It is easy to see why forgiveness is typically regarded as a virtue. Forgiveness is not always a virtue, however. Indeed, if I am correct in linking resentment to self-respect, a too ready tendency to forgive may properly be regarded as a vice because it may be a sign that one lacks respect for oneself. Forgiveness may indeed restore relationships, but to seek restoration at all cost--even at the cost of one’s very human dignity--can hardly be a virtue. And, in intimate relationships, it can hardly be true love or friendship either the kind of love and friendship that Aristotle claimed is an essential art of the human life. If I count morality as much as anyone else (as surely I do), a failure to resent moral injuries done to me is a failure to care about the moral value in my own person (that I am, in Kantian language, an end in myself) and thus a failure to care about the very rules of morality. To put the point in yet another way: If it is proper to feel indignation when I see third parties morally wronged, must it not be equally proper to feel resentment when I experience the wrong done to myself Morality is not simply something to be believed: it is something to be cared about. This caring includes concern about those persons (including oneself) who are the proper objects of moral attention.
Interestingly enough, a readiness to forgive--or even a refusal to display resentment initially--may reveal a lack of respect not just for oneself by for others as well. The Nietzschean view, for example, is sometimes portrayed like this: There is no need for forgiveness because a strong person will never feel resentment in the first place. Why Because he is not so weak as to think that other people--even those who harm him--matter enough to have any impact on his self-respect. We do not resent the insect that stings us (we simply deal with it), and neither should we resent the human who wrongs us.
Although there is something attractive and worth discussing about this view, most of us would probably want to reject it as too demeaning of other human beings and our moral relations with them. I shall thus for the present assume the following: that forgiveness is acceptable only in cases where it is consistent with self-respect, respect for others as responsible moral agents, and allegiance to the rules of morality, that is, forgiveness must not involve complicity or acquiescence (默认) in wrongdoings.
According to Nietzsche, why is there no need for forgiveness

A:Self-respect is much more important than forgiveness. B:There is no impact on the person’s self-respect. C:We needn’t resent the person who wrongs us. D:A person of high self-respect never feels resentment.

Not long ago, I had my first on-line chat. I thought it would be (56) because. I have heard so many people (57) it in that way. But it was, disappointingly, quite an unpleasant (58) .
On line I met a man (59) said he was a manager in a big company in Dalian. We (60) pleasantly first, then exchanged e-mail (61) in order to keep in touch in the future. (62) , he sent me (63) . When I opened it, I found, to my (64) , a detailed(详细的) self-introduction including age, (65) , weight, habits and future plans. It was an advertisement for a dating(约会) service! I was hurt (66) felt rather angry.
When I told a veteran (有经验的) Internet surfer (网民) (67) my experience, he said it was not (68) ! was (69) . The Web provides such a nice, large place to make friends, why do some people (70) it
The relationship between one another should be mutual(互助的) politeness and (71) . Online we (72) see one another’s physical form, but we are talking through our (73) . Such (74) as the one I met are not polite at all.
Since the Web belongs to everyone, every user has a duty to keep a friendly and polite atmosphere (氛围]). We need (75) honesty and respect on-line.

71()

A:respect B:happiness C:friendship D:praise

They are poor but ______ (respect).

respectable


Not long ago, I had my first on-line chat. I thought it would be (56) because. I have heard so many people (57) it in that way. But it was, disappointingly, quite an unpleasant (58) .
On line I met a man (59) said he was a manager in a big company in Dalian. We (60) pleasantly first, then exchanged e-mail (61) in order to keep in touch in the future. (62) , he sent me (63) . When I opened it, I found, to my (64) , a detailed(详细的) self-introduction including age, (65) , weight, habits and future plans. It was an advertisement for a dating(约会) service! I was hurt (66) felt rather angry.
When I told a veteran (有经验的) Internet surfer (网民) (67) my experience, he said it was not (68) ! was (69) . The Web provides such a nice, large place to make friends, why do some people (70) it
The relationship between one another should be mutual(互助的) politeness and (71) . Online we (72) see one another’s physical form, but we are talking through our (73) . Such (74) as the one I met are not polite at all.
Since the Web belongs to everyone, every user has a duty to keep a friendly and polite atmosphere (氛围]). We need (75) honesty and respect on-line.

A:respect B:happiness C:friendship D:praise

He went on to say that it was as important to respect others as ______ by others.

A:to be respected B:to respect C:being respected D:respected

第一篇 Is the Tie a Necessity? Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties? Maybe. Last week, the UK’s Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be tree of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives. In fact, Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (知名人士) without ties, which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past. For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tile was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party - almost every social occasion. But today, people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions. The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a “band”。 The term could mean anything around a man’s neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear (颈饰)impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled(流放)to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him. It wasn’t, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer’s membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen. But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood. The tie symbolizes all of the following except

A:respect B:elegance C:politeness D:democracy

第三篇 Is the Tie a Necessity? Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties? Maybe. Last week, the UK’s Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives. In fact, Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (知名人士) without ties, which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past. For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tie was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party - almost every social occasion. But today, people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions. The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a "band". The term could mean anything around a man’s neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear (颈饰) impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled (流放) to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him. It wasn’t, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs, military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer’s membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen. But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood. The tie symbolizes all of the following except

A:respect. B:elegance. C:politeness. D:democracy.

Look on the Bright Side

? ?Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always ?(51) ? to be success- ful? Having someone around who always ?(52) ? the worst isn’t really a lot of ?(53) ? . We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, "It looks ?(54) ? rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something ?(55) ? it.
? ?You can change your view of life, ?(56) ? to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a ?(57) ? Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to ?(58) ? Optimists are more ?(59) ? to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
? ?Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your ?(60) ? to the world. Some people are brought up to ?(61) ? too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything ?(62) ? wrong. Most optimists, on the ?(63) ? hand, have been brought up not to ?(64) ? failure as the end of the world--they just ?(65) ? with their lives.

A:regard B:respect C:suppose D:think

Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (51) _______ to be successful? Having someone around who always (52) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (53) _______. We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says ,"It looks ( 54 ) _______ rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things,it’s important to do something (55) _______ it. You can change your view of life,(56) _______to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (57) _______. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (58) _______. Optimists are more (59) _______ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks. Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (60) _______to the world. Some people are brought up to (61) _______too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (62) _______wrong. Most optimists, on the (63 ) _______ hand, have been brought up not to (64) _______failure as the end of the world—they just (65) _______ with their lives.

A:regard B:respect C:suppose D:think

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