1. Why is man called “Mr. Close- Enough”
Because he always thinks the things are close enough so we can think it’s enough. Close-enough is his standard for all the things. He never tries hard to do anything.
2. What is the author’s opinion about Mr. Close Enough
It’s a dramatic irony. He said this phenomenon in an ironic tone, so we can know his critical attitude. He hated Mr. Close Enough and the opinion, so he told us and wanted to change it.
3. How many examples does the writer use to picture Mr. Close-Enough?
He writes five examples.
4. How does Mr. Close-Enough look like? Is he different from us?
Mr. Close-Enough doesn’t working hard. He doesn’t care anything. He can’t be responsible for anyone. He is not reliable and credible.
He is different from us. We will fight for the things we concern about it. And we will do the important things exactly correct. But sometimes we are lazy to do what we should do, like Mr. Close-Enough.
5. Why do you think the author describes Mr. Close-Enough in this way? Explain.
There’re a lot of hyperbole and satire. Because the author wants to alert us that there’s some people are Mr. Close-Enough. Even worse we think he is an awesome man and we all should learn from him. It’s horrible to like everyone thought it’s correct and follow it. This kind of morale will ruin the whole society. And the author really wants us to pay attention on it and prevent it from us.
6. Have you seen any Mr. Close-Enough around you? Explain.
I have seen these Mr. Close-Enough around me. They always make mistakes, but they just shirk their responsibilities. They aren’t doing things seriously.
7. Write a well-organized and well-thought paragraph about your reflection on 差不多先生 by 胡适
This article was published on June 28, 1924. At that time, a lot of Chinese are sick. They have perfunctory attitude. They are satisfied with close-enough. We should d real things instead of laissez-faire.
It not only had the large positive impact during that time, but also has its profound meanings today. In particularly, the careless like a strong cultural heritage --- cumulative sickness. Now we still have problems about lazy, making no progress and ignoring the quality and efficiency. Don’t you think it’s just what the author wants to say?
If you do not want to be hard, you still should remember that living is a kind of participatory, and we should thinking about it, caring about it, and understanding it.
This passage also reminds me of a fiction by Lu Xun called “The True Story of Ah Q”. They all try to rescue the people who got the problems. They are sad and angry.
So we should be strict with ourselves and have a serious attitude.
我要去死你们谁也别拦着-。-
如此生搬硬造的CHENGLISH啊-。-
