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YestoPeace

―NotoViolenceDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

ProcedureWarm-upActivitiesCultureNotesTextAnalysisLanguagePointsDifficultSentencesSummaryFollow-upActivityAssignmentDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Warm-upActivities1.LookatthepictureofArafatandRabininPage166andtrytotellwhatyouknowaboutthisevent.2.WhydopeoplerespectArafatandRabin?Whatdidtheydotoacceleratetheprocessofseekingpeace?3.Doyouthinkweshouldtakeadvantageoftheirfeatsandbededicatedtobuildingupapeacefulworld?Whatcanwedo?DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

CultureNotesBorninJerusalemin1922RabingraduatedfromtheKedoorieAgriculturalCollege,andlaterbeganhismilitarycareerin1940.In1974,RabinwaselectedasPrimeMinisterofIsraelforthefirsttime.YitzhakRobinDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

CultureNotesDuringRabin‘spremiership,thegovernmentplacedspecialemphasisonstrengtheningtheeconomy,solvingsocialproblemsandreinforcingtheIDF.In1992,RabinwaselectedasPrimeMinisterforthesecondtime.YitzhakRobinDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Rabin’speacepolicyreceivedbroadsupportfromtheIsraelipeople,butitalsoenragedmanywhoopposedcompromisewiththePLO.HewasassassinatedonNovember4th1995,whileattendingapeacerally.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Bornin1929,diedinNovember2004.HehadbeenthePalestinianleadersince1969.HewascofounderandChairmanofthePalestineLiberationOrganization(PLO),andpresidentofthePalestinianNationalAuthority.CultureNotesYasserArafatDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Hisreputationwasmixed.Atonetime,hewascelebratedforworkingtowardpeace,andwasevenawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.ButothersaccusedhimofdoinglittletopromotepeaceortostopterrorismagainstIsraelicitizens.CultureNotesDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TextAnalysisPara1―4

TheIsraeligovernmentandpeopledecidetogivepeaceachance.Para5―6Israelsaysnotoviolence.Para7―11

Weneedandhavepartnerstoworktogethertowardspeace.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TextAnalysisPara12―15Toachievepeaceisdifficultbutworthyofefforts.Para16―17Israelipeoplewantandsupportpeace.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

LanguagePoints1.stand

n.positiontakenuptakeastand:

apositionoranopiniononeispreparedtouphold;Imusttakeastandonenvironmentalissues.makeastand:

bereadytoresistorfight;Duringthatbattle,wemadeourstandagainsttheenemy.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

LanguagePoints2.takeadvantageof:

1)makeuseof;Healwaystakesfulladvantage

ofthemistakesmadebyhisrivals.2)makeunfairuseofIthinksheistakingadvantageofhislove.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

LanguagePoints3.forthesakeofsb./sth:

forthebenefitof;becauseofaninterestinsth.I’llhelpyouforyoursister’ssake.Wemustbepatientforthesakeofpeace.forGod’s/goodness’/pity’s/mercy’ssake

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LanguagePoints4. condemn:vt.saythatsth.orsb.iswrong(condemnsb./sth.for)Everyonecondemnedhisfoolishbehavior.ThenewspaperscondemnedthePrimeMinisterforhisscandal.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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5.openthedoorto:

makesth.possible;provideachanceforsth.China’sreformsince1978hasopenedthedoortoherrapideconomicdevelopment.NewtechnologyoftheInternetopensthedoortoagreatdealofinformation.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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6.aspiration:n.strongdesire(~for/after;~todo/tobe)Nothingcanpreventhisaspirationsforfame.Shehasastrongaspirationafterknowledge.c.f.inspiration;perspirationDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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7. cease:vt/vi./eintoanend;stopTheoldGermanEmpireceasedtoexistin1918.Thefactoryhasceasedmakingbicycles.cease-firen.withoutcease

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8. engage:vt./vi.

employ;takepartin;beboundbyapromisetomarryengageaservantHeengagesinpoliticalactivities.Heisengagedinbusiness/writinganovel.TomandAnneareengaged.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

LanguagePlonged:a.continuingforalongtimeProlongeduseofthedrugisknowntohaveharmfulside-effects.Thedecisionwasfinallymadeafteraprolongeddebate.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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10.bepreferableto:

moredesirableorworthythananotherTeaispreferabletocoffeeformostoftheChinesepeople.preferencen.

haveapreferenceforpreferv.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

DifficultSentences1.Thisgovernment,whichIamprivilegedtohead,…Thisgovernment,whichIhavethehonortoleadDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

DifficultSentences2.…thatpeaceisnotjustaprayer.…thatpeaceisnolongerjustawish.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

DifficultSentences3.…inordertotorpedothepeaceprocess.

…inordertohaveaharmfulinfluenceonthepeaceprocess.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

DifficultSentences4.Withoutpartnersforpeace,therecanbepeace.Iftherewasnoneighboringcountrieslongingforpeace,itmightbeimpossibleforustoremainpeacefulwithothercountries.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Summary

AfterRabinwaselectedasthePrimeMinister,hewascommittedtothepeaceprocessthenegotiatedwiththePLA.HeandArafatagreedtoworktogetherforpeace.Althoughthisaccordwasgenerallythoughttobeverygood,thereweresomeJewishhardlinerswhodidnotagreewiththeideaofworkingtogetherwiththePLO.

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Summary

ThepassageisatranscriptionofRabin’slastspeech,