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Smokeand“there’snosmokewithoutfire”,“无火不成烟”;“where’ssmoke,there’sfire”.HEWASsoclever,andsorudewithit,thathislistenerssometimesrealisedtoolatethattheyhadbeenoutwittedandinsulted.HelmutS idtdidnotjustfindfoolstiresome.Heobliteratedthem.Thefactswereclearandthelogicimpeccable.Sodisagreementwasasignofidiocy.cleverandrude后面Hewasimpatient,too,withhisownparty,whichfailedtorealisetheconstraintsanddilemmasofpower.ItwantedhimtospendmoneyWestGermanydidnothave,andtocompromisewithterroristswhobelongedinjail.Hewasimpatientwiththeanti-nuclearleft,whofailedtorealisethatnuclear-powerstationsweresafe,andthattheSovietempirethrivedonallies’weakness.Andhewasimpatientwithpost-WatergateAmerica,whichseemedtohavelostitswilltolead.接着第一段，这里又说了他的第二个性格特点impatient主要说的Ingoodcausesandinbadhewasimperious.Hisaddictiontonicotinetrumpedconventionandcourtesy.Hesmokedwheneverandwhereverhefeltlikeit,eveninnon-smokingcompartmentsofrailwaycarriages.“CanyouaskMrSidttoputhiscigaretteout?”apassengeraskedtheconductor.“Wouldyoumindlinghimyourself?”camethetimidreply.除了“cleverandrudeimpatient”这里又写了一个他的特点:imperious,专横傲慢。前三段看下来Helmut的粗鲁不耐烦，专横形象，活生生的一个流Yethisbrains,eloquenceandwillpowerwereunmatchedinGermanpolitics.TheybroughthimthroughtheNaziperiod,thrownoutoftheHitlerYouthfordisloyaltybutwithanIronCrossforbravery.Hewasone-quarterJewish,whichheconcealedwhenhemarriedhiswifeLokiandneededtoprovehisAryanbackground.Onlylateinhiscareerdidanarmyemergewhichdescribedhimasideologicallysound.,Inpost-warWestGermanyheflourished,makingacareerinHamburg’scity ernment.Bycommandeeringarmyunitstodealwiththefloodsof1962hebrokeataboo,andthelaw,butgainingadeservedreputationasadoer.HereplacedWillyBrandt(thevictimofanEastGermanespionageoperation)in1974,atatimewhentheWestwasreelingfromtheoil-priceshock,terrorismandAmerica’shumiliationinVietnam.WithhisfriendValéryGiscardd’Estaing(anotherfluentEnglish-speaker),helaunchedtheideaofsummit ernancetodealwiththeworld’seconomicwoes.G7meetingsinthosedayswerebrief,informalaffairswithrealconversationsandrealdecisions,notthemicromanagedshowpiecesoftoday.AgreementsmadethenlaidthefoundationsforthemodernEuropeanUnion. ，前國務卿是好友。他与里 于1975年共同发起经济（即八国首脑会议前身）。第一届在Ramboillet城堡举行，了意大利，，英国和的首脑。支持核能建Otherleadersdidnotfindhimeasytodealwith.HedetestedtheweaknessofJimmyCarter’sadministration,andthetwomengotonbadly.Hisforeignminister,Hans-DietrichGenscher,recalledthat“SidtwasoftheopinionthattheworldwouldbefairerifhewasoftheUnitedStatesandCartertheGermanchancellor.”TheIsraelileaderMenachemBegincalledhim“unprincipled,avaricious,heartlessandlackinginhumanfeeling”afterhesaidthatGermanslivinginadividednationshouldfeelsympathyforPalestinianself-determination.empathy/Empathyisheartbreaking—youexperienceotherpeople'spainandjoy.Sympathyiseasierbecauseyoujusthavetofeelsorryforsomeone.Sendasympathycardifsomeone'scatdied;feelempathyifyourcatdied,too.Empathywasfirstusedtodescribehowaviewer'sappreciationofartdependsonherabilitytoprojecther alityontotheart.Thesedaysitappliestoanythingyoucanbasically"projectyourality"on.Whenyoufeelwhatsomeoneelsefeels,that'sempathy.Fairness,notHistoughnesstowardsthenihilistterroristsoftheRedArmyFactionoutragedmanyliberal-mindedGermans,whofeltthatextensivesnoo,interrogationsandquasi-militaryjusticehaddreadfulechoesoftheNaziperiod.TheyflinchedwhenheurgedAmericatobeefupitsnuclearpresenceinEuropeinresponsetotheSovietUnion’sgrowingstockpileofmedium-rangemissiles.Butforhimsocialdemocracywasbasedonfairness,notfads.Hehadnotimeforgreenery,feminismorculturewars.Anyonewithavisionshouldgoandseeadoctor,heoncesaid.Farmoreimportantwasbolsteringthewelfaresystem,buildingmorehousesandmakingGermanysafeathomeandabroad.UnfortunayhisSocialDemocraticpartythoughtdifferently,asdid,increasingly,hisliberalcoalitionpartner,theFDP.FlexibilityandcharmwerenotMrSidt’sstrongpoints.Abitmoreofbothmighthavesavedhim.HisnemesiswasHelmutKohl,thebeefyChristianDemocratleader.MrSidtunderestimatedhisrival,mockinghismumbledprovincialdiction.Hehimselfwasan plishedmusicandartcritic,aselegantawordsmithinproseasinspeech.MrKohl’smaininterestoutsidepoliticswasfood.Buttheconservativeleader’swillingnesstolistenanddodealsmadeMr idtlookarrogantandoutoftouch.Ashiscoalitiondisintegrated,thechancellor,in ernmentsince1969,suddenlyfoundhimselfinthepoliticalwilderness.Hisparty(likemanyinEuropespookedbyRonaldReagan’sunabashed veeredleftwards.MrSidt,stillpuffingawayonhisbelovedmenthols(stockpiledincaseofaban)andplayingthepiano(ofwhichhehadanear-professionalmastery),variedhisviewshardlyaniota.AspublisherofDieZeit,Germany’smostheavyweightweekly,hebecameitsleadingcommentator—moreinfluentialthereinshaopinion,perhaps,thanasanembattledchancellor.Hedeploredworriesaboutclimatechange:popul