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1、英语时文泛读 Current News Articles for Extensive Reading,BOOK III,Life Goes On,I. Overview,In this unit, you will read 3 passages about people who pursue their own life styles, their likes and dislikes. As you read the texts note those segments that strike you as being impressive.,Structure,Life begins at
2、 forty, as one well-known saying goes. Of course, the meaning of life is discussed more when one gets older, travels more extensively, and consequently sees more. Life styles and sometimes ways of life are the main themes of this unit. Different opinions of different people are discussed in detail i
3、n this unit.,Text A,Why Montana Is Turning Blue,There are two Montanas in the United States, in a sense. That is, there is a traditional rural Montana and a modern developing Montana. People who are traditional in their values miss the old Montana where life was more leisured and enjoyable. On the o
4、ther hand, people who like modern life will very likely suggest changes in the way of life of the people in Montana. However, for most local natives, the tradition in the state should be preserved.,Text B,Nothing is perfect in life. People should be prepared to accept that ideals are missing in life
5、 most of the time. We must remember that the things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment.,The Art of Unhappiness,Text C,There is prejudice against each other between Britain and France, most people would agree. Some would even suggest that there is som
6、e vanity involved in this kind of prejudice. However, through the eyes of some experienced writers living in London and Paris, we are reminded that despite their magnificent histories, marvelous achievements and well-developed identities, both nations remain altogether fascinated with what foreigner
7、s think of them. In other words, it is narcissism that determines the vanity between the two countries.,Holding the Mirror Up to Vanity,Focus of this session,II. Text A,Why Montana Is Turning Blue Main Idea of the Text People have ideas about the state of Montana, particularly people who are not fro
8、m there. Freedom has a price indeed and not only in times of war. Montanans know that well by now, but even as they try to lower the costs of enjoying so much liberty for so long, a lot of them are suffering from a nagging sense of loss.,Background Information,Author Walter Kirn, an American novelis
9、t and critic, lives in Montana. A 1983 graduate of Princeton University, he has published a collection of short stories and several novels, including Thumbsucker, which was made into a 2005 film featuring Keanu Reeves and Vince Vaughn; Up in the Air; and Mission to America. He has also written The U
10、nbinding, an Internet-only novel that was posted in Slate magazine.,Background Information,Source Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published
11、 from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (Time Asia) is based in Hong Kong. As of 2009, Time no longer publishes a Canadian advertiser edition The South Pacific edition, covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is based
12、 in Sydney. In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that, through an acronym, the letters T-I-M-E stand for The International Magazine of Events,Cultural Notes,Montana The 41st state of the US (November 8th, 1889) State name: Montana (meaning: Mountainous region) State Byname: Trea
13、sure State; the Big Sky Country Area：381，085 sq.km. (the 4th largest state in the US) Population: 761，000 (the 43rd ) State capital：Heldna Major cities：Billings (the largest);Missoula State flower：Bitterroot State bird：Western Meadowlark State tree: Ponderosa Pine State Motto：Gold and Silver,Cultura
14、l Notes,Livingston Located in south-central Montana, Livingston is nestled in a lovely valley surrounded by the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, the Gallatin and Crazy Mountains. Livingston sits below the first canyon of the Yellowstone River, along the original and only year round entrance to Ye
15、llowstone National Park. It is a pristine environment marked by Blue Ribbon trout streams, the Rocky Mountains, and golden plains that stretch to the horizon under Montanas big sky.,Cultural Notes,Name: Freemen (Montana Freemen) Main Belief/Focus: Freemen are involved with Christian Identity, which
16、teaches that God made white gentiles as the race that is superior. Freemen deny that the federal and state courts have any hold on them. They claimed that a common law court system was the only Constitutional court system. The groups identity beliefs from their beliefs for government. They often int
17、imidated public officials and others who spoke against their beliefs.,The photo above shows two Montana Freemen at a sentry post at Justus Township near Jordan in May, 1995. The Freemen began flying the distress flag after pro-Americanist Colorado State Senator Charles Duke, who had attempted to mediate a resolution to the standoff, had left the area.,
