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1、 NHCE-BIV-Unit 5 II: PreviewMENUChoose to Be Alone on PurposeNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 MENUI. ObjectivesI. ObjectivesII. PreviewII. PreviewIII. leading-inIII. leading-inIV. Section A-TextIV. Section A-TextV. Answers to ExercisesV. Answers to ExercisesVI. Extensive TasksVI. Extensive TasksVII. Testing Yourself
2、 VII. Testing Yourself VIII. HomeworkVIII. HomeworkNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 I: Objectives MENUBackground Information Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Walden PondWalden Pond John MiltonJohn Milton William WordsworthWilliam WordsworthNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 II: PreviewMENUHenry David Thoreau (1817-1862) a U.S. t
3、hinker, essayist, and naturalista U.S. thinker, essayist, and naturalist born in Concord, graduated from Harvard born in Concord, graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several University and taught school for several years before deciding to become a poet years before deciding to b
4、ecome a poet of nature of nature 1845-1847, lived in a hut beside Concords Walden 1845-1847, lived in a hut beside Concords Walden Pond; essays recording his daily life were assembled Pond; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden.for his masterwork, Walden. essay Ci
5、vil Disobedience later influenced such figures essay Civil Disobedience later influenced such figures as M. Gandhi and M. L. King.as M. Gandhi and M. L. King.NHCE-BIV-Unit 5 II: PreviewMENUWalden PondWalden PondThoreaus Cove on Walden PondThoreaus Cove on Walden PondWalden Pond in SnowWalden Pond in
6、 SnowNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 II: PreviewMENUJohn Milton (1608-1674)John Milton (1608-1674) an English poet, attended Cambridge an English poet, attended Cambridge University University widely considered second only to W. widely considered second only to W. Shakespeare in the history of English-language poet
7、ry Shakespeare in the history of English-language poetry best-known for his epic poem best-known for his epic poem Paradise LostParadise Lost (1667). (1667). Miltons powerful, rhetoric prose and the eloquence of Miltons powerful, rhetoric prose and the eloquence of his poetry had an immense influenc
8、e especially on the his poetry had an immense influence especially on the 18th-century verse.18th-century verse.NHCE-BIV-Unit 5 II: PreviewMENUWilliam Wordsworth (1770-1850)William Wordsworth (1770-1850) an English poetan English poet His most important collection, His most important collection, Lyr
9、ical Ballads (1798), published Lyrical Ballads (1798), published jointly with Samuel Taylor jointly with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped establish Coleridge, helped establish romanticism in England. romanticism in England. He was appointed poet laureate He was appointed poet laureate in 1843.in 1843
10、.NHCE-BIV-Unit 5 III: Leading-in MENU1.Choose one of the following topics, and have a discussion with your partner.* Do you remember the first roommate you met in your room? Have you become good friends?* As for college students, how to get on well with your roommates/classmates?NHCE-BIV-Unit 5 III:
11、 Leading-in MENU* thin, short and dark signs of long journey smiling shyly be quick in actionready to help me to carry the luggagea smart freshman* show each other a mutual sense of respect and politeness find out their likes and dislikes show some extra considerationaddress the conflict with a resp
12、onsible and efficient mannerNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 III: Leading-in MENUWords call the girls to come back; write the poetry down while he dictates3) How did Milton create poetry? (Para.6)MENUNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 IV: Section A-Text Reference Words: Thoreau; the more capable the person is of thinking on his own, t
13、he less his need for staying with others4) Who is considered as the American high priest of solitude? What can be learnt from his choice of solitary way of life? (Para.8-10)MENUNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 IV: Section A-Text Reference Words: a persons sense of his own value and importance; other persons5) In line 38, “The larger the ego, the less the need for other egos around”, what do the two “ego” refer to respectively? (Paras.10)MENUNHCE-BIV-Unit 5 IV: Section A-Text Reference Words: It depends. if he lives with them, their temporary leaving will be considered as a welcome change; if he liv
