Unit-6-Fools-Paradise

Unit6TextFool’sParadiseI.Titlefool–Atzelparadise–heavenFool’sparadise–astateofillusion虚幻的乐境，幻想II.AuthorIsaacBashevisSingerwasbornonJuly24,1904inRadzymin,Poland.Hewasoneofthegreatstorytellersofthetwentiethcentury.Hiswritingisauniqueblendofreligiousmoralityandsocialawarenesscombinedwithaninvestigationofpersonaldesires.Thoughhisworkoftentooktheformofparables(寓言)ortalesbasedonanineteenthcenturytradition,hewasdeeplyconcernedwiththeeventsofhistimeandthefutureofhispeopleandtheirculture.Bythe1970s,hehadbecomeamajorinternationalwriter.AfterWorldWarIItherewerefewYiddish(意第绪语的,依地语,俚犹太人的)writersremainingbutSingerwasthemajorfigureinYiddishletters.HismajortwonovelswereThePenitent(1974)andShosha(1978).ThesameyearashispublicationofShosha,SingerwontheNobelPrizeinliteratureIII.StructurePartI(para.1-5)─Atzelbacamepsychologicallyill,imaginingthathewasdead.PartII(para.6–3rdpara.fromendoftext)–theprocesstocureAtzelofhisillnessPartIII(lasttwoparas)–AtzelandAksahlivedahappylife&educatedtheirchildrentostudy&workhard.IV.TextAnalysiscautionary–givingorservingasawarning;admonitory警告的；告诫的acautionarytale;cautionaryadvice警诫性的事件；忠告only–aloneinkindorclass;solehousehold–adomesticunitconsistingofthemembersofafamilywholivetogetheralongwithnon-relativessuchasservant家庭reserve–keepback,asforfutureuseorforaspecialpurposeWhatillnessdidtheyoungmansufferfrom?Hewaspsychologicallyill,imaginingthathewasdead.Whydidhewanttogotoparadisesomuch?Becausehewaslazybynature,hedidn’tliketostudyandworkhard.Paradisewasjusttheplacewhereonehasnoduties.Hethoughthecouldenjoyhimselfverymuchthere.Whyweretheparentsterriblyfrightenedandtheyoungmansohappy?Becausetheparentswereafraidthattheirsonwouldbereallyburied.Theyoungmanwashappythathewasgoingtoparadisesoon.HowaboutAtzel’sreactionaftertheservanttoldhimsomuchabouttheparadiselife?Hegotupandbegantowalktoandfro.Forthefirsttimeinyearshewantedtodosth.andmissedhisparentsandhisgirlfriendsomuch.WhydidAtzelwanttoleavetheparadiseimmediately?Becauselifetherewasboringandmeaningless.Para.1Itwastakenforgrantedthatwhentheygrewuptheywouldmarry.(人们理所当然地认为，他们长大成人后就会结婚。)Totakesomethingforgrantedmeanstobelievesomethingtobetrueorcertaintohappen.Para.32.Inparadiseoneatethemeatofwildoxenandthefleshofwhales;onedrankthewinethattheLordreservedforthejust;onesleptlateintotheday;andonehadnoduties.(在天堂里，人们吃野牛和鲸鱼的肉；喝上帝专门为正直的人准备的酒；白天睡到很晚才起床;没有什么义务要承当。)Justhereisanadjective,meaninghonorableandfair.Thejustreferstothosepeoplewhoarejust.The+adj.Thesick（病人）arehereverywellcaredfor.Theyoung（年轻人）areimpatient;theywantchanges.Theoppressed（被压迫者）andtheexploited（被剥削者）alllookforwardtotheirliberation.Therewillalwaysbesuchoppositesastherightandthewrong（正与误）,thegoodandtheevil（善与恶）,thebeautifulandtheugly（美与丑）.Para10Theboylayonhisbed,paleandthinfromfasting.(这个孩子躺在床上,由于禁食而脸色苍白,身体消瘦。)Fastmeanstoeatlittleornofood,esp.forreligiousreasons.Notetheprepositionfromheremeansbecauseof,asaresultof.e.g.Shesufferedfromheartdisease.ShewasexhaustedfromallthesleeplessnightsTheexplorersdiedfromcoldbeforetheyreachedtheNorthPole.Para.14Thedoctorrequestedthataroombepreparedtolooklikeparadise.(医生要求他们准备一间看上去象天堂一样的房间。)Werequestedhimtoleavetheroomassoonaspossible.Para.50Atzelwasbesidehimselfwithjoy.阿采尔欣喜若狂.Besideoneselfmeans“inastateofsuchgreatemotionalexcitementorconfusionthatonelacksself-control”.该习语后面常跟with短语做原因状语，介词with的宾语常见的还有anger,fear,grief,hatred等。Para.54Itistimewegotmarried.Itistimethatthechildrenwenttobed.Itishightimethateffectivemeasures______takentoreversethisdisturbingtrend.A.beB.werePara.57ItwasnotuntilaftertheweddingthatAtzellearnedhowDr.Yoetzhadcuredhim,andthathehadlivedinafool'sparadise.直到婚礼之后阿采尔才知道犹兹大夫是怎样治愈他的，知道自己曾经生活在愚人的天堂。QuotationAfool'sparadiseisawiseman'shell.——ThomasFuller愚者的天堂却是智者的地狱——托马斯·福勒V.Writingstyle–3rd-personnarrationVI.Questions(1)WhatdoyouthinkofAtzel&lifeinparadise?(2)Whatkindoflifewouldyouliketohave?