一.个人感悟
过去只是粗略的知道王安石变法这件事情,通过阅读了解了许多。苏洵说,了解一个人的性格很难,甚至聪明人也常会受骗,只有冷静的观察者才能看透人的性格而预知将来的发展。王安石一开始把自己扮演成有一颗政心,废寝忘食,不顾身边的事事,为了扩大自己的声誉。朝中多次提拔也都拒绝。可见这个人的城府与远见有多深。不能只透过事情的表面去判定一个人是什么样子,要经过一系列事情的理性分析。尤其是身处领导位置的人。
二.3-5好词
Whether Wang's strange habits were an affectation or not it is impossible to decide;but when a person overdoes a thing,people are inclined to suspect there is an element of conscious self-advertisement in it.
王安石的奇怪习惯,是否是矫揉造作,无法断言;但每逢一个人对一事做得过度,人总容易怀疑他是沽名钓誉。
affectation n.假装 做作 矫揉造作 affect+ation➡️做出的感动➡️假装 eg.He made an affectation of indifference.
The next two years were to see an exodus of all the old ministers from the courst,the purging of the imperial censorate and packing of it with Wang Anshih’s own underlings.
随后的两年之中,但见稳重的老臣纷纷离朝,御史台遭到清肃排斥,继之身为谏官的都是王安石的一群小人。
exodus n. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
censorate n.检查机构 御史台
underling n.下属,走卒 under+ling小人物➡️下属)[under-①表示"在…下"②表示"不足,不够"③表示"副手"]