Mannersnowadaysinmetropolitan(大城市的，大都会的)citieslikeLondonarepracticallynon-existent.Itisnothingforabigstrongschoolboytopushanelderlywomanasidetotakethelastremainingseatontheunderwayorbus.

　　Mannersnowadaysinmetropolitan(大城市的，大都会的)citieslikeLondonarepracticallynon-existent.Itisnothingforabigstrongschoolboytopushanelderlywomanasidetotakethelastremainingseatontheunderwayorbus.

　　Thisquestionofgivingupseatsinpublictransportismucharguedaboutbyyoungmenwhosaythatsincewomenhaveclaimedequalitytheynolongerdeservetobetreatedwithpolitenessandthatthosewhogoouttoworkshouldtaketheirturnsintheratracelikeanyoneelse.Butwomenhaveneverclaimedtobephysicallyasstrongasmen.Evenifitisnotagreedhoweverthefactremainsthatcourtesy(礼节)shouldbeshowntotheoldandthesick.Arewereallysolosttoallidealsofunselfishnessthatwecansitthereindifferently(冷漠的)readingthepaperorabooksayingtoourselves“Firstcomefirstserved”whileagrey-hairedwomanamotherwithayoungchildoracripplestands?Yetthisisalltoooftenseen.

　　Olderpeopletiredandirritablefromaday’sworkarenotalwaysconsiderateeither-farfromit.Manyargumentsbreakoutastheolderpeoplepushandsqueezeeachothertogetonbuses.Onecannotapprovethisofcoursebutonedoesfeelthereisjustalittlemoreexcuse.

　　Itseemsurgentnotonlythatcommunicationsintransportshouldbeimprovedbutalsothatcommunicationbetweenhumanbeingsshouldbekeptsmoothandpolite.Allovercitiesitseemsthatpeoplearetootiredandtoorushedtobepolite.Shopassistantswon’tbothertoassisttaxidriversshoutateachotherastheydashdangerouslyaroundcorners;busconductorpullthebellbeforetheirdesperatepassengershavetimetogetonoroffthebusandsoon.Itseemstousthatitisuptotheyoungtodotheirsmallparttostopsuchloweringofmoralstandards.

　　Title:MannersinMetropolitanCities

　　Theme

　　Politenessis1.__________especiallyinlargecities.

　　Phenomena

　　And

　　Excuses

　　Phenomena

　　Excuses

　　Bigstrongschoolboyspushelderlywomanasideto2.__________onthelastremainingseats.

　　Youngmen3.__________totreatwomenpolitely.

　　Womenthinktheyare4.__________tomensotheyshouldtaketheirturnsintheratracelikeothers.

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