Flattery has a bad name.阿谀奉承名声不好。
It's associated with saying something upbeat but untrue in order to hoodwink an unsuspecting target for low personal gain. 它与说一些乐观但不真实的事情有关，目的是为了欺骗一个毫无戒心的目标，以获得较低的个人收益。
in Aesop's famous fable the Fox and the crow .伊索寓言中著名的狐狸和乌鸦。
an ugly crow has found a piece of cheese and retired to a branche to eat it .一只丑陋的乌鸦找到了一块奶酪，躲到树枝下吃起来。
a Sly Fox wanting it for himself flatters the crow ,calling it beautiful and wondering whether its voice will be as sweet as its apperance. 一只狡猾的狐狸想要把它据为己有，便奉承乌鸦，说它很美，还想知道它的声音是否会和它的外表一样甜美。
the crow lets out a horrific screenching sound and of cheese drops straight into the fox's gaping expectant mocking jewel乌鸦发出一声可怕的截屏声，奶酪直接掉到狐狸张开的嘴巴里，它满心期待地嘲笑着
but there's another form of flattery with a more valuable and ethichal ambition 但还有另一种形式的奉承，有着更有价值和更高尚的野心
parents of small chaildren invariably discover its users which deserve to be better known and better practiced around all age groups .小孩子的父母总是发现它的使用者，这值得在所有年龄组中被更好地了解和更好地实践。
let's imagine that a child isn't yet entirely kind to thier little brother or good at drawing or a perfect cook or helpful around the house让我们想象一下，一个孩子对他的小弟弟还不完全友善，不擅长画画，不擅长做饭，也不喜欢帮忙做家务
but the parent declares that they are so is to encourage and make more conctete what is and yet only tentative and fragile in their ambivalent nature
但是家长们宣称他们这样做是为了鼓励孩子们，并使他们更加简明扼要，因为他们的矛盾本性是脆弱的，也是试探性的
the child is being helped to end up as some of the things he or she has already been described as being 这个孩子被帮助变成了他或她已经被描述过的那种人
in 1956 the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was invited to create a new capital city for his nation what became Brasilia 1956年，巴西建筑师奥斯卡·尼迈耶(Oscar Niemeyer)被邀请为他的国家创建一个新首都，即后来的巴西利亚
Brazil is a country of frenetic enconomic activities of rainforests that are alien villages favelas cyclists beaches and intense disagreement about political priorities巴西是一个狂热的热带雨林经济活动的国家，那里有陌生的村庄、贫民窟、骑自行车的人、海滩和对政治优先事项的严重分歧
none of which is apparent from the contemplation of the beautiful serene futuristic and rational architecture of Brasilia 从巴西利亚美丽宁静的未来主义和理性的建筑中，这些都看不出来
one day the buliding's proposed 有一天，有人提议建造这座大楼
Brazil will be a place where rationality is powerful where order and harmony reign where elegance is normal 巴西将成为一个理性力量强大、秩序与和谐占主导地位、高雅成为常态的地方
there will be no more corruption or chaos in offices efficient secretaries will type up ,judicious brefing notes a filling systems will be perfect nothing will get lost overlooked neglected or mislaid country could be perfectly managed 再也不会有腐败，办公室里再也不会有混乱高效的秘书会打字，明智的填表记录会完美无缺，什么都不会丢失，什么都不会被忽视，什么都不会被忽视，什么都不会被错置
Oscar Niemeyer's capital is an essay in flattery .奥斯卡·尼迈耶的《资本论》是一篇奉承的散文。
it hints that cetain desirable qualities which are as yet only very latent in Brazil could one day be central to the country and its governing class 这暗示着，在巴西还很不为人知的优秀品质，有一天可能会成为这个国家及其统治阶级的核心
shortly after the capital buildings were completed 首都建筑完工后不久
a journalist asked Niemeyer why he had designed a capital that was so dramatically unlike the country it was meant to represent.一位记者问尼迈耶，他为什么要把首都设计得如此不同于它所代表的国家。
it won't be one day said Niemeyer with a wry smile , Brazizlians continued to wait for that day and the finest buildings of Brasilia continue to inspire .“不会有那么一天的，”尼迈耶苦笑着说，“巴西人仍在等待那一天的到来，巴西利亚最美丽的建筑仍在鼓舞着人们。”
we need flattery because we so badly needs to be guided to develop beyond what we are right now .我们需要别人的奉承，因为我们迫切需要别人的引导，让我们超越现在的自己。
we need other people's belief in us to bolster our capacities for reform and growth .我们需要别人对我们的信任，以增强我们改革和增长的能力。
we need a chance to grow into the person.我们需要一个成长的机会。
we have flatteringly been desciribed as already being. 我们被奉承地描述为已经存在。
consider a painting by Velazquez the surrender of Breda there's been a battle between Spain and the Netherlands. 想想委拉斯开兹的一幅画《布雷达的投降》西班牙和荷兰之间发生了一场战争。
Spain has won 西班牙赢得了
the picture the Spanish general 画的是西班牙将军
Spinoza receiving the key to the city Breda from the representative of the defeated Dutch forces Justin of Nassau 斯宾诺莎从战败的荷兰军队的代表贾斯廷那里得到了通往布雷达城的钥匙
what's striking is how cordial everthing is 令人印象深刻的是，每件事都是那么亲切
historians report that both sides behaved extremely well there was no recrimination or wanton bloodshed 历史学家报告说，双方都表现得非常好，没有相互指责，也没有肆意的流血冲突
the painting is a memorial to unusually noble conduct but it's not of course a comprehensive or accurate account of war or sieges 这幅画是对不同寻常的高尚行为的纪念，但它当然不是对战争或围攻的全面或准确的描述
but just as Brasilia is not the completely accurate representation of what Brazil is like 但就像巴西利亚不能完全准确地代表巴西一样
instead each of these works presents an ideal in the hope of generating a sub sequent reality .相反，这些作品都呈现了一种理想，希望能产生一种次顺序的现实。
we should learn to be gentler on flattry and the energy .it can lend us to mover towards greater generosity intelligence and wisdom .我们应该学会对挫折和精力更温和，它能使我们更慷慨、更聪明、更有智慧。
we should use tis begin power in order to bring about a world where we'll more often be able soon to praise one another and no longe merely just to flatter 我们应该利用这种力量来创造一个世界，在这个世界里，我们可以很快地互相赞扬，而不只是一味地奉承
we believe in making the world a more emotionally intelligent place.我们相信让世界成为一个情商更高的地方。
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