unit-8-cultivating-a-hobby

1Unit8CultivatingaHobbyWinstonChurchillWinstonChurchill23WinstonChurchill:abriefbiographyborninBlenheimPalace,Woodstock,on30thNovember,1874educatedatHarrowjoinedtheBritishArmy(1895-1899)workedasawarcorrespondentfortheMorningPostelectedastheConservativeMPforOldhaminthe1900GeneralElectionwonNorthWestManchesterinthe1906GeneralElectionmarriedClementineOgilvySpenceron12thSeptember1908becameHomeSecretaryinthe1910GeneralElectionsetuptheRoyalNavalAirServicein19124WinstonChurchill:abriefbiographyappointedbyGeorgeVIasprimeministeron10thMay,1940,afterChamberlaindecidedtoresignformedacoalitiongovernmentwiththeLabourPartyheldimportantmeetingswithFranklinD.RooseveltandJosephStalinatTeheran(November,1943)andYalta(February,1945).lostinInthe1945GeneralElectionreturnedtopowerafterthe1951GeneralElectionwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1953reluctantlyretiredfrompoliticsduetopoorhealthin1955diedon24thJanuary,19655ThetitleWhatisahobby/pastime?constructivespare-timeactivityWhatarethegoalstocultivateahobby?Pleasure,relaxation,therapy,self-improvement,socialcontacts,makingmorefriends.Discussion•Doyouhaveahobby?•Doesitdoyouanygood?67theauthor:WinstonChurchill’shobbiesWritingaprolificwriterofbooks•onenovel•twobiographies•threevolumesofmemoirs•severalhistories•manynewspaperarticlesNobelPrizeinLiterature(1953)8paintingpaintingbestknownforhisimpressionistscenesoflandscape,manyofwhichwerepaintedwhileonholidayintheSouthofFrance,EgyptorMoroccoSomeofhispaintingscantodaybeseenintheWendyandEmeryRevesCollectionattheDallasMuseumofArt910AStormoverCannes11MountainsandSeaatSunset12CloudSweptLandscapeinSouthFrance13TheHarbouratSt.JeanCapFerrat14bricklaying15smokingcigaranddrinkingchampagne1617StructureI.(P1)WhatisworryandhowahobbyworksII.(P2)howtocultivateahobbyIII.(P3-4)differenthobbyfordifferentpeopleIV.(P5)Hobbyisnecessaryforall.18Mainideathesignificanceofagoodhobbyforrational,industriousandusefulhumanbeings19P1spasm:cramp;asuddenstrongfeeling痉挛；一阵发作e.g.muscularspasmfacialspasmaspasmofanger/excitement/grief/coughing20P1letsb.go:releaseletthehostagesgoletsth.go:stopworryingaboutsth.It’stimetoletthepastgo.Thestrongerthewill,themorefutilethetask.futile:unsuccessful,ineffectiveThemoreyouattempttoshakeoffworry,theharderitwillbegotgetridofit.21P1insinuate:introducesth.indirectlyandsubtlyconvulsive:sudden,violent,uncontrollableattend:accompany伴随e.g.Eachchildshouldbeattendedbyaparent.Hefearedtheconsequencesthatmightattendsuchexperiments.illumination:enlightenmentilluminate:v.shine22P1undue:excessiverecuperation:recovery,restorationtohealth23P1Whatisworry?Whatisthefunctionofahobby?24P2policy:strategyimprovise:dowithoutpreparation,doonthespote.g.IwasaskedtomakeaspeechwhenIgotthere,soIhadtoimprovise.improvisedspontaneousinstantaneous25P2command:controlhaveagoodcommandof(over)Englishsedulous:hard-working,diligent,industrious,assiduousvivify:givevitalityandvividnessto,refresh使有生气，使活跃vivifyingfruits:resultsthatgiveonerefreshmentandrelaxation26P2command:controlhaveagoodcommandof(over)Englishametaphorcultivatingahobby–growingaplantseeds–hobbiesfallongoodground–fitapersonvivifyingfruits–relaxingandrefreshingeffect27P3-4P3-41.Hobbiesshouldbereal.2.Hobbiesarenotalwayswhatyouliketodo.3.Differentpeopleshouldhavedifferenthobbies28P3-4theymustallbereal?Itisnousedoingwhatyoulike;youhavetolikewhatyoudo.Youcannotenjoyyourspare-timebydoingsth.youlike.Realpleasurecomesfromexertingyourtalentsinahobby.29P3-4toil:worktoohardforalongtime辛勤劳作I’vebeentoilingawayatthethisessayallweekend.manual:ofhandsweatandeffort:hardwork.30P3-43classesofhumanbeings:thosewhoaretoiltodeathmanuallabourers,blue-collarworkersthosewhoareworriedtodeathpeoplewhoworkwiththeirbrains,e.g.publicmen,professionals,businessmenthosewhoareboredtodeathpeoplewhoarenotdoinganythingserious,perhapstheleisureclass(P4)31P3-4unfortunatepeopleWho?Whyunfortunate?Doesthewritershowanysympathy?32P3-4command:havecontrolof,bemasterofHecommandsalargesumofmoney.gratify:satisfycaprice:whim,fancifulidea,asuddenunreasonablechangeofmindwhimsandcaprices胡思乱想，心血来潮layone’shandon:have…withinreach,get,obtain33P3-4invain:withoutsuccessinspiteofeffortsfrantic:hurried,notwell-organizedavenge:avengesth./sb.为…报仇avengehiscomrades/hisbrother’sdeathWhy“avengingboredom”?Whattheydoinflictsboredom.Inturn,theydeserveit.34P5Whoarerational,industrious,usefulhumanbeing?Peoplewhodon’trusharoundtryingtoescapefromavengingboredom.Theyaredividedinto2classes:•thosewhoseworkisworkandwhosepleasureispleasure(manuallabourers)•thosewhoseworkandpleasureareone(mentallabourers)35P5sustenance:foodthatkeeppeoplestrongandhealthykeenappetite:strongdesiremodest:simple,plain36P5Fortune:thegoddessofluckandchancefavour:v.prefere.g.favoursb./sth.oversb./sth.elseTheirlifeisanaturalharmony:Thereisnoclashbetweentheirworkandpleasure37P5grudge:hate,resent;do,giveoracceptsth.unwillinglygrudgedoingsth.grudgesth.e.g.Ireallygrudgepayingsomuchforsuchbadfood.Hegrudgeseverypennyhehastospend.absorbing:holdingone’sattention,enjoyable,interesting38P5alternativechang