问题:Do you think people are actually able to change or are they only able to act like they have changed?
答案:
Of course people can change. What should be asked is what kind of changes people are capable of.
A change in understanding of morality for example, often leads to a change in opinion and behavior. As long as the person is not choking hard on ego, they should be able to see their mistakes in the past and change their mindset accordingly.
Then there are other things which are considered more or less immutable traits. Your genetics for example. You can alter your look completely via cosmetic surgery but you can’t prevent passing down the genes that were responsible of your original look to your offspring. (Not that it’s a bad thing in general but it usually is in the minds of people who go through cosmetic surgery in the first place)
表达:
be capable of 有能力
morality 道德
lead to 导致
choke hard on ego 极其自大,choke on(被XX搞的窒息),这里用的是比喻义了
ego 自我,自尊,自负(可以是中性词,也可以是贬义)
change someone's mindset 改变思维
immutable traits 不可改变的特征
genetics n.遗传,遗传学
alter your look v.改变外貌
cosmetic surgery 整容手术
pass down the genes 把基因给下一代
offspring 后代
答案:
Of course people can change. What should be asked is what kind of changes people are capable of.
A change in understanding of morality for example, often leads to a change in opinion and behavior. As long as the person is not choking hard on ego, they should be able to see their mistakes in the past and change their mindset accordingly.
Then there are other things which are considered more or less immutable traits. Your genetics for example. You can alter your look completely via cosmetic surgery but you can’t prevent passing down the genes that were responsible of your original look to your offspring. (Not that it’s a bad thing in general but it usually is in the minds of people who go through cosmetic surgery in the first place)
表达:
be capable of 有能力
morality 道德
lead to 导致
choke hard on ego 极其自大,choke on(被XX搞的窒息),这里用的是比喻义了
ego 自我,自尊,自负(可以是中性词,也可以是贬义)
change someone's mindset 改变思维
immutable traits 不可改变的特征
genetics n.遗传,遗传学
alter your look v.改变外貌
cosmetic surgery 整容手术
pass down the genes 把基因给下一代
offspring 后代