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1、Unit One: Thinking as a HobbyThinkingHobbyWilliam Golding (1911-1993), a remarkable British novelist, is never likely to be remembered for his social portraiture, which is not the essence of his work. He was a writer trained in a grand metaphysical Christianity who could address questions of good an

2、d evil in a corrupted and Godless age. Lord of the Flies (1954)The novel was one of the great novels of the Fifties, yet in no obvious sense was it a Fifties novel; one reviewer would find in Golding a sullen distaste for the contemporary. The novel was an ironic rewriting of the Victorian boys book

3、 tradition. The original story was R. M. Ballantynes The Coral Island (1858), the story of a highly resourceful group of British boys, led by Ralph Rover, who are shipwrecked on an isolated Pacific island, whose lives are threatened by savages but are rescued by a missionary.Grade-three thinking: wa

4、s no thinking at all, but a combination of ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy. Most people belong to this category (according to the author).Grade-two thinking: People can detect the contradictions of grade-three thinkers beliefs. They can see their ignorance, prejudice, hypocrisy and lack of logic,

5、 which gives them great delight and satisfies their ego.Grade-two thinking had nothing constructive to offer. It destroys without the power to create. Therefore the satisfaction it brings the thinker is limited and does not last.Grade-one thinking: People who set out to find the truth and get it.TEX

6、T ORGANIZATIONP1 -p15 Prelude/ IntroductionP16-p24 Grade Three ThinkingP25-p29 Grade Two ThinkingP30-p35 Grade One Thinkingnothing but(p2): nothing except;onlyHis parents care nothing but his scores at school.One was a lady wearing nothing but a bath towel. The eight planets now recognized by the IA

7、U are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet farther v. further1 Walk farther to see if you can find any flowers under the snow.2 After graduating from Fu Dan University with the bachelor degree, he went abroad to seek further st

8、udy. be in a position to do sth.:to be able to do sth. because you have the ability, power or moneyI am not in the position to advise you on this matter because I do not know all the facts about it.A naked man, muscular gentleman, who sat, looking down, with his chin on his fist and his elbow on his

9、 knee.Rodins thinkerAuguste Rodin: a French sculptor.His most famous works:The KissThe thinkerA naked man, A learned professor, the wretched lifeOur beloved country, his beloved girlfriend, beloved by all.My aged parents, a man aged 33.if anything(P4) :on the contraryYour suggestion did not encourag

10、e him. It, if anything, discouraged him.He is not known for his generosity. He is, if anything, quite miserly.confront sb.with sth.(vt.) (p24):to oppose sb.or bring sb.to sth.I confronted him with my suspicions, and he admitted everything.(對(duì)質(zhì))The customers are confronted with a bewildering amount of

11、 choice. We must confront the future with optimism.（勇敢面對(duì)）stampede v. &n.(Pa.25)The stampede of deer shows that danger is near.At the roar of the tiger, the gang of hunters stampeded. sb into sth / doing sth hustle or frighten sb into rash actionDont be d into accepting his bargain.confer v. (p25)1 g

12、ive or grantThe president of this university will confer bachelor degree on you after you complete your four-year study here.2 consult or discussHe conferred with his lawyer on/about the investment project. She claimed that the Bible was literally inspired (Pa.26)A true historical record; a factual

13、account of Gods divine plan and prophecies. This is the belief of fundamentalists.Flag (vi.)(p26): begin to lose enthusiasm and energy; to decline in interestArgument flagged: argument became dull because Ruth did not know how to respond.His horse is flagging. 疲乏The countrys economy continued to fla

14、g.衰退 if we were counting heads, the Buddhists were the boys for my money.the boys: people with the same interest;for my money: I bet, I believe, in my opinionif we were talking about the number of the people, I will bet on the Buddhists (because I believe they are greater in number) Make for sb./sth

15、. (p.29)1 contribute to; tend towards 有助于，傾向于Frequent exposure to idiomatic English, such as VOA makes for your study at university.2 head for 走向，向某個(gè)方向移動(dòng)It is late. Wed better make for home.3 charge at, rush towards 襲擊，攻擊，沖向The bull suddenly made for the girl in red and everybody was shocked.Few and

16、 far between (p30)相隔很久才發(fā)生的; 彼此相距很遠(yuǎn)；稀少Good novels are few and far between.Idiomatic pairs of adj.Black and blue遍體鱗傷Fair and square公正，正大光明Hale and hearty精神充沛,老當(dāng)益壯Aspire(p.30) vi. +for/to/after be filled with high ambitionDo you aspire after knowledge?The more power they have, the more they aspire to i

17、t.English majors in non-English speaking countries aspire to abandon their native accents and speak pure English.What do you aspire for at present?go too far/carry sth. too far:(p.33)go beyond the limits of what is considered reasonableYou have gone too far in saying that youd rather break with the

18、family.Go far: 1(of person) be successful; do muchHe is clever and intelligent, and will go far.2(of money) buy goods, services,etc.A hundred does not go so far as it did ten years ago. （現(xiàn)在一百元不如十年前那么頂用了。）Parallelism:the method to express ideas of equal importance in the same or similar grammatical f

19、orm.Parallelism can be classified into five types, namely list and series, contrast, series plus contrast, choice, and comparison.He would stand before us, put his hands on his waist and take a tremendous breath.(series) p.19Through him I discovered that thought is often full of unconscious prejudic

20、e, ignorance and hypocrisy.(list) p. 23.To hear people justify their habit of hunting foxes by claiming that the foxes liked it.To hear our Prime Minister talk about the great benefit we conferred on India by jailing people like Gandhi. To hear American politicians talk about peace and refuse to join the League of Nations. (list) p.25Oral topic 1Marriage between college students should or should not be forbidden?Oral topic 2Do you think Internet isolates people or shortens the distance between people? Justify your answer. Oral topic 3Som