Unit 1 thinking as a hobby

PartOne:Lead-inPartTwo:AbouttheAuthorPartThree:LanguageStudyPartFour:TextAppreciationPartFive:ExtensionCONTENTSPartILead-in1.PictureDescription2.DiscussionandQuotationsonThinkingPleasedescribethefollowingpicturesindetailanddepicttheirsymbolicmeaninginyourownwords.GoddessVenusPictureDescriptionRodin’sThinkerTheLeopardDiscussionaboutthinking1.Well-knownclassification:AffectivethinkingRationalthinking2.ExplanationofthinkingfromthetextproperGrade-threethinkingGrade-twothinkingGrade-onethinkingIthinkso,becausetheyallsayso!It’snottrue.Whatyousaidisself-contradictory.Look!Idon’tcarewhateverybodysays.Hereisthetruth.Whichgradeofthinkerwillsaythebelow?Grade-threeGrade-twoGrade-onenatureproportionbehaviorconsequenceSummaryGrade-threeGrade-twoGrade-onenatureprejudiced,ignorant,hypocriticalmocking,satirical,cynicalmoral,logical,truth-seekingproportion9/10fewerfewestbehaviorstampede,grouptogetherwithdraw,lagbehindsticktotruth,daretoloseconsequencedangerousdestructiveconstructive&creativeSummaryofthethreelevelsofthinking“Intelligenceissomethingwearebornwith.Thinkingisaskillthatmustbelearned.”—EdwarddeBono“Icannotteachanybodyanything,Icanonlymakethemthink.”—SocratesQuotationsonThinking“Nurtureyourmindwithgreatthoughts.”—BenjaminDisraeli“Whatisthehardesttaskintheworld?Tothink.”—RalphWaldoEmerson“Wethinktoosmall.Likethefrogatthebottomofthewell.Hethinkstheskyisonlyasbigasthetopofthewell.Ifhesurfaced,hewouldhaveanentirelydifferentview.”—MaoZedong“Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost.—ConfuciusPartIIAbouttheAuthorWilliamGolding1911—19932.winnerof1983NobelPrizeinliterature1.aBritishnovelistandpoet3.masterpiece:LordoftheFlies(蝇王）（1954）5.goingtoOxfordUniversity(BrasenoseCollege)in1930,studyingnaturalsciencesandEnglishlanguage,laterchangingintoliterature4.thefeaturesofGolding’snovel:theintrinsiccrueltyofman6.havingreceivedaknighthoodfromQueenElizabethIIin1988PartIIILanguageStudyacquaintancen.a.(CN)apersonwhomoneknowsb.(UN)knowledgeorinformationaboutsth.orsomeoneacquaintanceshipn.acquaintv.(…with…)tocometoknowpersonally;tomakefamiliar;toinform;Examples:Shehasbecomemerelyanoddingacquaintance.Fewofmyacquaintanceslikekiwi.TheguidehassomeacquaintancewithItalian.Hehasawideacquaintanceshipamongallsortsofpeople.点头之交认识的人懂一点意大利语交往甚广TranslationExamples:Letmeacquaintyouwithmyfamily.Youmustacquaintyourselfwithyournewduties.Pleaseacquaintuswithyourplans.be(become,get)acquaintedwithIamalreadyacquaintedwiththefacts.makesb.’sacquaintance(maketheacquaintanceofsb.)Sopleasedtohavemadeyouracquaintance.结识某人anguishv.(vi.)tofeelorsufferanguishn.agonizingphysicalormentalpainanguisheda.suffering,agony,distress,grief,misery,pain,sorrow,tormentSynonymsbulgev.tocurveoutward;toswellup;tostickoutn.a.aprotrudingpart;anoutwardcurveorswellingb.asudden,usuallytemporaryincreaseinnumberorquantityExamples:Hispocketwasbulgingwithsweets.Thebabyboomcreatedabulgeinschoolenrollment.Examples:Shewasinanguishoverhermissingchild.anguishedcriesconfera.tobestow(e.g.anhonor)授予b.(vi.)tomeetinordertodeliberatetogetherorcompareviews协商Examples:Thegovernmentconferredamedalonthehero.Diplomaswereconferredonmembersofgraduatingclass.Theengineersandtechniciansarestillconferringontheunexpectedaccident.confersth.onsb.(授予）conferwithsb.on/aboutsth.awardSynonymawardsth.tosb.awardsb.sth.contemplatev.a.tolookatattentivelyandthoughtfullyb.toconsidercarefullyandatlength;c.tohaveinmindasanintentionorpossibilitySynonymsconsiderpondermeditatedeliberatebroodoverExamples:Shestoodcontemplatingherfigureinthemirror.Theyoungsurgeoncontemplatedthedifficultoperationofkidneytransplant.SheiscontemplatingatriptoEurope,butshehasn’tplannedityet.Wordformationa.contemptible可鄙的，卑劣的contemptuous藐视的，傲慢的，轻视的n.scorn;afeelingthatsb.orsth.isnotimportantanddoesnotdeserveanyrespectcontemptHewasutterlycontemptuousofherefforts.他完全蔑视她的努力。Evasionofone'sdutyiscontemptible.逃避职责乃可鄙之事。Example:Ifeelnothingbutcontemptforsuchdishonestbehavior.exaltv.a.toraiseinrank,character,orstatusb.toglorify,praise,orhonorexalteda.excited;noble;exaggeratedBTLEWLesson1—ThinkingasaHobbyI.SentenceParaphraseII.WritingDeviceIII.FurtherUnderstanding1.Theme2.Structure3.MoreQuestionsPartVITextAppreciationBTLEWLesson1—ThinkingasaHobbySentenceParaphrase1Iwasnotintegrated,Iwas,ifanything,disintegrated.(Para.4)FormingapartofaharmoniousgroupThedirectoppositeof“integrated”,andthereforemeanssomekindoftroublemaker.Thisisnotthethewaythewordisnormallyused.onthecontraryBTLEWLesson1—ThinkingasaHobbySentenceParaphrase2Themusculargentlemancontemplatedthehindquartersoftheleopardinendlessgloom.(Para.9)TothinkforalongtimeinordertounderstandbetterinagloomymannerTheauthorexpressedtheboy’sviewingoftheimageofThinkerinahumorouswaytoshowthatthethinkingdoesn’tmakeanysensetohim.BTLEWLesson1—ThinkingasaHobbyTheteacher’sglassescaughtthelightandthereforetheboycouldnotseetheteacher’seyes.Hecouldnothaveanyeyecontact.Hecouldhaveanycommunicationwithhim.Theimpliedmeaningofthissentenceisthattheycouldnotcommunicate,notbecauseofthisbutbecauseoftheteacher’slackofunderstandingoftheboy.Sentence