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1、Unit-The-Happy-Man讲稿 作者： 日期：Unit 1 The Happy ManSection One: Warm UpI. Lead-inDirections: Watch a video about the formula of happiness and discuss this question: what in your opinion are the main sources of happiness? The following quotations about happiness are for your reference. Happiness is the
2、meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. (Aristotle)Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. (Mahatma Gandhi)Happiness is not a rewardit is a consequence. (Robert Ingersoll)Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has so
3、mething to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing. (George Sheehan)Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. (Margaret Lee Runbeck)II. Background Information About the Author Bertrand Russell: a British philosopher and political activist. Russell became the best
4、-known philosopher of his time because of the volume and clarity of his writing, and the vigor and prominence of his political activism. His major early work was The Principles of Mathematics, first published in 1903. Section Two: Global ReadingI. Text Analysis What is the text mainly about?In this
5、article, the author points out that when the external circumstances are favorable, the greatest obstacle to happiness is self-centered passions. He proposes that one should d cultivate genuine interests in the outside world to get rid of the obstacle and achieve natural and healthy happiness. He bel
6、ieves that can one find the greatest joy of life.II. Structural Analysis Directions: Please divide the text into 3 parts and summarize the main idea of each part.Part I Paragraphs 1-3 IntroductionIn Paragraphs 1-3, the author points out clearly that the greatest obstacle in peoples way to happiness
7、is their excessive self-absorptonly by taking oneself as a member, rather than as the center, of the universe, ion.Part II Paragraphs 4-5 Solution In Paragraphs 4-5 the author offers his solutionto cultivate genuine interests, and introduces in detail the specific remedies for such self-centered pas
8、sions as the sense of sin, self-pity and fear. Part III Paragraphs 6-7 Discussion on Self-denialParagraphs 6 and 7 are devoted to the discussion of self-denial which, according to the author, is also a kind of self-centered passion. Section Three: Detailed ReadingAnalysisParagraphs 1-3 IntroductionQ
9、uestion:What is the chief cause of unhappiness when actual circumstances are not unfavorable? (Paragraph 1) Provided that the circumstances are not unfortunate, the main cause of unhappiness lies in self-centered passions and interests that make a prison where one is shut out from the outside world.
10、 Paragraphs 4-5 SolutionQuestion:How can one conquer all difficulties and reach the objective of happiness? (Paragraphs 4 ) The first thing, of course, is to diagnose correctly his own trouble, and then to take corresponding actions. To sum up, the solution is to develop genuine interests, and there
11、by get outside of ones own closed world. Paragraphs 6-7 Discussion on Self-denial Questions:1) Why does traditional moralists preaching fail to generate happiness? (Paragraphs 6 ) Professional or traditional moralists tend to preach self-denial and, according to the author, have misplaced the emphas
12、is. Conscious self-denial leaves a man self-absorbed and vividly aware of what he has sacrificed; therefore, he cannot really feel happy.2) In the authors view, how does his recommendation differ from that of the traditional moralist? (Paragraph 7) Traditional moralists appeal to unselfish love whic
13、h the author believes may encourage self-abnegation and make a barrier to real happiness. On the contrary, the author argues that the self and the rest of the world can be integrated, and real happiness can be attained, so long as we have genuine interests in persons or things outside ourselves.Acti
14、vity According to the author, to achieve happiness one should cultivate genuine interests in the outside world. Do you agree with his opinion? What in your view is the real recipe for happiness?Open to discussion.III. Words and Expressions1. recipe (Paragraph 1) n.Explanation:a method or an idea tha
15、t seems likely to have a particular resulte.g. He thinks the one recipe for success lies in hard work.2. Joseph Wood Krutch (Paragraph 1)Explanation:American author, editor, and teacher. Highly regarded as a social and literary critic, Krutchs writings includeEdgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius(1926),The Modern Temper(1929),Samuel Johnson(1944), andHenry David Thoreau (1948). After he moved to Arizona, he turned to the study of nature; his books in this field includeThe Twelve Seasons(1949) andThe
