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  3. " Years ago, a friend of mine observed that 80 percent of the people in this country have too much self-esteem and 20 percent ha

" Years ago, a friend of mine observed that 80 percent of the people in this country have too much self-esteem and 20 percent ha

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问题    " Years ago, a friend of mine observed that 80 percent of the people in this country have too much self-esteem and 20 percent have much too little. That struck me as pretty accurate, but psychologists will tell you that self-esteem is not a constant. People’s appraisal of their own worth varies...I have the impression that more people have unstable self-esteem than before. I say this because some of the traditional standards people used to measure their own worth have eroded (middle class respectability) , whereas more people now seem to measure themselves a-gainst celebrities and superstars. It would be interesting to know if anybody has studied changes in the criteria we use to measure self-esteem. "
   Comment 1:
   You bring up an interesting point because I do believe values and beliefs have changed. It would be very interesting to see the criteria used for self-worth. I find it hard to believe that only 20% of people have low self-esteem. I’ve been following Brene Brown’s thoughts on the subject of self-worth, and low self-worth (on some level) seems much more common.
   Comment 2:
   If the quality of one’s self-esteem is going to be judged by comparisons with those who are celebrities and superstars, then the entire exercise is really pointless.
   Comment 3:
   Self-esteem solution: A happy marriage.
   Comment 4:
   Ego (self-worth) is proportionate to wealth. The more wealth, the more self-worth.
   Comment 5:
   Benjamin Franklin said it best, and it applies to all facets of life. " Contentment will make a poor man rich just as discontent will make a rich man poor. " It does not mean not try to do your best, or be the richest. It simply means once you’ve done your best be content with yourself, just as if you don’t give your best effort discontent is sure to follow.
   Comment 6:
   I’ve "retired" from 30 years of expensive, if interesting, "personal growth" and "self-improvement," much probably motivated by trying to "fix" myself. Hanging out with friends at a local cafe is way more satisfying.
   Comment 7:
   A related concept you may be interested in is the "sociometer theory" of self-esteem, pioneered by Mark Leary (Wake Forest). Basically it states that our self-esteem is determined by the amount of perceived social acceptance/rejection, and that determination is full of cognitive biases and errors. Awesome stuff.
Why does the writer of Comment 5 try to clarify Benjamin Franklin’s saying?
选项 A、Because Franklin’s saying is universally applicable.
B、Because contentment means "rich" and discontent means "poor. "
C、Because if you do your best, you will be the richest.
D、Because misunderstanding might occur of Franklin’s saying.
答案D
解析 推断题。首先根据题目关键词Benjamin Franklin’s saying在Comment 5中定位，找出原文中的答案，然后再进行合理的推断，同时也可以结合排除法做题。本题在原文中的答案应该是It does not mean not try to do your best，or be the richest．It simply means once you’ve done your best be content with yourself，just as if you don’t give your best effort discontent is sure to follow．(这句话并不意味着不用尽力做到最好，或者不要做最富有的人，而仅仅意味着一旦你尽力去做了，就应该对自己满意，就像如果你不尽力的话，你一定会对自己不满一样。)这两句话的作用应该是来解释Franklin的名言的真正含义，之所以需要解释应该是因为人们对此有误解，因此正确答案应该是D选项Because misunderstanding might occur of Franklin’s saying(因为会产生对Franklin的名言的误解)。尽管A选项Because Benjamin Franklin’s saying is universally applicable(因为Franklin的名言是普遍适用的)中的Benjamin Franklin’s saying is universally applicable与原文中it applies to all facets of life(它适用于生活的所有方面)的语义一致，但是却不是本题所问的clarify(澄清)Franklin的名言的原因。而B选项Because contentment means“rich”and discontent means“poor”(因为满足意味着“富有”而不满足则意味着“贫穷”)和C选项Because if you do your best，you will be the richest(因为如果你尽力了，你就会成为最富有的)都和原文意思不符。
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