现代大学英语精读四PPT.thinkingasahobby分析解析

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He went to Oxford University in 1930, where he studied natural sciences and English language. His first book, a collection of poems, appeared a year before Golding received his BA.
Author
The Author’s Background
He married Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist, in 1939. He became a teacher of English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury(英格兰南部城市).
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Goddess Venus
Venus of Milo Venus de Milo (about 150—100 BC) is considered by many art historians to be the ideal of Hellenistic beauty. It was carved out of marble and stands approximately 205 cm (6 ft 10 in) high. 米洛的维纳斯,著名的古希腊大理 石雕塑,作于公元前二世纪。公元 1800年在希腊的米洛岛被发现。现 藏于巴黎的罗浮宫。
“I think, therefore I am.”
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Quotations on Thinking
“I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.”
—Socrates
• 哪里 的话,没那回事
• lest: and old-fashioned) conj. for fear that • 唯恐、以免 • He doesn’t dare to leave the house lest he
should be recognized.
• Note: The subjunctive mood is used in the clause lest introduces.
“What is the hardest task in the world? To think.”
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• grammar school:
• In Britain, it refers to a school for children over 11 who are academically bright. Today, there are few grammar schools. Most secondary schools are called “comprehensive” and take in all children over 11 whatever their abilities. In the US, a grammar school used to mean an elementary school, but it is now considered oldfashioned.
苏格拉底,469—399BC,古希腊哲学家
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Quotations on Thinking
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts.” —Benjamin Disraeli
迪斯累里,1804—1881,英国首相(1874---1880), 保守党领袖。作家
• There was danger lest the plan should become known.
• farther and further • farther: physical distance • further: degree, time and all other figurative uses • The next village turned out to be much farther than
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Author
The Author’s Background
In 1961 his successful books allowed Golding to leave his teaching post and he spent a year as writer-in-residence at Hollins College in Virginia. He then became a full-time writer. He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. William Golding died in his home at Perranarworthal, near Truro, Cornwall on June 19, 1993.
During World War II he served in the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of Germany’s mightiest battleship(战列舰,火炮威力巨大的主力战斗 舰,目前已被淘汰), the Bismarck. He participated in the invasion of Normandy on D- Day (二战中盟军在法国 北部的开始进攻日,1944年6月6日)and at war’s end went back to teaching and writing.
• Be careful lest you fall from that tree.
• Sometimes used after danger, fear, afraid, worried, functioning as that
• I was afraid / worried lest he might come too late.
极其,极端 There’s nothing like a holiday to make one fell rested.
没有什么能比得上 That’s nothing less than a miracle. (=no less than) 不亚于,完全(强调其多、其大)
• The drops didn’t get very big, and the earth
The Birth of Venus
The end of Goddess Venus.
Quotations on Thinking
“Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.”
He had nothing for supper but a little piece of cheese.
Nothing but roses meets the eye.
“nothing” phrases
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“Let’s go for a boat ride!” “Nothing doing!” 毫无,决不 He was nothing if not clever.
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• Auguste Rodin: a French sculptor. • His most famous works: • The Kiss • The thinker
Rodin’s Thinker
Resting on the horizontal panel above the doors, The Thinker became the focal point of The Gates of Hell and subsequently perhaps the most wellknown sculpture of all time. The athletic-looking figure, inspired (激发灵感)by the sculpture of Michelangelo(米开朗琪罗,1475---1564,意大利文 艺复兴盛期雕塑家、画家), depicts a man in sober meditation, yet whose muscles strain with effort— possibly to evoke a powerful internal struggle. Rodin initially referred to the figure as Dante (但

Thinking as a Hobby

----william Golding
Author
Author William Golding
Sir William Gerald Golding (September 19, 1911—June 19, 1993) was an English novelist, poet and winner of 1983 Nobel prize in Literature:
丁,意大利文艺复兴时期诗人:史诗神曲)but
eventually what we know as The Thinker evolved into a more symbolic representation of creativity, intellect, and above all—thought. To be continued on the next page.
Author
The Author’s Background
Born on September 19, 1911 at St. Columb Minor, a village near Newquay, Cornwall(英国英格 兰的一个郡:康沃尔郡), he started writing at the age of seven.
we had thought. • We will discuss it further tomorrow. • Further development of our economy will strain our
received nothing more than a drizzle. (=n只不过(强调其少、其小)
• “Anything interesting happening?” No,
nothing much.

没什么
• “I’m sorry to cause you trouble.” “ My dear friend, it’s nothing of the kind”.
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III. Goddess Venus
As Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty, Venus is associated with cultivated fields and gardens and later identified by the Romans with the Greek Goddess of Love, Aphrodite阿佛洛 狄特,爱与美的女神 (希神).
• It was my head master …before me.
• 第一个把思考这个问题带到我面前的是我 文法学校的校长
8. nothing but: only, merely
Don’t have him for a friend: he’s nothing but a criminal.
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