Different Approaches to a Problem [A]
Guidance for Reciting
From the front，it looks like a mountain range；From the side，it looks like a peak.
From a thousand different positions，it takes on a thousand different appearances.
The normal Western approach to a problem is to fight it. The saying，“When the going gets tough，the tough get going，”epitomizes this aggressive，combat-ready attitude toward problem-solving. No matter what the problem is，or the techniques available for solving it，the framework produced by the Western way of thinking is fight，which is the so-called vertical thinking：the traditional，sequential，Aristotelian thinking of logic，moving firmly from one step to the next，like toy blocks being built one on top of the other. The flaw is，of course，that if at any point one of the steps is not reached，or one of the toy blocks is incorrectly plated，then the whole structure collapses. Impasse is reached，and frustration，tension，feelings of fight take over.
不同的思维方式（一）
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横看成岭侧成峰，远近高低各不同。
西方解决问题的方法通常是同它斗。谚语，“艰难之路，唯勇者行”，体现了这种进攻性的、好斗的解决问题的态度。无论是什么样的问题，或可用于解决问题的方法怎样，西方思维方法所创造的解决问题的模式都是同它斗争。这就是所谓的纵向思维：一种传统的、连续的、亚里士多德式的逻辑思维，固定地从一步迈向下一步，就像是玩具积木一块搭在另一块上面那样。当然，问题是如果这些环节中的任何一点没有达到，或者玩具积木中有一块没有放正位置，那么整个结构就会坍塌。一旦你走上了思路的死胡同，沮丧、紧张、拼斗的感觉即接踵而至。
Notes
1.epitomize [i5pitEmaiz] v. 摘要，概括
2.aggressive [E5gresiv] a. 侵犯的，攻击性的，有进取心的
3.sequential [si5kwenFEl] a. 连续的（序贯的）
4.vertical [5vE：tikEl] a. 垂直的n. 垂直线
5.collapse [kE5lAps] v. 倒塌，崩溃，瓦解