首页
登录
职称英语
In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York
In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York
游客
2024-02-03
5
管理
问题
In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.
One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, "Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison." Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. "Yeah, I shot a man in Reno." I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver, "Reno? That is in Nevada?"
Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. "This is America," a Haitian driver said. "One door is closed. Another is open." He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house. A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope; he refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge—a $20 trip. "Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job."
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word "BANK" on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.
"Let’s go across the park." I said. "I just robbed the bank there. I got $25,000."
"$25,000?" he asked.
"Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?"
"No, man. I work 8 hours and I don’t make almost $70. If I can do that, I do it too."
As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.
"Hey, there’s another bank," I said, "Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?"
"No, I can’t wait Pay me now." His reluctance may have had something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support. [br] From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that_____.
选项
A、he was indifferent to the killing
B、he was afraid of the author
C、he looked down upon the author
D、he thought the author was crazy
答案
A
解析
推理判断题。从第2段最后一句的only response可以看出这个司机只问了一个与杀人这件事无关的问题,由此可见,司机对此事毫不关心,态度冷淡。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3417772.html
相关试题推荐
Ofallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbee
Ofallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbee
Globalwarmingmayornotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcent
Globalwarmingmayornotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcent
Ofallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbee
Ofallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbee
Ofallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbee
Globalwarmingmayornotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcent
Globalwarmingmayornotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcent
Globalwarmingmayornotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcent
随机试题
采用内表面光滑的非金属风管进行机械排烟时,现行国家标准规定的最高排烟风速为下列哪
某企业食堂有多个档口供员工选择餐食,员工使用现金进行支付。为了更方便员工就餐,现
根据《软件文档管理指南GB/T16680-1996》,关于软件文档的归档工作,
混凝土面板堆石填筑结束后,应检查各种石料()。A.风化程度 B.级配情况
区别绒毛膜癌与侵蚀性葡萄胎最主要的依据是A.有无转移病灶 B.距葡萄胎排空后时
(2019年真题)2008年国际金融危机前,英国“三头监管体制”中,负责对金融机
下列各项中,属于金融期货性质的有()。 Ⅰ.买卖双方的权利与义务是对称的
与2006年7月相比,2007年同期哪个港口货运吞吐量的同比增长率与沿海港口
阅读下面材料.根据要求写作文。 一位国王总觉得自己不幸福,就派人四处去找一个感
关于PCI考评,说法正确的有()。A.通过整体核算的形式进行 B.适用于
最新回复
(
0
)