英语临床6夏季：unit10-two-truths-to-live-by

Unit10

TwoTruthstoLiveBy

整理pptWarm-upQuestions:1．Explainyourmottoinlife.2.Doyoufindlifesometimesparadoxical?Whyorwhynot?★TextExplanations

Thisessaydiscussesoneoftheparadoxesinlife:“toletsomethinggo”and“toholdsomethingfast.”Theauthortriestoexplainintheimportanceofcherishingbeautywhenitisofferedandtoletitgowhenitisinevitable.Thus“toletitgo”isasimportantas“toholdfast”inourlives.整理pptParagraph1ANALYSISThethemeoftheessayisexplicitlystatedinthefirstsentence.Theauthorpointsoutthatlifeitselfisaparadox:Weshouldclingtoitsgiftsandletgoofthemintime,whichisexplainedbytherabbis'statementofanalogy.1)"paradox"---asituationwhichisstrangebecauseitinvolvestwoqualitiesthatcouldnotbetrueatthesametime.Here,theauthormeansthatyouneedtoholdfasttosome-thingthatyoumustletgoofeventually.2)"Therabbisofold"---therabbisinancienttimes. e.g.theknightsofoldinEngland整理pptQUESTIONWhydoestheauthorquotethesayingfromtheancientrabbis?Theauthorintendstousethemetaphortoillustratetheparadox."Amancomestothisworldwithhisfistclenched"meansthatamanholdsfasttothegiftoflifewhenheisborn,butwhenheleavesthisworld,hehastoletgoofit.整理pptLANGUAGEWORKForlifeisaparadox:itenjoinsustoclingtoitsmanygiftsevenwhileitordainstheireventualrelinquishment.---Forlifeisaparadox:Ononeside,itencouragesustoholdontoallthosebeautifulthingslifecanofferus,ontheotherside,itcommandsustoletallofthemgointheend.整理pptenjoinTheproposedlawenjoinsemployerstogiveworkerstimeofftocareforsickchildrenandageingparents.Heenjoinedcautionaboutbelievingwhattheytoldus.整理pptParagraph2---3ANALYSISInthesetwoparagraphs,theauthorexplainsonesideoflife'sparadoxandpointsoutthatweoftenfailtoseethebeautyandwonderoflifewhenweshouldbeholdingontoit.Asaresultitisoftentoolatewhenwefinallyrealizeit.整理ppt1)"thatbreaksthrougheveryporeoftheearth"(Paragraph2)--thatemergesevery- whereontheearth.2)"onlyinourbackwardglance"(Paragraph2)一onlyasweexamineourlifeinretrospect.3)"...abeauty'"alove..."(Paragraph3)-Beωtyandloveareuncountablenouns, butheretheauthorusesanindefinitearticle"a"tosuggestaparticulareventorthingthatrepresentsorrendersbeautyorlove.整理pptQUESTIONWhatisimpliedinthephrases"whenitflowered...whenitwastendered"?Thetwophrasesmeanthatoneshouldholdfasttobeautyandloveattherighttimewhentheyarefullofsweetnessandbeingoffered整理pptLANGUAGEWORK2.Surelyweoughttoholdfasttolife,foritiswondrous,andfullofabeautythatbreaksthrougheveryporeoftheearth.---mustvalueeverydaywelive,foritissurprisinglygood,andfromeverylittleholeontheearthsomethingbeautifulspringsup.整理pptawondroussight/soundOurnewimprovedfacecreamhaswondrous

effectsontired-lookingskin.Sweatpassesthroughthepores

andcoolsthebodydown.Pimplesformwhenporesbecomeblockedwithdirt.Theborderinthisregionisporous

andmanyrefugeeshavesimplywalkedacross.整理ppt3.Werememberabeautythatfaded,alovethatwaned.---We'llalwaysrememberabeautythatdimmedoralovethatdiminished.Bythelateseventiestheband'spopularitywasbeginningtobeginningtowane.Publicinterestinenvironmentalissuestendstowane

duringarecession.整理pptParagraphs4---5ANALYSISFromParagraph4toParagraph7theauthorrelatesoneeventduringhishospitalizationthatre-teacheshimthetruth(whenandhowtoholdfasttolife).整理pptLANGUAGEWORK4.Therequiredmachineswerelocatedinabuildingattheoppositeendofthehospital,soIhadtobewheeledacrossthecourtyardonagurney.Iwaspushedacrossthecourtyardonagurneytotheothersideofthehospitalwherethenecessaryequipmentwas,inordertotakesometests.整理pptDoctorsputheronarespiratorandwheeled

herdownstairstotheintensivecareunit.Everytimewehavethisargumentyouwheelout

thesameoldstatistics,andI'mstillnotconvinced!Shewheeledround

andslappedhimintheface.整理pptParagraphs6---7ANALYSISThesetwoparagraphsdescribetheimmediateimpactofthesunlightontheauthorashewaswheeledacrossthecourtyard.Itsuddenlydawnedonhimhowbeautifulandpreciouslifewasandhowindifferentpeople'weretothegiftoflife.整理ppt1)"...thesunlighthitme."(Paragraph6)-...thesunlightsuddenlyshoneuponmewithforce.Noticetheword"hit".Itcarriesthemeaningofaffectingsomeonewithconsiderableforce.2)"That'salltherewastomyexperience."(Paragraph6)-ThatistheonlythingIexperiencedatthatmoment-thesunlight. Noticehowtheauthordescribesthesunlight:warming,sparkling,brilliant,relish,goldenglow,grandeur,splendor.

整理pptWhydoestheauthordescribethesunlightinsuchanemotionalway? Theauthorusesthesewordstodescribetheimpactofthesunlightonhim,thatis,hissuddenrealizationastohowbeautifullifeisandhowheedlessofitsbeautyweoftenare.整理pptLANGUAGEWORK5.ThenIrememberedhowoftenI,too,hadbeenindifferenttothegrandeurofeachday,toopreoccupiedwithpettyandsometimesevenmeanconcernstorespondtothesplendorofitall.---ThenIrememberedhowoftenI,too,hadignoredthemagnificenceofeachday,sinceIwastoobusywithinsignificantandevenunpleasantthings.整理pptThisrecordingdoesnotbringoutthefullgrandeurofWagner'smusic.Wewerestruckbythesilentgrandeur

ofthedesert.She'sbeenverypreoccupied

recentlybecausehermotherhasbeenveryill.Mymainpreoccupation

nowistryingtokeeplifenormalforthesakeofmytwoboys.整理pptDon'tbesopetty!Itwasthepettinessoftheirargumentsthatirritatedher.Theyboughtadecaying16thcenturymanorhouseandrestoredittoitsoriginalsplendor.SomanywritershavedescribedthesplendorsofVenice.整理pptParagraphs8--9ANALYSISIntheseshortparagraphstheauthorsumsupthetruthrevealedtohimintheeventandurgesustoholdfasttothegiftsoflife.(NoticetheimperativemoodinParagraph9).1)"Theinsightgleanedfromthatexperienceisreallyascommonplaceaswastheexperienceitself"(Paragraph8)---Thetruthwelearnfromthatexperience(thesunlight)isreallynothingunusual-itisascommonasthesunlightitself.整理ppt2)"Nevertoobusyforthewonder..."(Paragraph9)---Neverbesobusythatyoucannotappreciateandadmirethewonderoflife...Noticethattheverb"be"isomittedinfrontof"toobusy."e.g.Themanagerwastooconcernedwiththepresentprofitstoworryaboutmarketshareinthefuture.3)"Bereverentbeforeeachdawningday."(Paragraph9)---Weshouldbegineachdaywithrespectandadmirationforitsunfoldingbeautyandwonder.整理pptLANGUAGEWORK6.Theinsightgleanedfromthatexperienceisreallyascommonplaceaswastheexperienceitself:life'sgiftsareprecious---butwearetooheedlessofthem.---Whatwehavelearnedfromthatexperienceis,infact,nothingspecial:Lifeisvaluabletoallofus,butweseldomgiveittheattentionitdeserves.整理pptThey'releavingonTuesday-Imanagedtogleanthatmuch

fromthem.Homecomputersareincreasinglycommonplace.Heedlessdestructionoftherainforestsiscontributingtoglobalwarming.Heedlessoftheterriblenoiseallaround,theboycarriedonwithhiswork整理ppt7.Nevertoobusyforthewonderandtheaweoflife.---Weshouldalwaysmanagetosqueezesometimeoutofourdailyroutinetoshowrespecttothemarvelsandwondersoflife.I'vealwaysheldmusiciansinawe.Aschildrenwewereratherinawe

ofourgrandfather.Theaudiencewasawedintosilencebyherstunningperformance.Westoodthereinawedsilence.整理pptParagraphs10-11ANALYSISAfterexplainingonesideoflife'sparadox-howtoholdfasttolife,theauthordirectshisdiscussiontotheothersideoftheparadox-howtoletgo."...whateverwedesirewiththefullforceofourpassionatebeingcan,nay,will,beours"(Paragraph11)---Wecangetwhateverwewant,sincewearepassionateandfullofyouthfulvitality.整理pptLANGUAGEWORK8.Holdfasttolife...butnotsofastthatyoucannotletgo.---Cherisheverydaywelive,butwhenitistimetogivethingsup,weshouldbeabletodoso.Holdontightanddon'tletgo!Iknowwhathesaidwasn'tstrictlyaccuratebutIletitgoanyway.It'saparty---letyourselfgo!整理ppt9.Butthenlifemovesalongtoconfrontuswithrealities,andslowlybutsurelythissecondtruthdawnsuponus.---Butthenlifegoesonandwehavetofacereality.Littlebylittle,wearesuretobecomeawareofthesecondtruth.Iteventuallydawnedthattheywouldneverbecomingback.Realizationofthedangersoondawnedonus.Wehadtrustedhimformanyyears,butgraduallythetruthabouthimdawned.整理pptParagraphs12---13ANALYSISTheauthorexplainswhywemustacceptlossesandlearnhowtoletgo:itistheinevitabilitiesoflifethatwemustendurefrombirthtodeath.Thistruthisrevealedbytheauthorthroughtheinevitablelosseswesufferateverystageoflife.整理ppt1)"Ateverystageoflifewesustainlosses---andgrowintheprocess."(Paragraph12)Ateverystageoflifewesufferlosses--- butwematureintheprocess.Noticethattheconjunction"and"afterthedashindicatesthatsomethingoppositetowhathasbeenmentionedistofollow.Logicallyweshouldbeweakenedby"losses",butinrealitywebecomestrongerandmorematurebecausewelearnthetruthoflifeintheprocess.整理ppt2)"...whenweemergefromthewombandloseitsprotectiveshelter."(Paragraph12) …whenwearebornandlosetheprotectionofourmother'swomb.3)"...aprogressionofschools..."(Paragraph12)---'"enterschoolsoneafteranotherinaprogressiveway(fromkindergartentocollege).4)"...childhoodhomes."(Paragraph12)---...homeswherewespendourchildhood5)"astheparableoftheopenandclosedhandsuggests..."(Paragraph12)---HeretheauthorreferstothesayingoftherabbisinancienttimesmentionedinParagraph1.整理ppt6)"Butwhyshouldwebereconciledtolife'scontradictorydemands?"(Paragraph13)---Butwhyshouldweacceptandfollowlife'sdemandsthatarecontrarytoeachother?Noticehere"life'scontradictorydemands"referstothetwoseeminglyopposingtruths,thatis,weshouldholdfasttolife'sgiftsandletgoofthemwhenthetimecomes.Theyseemtobecontradictorytoeachotherbecausewearerequiredtoholdfasttowhatwewillhavetogiveupeventually.Therhetoricalquestionimpliesthatthereisnoreasonforustoclingtowhatwewillinevitablylose.整理pptLANGUAGEWORK10.Ateverystageoflifewesustaininlosses---andgrowintheprocess.---Ateverystageoflifewesufferlosses---andwematurebecauseofthelosses.Shesustainedmultipleinjuriesintheaccident.Mostbuildingssustainedonlyminimaldamageintheearthquake.Thecompanyhassustainedheavylossesthisyear.整理ppt11.Butwhyshouldwebereconciledtolife'scontradictorydemands?---Butwhyshouldwebepreparedtoacceptlife'sparadoxicaldemands?It'sdifficulttoreconcilesuchdifferentpointsofview.Howcanyoureconcileyourfurcoatwithyourloveofanimals?Ittookhoursofnegotiationstobringaboutareconciliationbetweenthetwosides.整理pptParagraphs14---15ANALYSISAsasolutiontotheparadoxtheauthorsuggestsawiderperspectivetoviewwhatistransientandwhatiseternal.Thisperspectiveenablesustorealizethat"ourlivesarefinite,"butourdeeds,beautyandwonderontheeartharetimeless.整理ppt1)"...windowsthatopenoneternity"(Paragraph14)---...windowsoverlookingeternity,i.e.windowsthroughwhichwecanseewhatisgoingoneternally.Thewholeclausemeansviewingourlivesfromtheperspectiveofeternity.2)"Theinstitutionswebuildendure,andwewillendurethroughthem."(Paragraph15)---Thesocialsystemsandcustomswecreatewillcontinuetoexist,andwewillberememberedtogetherwiththem.整理ppt3)"...butthatwhichtheycreateinbeautyandgoodnessandtruthlivesonforalltimetocome."(Paragraph15)---…butthebeautiful,good,andtruethingstheycreatewillneverperish.Herethepronoun"they"refersto"ourfleshandourhands",and"thatwhich"isequivalentto"what",butitismoreformal.整理pptQUESTIONWhatdoestheauthorhopetoconveywithhisremarkaboutperishablelifeandenduringbeauty?Theauthorhopestoconveythemessagethatwhatweletgoofisstillthereifweviewlifefromtheperspectiveofeternity.Thebeautyandgoodnessandtruththatwecreatewillendureandwewillendurethroughthem.Therefore,weshouldletgooflife'sgiftsinduetime.整理pptLANGUAGEWORK12.Inordertoresolvethisparadox,wemustseekawiderperspective,viewingourlivesasthroughwindowsthatopenoneternity. Inordertogettothebottomofthisparadox,wemusttrytoseefurtherandwider.Thenwe'llbeabletorealizethathumanlifeissomethingthatcanlastforever.整理pptHerattitudelendsafreshperspectivetothesubject.Becauseofitsgeographicalposition,Germany'sperspectiveonthesituationinEasternEuropeisratherdifferentfromBritain's.Totalinvestmentsforthisyearreached￡53million,and,toputthisintoperspective,investmentsthisyearweredoublethosemadelastyear.整理ppt13.Ourfleshmayperish,ourhandswillwither,butthatwhichtheycreateinbeautyandgoodnessandtruthlivesonforalltimetocome.---Ourbodymaydie,ourhandswillbecomedryanddecay,butthebeauty,thegoodness,andthetruththattheyhavecreatedwillcontinuetoexistforeternity.整理pptThreehundredpeopleperishedintheearthquake.Sunlighthascausedtherubbertoperish.Me,getmarried?Perishthethought!Grasshadwitheredinthefields.witheredleaves/flowersTherewassomedebateastowhetherthebenefitschemeshouldbewithdrawnorsimplyallowedtowitheronthevine.整理pptParagraphs16-17ANALYSISInthesetwoparagraphstheauthor,havingconvincedusabouttheparadoxoflife,givesushisadvi