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Passage One
短文一
Is "sorry" the hardest word?
难以开口说抱歉？
Not for the British Education Secretary Michael Gove,
近日，英国教育部长迈克尔·戈夫
who has apologized recently to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class.
因自己在课堂上的行为向以前的法语老师道歉。
It took him 30 years to express regret for, as he said,
他说，自己用了30年的时间才把歉意说出口，
competing with his classmates to ask "clever-dick questions" and indulging in "boring showing off".
他在班上总是问一些自作聪明的问题，喜欢不分场合的炫耀。
In a letter published in a magazine, Mr. Gove says,
戈夫在一封刊登于杂志的信里写到
"It may be too late to say I'm sorry.
"这一声抱歉虽然晚，
But, as my mum told me, it's never too late to set the record straight."
但是我妈妈曾告诉我，知错能改永远不晚。”
It seems regretful politicians are in fashion.
政客们致歉俨然成为一种时尚潮流。
A recent apology on video by the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, has become a hit on the Internet.
总理尼克·克莱格录制了一则道歉视频，将其上传至网络后引起了轰动。
Mr.Clegg wanted the voters to forgive him for having broken his word and not voting against increases in student tuition fees.
克莱格希望选民原谅其没有实现的诺言，不要再投票反对学费上涨。
Researchers suggest that people have too high an expectation of the power of saying sorry.
研究人员称，人们高估了道歉的力量。
Dutch psychologist David De Cremer and his colleagues say in a study published in Psychological Science
荷兰心理学家大卫·德·克雷默与同事表示，发表于《心理学》的一份研究报告显示：
that receiving an apology isn't as healing as people like to think.
道歉其实并没有人们想象中那么有效。
Nevertheless, apologies might be an important social tool as they re-affirm the existence of rules that need to be observed.
只不过，通过道歉，人们又再一次体会到了社会中某些准则的存在。
In Britain, the word "sorry" is often said and heard.
在英国会经常听到或用到“抱歉”一词。
If you step on someone else's toe by chance you have to apologize but the person whose foot was squashed has to do it too.
若是不慎踩到别人，那你必须要道歉，而被踩到的人也会致歉。
It conveys the idea that none of you is left with hard feelings.
这意味着一切的不愉快都会烟消云散。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题16至问题18是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章
Question 16. Why does Michael Gove apologize to his former teacher?
问题16 迈克尔·戈夫为什么要向以前的老师道歉？
Question 17. How did Nick Clegg make his apologies known to the public?
问题17 总理尼克·克莱格是如何向公众致歉的？
Question 18. What, according to David De Cremer, is the main function of apologies?
问题18 通过大卫·德·克雷默的介绍，可以得知道歉的主要作用是什么？
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