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GMAT考试写作指导:Issue写作范文七三

发布时间:2016-03-02  编辑:查字典英语网小编

  73. The advice to act naturally or follow ones instincts can, admittedly, be helpful

  advice for someone torn between difficult career or personal choices in life. In most

  situations, however, following this advice would neither be wise nor sensible. Following

  ones own instincts should be tempered by codes of behavior appropriate to the situation

  at hand.

  First of all, doing what comes naturally often amounts to impulsive overreaction

  and irrational behavior, based on emotion. Everyone experiences impulses from time to

  time, such as hitting another person, quitting ones job, having an extramarital affair,

  and so forth. People who act however they please or say whatever is on their mind

  without thinking about consequences, especially without regard to social situation, may

  offend and alienate others. At the workplace, engaging in petty gossip, sexual

  harassment, or back-stabbing might be considered natural yet such behavior can be

  destructive for the individuals at the receiving end as well as for the company. And in

  dealings with foreign business associates, what an American might find natural or

  instinctive, even if socially acceptable here, might be deeply insulting or confusing to

  somebody from another culture.

  Second, doing what comes naturally is not necessarily in ones own best interests.

  The various behaviors cited above would also tend to be counterproductive for the

  person engaging in them. Natural behavior could prove deadly to ones career, since

  people who give little thought before they act cannot be trusted in a Job that requires

  effective relationships with important clients, colleagues, and others.

  Third, the speaker seems to suggest that you should be yourself, then act

  accordingly―in that order. But we define ourselves in large measure by our actions.

  Young adults especially lack a clear sense of self. How can you be yourself if you dont

  know who you are? Even for mature adults, the process of evolving ones concept of

  self is a perpetual one. In this respect, then, the speakers recommendation does not

  make much sense.

  In sum, one should not follow the speakers advice universally or too literally. For

  unless a persons instincts are to follow standard rules of social and business etiquette,

  natural behavior can harm others as well as constrain ones own personal and

  professional growth.

  

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