Lesson 25
Don't They Feel AshamedThemselves?
Text A
We were atterminusasbus had just left, there were onlytwous. "We're sureget good seats,"thoughtmyself confidently. But soon there wascrowdnobody seemedhaveleast intentionformingline. In fact everybody was tryingcrane forwardsoon they were almost standingthe middlethe road so asbethe best strategic position. I realizedhad been over-optimistic about getting seats. SosaidGranny: "You get onyour own good time, Granny. I'll getfirstfindseatyou. " She was terifified atidea : "Oh no , you don't ! Never mind aboutseat. The important thingto getthe bus. I'll never manageby myself. "
Looking at allyoung men around us,realized Granny was right. Allyoung men had intent faces just like soldiers readygo into action. And whenbus did finally arrive, everybody rushed forwardmeetso asbe justfrontonethe doors,people ran along withbus, keeping as neara door as possible until finallybus camea haltthe doors opened.
The mad scramble that followed defies description. It was almostfree-for-all: people fought, jostled, pushedelbowed their way forward, accompanied by shoutscurses all around.had great difficultypushing Granny intobus.was really afraid that her old bones might crack Hadlotdifficultiesgettingmyself too. People behin me pushed, people beside me elbowed,peoplefrontm seemedhave formedblocksolid wall.
Actually there wa plentyroamthe bus. After allseats had been taken people who gotjust stood neardoorwayrefused t move in, blockingwayall those behind who had not ye got on. After what seemedmebe an eternitypushinshouting, allpassengers managedgetand th doors finally closed.
I looked around, hoping somebody woul havedecencygive upseatGranny. But theyseemedbe gluedtheir seats, those "elegantly" dresse young menladies, looking happysmug, apparentl proudthe fact that they were smart enoughbe ahead c everybody else.
Afterbus started, Granny beganwobbleher feet andhadhold her tightprevent her from falling. "Will someone be kind enoughgiveold ladyseat?" The conductress called out several times , meeting no response. Some seemedhave suddenly dozed off,others seemedbe captivated by something very interesting outsidebus window.
Inendwasmiddle-aged lady who stood upgave Granny her seat. After thankinglady,helped Granny sit downlooked at those "elegant" young people again, tryingdetect some tracesshametheir faces. Butfound none.
Text B
Vietnam? Isn't thatshame? (Laughs softly. )sawfileVietnam,showedactual fighting. It looked ridiculous, justbunchkids. It was actually embarrassingwatch that, people were actually shootingshouting.saw Vietnam. .I looked atmap once. I'm concerned with Vietnam if my brother hasgo, otherwise, no.
My interestlifeme. It'sshame.wishcould pick upnewspaperread it. Whathear about thingsheard from other people. hope I'll make it.think it's marriage,someone whosuccessful. Highland Park,couplekids. I'm not too crazy about children, though. You're sittinga room,alla sudden five kids'll comeand they'll goanother girlthe room. Same with dogs.
I'm worried aboutnext coupleyears. Here I'm putting all this timefeeling into this relationshp with Steven, andhavenot work out,would be terrible.don't know what I'd do. I'd probably find someone elsebe just as happy. We havehave war, there's been wars through allages , apparently everyone gets enjoyment outit. If we removed
this part from man,would be boring. Otherwise things would be sortdull. love my building,just love it. If I'ma bus goingmy mother's,look at these peoplegetnauseous feeling. On Michigan Avenue,rospect them more. Home gives mesick feeling. lt'sshame Blacks don't like mechildren don't like medogs don't run upme.
Additional Information
Not long ago,newspaper column caught my attention. It wasfirst time sincecameAmerica thatread about an issue similarthe onesoften heardChina. It all started'fromletter senta newspaper column bywoman named Sally from Toronto, Canada. She toldcolumnist about her unpleasant experiencea bus rideCanada. She wasthe late stageher pregnancy, with very swollen ankles. Howevei, peoplethe bus just pretended notnotice her.
The responses5ally's letter,the columnist's words were "staggering",manythem were "unpredictable". Almost allwomen readers,course, gave their understandingsympathySally. A woman who signed her name as "L. M. " related Sally's experience with her own. She toldcolumnist that she had used public transportationll yearsDetroitnever sawman giveseat t0pregnant woman. She pointed out, however, women passengers didalltime.
Asher own experience, she once offeredseatanother pregnant woman when she herself washer seventh month pregnancy. Whenother woman sat downsaidL. M. , "Bless yousaving my life",man sitting nexther "turned red astomato".
Some people think that nowadaysAmerica,lotmen were raised with no manners. A woman reader from California wrote about what she once sawa busimplied that parents should be strict with their children's behavior. She was sitting behindmother andteenage son. An elderly lady gotthe busstood nearboy, strugglingstay upright.
The boy was engrossedhis comic book whenmother poked himordered himgiveseatthat elderly woman. The Californian woman thoughtmother was doingfine job bringing up her son.
Men readers, however, respondedSally differently. Somethem have long resented at women's equal rights campaigns,took this opportunityget back at women. Herewhatman from Anchorage, Alaska wrote: Thisfor SallyToronto who figures sheentitledg seatthe bus because sheseven months pregnant: Get real, lady, thisthe '90s. You women have been screaming about equal rights , so now you've got them. Live with your equal rightsstop beefing.
Another reader from Philadelphia claimed he learnedlesson trom an experiencea bus. Thiswhat he wrotehis letter publishedNovember, 990: The last timeofferedwomanseatthe bus was972 She glared at mesaid. "Dolook helpless?"replied, "No, butthought . . . " She cut me off with, "Y'ou thought? The trouble with you chauviniststhat you don't think. Women today don't wantseata bus. They want equal pay. " She then launched intowomen's liberation lecture.was never so gladget offbusmy life.
There are also those who are unhappy with lifehateworldwhich they are living. Therefore, they used Sally's letter as an opportunityspeak out their mind. A person from Oakland does not think Sally deserves any sympathy. His reasonthat overpopulationa major problemthe universe todaythere are other reasons that he dislikes this world. Therefore, he concludes that anyone who would bringchild into this "crazy, mixed-up" worldinsanedeserves punishment.
Don't They Feel AshamedThemselves?
Text A
We were atterminusasbus had just left, there were onlytwous. "We're sureget good seats,"thoughtmyself confidently. But soon there wascrowdnobody seemedhaveleast intentionformingline. In fact everybody was tryingcrane forwardsoon they were almost standingthe middlethe road so asbethe best strategic position. I realizedhad been over-optimistic about getting seats. SosaidGranny: "You get onyour own good time, Granny. I'll getfirstfindseatyou. " She was terifified atidea : "Oh no , you don't ! Never mind aboutseat. The important thingto getthe bus. I'll never manageby myself. "
Looking at allyoung men around us,realized Granny was right. Allyoung men had intent faces just like soldiers readygo into action. And whenbus did finally arrive, everybody rushed forwardmeetso asbe justfrontonethe doors,people ran along withbus, keeping as neara door as possible until finallybus camea haltthe doors opened.
The mad scramble that followed defies description. It was almostfree-for-all: people fought, jostled, pushedelbowed their way forward, accompanied by shoutscurses all around.had great difficultypushing Granny intobus.was really afraid that her old bones might crack Hadlotdifficultiesgettingmyself too. People behin me pushed, people beside me elbowed,peoplefrontm seemedhave formedblocksolid wall.
Actually there wa plentyroamthe bus. After allseats had been taken people who gotjust stood neardoorwayrefused t move in, blockingwayall those behind who had not ye got on. After what seemedmebe an eternitypushinshouting, allpassengers managedgetand th doors finally closed.
I looked around, hoping somebody woul havedecencygive upseatGranny. But theyseemedbe gluedtheir seats, those "elegantly" dresse young menladies, looking happysmug, apparentl proudthe fact that they were smart enoughbe ahead c everybody else.
Afterbus started, Granny beganwobbleher feet andhadhold her tightprevent her from falling. "Will someone be kind enoughgiveold ladyseat?" The conductress called out several times , meeting no response. Some seemedhave suddenly dozed off,others seemedbe captivated by something very interesting outsidebus window.
Inendwasmiddle-aged lady who stood upgave Granny her seat. After thankinglady,helped Granny sit downlooked at those "elegant" young people again, tryingdetect some tracesshametheir faces. Butfound none.
Text B
Vietnam? Isn't thatshame? (Laughs softly. )sawfileVietnam,showedactual fighting. It looked ridiculous, justbunchkids. It was actually embarrassingwatch that, people were actually shootingshouting.saw Vietnam. .I looked atmap once. I'm concerned with Vietnam if my brother hasgo, otherwise, no.
My interestlifeme. It'sshame.wishcould pick upnewspaperread it. Whathear about thingsheard from other people. hope I'll make it.think it's marriage,someone whosuccessful. Highland Park,couplekids. I'm not too crazy about children, though. You're sittinga room,alla sudden five kids'll comeand they'll goanother girlthe room. Same with dogs.
I'm worried aboutnext coupleyears. Here I'm putting all this timefeeling into this relationshp with Steven, andhavenot work out,would be terrible.don't know what I'd do. I'd probably find someone elsebe just as happy. We havehave war, there's been wars through allages , apparently everyone gets enjoyment outit. If we removed
this part from man,would be boring. Otherwise things would be sortdull. love my building,just love it. If I'ma bus goingmy mother's,look at these peoplegetnauseous feeling. On Michigan Avenue,rospect them more. Home gives mesick feeling. lt'sshame Blacks don't like mechildren don't like medogs don't run upme.
Additional Information
Not long ago,newspaper column caught my attention. It wasfirst time sincecameAmerica thatread about an issue similarthe onesoften heardChina. It all started'fromletter senta newspaper column bywoman named Sally from Toronto, Canada. She toldcolumnist about her unpleasant experiencea bus rideCanada. She wasthe late stageher pregnancy, with very swollen ankles. Howevei, peoplethe bus just pretended notnotice her.
The responses5ally's letter,the columnist's words were "staggering",manythem were "unpredictable". Almost allwomen readers,course, gave their understandingsympathySally. A woman who signed her name as "L. M. " related Sally's experience with her own. She toldcolumnist that she had used public transportationll yearsDetroitnever sawman giveseat t0pregnant woman. She pointed out, however, women passengers didalltime.
Asher own experience, she once offeredseatanother pregnant woman when she herself washer seventh month pregnancy. Whenother woman sat downsaidL. M. , "Bless yousaving my life",man sitting nexther "turned red astomato".
Some people think that nowadaysAmerica,lotmen were raised with no manners. A woman reader from California wrote about what she once sawa busimplied that parents should be strict with their children's behavior. She was sitting behindmother andteenage son. An elderly lady gotthe busstood nearboy, strugglingstay upright.
The boy was engrossedhis comic book whenmother poked himordered himgiveseatthat elderly woman. The Californian woman thoughtmother was doingfine job bringing up her son.
Men readers, however, respondedSally differently. Somethem have long resented at women's equal rights campaigns,took this opportunityget back at women. Herewhatman from Anchorage, Alaska wrote: Thisfor SallyToronto who figures sheentitledg seatthe bus because sheseven months pregnant: Get real, lady, thisthe '90s. You women have been screaming about equal rights , so now you've got them. Live with your equal rightsstop beefing.
Another reader from Philadelphia claimed he learnedlesson trom an experiencea bus. Thiswhat he wrotehis letter publishedNovember, 990: The last timeofferedwomanseatthe bus was972 She glared at mesaid. "Dolook helpless?"replied, "No, butthought . . . " She cut me off with, "Y'ou thought? The trouble with you chauviniststhat you don't think. Women today don't wantseata bus. They want equal pay. " She then launched intowomen's liberation lecture.was never so gladget offbusmy life.
There are also those who are unhappy with lifehateworldwhich they are living. Therefore, they used Sally's letter as an opportunityspeak out their mind. A person from Oakland does not think Sally deserves any sympathy. His reasonthat overpopulationa major problemthe universe todaythere are other reasons that he dislikes this world. Therefore, he concludes that anyone who would bringchild into this "crazy, mixed-up" worldinsanedeserves punishment.