Упр.2 Юнит 2 Урок 4 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс

Задача

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Кузовлев 10-11 класс, Просвещение: 2. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian politician and writer who was blamed (порицали) for being cunning and deceitful in politics. He wrote political essays, plays and books. The Prince is his most famous book (1513). 1) Here are some ideas expressed by the author in his book. Do you think the point of view of the medieval (средневекового) author differs from that of the modern one? • It is important for a prince to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it if necessary. • It is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities but it is very necessary to appear to have them. • It is necessary for a prince to have a mind ready to turn itself according to the winds of fortune. • And here it should be mentioned that either good works or bad ones can produce hatred, therefore (следовательно) a prince who wishes to keep his state very often has to do evil (зло). • A prince whose actions do not accord with (не соответствуют) the times will not be successful. 2) What traits of character necessary for a politician mentioned in exercise 1 on page 54 correspond to the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli? *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Подробный ответ

1) Yes, the point of view of the medieval author differs from that of the modern one. Machiavelli thinks that a prince may sometimes do wrong or even evil if it helps him keep power, and that it is more important to seem good than to be good. A modern politician is usually expected to be honest, fair and responsible.

2) The traits of character that correspond to Machiavelli’s ideas are: