Genghis Khan was not one to agonize over gender roles. He was into sex and power, and he didn’t mind saying so. "The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him." The emperor once thundered. Genghis Khan conquered two thirds of the known world during the early 13th century and he may have set an all-time record for what biologists call reproductive success. An account written 33 years after his death credited him with 20,000 descendants.
Men’s manners have improved markedly since Genghis Khan’s day. At heart, though, we’re the same animals we were 800 years ago, which is to say we are status seekers. We may talk of equality and fraternity. We may strive for classless societies. But we go right on building hierarchies, and jockeying for status within them. Can we abandon the tendency Probably not. As scientists are now discovering, status seeking is not just a habit or a cultural tradition. It’s a
A. that he is a man who enjoys great victory m possessing land.
B. the astonishing number of his offspring in the world.
C. how cruel and arrogant an emperor can be in the past.
D. males have a long history of craving for power.
| Genghis Khan was not one to agonize
over gender roles. He was into sex and power, and he didn’t mind saying so. "The
greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before
him." The emperor once thundered. Genghis Khan conquered two thirds of the known
world during the early 13th century and he may have set an all-time record for
what biologists call reproductive success. An account written 33 years after his
death credited him with 20,000 descendants. Men’s manners have improved markedly since Genghis Khan’s day. At heart, though, we’re the same animals we were 800 years ago, which is to say we are status seekers. We may talk of equality and fraternity. We may strive for classless societies. But we go right on building hierarchies, and jockeying for status within them. Can we abandon the tendency Probably not. A A. that he is a man who enjoys great victory m possessing land. B. the astonishing number of his offspring in the world. C. how cruel and arrogant an emperor can be in the past. D. males have a long history of craving for power. [填空题]Since the (publish) ______ of the book, over one million readers have read it.
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