclesrighthereinthisroom.Aslongasapatientkeepssaying'

tome,he'

sintrouble.Butwhenhelooksmeintheeyeandsays'

nexttime,'

Iknowhe'

sonhiswaytoovercominghisproblem.Itmeanshehasdecidedtoapplythelessonshehaslearnedfromhisexperience,howevergrimorpainfulitmayhavebeen.Itmeanshe'

sgoingtopushasidetheroadblockofregret,moveforward,takeaction,resumeliving.Tryityourself.You'

llsee."

25Myoldfriendstoppedspeaking.Outside,Icouldheartherainwhisperingagainstthewindowpane.Itriedslidingonephraseoutofmymindandreplacingitwiththeother.Itwasfanciful,ofcourse,butIcouldhearthenewwordslockintoplacewithanaudibleclick....

26TheOldManstoodupabitstiffly."

Well,classdismissed.Ithasbeengoodtoseeyou,youngman.Alwaysis.Now,ifyouwillhelpmefindataxi,Iprobablyshouldbegettingonhome."

27Wecameoutofthebuildingintotherainynight.Ispottedacruisingcabandrantowardit,butanotherpedestrianwasquicker.

28"

My,my,"

saidtheOldManslyly."

Ifonlywehadcomedowntensecondssooner,we'

dhavecaughtthatcab,wouldn'

twe?

29Ilaughedandpickedupthecue."

NexttimeI'

llrunfaster."

30"

sit,"

criedtheOldMan,pullinghisabsurdhatdownaroundhisears."

sitexactly!

31Anothertaxislowed.Iopenedthedoorforhim.Hesmiledandwavedasitmovedaway.Ineversawhimagain.Amonthlater,hediedofasuddenheartattack,infullstride,sotospeak.

32MorethanayearhaspassedsincethatrainyafternooninManhattan.Buttothisday,wheneverIfindmyselfthinking"

Ichangeitto"

.ThenIwaitforthatalmost-perceptiblementalclick.AndwhenIhearit,IthinkoftheOldMan.

33Asmallfragmentofimmortality,tobesure.Butit'

sthekindhewouldhavewanted.

WordsandPhrases

1.prospectn.sth.oneexpectstohappen;

apossibilityorlikelihoodofsth.happening

e.g.Ilookforwardtotheprospectofbeingavolunteer