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1、 contemporary college englishcollege english (book 2) 创 作 单 位：辽东学院外语学院 本单元作者：齐家媛 by norman cousins lesson 12 by norman cousins lesson 12 part one: part one: background background informationinformation part two: part two: text text appreciationappreciation part three: part three: text in detailstext

2、 in details contents background background informationinformation subtitle here 1. about the author 2. birds eye view 3. tribalism 4. world population home norman cousinsnorman cousins (19151990)(19151990) careers:careers: writer writer editor editor citizen diplomat citizen diplomat promoter of hol

3、istic healing promoter of holistic healing unflagging optimist unflagging optimist lifelong concerns:lifelong concerns: war and peace war and peace world governance world governance justice justice human freedom human freedom the human impact on the environment the human impact on the environment he

4、alth and wholeness health and wholeness home 1. about the author1. about the author belief in world governance:belief in world governance: he believed that enduring world peace could only be achieved through effective world governance. belief in world federalism:belief in world federalism: he argued

5、 for a world no longer based on the supremacy of nationalism and other superficial differences. contribution to peace and human well-being:contribution to peace and human well-being: he arranged for medical treatment in usa for 24 young japanese women who came to be known as the “hiroshima maidens”;

6、 helped support the medical care of 400 japanese children orphaned by the atomic bomb; with his wife, legally adopted one of the maidens; helped create a program for the “35 polish women who had been victims of nazi medical experiments during the war”. home 1. about the author1. about the author quo

7、tationsquotations inevitably, an individual is measured by his or her largest concerns. life is an adventure in forgiveness. a library, to modify the famous metaphor of socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideasa place where history comes to life. if something comes to life in othe

8、rs because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality. just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt. wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. home 1. about the auth

9、orabout the author birds eye view:birds eye view: a situation or topic as if viewed from a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distancean altitude or distance home 2. birds eye view2. birds eye view get a birds eye view, mauis spectacular sights 3. tribalism3. tribalism originally, t

10、ribalism refers to behavior and attitudes that are based on strong loyalty to tribe. scholars believe that modern regionalism, racism, and nationalism are merely more refined forms of primitive tribalism. home 4. world population4. world population population 2006-03-06population 2006-03-06 home 1.

11、china1,311,461,762 2. india1,090,540,218 3. usa297,582,756 4. indonesia244,357,819 5. brazil187,453,214 world6,496,061,544 text text appreciationappreciation subtitle here home 1. structure of the text 2. theme of the text 3. writing techniques home 1. structure1. structure of the textof the text pa

12、rt 1 (paras.17 ): the old education focusing on nations differences should give way to the new one emphasizing the similarities. part 2 (para8 ): we should respect all human beings because human life is such a rare occurrence. part 3 (para.9 ): however different peoples may be, they are united in th

13、eir humanness, in their basic human faculties and gifts. part 4 (paras.1011): they are also united in their needs. home the authors central idea is that , to prepares ourselves for this new world, we must all be re-educated so that we will be able to understand that there are more similarities than

14、differences among peoples. the differences are superficial and insignificant whereas the similarities are essential and fundamental. these similarities enable all of us to be members in this global village and to live happily with mutual respect. home 2. theme of the text2. theme of the text repetit

15、ion. normally to make a piece of writing neat, we dont repeat the main verb or other parts of a sentence. but repetition technique frequently used by writers and speakers for emphasis. in paragraphs 3, 4 and 9 of the text, not only the structure but the key words are repeated while in paragraph 10 ,

16、 only the structure is a of “how to do” is repeated. home 3. writing technique3. writing technique 3. writing technique3. writing technique example: 1. and the simplest reality of all was that the human community was one - greater than any of its parts, greater than the separateness imposed by the n

17、ations, greater than the different faiths and loyalties or the depth and color of varying cultures.(para.4) 2. geography had instructed me in differences of terrain, resources, and productivity. comparative culture had instructed me in the differences of background and group interests. anthropology

18、had instructed me in the differences of facial bone structure, skin color and general physical aspect. (para.3) home text in details home text in detailstext in details 1. in the nature of a confession: a kind of confession; statements of my past wrongs 2. instruct: to teach; to educate (the word “i

19、nstruct”, in the sense of “educate”, is used in the pattern: to instruct sb. in sth.) 3. comparative culture: an academic discipline; a study that involves comparing cultures of different countries. 4. group interests: interests of ethnic, social, political groups home 5. principal: main, chief, maj

20、or, the most important do not mix it up with its homonym principle. 6. all but: almost or nearly 7. let me say it in a differently: let me say it in a different way. “put” here means to say or to express, e.g. let me put it another way. can you put it in simple english? to put it bluntly, i think th

21、is company is bankrupt. home 8. not so much as: not one thing but rather sth. else, e.g. i like teaching not so much for the pay as for the chance to be among young people. he lost his job not so much for his incompetence as for his age. at 45, he was considered too old. 9. get through doing: to com

22、plete; to finish doing 10. in terms of: only as; only in connection with home 11. well traveled: been to many countries 12. far-flung areas: very distant places 13. give way to: to give its place to sth. better, to be replaced by, e.g. the traditional extended family has now given way to the nuclear family. coal is dirty and will have to giv