Who-Are-You-and-What-Are-You-Doing-Here

WhoAreYouandWhatAreYouDoingHere?Paras.30~41PartVII(Paras.30-34)•Thespeakertellsstudentshowtofindoutwhotheyreallyareandwhattheyreallywanttodowiththeirlives.•Hebelievesthattheplacetodothatisatuniversityandthebestmethodistoreadgreatauthors.•Thenhedescribeshisownexperiencetoshowhowhehasbenefitedfromreading.DetailedAnalysisoftheText(Para.30)ThereasontoreadBlakeandDickinsonandFreudandDickensis…embarrassed(orwhocanembarrassothers).•Peopleoftendonotknowthetruevalueofreading.Theyjustwanttobeconsideredculturedandarticulate,andbeabletoshowoff,toimpressothers,tocarryonintelligentconversationsonsocialoccasions.Butthesearenotgoodreasons.•Accordingtothespeaker,thebestreasonistoseeifthesewritersmayknowyoubetterthanyouknowyourself.(Para.30)Youmayfindyourownsuppressedandrejectedthoughtsflowingbacktoyouwithan“alienatedmajesty.”（note19）你在阅读中,你可能会发现自己曾遭到压制和排斥的思想现在有点像“遭贬的国王”那样庄严回朝。Question(Inpara.30)•Whatisthepurposeofreading?•Whatcanyougetfromreading?•(Para.31)FromEmersonIlearnedtotrustmyownthoughts,totrustthemevenwheneveryvoiceseemstobeontheotherside.•Ifonelovesthetruth,heshouldnotbeafraidtobealone.•Emersononcesaidthattobegreatistobemisunderstood.•(Para.31)“Societyisa…•Thevirtueinmostrequestisconformity.•Self-relianceisitsaversion.•Itlovesnotrealitiesandcreators,butnamesandcustoms.”•society•Themostimportantvirtueinthissocietyisconformity.•Emersonregardsself-relianceastheforceopposingconformity(namesandcustoms).•(Para.34)IlearnedthatifIwantedtoaffirmanyconsequentialideal,IhadtotalkmywaypastFreud.declaremyfirmbeliefinanyimportantidealdealwithFreud’sviewsandsuccessfullyarguewith/refutehim(beforeIcandeclaremybeliefinthatideal)•Hewas—andis—aperpetualchallengeandgoad.Freudhassomethingchallengingandprovokingtosayaboutvirtuallyeveryhumanaspiration(desireorideal).ThereforehiswritingisalwaysachallengeandgoadPartVIII(Paras.35-38)•Inthispart,thespeakersumsuphissuggestionsashowstudentscangetarealeducation.•(Para.35)Inreading,Icontinuetolookforonething—tobeinfluenced,tolearnsomethingnew,tobethrownoffmycourseandontoanother,betterway.•使我摆脱老路。•findnewideasandnewperspectivesthatwillmakemechangethecourseofmylifeandputmeonanewandbetterway.Question:Whatcanwelearnfromreading?DetailedAnalysisoftheText•(Para.36)Rightnow,ifyou’regoingtogetarealeducation,youmayhavetobeaggressiveandassertive.•Thespeakertellsthestudentsthattheymayhavetobeaggressiveandassertiveinsteadofbeingshy,bashful,submissive.•aggressive:积极地；有进取精神的；有冲劲的assertive:自信的PartIX(Paras.39-40)•Thespeakersendswiththeideathateducationisabouteachstudent'sfindingoutwhatformofworkisclosetobeingplay—workhedoessoeasilythatitrestoreshimashegoes.•Itwillbringouthisbestqualities,hisimagination,devotion,passion,anddetermination.•Educationisaboutfindingoutwhatformofworkforyouisclosetobeingplay—workyoudosoeasilythatitrestoresyouasyougo.•教育就是要发现你们最乐在其中的工作形式——无须太费力就能完成，并且可以让你们恢复自我的工作。Liveandworkbutdonotforgettoplay,tohavefuninlifeandreallyenjoyit.(EileenCaddy)FurtherThinking•Doyouagreewiththisidea?•Howdoyouunderstand“education”?/•Whatisthepurposeofauniversityeducation?