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1、高考英語(yǔ)《流行話題語(yǔ)境識(shí)詞4500》Unit71 EscapeValve素材Unit71 EscapeValve AmanandwomanIknowmovedintogetherrecently.Itwas,assuchoccasionsare,amomentofsentimentandcelebration.Itwasalsoalimitedengagement.Beforemovingin,theyhadalreadysetafixeddatewhentheywouldbreakup.Theyexplainedtheirreasonstoo
2、neandall.Inayear,thewomanplannedtochangejobsandcities;themandidn'tplantofollow.Aneventualsplitisunfortunate,theysaid,butalsoinevitable,sowhynotplanonit?Yetfarfrombeingasadtwistoffate,mywomanfriend'sscheduleddeparturewasaliberatingforce,makingpossiblewhatevershort-termromanceth
3、ecouplewillenjoy.Withouttheescapeclauseofapre-setterminationoftheiraffair,theymightneverhavelivedtogether. Thissituationisnotunique.MoreandmorepeopleareorderingtheirlivesalongaprincipleIcallthe"automatic-out".Inlove,friendship,work,andthecommunity,peopleincreasinglypreferarra
4、ngementsthatautomaticallyendatsomepre-setdate.Itisaforceinsocietyasawhole,asmoreofushungerforlivesthatappearstableanddeep-rootedbutlackthecomplicationsofcommitment. Automatic-outmayhaveitsfoundationsinthepresetcyclesofacademiclife.Inrecentdecades,anever-higherpercentageofthep
5、opulationhasbeenabletoattendcollegeandpost-graduateschools.That'sagoodthingforthecauseofeducationbutperhapsnotsogoodforsociety'sspirit.Longtimestudentslearntoviewinstitutionsasplaceswherepeoplebrieflycometorest,andfromwhichtheywillbeautomaticallyremovedonadateknownyearsinadvan
6、ce.Theyalsotendtoseeinstitutionsasameansbywhichtotakethingsforthemselves,insteadofaddingthingsforothers. Soitmaybenosurprisethatprofessionals--usuallythebeneficiariesofadvancedschooling--seemincreasinglyuninterestedinstayingput.ABrookingsInstitutionstudyshowsthatGovernment-ag
7、encymanagersturnover,onaverage,every21months.Nowitisbecomingtrueofprivateenterprisesaswell.AccordingtotheConferenceBoard,abusinessresearchorganization,topcorporateexecutivesnowswitchjobsevery4.5yearsonaverage. Thejob-switchingmania,itissometimessuggested,stemsfromacombination
8、ofboredomandexpectationsofpromotion.ButIthinkitismotivatedbth
