L11-the-pursuit-of-happiness

Lesson11ThePursuitofHappiness：thenandnowⅠ.Pre-readingTasks1.1Lead-inQuestions1)Inyouropinion,what'shappiness?2)Howtopursuehappinessinourdailylife?WhatisHappiness?Happinessisastateofwellbeing,contentmentorapleasurableandsatisfyingexperience.WhatisHappiness?Psalm128:1HowblessediseveryonewhofearstheLORD,WhowalksinHisways.Whenyoushalleatofthefruitofyourhands,Youwillbehappyanditwillbewellwithyou.Psalm144:15Happyarethepeoplewhoareinsuchastate;HappyarethepeoplewhoseGodistheLord!WhatisHappiness?Proverbs3:13-18Happyisthemanwhofindswisdom,Andthemanwhogainsunderstanding;Forherproceedsarebetterthantheprofitsofsilver,Andhergainthanfinegold.Sheismorepreciousthanrubies,Andallthethingsyoumaydesirecannotcomparewithher.Lengthofdaysisinherrighthand,Inherlefthandrichesandhonor.Herwaysarewaysofpleasantness,Andallherpathsarepeace.Sheisatreeoflifetothosewhotakeholdofher,Andhappyareallwhoretainher.WhatisHappiness?IPeter3:13-15Whoistheretoharmyouifyouprovezealousforwhatisgood?Butevenifyoushouldsufferforthesakeofrighteousness,youareblessed.ANDDONOTFEARTHEIRINTIMIDATION,ANDDONOTBETROUBLED,butsanctifyChristasLordinyourhearts,alwaysbeingreadytomakeadefensetoeveryonewhoasksyoutogiveanaccountforthehopethatisinyou,yetwithgentlenessandreverence;andKeepagoodConsciencesothatinthethinginwhichYouareslandered,thosewhorevileyourgoodbehaviorinChristwillbeputtoshame.1.2Wordwarming-up1)Spirituallyimpoverishedoralienated.2)Thecatgotrunoverbythelorryandsquashed.3)Allprisonerswerefrog-marched(out)intothecompound.4)Multidimensional多维的5)beoblivioustoalltherisk不注意的6)Thecompanydominatesthissegmentofthemarket.7)Icantossoffmyarticleforthelocalnewspaperinhalfanhour.8)Short-livedorephemeral,asalife.短命的或短暂的，如生命Overdidthedietandbecamemalnourished.Planeshavetoundergorigoroussafetycheck.Ican‘tgetofftheofficetreadmill.Hissuccesswasduetohisindustryandthrift.Calamityhasbeenmyteacher.II.While–readingTasks2.1Phraseshand-me-down(Para4)atoddswith(P92第二段)pindown（P91倒数第二段)measureup（P91倒数第一段）2.2IntroductionofthreeauthorsEdwardC.Banfield(1916-1999)wasanAmericanpoliticalscientist,oneoftheleadingconservativescholarsofhisgeneration,advisertoRepublicanpresidents(RichardNixon,GeraldFord,andRonaldReagan).AllanBloom20th-CphilosopherPhilosophy,Platonism,ConservatismMaininterestsEros,Greekphilosophy,Historyofphilosophy,Politicalphilosophy,Nihilism,Continentalphilosophy,FrenchLiterature,ShakespeareCharlesAlanMurray(1943-)Americanlibertarianpoliticalscientist,author,andcolumnistcurrentlyworkingasafellowattheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute,aconservativethinktankinWashington,DC.knownforhiscontroversialbookTheBellCurve,co-authoredwiththelateRichardHerrnsteinin1994,whichdiscussestheroleofIQinAmericansociety.firstknownforhisLosingGround:AmericanSocialPolicy1950–1980in1984,whichdiscussedtheAmericanwelfaresystem.RealEducation:FourSimpleTruthsforBringingAmerica'sSchoolsBacktoReality2008.TheDeclarationofIndependence美国一名男子在旧货商店中“淘”到一份１８２０年发行的《独立宣言》官方复制品。TheDeclarationofIndependenceThewarbetweenEnglandanditsAmericancolonystartedinApril1775.Withthewarcontinuing,thecompromisehopegraduallyvanishedandthecompletelyindependenthadbecomethegoal.OnJune7,1776,inthefirstcontinentalcongress,Richard.Henry.Lideclared:Thesecoloniesarethefreeandindependentcountries,andaccordingtotheirrights,theymustbefreeandindependentcountries.OnJune10,acommitteewasassignedtodrafttheDeclarationofIndependence.AndThomasJeffersonwastheprincipal.2.3LongandDifficultSentences1.Thiswasnotaviciousmaterialismthatwehadfalleninto,heallowed,butitdistractedusfromourpoliticaldutiesandenervatedthesoul,noiselesslyunbendingitsspringsofaction.2.Wewouldalldowelltocutthroughthisideologicalassaultthatattemptstotakeawayallthatisuncomfortable;allthatwouldgiveusaspirationsbeyondourimmediateconceptofself.III.Post-readingTasks3.1Comprehensivequestions①Readthefirstpartofthispassage,andtrytosummarizetheopinionsofCharlesMurray’sandEdwardBanfield’s.②Readthepartof‘PublicOpinion’,andtrytosummarizeAllanBloom’sopinion.③Readthepartof‘HappinessandInequality’andtrytosummarizeCharlesMurray’sideaofhappiness.ReferenceAnswers:A1CharlesMurray’sidea:Americans’ideaabouthappinesshasn’tbeenchangedverymuch;weexpectmaterialresources,safety,self-respectandenjoymentorself-fulfillmentastheconditionsforustopursuehappiness;thepolicysetbythesocietyisexpectedtohelppeoplerealizetheircapacitiesand,thereforegaintheirhappiness.A2EdwardBanfield’sidea:Thepursuitofhappinessmayleadtobadness;thepursuitofmaterialmakesusfall;butthepursuitofmaterialsatisfactionhasnothingtodowithviciousness;tomakeothershappycanbeapartofthepursuitofhappiness.A3AllanBloom’sopinion:Todaypeople’sprinciplesabouthappinessarechanging;andfromAristotletoLockeideasofhappinessarechanged;thepresentsituationisdiversity;theclassictextsarestillmeaningfulwhenweconsidertheconceptofhappiness.CharlesMurray’sopinion:Happinesscan’tbethesameconcepttoeveryone,andthedifferencesinclassescanmakedifferentconcepts;thehappinessisakindofself-recognition;toacceptthetruththatoneiscommonmayleadtobeinghappy.213.2True