Two Truths to Live by
TWO_TRUTHS_TO_LIVE_BY
new words and phrases
1.enjoin
• 禁止 forbid ban inhibit enjoin sb.from doing sth. The judge enjoined him from selling alcohol. • 命令，嘱咐 order to do impose on enjoin sb.to do /sth.on Our boss enjoined us to obey the rules. He enjoined a duty on his assistant.
Translation of long sentences
• 1. (Paragraph1) The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment.
• Tips: nay:adv,否，不；不但如此，而且
• 这是不太容易学到的教训，特别当我们年 轻，以为世界掌握在我们手中，无论我们 满怀激情、全力渴望什么，都能够，不， 都将是我们的。但是后来生活推进，让我 们面对现实，我们渐渐而确定地明白了第 二条真理。
• Rabbi Chanayo Ben Teradyon • When he was burned at the stake ,he replied “I see the parchment burning,but the letters of the law, they soar on high.”
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• [10] we must accept our losses,and learn how to let go.
• 为了要解决这个矛盾，我们必须寻找一个较为广阔的视角 ，透过通向永恒的窗口来观看我们的生命。
• [15] Life is never just being.
• 生命绝不只是存在。
• The beauty we fashion cannot be dimmed by death.Our flesh may ,our hands will wither,but that which they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come.
when to hold fast and when to let go.
• 生活的秘诀在于懂得何时抓紧，何时放松。
Part 2 (para.2~9)
Main idea :
• [2]Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous,and full of a beauty that breaks through every pore of God's own earth.
• 我们创造的美好的东西不会因为我们的死亡而暗 淡无光。我们的肉体会消亡，我们的双手也会枯 萎，但它们在真善美中所创造的一切将在日后长 存!
• [16]Pursue not so much the material as the ideal,for ideals alone invest life with meaning and are of enduring worth.
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unit6twotruthstolivebyUnit Six Two Truths to Live By(8 Class Periods)About the authorAlexander M. Schindler(1925-2000 ), President of the Union of American Hebrew Congregation (1973-1996),leader of the reform Movement of American Judaism for more than two decades and a pivotal figure in 20th century Judaism.Rabbi Schindler‘s papers contain contemporary perspectives on many, if not most, of the keys social and cultural issues facing American Jewry and American society from the 1960s to 1990s. This text is an excerpt from his speech at the commencement of the University of South Carolina.Lead-in discussionWhat is your motto in life? Explain it.Do you find life sometimes paradoxical? If yes, please give one exampleDetailed AnalysisPara 1.The theme of the essay is explicitly stated in the first sentence. The author points out that life itself is a paradox. We should cling to its gifts and let go of them in time, which is explained by the rabbi‘s analogy. Paragraphs 2-In these two paragraphs, the author explains one side of the paradox and points out that we often fail to see the beauty and wonder of life when we shoud be holding on to it. As a result it is often too late when we finally realize it.paragraphs 4-7The author relates one event during his hospitalization thatre-teaches him the truth (when and how to hold fast to life) These paragraphs describe the immediate impact of the sunlight on the author as he was wheeled across the courtyard. It suddenly dawned on him how beautiful and precious life was and how indifferent people were to the gift of life.paragraphs 8-9In these short paragraphs the author sums up the truth revealed to him in the event and urges us to hold fast to the gifts of life. (Notice the imperative mood in para. 9)paragraphs 10-11After explaining one side of life‘s paradox— how to hold fast to life, the author directs his discussion to the other side of the paradox– how to let go.paragraphs 12-13The author explains why we must accept losses and learn how to let go: it is the inevitabilities of life that we must endure form birth to death. This truth is revealed by the author through the inevitable losses we suffer at every stage of lifeparagraphs 14-15As a solution to the paradox the author suggests a wider perspective to view what is transient and what is eternal. This perspective enables us to realize that ―our lives are finite‖, but our deeds, beauty and wonder on earth are timelessparagraphs 16-17In these two paragraphs the author, having convinced us about the paradox of life, gives us his advice as to what we should do in order to make our lives meaningful and our deeds ―timeless‖, that is, instead of pursuing perishable objects and material wealth, we should pursue ideals---and add love, righteousness, truth, religion and justice to our materialpossessions.Poem Appreciation: Nothing gold can stayRobert FrostNature?s first green is gold, 大自然的第一抹新绿是金色，Her hardest hue to hold. 也是她最无力保留的颜色.。
lesson1翻译答案
Lesson One Two Truths to Live byKey to the ExercisesIV. TranslationA.1.我们必须猛回头来寻求人民的智慧，这日子已经不远了。
那一天，我们将不得不找出世上未受过教育的人，即头脑还没有被学问弄糊涂的人，来更新我们的头脑。
为了学习，我们将不得不忘掉许多东西。
而这只有在我们获得了那种智慧之后，我们才会知道怎样来利用我们已获得的知识。
2.一盎司智慧抵得上百万吨书本，应该让那些学问欠缺而懂得怎样生活，怎样维持健康，保养精力的人有机会教我们怎样利用更多的、能够利用的知识而不至感到知识贫乏。
3.让我们从未受过教育的人的智慧中去寻求公正、美丽、宽容和对自然规律的理解吧。
B.1.Whether 60 or 16,there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite (or God), so long are you young.2. An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pessimism creates a dismal place where no one wants to live.3. Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.。
《Two Truths to Live by》-backgroud & new words研究生英语课程-犹太教介绍
nay
【n.】 • a negative
But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.我指著信实的神说:我们向你们所传的道并没有 是而又非的 【adv.】 • not this merely but also; not only so; but Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.然而靠著爱我们的主、在这 一切的事上已经得胜有馀了。
demise
【n.】 • transfer of the sovereignty to a successor. Upon his demise，his house passed to his son.他故 世后，房子便传给了儿子。 • death or a cessation of existence or activity. Focus upon death, disease, demise, and you shall live to experience such.聚焦于死亡、疾病、沮丧，而 你会活生生地去体验这些。 【v.】 • to convey by will or lease • to transmit by succession or inheritance • die, decease
cling to
• cling to:hold firmly it enjoins us to cling to many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment.
• cling together:unite as one We should cling together in times Live by
two truths to live by课文课件
two truths to live by课文课件全文共四篇示例，供读者参考第一篇示例：Two Truths to Live By1. Truth #1: Treat Others as You Would Like to Be TreatedThe golden rule, “treat others as you would like to be treated,” is a fundamental principle that can help us create harmonious relationships with others. When we treat others with kindness, respect, and empathy, we are more likely to receive the same treatment in return. By showing love and compassion to those around us, we can build a strong support system and create a positive environment for ourselves and others.第二篇示例：在我们的日常生活中，有许多值得我们遵循的真理和道理。
在这篇文章中，我们将探讨两个可以帮助我们更好生活的真理。
这两个真理是：诚实和善良。
这两个真理是我们在日常生活中应该遵循的基本原则，并且可以帮助我们建立更加积极、正面的人生态度。
第一个真理是诚实。
诚实是一个人最基本的品质之一，也是构建良好人际关系的基础。
在我们的日常生活中，经常会遇到需要说谎的情况，但是诚实才是我们应该遵循的原则。
只有诚实才能建立信任，而信任是人与人之间互相依赖的基础。
不管是在工作、家庭还是社交圈中，诚实都是至关重要的。
另一个真理是善良。
善良是一个人品德的象征，也是我们应该保持的态度。
6课 two truths to live by
We should hold fast to life and let go of losses we have in life.
When we have what we have, we should
understand it, appreciate, treasure it, cherish it,
make full use of it, knowing our life consists of
o lot of things, such as friendship, love, happiness and sufferings, gains and losses and so on.
6. What is a paradox? A paradox is a figure of speech consisting of a statement or proposition which seems self-contradictory, absurd or contrary to an established fact or practice, but which on further thinking and study, is true, well founded and even to contain a succinct point.
7. text division Divide the text into four parts and write the main idea for each part.
Part One (Para.1 — Para --) Introduction Part Two (Para. Part Three (Para. to Para. ) to Para. )
Two_Truths_to_Live_by(中英对照)
Two Truths to Live byHold fast, and let go: Understand this paradox, and you stand at the very gate of wisdomAlexander M. SchindlerCommencement speech at the University of South Carolina in 1987The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. The rabbis of old put it this way: “A man comes to this world with his fist clenched, but when he dies, his hand is open.Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous, and full of a beauty that breaks through every pore of God's own earth. We know that this is so, but all too often we recognize this truth only in our backward glance when we remember what it was and then suddenly realize that it is no more.We remember a beauty that faded, a love that waned. But we remember with far greater pain that we did not see that beauty when it flowered, that we failed to respond with love when it was tendered.A recent experience re-taught me this truth. I was hospitalized following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place.One morning, I had to have some additional tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the courtyard on a gurney.As we emerged from our unit, the sunlight hit me. That's all there was to my experience. Just the light of the sun. And yet how beautiful it was--how warming, how sparkling, how brilliant!I looked to see whether anyone else relished the sun's golden glow, but everyone was hurrying to and fro, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often I, too, had been indifferent to the grandeur of each day, too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the splendor of it all.The insight gleaned from that experience is really as commonplace as was the experience itself: life's gifts are precious--but we are too heedless of them.Here then is the first pole of life's paradoxical demands on us: Never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Be reverent before each dawning day. Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.Hold fast to life...but not so fast that you cannot let go. This is the second side of life's coin, the opposite pole of its paradox: we must accept our losses, and learn how to let go.This is not an easy lesson to learn, especially when we are young and think that the world is ours to command, that whatever we desire with the full force of our passionate being can, nay, will, be ours.But then life moves along to confront us with realities, and slowly but surely this second truth dawns upon us.At every stage of life we sustain losses--and grow in the process .We begin our independent lives only when we emerge from the womb and lose its protective shelter.We enter a progression of schools, then we leave our mothers and fathers and our childhood homes. We get married and have children and then have to let them go. We confront the death of our parents and our spouses. We face the gradual or not sogradual waning of our own strength.And ultimately, as the parable of the open and closed hand suggests, we must confront the inevitability of our own demise, losing ourselves, as it were, all that we were or dreamed to be.But why should we be reconciled to life's contradictory demands Why fashion things of beauty when beauty is evanescent Why give our heart in love when those we love will ultimately be torn from our graspIn order to resolve this paradox, we must seek a wider perspective, viewing our lives as through windows that open on eternity. Once we do that, we realize that though our lives are finite, our deeds on earth weave a timeless pattern.Life is never just being. It is a becoming, a relentless flowing on. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children. The institutions we build endure, and we will endure through them. The beauty we fashion cannot be dimmed by death.Our flesh may perish, our hands will wither, but that which they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend and waste your lives accumulating objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. Pursue not so much the material as the ideal, for ideals alone invest life with meaning and are of enduring worth.Add love to a house and you have a home. Add righteousness to a city and you have a community.Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school. Add religion to the humblest of edifices and you have a sanctuary. Add justice to the far-flung round of humanendeavor and you have civilization.Put them all together, exalt them above their present imperfections, add to them the vision of humankind redeemed, forever free of need and strife and you have a future lighted with the radiant colors of hope.人生的两条真理抓紧与放松：理解了这一悖论，你便立于智慧之门亚历山大·辛德勒1987年在南卡罗来那大学毕业典礼上的演讲生活的艺术就是要懂得适时地收与放，因为生活本身即是一种悖论：一方面，它让我们依恋于它所赋予的各种馈赠；另一方面，又注定了我们对这些礼物最终的弃绝。
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PartII(Par.2-14) There’re detailed interpretations of the life’s paradox in the light of the parable, religion and other allusions. But in the daily life, people are so indifferent to God’s endowments and so reluctant to accept losses.
our flesh perishes like fallen leaves
Wealth & fame is gone with the wind.
nothing left Don’t be sad, because life is a process.
only ashes
What’s the significance of life? Yesterday’s rose perishes, what we hold is its empty name. Our flesh perishes, but what we have achieved will pass down
综合英语6 unit10
LANGUAGE WORK 4. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the courtyard on a gurney.
QUESTION Why does the author quote the saying from the ancient rabbis? The author intends to use the metaphor to illustrate the paradox. "A man comes to this world with his fist clenched" means that a man holds fast to the gift of life when he is born, but when he leaves this world, he has to let go of it.
Paragraph 1 ANALYSIS The theme of the essay is explicitly stated in the first sentence. The author points out that life itself is a paradox: We should cling to its gifts and let go of them in time, which is explained by the rabbis' statement of analogy. 1) "paradox"---a situation which is strange because it involves two qualities that could not be true at the same time. Here, the author means that you need to hold fast to some- thing that you must let go of eventually. 2) "The rabbis of old"---the rabbis in ancient times. e. g. the knights of old in England
Unit 6 Two Truth to Live By
The insight gleaned from that experience is really as
commonplace as was the experience itself…
to and fro para. 6 moving from one place to another and back again, from place to place 来回地，往复地
The boss paced to and fro in the office, uncertain what to do.
dies, his hand is open.
(para. 1)
I looked to see whether anyone else relished the sun’s golden
glow, but everyone was hurrying to and fro, most with eyes
hold fast to para. 1 follow exactly or remain loyal to 坚持，信守，忠于
He holds fast to a simple life after retirement.
他在任何争论中总能坚持自己的观点。
He can hold fast to his own viewpoint in any argument.
其结构为： (with)名词/名词短语/代词+不定式/ing分词/ed分词/adj. /adv./prep
1)表示时间
Her work done, she sat down for a cup of tea. 2) 表示条件 The condition being favorable, he may succeed. 3）表示原因 There being no taxis, we had to walk. 4）表示伴随情况 Almost all metals are good conductors, silver being the best of all.
Two_Truths_to_Live_by(中英对照)
Two Truths to Live byHold fast, and let go: Understand this paradox, and you stand at the very gate of wisdomAlexander M. SchindlerCommencement speech at the University of South Carolina in 1987The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. The rabbis of old put it this way: “A man comes to this world with his fist clenched, but when he dies, his hand is open.Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous, and full of a beauty that breaks through every pore of God's own earth. We know that this is so, but all too often we recognize this truth only in our backward glance when we remember what it was and then suddenly realize that it is no more.We remember a beauty that faded, a love that waned. But we remember with far greater pain that we did not see that beauty when it flowered, that we failed to respond with love when it was tendered.A recent experience re-taught me this truth. I was hospitalized following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place.One morning, I had to have some additional tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the courtyard on a gurney.As we emerged from our unit, the sunlight hit me. That's all there was to my experience. Just the light of the sun. And yet how beautiful it was--how warming, how sparkling, how brilliant!I looked to see whether anyone else relished the sun's golden glow, but everyone was hurrying to and fro, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often I, too, had been indifferent to the grandeur of each day, too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the splendor of it all.The insight gleaned from that experience is really as commonplace as was the experience itself: life's gifts are precious--but we are too heedless of them.Here then is the first pole of life's paradoxical demands on us: Never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Be reverent before each dawning day. Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.Hold fast to life...but not so fast that you cannot let go. This is the second side of life's coin, the opposite pole of its paradox: we must accept our losses, and learn how to let go.This is not an easy lesson to learn, especially when we are young and think that the world is ours to command, that whatever we desire with the full force of our passionate being can, nay, will, be ours.But then life moves along to confront us with realities, and slowly but surely this second truth dawns upon us.At every stage of life we sustain losses--and grow in the process .We begin our independent lives only when we emerge from the womb and lose its protective shelter.We enter a progression of schools, then we leave our mothers and fathers and our childhood homes. We get married and have children and then have to let them go. We confront the death of our parents and our spouses. We face the gradual or not so gradual waning of our own strength.And ultimately, as the parable of the open and closed hand suggests, we must confront the inevitability of our own demise, losing ourselves, as it were, all that we were or dreamed to be.But why should we be reconciled to life's contradictory demands? Why fashion things of beauty when beauty is evanescent? Why give our heart in love when those we love will ultimately be torn from our grasp?In order to resolve this paradox, we must seek a wider perspective, viewing our lives as through windows that open on eternity. Once we do that, we realize that though our lives are finite, our deeds on earth weave a timeless pattern.Life is never just being. It is a becoming, a relentless flowing on. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children. The institutions we build endure, and we will endure through them. The beauty we fashion cannot be dimmed by death.Our flesh may perish, our hands will wither, but that which they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend and waste your lives accumulating objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. Pursue not so much the material as the ideal, for ideals alone invest life with meaning and are of enduring worth.Add love to a house and you have a home. Add righteousness to a city and you have a community. Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school. Add religion to the humblest of edifices and you have a sanctuary. Add justice to the far-flung round of human endeavor and you have civilization.Put them all together, exalt them above their present imperfections, add to them the vision of humankind redeemed, forever free of need and strife and you have a future lighted with the radiant colors of hope.人生的两条真理抓紧与放松：理解了这一悖论，你便立于智慧之门亚历山大·辛德勒1987年在南卡罗来那大学毕业典礼上的演讲生活的艺术就是要懂得适时地收与放，因为生活本身即是一种悖论：一方面，它让我们依恋于它所赋予的各种馈赠；另一方面，又注定了我们对这些礼物最终的弃绝。
英语单词汇总
Two Truths toLive byHold fast, and let go:Understand this paradox, and you stand at the very gate of wisdom ⏹---by: in accordance with☐Can love be measured by the hours in a day?☐Judging by his accent, he is from the north.⏹fast: tightly☐hold fast to sth.⏹He hold fast to his beliefs till to the very end.⏹very: placed just before the noun for emphasis☐You’d better start doing some work this very minute (=now).☐the very thought of sth.--- just thinking about sth.⏹do and (followed by a clause)☐Give him an inch, and he’ll take a mile.☐Stir and you are a dead man.⏹Para. I⏹art = method, facility, or knack☐Do you know the art of keeping young?☐He is good at the art of making friends.⏹It enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquish ment.☐Life instructs us to hold tight its many gifts even though itcommands these gifts to disappear eventually.⏹enjoin: direct, instruct, give an order for, command⏹cling to:⏹1) hold sb or sth tightly; refuse to let go of☐If you cling to a belief, idea or feeling, you continue to think it is true even when it seems extremely unlikely.⏹2) stay near; remain close☐Little children like to cling to their mothers.⏹relinquish: let go of☐Lucy has relinquished all hope of going to Europe this year.⏹ordain: destine☐God has ordained that all men shall die.⏹put it this way = express it in words this way☐This country—how shall I put it?—is a typical developingcountry.⏹clench your fist---hold your fist very tightly closed☐to clench one’s teeth---to press one’s teeth firmly⏹⏹Para. 2⏹break through = be successful after overcoming a difficulty☐The sun broke through dark clouds to dry the heavy dew on the grass.⏹all too often = much more often than is desirable☐He exceeded the speed limit all too often and thus was fined$ 200.⏹…we remember what was and then suddenly realize that it is no more.☐we remember something that existed in the past and thensuddenly become aware that it no longer exists.⏹⏹Para.3⏹fade away: gradually disappear⏹wane: become smaller in size, strength, importance, etc.⏹flower = flourish (to be very alive); be in its best state (heyday).⏹tender = offer, give, or present☐to tender one's resignation, tender a bid, tender one's thank etc.☐He tendered his service.⏹Para.5⏹be wheeled on a gurney= to be moved or pushed along on a wheeled vehicle.☐The machine can be wheeled to the right place.⏹Para.6⏹That's all (appended to a statement)☐I just want to try it, that's all.⏹Para7⏹relish:⏹(a) enjoy☐I do not relish my food as I used to.☐I relish a good joke as much as anyone else.⏹(b) like, care for☐I do not relish the idea of a game of tennis played indoors.⏹to and fro = here and there☐I am sad to leave Jamaica, where dancing girls are swaying to and fro.⏹be preoccupied with = be engaged in; be engrossed in☐When Tom is preoccupied with his hobby he has no idea ofwhat is going on around him.⏹splendor = excellent or grand beauty☐the splendor of it all = all the splendor⏹Para.8⏹insight: the ability to understand sth; (here) a sudden clear understanding of sth⏹glean:⏹(a) to gather the useful remnants of a crop) from the field afterharvesting☐to glean a field / to glean in a rice field⏹(b) to gather sth slowly and carefully in small pieces☐The historian gleaned his data from old books.⏹⏹Para9.⏹Here is the first pole of life's paradoxical demands on us.= Here is one side of the self-contradictory demands which life makes on us.⏹awe = a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder⏹Para 11⏹nay = not only so but (used for adding something stronger or more exact to what has been said) it is not often used in modern English ☐I think, nay, I firmly believe that he is a very honest man.☐thou: you⏹Can I compare thou to the summer sunshine?☐thy: your⏹dawn on / upon = become suddenly clear to (someone) 恍然大悟，茅塞顿开☐It dawned on them that they might be cut off by the tide whichdestroyed the railway.⏹Pattern: It dawns on sb that….= It occurs to sb that….⏹Para 12⏹sustain = (a) suffer, undergo☐The pilot sustained severe injuries when his plane crushed.(b) keep up, maintain☐a light meal will not sustain us through the day.⏹shelter = something that gives safety or protection⏹A progression of schools: school after school from the primary to higher levels⏹... our own demise, losing ourselves as it were☐as it were= as it might be said to be; as if it really were☐He is my best friend, my second half, as it were.⏹Para.l3.⏹reconcile to= to have to accept something unpleasant☐She could not easily be reconciled to the prospect of a fallingincome.☐He reconciled himself cheerfully to a modest livelihood in a small country town.⏹be torn from our grasp = be taken away from us⏹to tear oneself away from: to make oneself depart from☐The children could not tear themselves away from the zoo.⏹Para 14⏹resolve: settle or clear up; decide☐The United Nation is expected to hold a conference to resolve the crisis.⏹Para. 15⏹institution:⏹(a) custom, established practice, convention etc.☐Our annual parade has become a local institution.⏹(b) company, organization, establishment, college etc☐Strong financial institution are the foundation of a soundeconomy.⏹(c) the act of instituting☐the institution of a new law⏹dimmed = dulled⏹perish vi. be destroyed, die☐Unless the plant get water for its root to absorb, it will perish.☐George and all his men perished at the battle field.☐We are trying to make sure that democracy will never perish from this earth.⏹wither:☐become reduced in size, color, etc. ...⏹but that which they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come☐but what they create in beauty and goodness and truth lastsforever.⏹⏹Para. 16.⏹not so much A as B⏹B rather than A☐He was not so much angry as disappointed.☐He is not so much a novelist as a critic.⏹invest with = clothe, endow, decorate, surround (with qualities)☐The government invested him with special powers to deal withthe situation.☐The old ruins were invested with romance.⏹enduring: continuing to exist for a long time☐are of enduring worth: are worthy of continuing to exist for a long time⏹Para. 17.⏹the humblest of edifices = the humblest edifice⏹Add love to a house and you have a home = If you add love to a house you will have a home.⏹far-flung: widely extended☐far-reaching influence⏹redeem vt. buy back, pay off, carry out, set free, make up for☐The property on which money has been lent is redeemed when the loan is paid back.☐My family was relieved to hear that the mortgage has beenredeemed.☐Mr. Black promptly redeemed his promise to help us in time of need.Passage 2Quality of Life:Who Can Make the Judgment?Expressions⏹P1L5 stunt pilot⏹P2L3 motor strength, wheelchair-ridden⏹L7 on the horizon⏹L8 a life with full/high quality⏹P3 sth. be held, resuscitative procedure⏹P4L3 heroic measures, in one’s (best) interest⏹L4 sb. prevailExpressions⏹P7L5 keep abreast of sth⏹P8L1 be touched by⏹P9L7 administer medicine to patient⏹P10L1 life-loving;☐money-making / making-money⏹P11 fly a soloExpressions⏹P15LL medical ethics and individual morals⏹P16☐Had I been asked to …☐Never could I have done…You Are What You ThinkAnd if you change your mind----from pessimism to optimism---you can change your lifepessimism optimismpessimist optimistpessimistic optimisticpassive-thinking p ositive-thinkingPara 1⏹keep an eye on/keep one’s eye upon: keep a watch on⏹Will you keep an eye on my child for a while?⏹The police have been keeping an eye on the thief since he cameout of prison.⏹scrutinize:⏹look at or examine something carefullyPara 2⏹L1: a fast-growing body of research: an increasingly larger amount of research⏹There is a large body of support for nuclear disarmament.⏹He has a large body of facts to prove his statements.⏹L6: … inoculating them against these mental ills.⏹mental ills⏹ill: harm, trouble, wrong, unhappiness, etc.⏹an evil or misfortune⏹a disease⏹to be inoculated against hepatitis⏹to vaccinate all children against tuberculosisPara 3⏹L1: Your abilities count:⏹count: be of value or importance.⏹Her opinion counts because of her experience.⏹Every second counts.⏹For them what counted was money.⏹The individual does not count much in this situation.Para 5⏹L2: but scored high on optimism.⏹score: gain marks in a test⏹She scored 80 in IQ test.⏹She scored 98 on the grammar test.Para 6⏹L3: look for loopholes.⏹loophole: way of escaping a rule⏹The lawyer found a loophole in the law and his client had to berelieved.⏹to close/plug a loophole⏹L5: take credit: get/take recognition, honor etc.⏹It is dishonest to take credit for work done by others.⏹claim credit for : demand/deserve honor for doing something⏹He never claimed credit for the excellent work he did.⏹L6: fluke: lucky stroke⏹Passing the exam was a real fluke---he didn’t work on it at all.⏹That shot was a sheer fluke.Para 8⏹L1: self-fulfilling prophecy:⏹a prediction brought to fulfillment chiefly as an effect of havingbeen expected or predicted⏹Whether you have a negative or positive prediction, it would bebrought to fulfillment chiefly as an effect of having been expected or predicted.⏹a statement about what is likely to happen in the future thatbecomes true because you expected it to happen andtherefore changed your behavior to achieve it.Para 9⏹L1: A sense of control … is the litmus test for success.⏹Whether one feels in control of the situation will determine if onesucceeds in the end.⏹L3: reach out for: try to get⏹All manner of opportunities will come your way, but you mustreach out for them.⏹Peace, security and development are what we’ve been reachingout for.Para 10⏹L1: Optimists may think they are better than (what) the facts would justify.⏹justify: show that sb/sth is right⏹The end justifies the means.⏹How can you justify your rude manner?⏹They find it hard to justify their son’s giving up a securewell-paid job.⏹L4: in a pilot study⏹pilot: (adj) serving as a trial for sth/done as an experiment, esp.on a small scale⏹We are doing a pilot study to see if this product sells well.⏹A pilot study/survey/plant/project/test⏹L5: recur v. recurring adj.recurrent adj.recurrence n.⏹He is more concerned about those problems which recurperiodically.⏹His words of encouragement recurred to my mind whenever Iwas in low spirits.Para 12⏹L1: undermine: weaken at the base; weaken or destroy by stages⏹His self-confidence was undermined by repeated failure.⏹Drinking undermines his health.⏹He undermined my authority by allowing children to do things Ihave forbidden.⏹L2: immune (to/against/from) adj.⏹Immunity n.immunize v.immunology n.⏹He seems to be immune to flattery.⏹We are immune from smallpox as the result of vaccination.⏹L4: to dodge life’s blow: to avoid⏹I’ll leave early to dodge the rush hour.⏹He dodged to left and right as the gunman opened fire.Para 13⏹L3: caution n.& v.⏹You must exercise extreme caution when you cross this street.⏹The policeman cautioned the motorist about his speed.Para 14⏹L1: triumph n. & v.⏹His life was a triumph over ill health.⏹Justice triumphs in the end.⏹He triumphed over many difficulties.⏹Her triumphant smile told me how proud she was of her success.Para 15⏹L3: floundering students are those who have difficulty in study as if people moved with difficulty through mud or deep snow.Para 19⏹Let’s say:⏹Let’s say you did fail your exams, what you’ll do?⏹Let’s see:⏹Let’s see if/whether I can get the car to start.⏹ Let’s face it : ⏹ Since we can not change it, let’s fact it.Para 20⏹ L1: keep track of: keep informed about⏹ Mr. Steven kept track of his business by telephone when he was in hospital.⏹ It is hard to keep track of all one’s old school friends. ⏹ Trial and error⏹ Trial and error is a good method to prove this result.⏹ bread and butter ⏹ fork and knifeE i n s t e i n ：a n I n t i m a t e M e m o i rU s e f u l E x p r e s s i o n sm e m o i r n .● 1) a s t o r y o f o n e ’s l i f e , e s p . a p e r s o n a l o n e , a s b y a f r i e n d ● 2) a s h o r t p i e c e o f w r i t i n g o n a s u b j e c t t h e w r i t e r h a s s t u d i e d• She wrote a memoir of her journey in France . ● 3) (p l .) t h e s t o r y o f o n e ’s o w n l i f e ; a u t o b i o g r a p h y• The memoirs of a retired politician .Para 2u n r u l y : not easy to control 难以梳理的乱发 m a n e n .● 1) l o n g h a i r o n t h e b a c k o f a h o r s e ’s n e c k● 2) a p e r s o n ’s l o n g h a i rr a g g e d a d j .● (of close)badly worn 指衣物破旧● (of people) wear badly or torn clothes 衣衫褴褛的● having uneven outline, edge or surface 外形，表面，边缘不规则的mustache, beard, whiskersPara 3We also know it’s a brand of shoes of Balle group Co.思加图Para 4scrutiny: n . c a r e f u l a n d t h o r o u g h e x a m i n a t i o n scrutinize: look at or examine something carefullyVeteran: someone who has been a soldier in the war;or somenone who has a lot of experiences in a special activity.老兵，经验丰富的人Para 6tune●The violin and the piano seem to be out of tune.●The orchestra tuned their instruments.●How long has it been since you've had a mechanic tune thisengine?Para 10The Luftwaffe 德国空军e n g r o s s v t.●f i l l c o m p l e t e l y a l l t h e t i m e a n d a t t e n t i o n o f(u s u a l l y i n p a s s i v e f o r m)o r o c c u p y●b e e n g r o s s e d i n•H e w a s s o e n g r o s s e d i n h i s w o r k t h a t h e c o m p l e t e l y f o r g o t t h et i m e.t o y w i t h s t h:•c o n s i d e r s t h.w i t h o u t s e r i o u s i n t e n t;d e a l w i t h o r t r e a t l i g h t l y●I’v e b e e n t o y i n g w i t h t h e i d e a o f m o v i n g a b r o a d.●Y o u s h o u l d n’t t o y w i t h g r e a t i s s u e s.Para 11o v e r s i g h t n.u n i n t e n t i o n a l f a i l u r e t o n o t i c e s t h.●Para 12c o m e t o t e r m s w i t h(s t h./s b.):a c c e p t(s t h./s b.)u n p l e a s a n t l y, m a k e c o m p r o m i s e●J o h n s e e m e d t o c o m e t o t e r m s w i t h l o s i n g h i s s i g h t.frustrate●. 使不成功, 挫败, 阻止●The police frustrated the bandit's attempt to rob the bank.●使懊丧；使懊恼；使沮丧●The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out.Para 14make oneself scarce●(infml) go away, keep away (from others)●As soon as his mother-in-law arrived, he made himself scarce. allude to●mention briefly and indirectlyPara 15sift out●筛, 筛滤●He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers.●Sift out the good seeds●You should sift the flour.●Sift out the wheat from the chaff●细查, 详审●She sifted through her papers to find the lost letter.Para 16c l u t t e r…w i t h:f i l l o r c o v e r s t h,i n a n u n t id y w a y,me s s u p w i t h●T h e d e s k i s c l u t t e r e d w i t h b o o k s a n d p a p e r s.●H i s h e a d i s c l u t t e r e d w i t h u s e l e s s i d e a s.●c l u t t e r i n g•T o s p e a k i n a h u r r y a n d q u i c k w a y•H e i s c l u t t e r i n g a s e n t e n c e.Para 20tune up●n. a melody, esp one for which harmony is not essential●v. to adjust (a musical instrument or a changeable part of one) toa certain pitch•The instruments should be tuned up before each performance.●to adjust (a note, etc) so as to bring it into harmony•Before starting on our trip we should have the car tuned up.●to adapt or adjust (oneself);•to tune oneself to a slower lifei m p r o v i s e v.m a k e u p(a p i e c e o f m u s i c)a s o n e i s p l a y i n g,c o m p o s e o r p l a y m u s i c w i t h o u t p r e v i o u s p r e p a r a t i o n即兴创作●T h e p i a n i s t f o r g o t h i s m u s i c a n d h a d t o i m p r o v i s e t h ea c c o m p a h n i m e n t.●A s w e h a v e n o t g o t t h e p r o p e r m a t e r i a l,w e w i l l j u s t h a v e t oi m p r o v i s e.●a n i m p r o v i s e d s p e e c hq u a s i p r e f i x.s e e m i n g l y b u t h o t r e a l l y●a q u a s i-s c i e n t i f i c e x p l a n a t i o n●a q u a s i-s c h o l a rPara 21d u b(s b.)w i t h(a n a m e):t o n a me h u m o r o u s l y o r d e s c r i p t i v e l y,t og i v e a n i c k n a m ec a t b o a t独桅艇o u t b o a r d m o t o r:r e m o v a b l e e n g i n e t h a t i s a t t a c h e d t o t h e o u t s i d e o f t h e b a c k o f a b o a tb ec a l m ed a d j.(o f a s a i l i n g b o a t)u n a b le t o m o v ef o r w a r d b e c a u s e o f l a c k o f w i n dp i c k u p:s t a r t a g a i nf r e t f u l l y a d v.w o r r i e d l y o r i r r i t a b l yPara 24●for the right to use his or her invention●author‘s royaltys: 著者版税；作者稿酬●copyright royaltys: 版税, 稿费inception●The beginning of something；origin●Julia's worked for that company from its inception.Para 26Principle：A basic truth, law, or assumptionPrinciple or PrincipalPrincipal and principle are often confused but have no meanings in common. Principle is only a noun, and most of its senses refer to that which is basic or to rules and standards. Principal is both a noun and an adjective. As a noun it generally denotes a person who holds a high position or plays an important role.P a r a29esoteric●difficult to understand; requiring or exhibiting knowledge that isrestricted to a small group; a small group●esoteric interests 少数人的利益•Some words are really too esoteric for this dictionary.household●household chores●household management●household appliances●household productsbaffle●To frustrate a person by confusing or perplexing•The examination question baffled me completely and Icouldn't answer it.d e l u g e n.●1) flood, heavy rain●2)great quantity of sth. that comes all at once•a deluge of work / words / letters•a deluge of fan mail•a deluge of public attentionholdup man●(i n f m l.)s t i c k u p;a n a t t e m p t a t r o b b e r y b y t h r e a t e n i n g p e o p l e w i t ha g u n●a h o l d u p m a n＝a r o b b e rJonas SalkP1 polio vaccineCripplingP5 in culture 培养物，培养field trials 现场、野外试验Para 1 cripple; vt●to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg•the accident left him crippled●to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, orwholeness•an economy crippled by inflationPara 5 advance [əd'vɑ:ns]●n. 前进, 进步, 预支●vt. 前进, 增涨, 预先●vi. 前进, 提升●adj. 预先的, 提前的●The date of the meeting has been advanced from Friday toMonday.•会议日期已经从星期五提前到星期一。
Unit 10 Two truths to live by
Unit 10
Two Truths to Live by
Alexander M. Schindler 5/1987
The author
Distinguishing synonyms: relinquish
• Relinquish; abdicate; cede; renounce • Relinquish: most general and neutral; release of one’s grasp; letting go of direction/possession (either willingly or with reluctance) (My parents relinquished control over me) • Cede: giving up (usually) by legal transfer or as the result of a treaty (most often indicating the concession of territory)
Difficult and beautiful language
• Vocabulary
• The rabbis of old: • the rabbis in ancient times
• • • • • Hold fast Let go Enjoin Ordain relinquishment
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Two Truths to Live by参考译文
Lesson One Hold Fast and Let Go参考译文：两条生活的真理抓紧，放松:明白了这对矛盾，你就踏进了智慧的大门亚力山大. M·欣德勒[1]生活的秘诀在于懂得何时抓紧，何时放松。
因为人生就是一对矛盾：它既令我们抓紧人生的多种赐予，同时又要我们到头来把这些赐予放弃。
老一辈犹太学者是这样说的：“一个人握紧拳头来到这个世界，但他却是松开手掌离开这个世界的。
”[2]毫无疑问，我们应该牢牢抓住生命，因为它奇妙，它有一种在上帝创造的世界里无孔不入，无处不在的美。
我们大家都知道这一点。
可我们却常常是在回首往事想起它时，才能认识这一真理。
此时我们会突然发觉它已不复存在了。
[3]我们能记起已经凋谢时的美、已经消逝的爱。
可是，我们更痛苦的回忆是，我们没有看见顶峰时的美，没有在别人以爱对我之时也爱回报。
[4]最近一次经历又使我领悟到了这个真理。
一场剧烈的心脏病发作后，我被送进医院，接受了几天精心护理。
医院可不是一个使人愉快的地方。
[5]一天上午，我得加做另外几项检查。
我要用的医疗器械安装在医院另一段的大楼里。
所以我只有坐轮椅穿过院子才能到达那里。
[6]当我们走出病房时，阳关正照在我身上。
就我实际的经历而言，当时也没有什么别的。
只不过就是阳关。
而这时的阳光是多么美丽、多么温暖、多么耀眼、多么辉煌！[7]我打量着别人是否也在欣赏着这太阳的金色光芒。
可是，人人都来去匆匆，大多数人的目光只盯在地上。
这时我想到自己过去又何尝不是往往对每天的壮观景象视而不见，一头埋在细小的，有时甚至是卑鄙、自私的事务中。
而对日常的奇观麻木不仁呢？[8]从这次经历所获得的顿悟确如经历本身一样的平凡。
生命的赐予是宝贵的，可惜我们对它们太掉以轻心了。
［9］这就是人生向我们提出的矛盾要求的第一个方面：不要因为太忙就忽视了生活中令人惊奇、令人敬畏的东西。
每天黎明开始就要恭谨从事。
抓住每个小时，捉住宝贵的每一分钟。
[10]紧紧抓住生活——可不要紧得使你不能松手。
英语临床夏季课件unittwotruthstoliveby
enjoin
The proposed law enjoins employers to
give workers time off to care for sick children and ageing parents.
He enjoined caution about believing
what they told us.
3) "... a beauty '" a love ..." (Paragraph 3) - Be ω ty and love are uncountable nouns,
but here the author uses an indefinite article "a" to suggest a particular event or thing that represents or renders beauty or love.
The author intends to use the metaphor to illustrate the paradox. "A man comes to this world with his fist clenched" means that a man holds fast to the gift of life when he is born, but when he leaves this world, he has to let go of it.
1) "that breaks through every pore of the earth" (Paragraph 2)-- that emerges every-
where on the earth.
新世纪高等院校英语专业综合教程Unit 8 Two truths to live by课文翻译
1. 生活的艺术就是要懂得何时紧抓、何时放手，因为人生就是个矛盾：在令我们依恋于它所赋予的种种恩赐的同时，它也注定我们最终得放弃这些恩赐。
正如古代的犹太学者们所言：“人降世时拳头紧握，但离世时还得松手。
”2. 我们当然要紧抓生命，不仅因为它奇妙无比，而且因为它所蕴含的美已散布到了地球的每个角落。
其实，我们都懂得这个道理，然而我们往往只有在回首过去时才会明白这一点，只是在记起它往昔的美丽时，我们却突然发现已时过境迁了。
3. 我们铭记褪色的美、消逝的爱。
但是这种记忆却饱含着苦涩，我们痛惜没有在美丽绽放的时候注意它，没有在爱情到来的时候回应它。
4. 最近的一次经历再次使我明白了这个道理。
一次严重的心脏病发作之后，我在重症监护病房住了几天。
那不是个令人愉快的地方。
5. 一天上午，我得接受几项额外的检查。
由于所需的检查器械在医院另一头的一幢建筑里，所以我得躺在轮床上被推着穿过院落。
6. 在我们从病房出来的瞬间，阳光洒在我的身上，我所感觉到的就只有这阳光。
它是多么美丽，多么温暖，多么闪耀，多么辉煌啊！7. 我环视四周，看看是否还有其他人也在享受这金色的阳光，然而所有的人都是来去匆匆，且大多数人眼睛只顾盯着地面。
继而我便想到，我也常常陷于琐事，有时甚至陷入俗物之中，对身边每天的美景也是视而不见。
8. 我从这次经历所洞悉的灼见，其实与这次经历本身一样平淡无奇：生命的恩赐是珍贵的——只是我们对此从未留心罢了。
9. 因此，对我们有着自相矛盾的要求的人生一方面要求我们：不要过于忙碌而错失生活中的美好和庄严; 虔诚地迎接每个黎明的到来；拥抱每一个时辰，抓住珍贵的每一分钟。
10. 紧紧把握人生……但又不能抓得过死，松不开手。
这是人生这枚硬币的另一面，也正是其矛盾的另一面：我们必须接受失去的现实，学会如何放手。
11. 要学会这点并非易事。
尤其当我们年轻时，以为世界在我们的掌控之中，但凡激情满怀的我们一心想得到的东西，都将属于我们。
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Words
invest with (Para 16) vt. to give officially to sb. signs of rank or power The singer invested her songs with a bittersweet sadness. The old ruins were invested with romance. The government invested him with special powers to deal with the situation.
Sentence Patterns
Add love to a house and you have a home. = If you add love to a house, you will have a home
Words
paradox (Para 1) [c] n. a statement seemingly selfcontradictory but in reality expressing a possible truth ‘More haste, less speed’ is a paradox.
Sentence Patterns
We must confront…losing ourselves, as it were, all that… (Para. 12) (as it might be said to be; as if it really were; seemingly --- used when describe sb. or sth. in a way that does not quite exist) In many ways children live, as it were, in a different world from adults. (小孩子可以说是生活在一个跟成 人不同的世界里.) He is my best friend, my second half, as it were.
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Sentence Patterns
I looked to see whether… (Para. 7) The insight… is as commonplace as was the experience itself: (Para. 8) We must confront…losing ourselves, as it were, all that… (Para. 12) (used when describe sb. or sth. in a way that does not quite exist) He is my best friend, my second half, as it were.
Sentence Patterns
Add
love to a house and you have a home. = If you add love to a house, you will have a home
Words
perish
vi. be destroyed, die Unless the plant get water for its root to absorb, it will perish. George and all his men perished at the battle field. we are trying to make sure that democracy will never perish from this earth.
invest
with vt. to give officially to sb. signs of rank or power The singer invested her songs with a bittersweet sadness. The old ruins were invested with romance. The government invested him with special powers to deal with the situation.
Two Truths to Live by
Hold fast, and let go: Understand this paradox, and you stand at the very gate of wisdom
Commencement
ceremony
Tasksbtitle & exemplify the truths with personal experience State/guess your opinion about the author’s background Discuss the structure of the essay Discuss sentence patterns & word uses
Words
institution
[c]& [u]n. 1.custom, established practice, convention, unwritten law Our annual barbecue has become a local ~. 2. company, organization, establishment, organized society Strong financial ~s are the foundation of a sound economy.
Sentence Patterns
art of living is to know…(Para. 1) That’s all there was to my experience. (Para.6) That’s all that can be done. (appended to a statement) You want to go ― that’s all there is to it. I just want to try it, that’s all.
Words
redeem vt. Buy back, pay off, carry out, set free, make up for The property on which money has been lent is redeemed when the loan is paid back. My family was relieved to hear that the mortgage has been redeemed. Mr. Black promptly redeemed his promise to help us in time of need.
Sentence Patterns
Once
we do that, we realize that though our lives are finite, or deeds …weave a…pattern. Pursue not so much the material as the ideal… (not so much A as B = not as much A as B = B rather than A) He is not so much a novelist as a critic. He was not so much angry as disappointed.
Structure
Para.
1 Para. 2-9 Para.10-16 Para. 17
thesis statement the first truth: hold fast the second truth: let go inspiration from the two truths
Words
relish
vt. enjoy thoroughly, appreciate I relish a good joke as much as anyone else. I do not relish my food as I used to. I do not relish the idea of a bath in that icy water.
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职锦
institution
government ~s, the highest ~s of learning 3. the act of instituting the ~ of a new law, the ~of a savings bank in every large city
Words
Words
Awesome
adj. causing or showing great fear, wonder, or respect The towering mountains , covered with snow, are an awesome sight. Mary had such an awesome amount of work to complete before graduation.
Words
reconcile
v. to accept sth. unpleasant He reconciled himself cheerfully to a modest livelihood in a small country town. She could not easily be reconciled to the prospect of a falling income.
Words
paradox
[c]n. a statement seemingly selfcontradictory but in reality expressing a possible truth ‘More haste, less speed’ is a paradox. It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there should be many poor people.