Smokeand“there’snosmokewithoutfire”,“無火不成煙”;“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.接著第一段，這里又說了他的第二個(gè)性格特點(diǎn)impatient主要說的Ingoodcausesandinbadhewasimperious.Hisaddictiontonicotinetrumpedconventionandcourtesy.Hesmokedwheneverandwhereverhefeltlikeit,eveninnon-smokingcompartmentsofrailwaycarriages.“CanyouaskMrSidttoputhiscigaretteout?”apassengeraskedtheconductor.“Wouldyoumindlinghimyourself?”camethetimidreply.除了“cleverandrudeimpatient”這里又寫了一個(gè)他的特點(diǎn):imperious,專橫傲慢。前三段看下來Helmut的粗魯不耐煩，專橫形象，活生生的一個(gè)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(guó)務(wù)卿是好友。他與里 于1975年共同發(fā)起經(jīng)濟(jì)（即八國(guó)首腦會(huì)議前身）。第一屆在Ramboillet城堡舉行，了意大利，，英國(guó)和的首腦。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