现代大学英语精读2-lesson10

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1、TheRicher,thePoorerIntroductiontotheText1.ComparisonandContrastAgoodexampleofcomparisonandcontrast:itconcentratesonthedifferencesofthetwosisters’differentlifestylesandexperiencesfromchildhoodtooldage.Theclimaxistheirreunioninoldage,whenthey,forthefirsttime,seemtos

2、haresimilaropinionsonlife.IntroductiontotheText2.PointofViewFromLottie’spointofview.Lottie:allworkandnoplaymakeasatisfactorylifeinone’soldage.Bess:Eat,drinkandbemerryfortomorrowwedie.Discussion1.Whatissocalled“moonlightgoddess”inthemodernsociety?What’stheiropinion

3、andbehaviortowardlifeandwork?2.DoyourememberWaltDisney’sanimatedmovienamed“theantsandgrasshopper”,whichonedoyoulike----theantsorthehappygrasshopper?3.Whomdoyouagreewith----Lottie’slifeexperienceorBess’happybutpoorlife?Why?Forthemwhoisricherandwhoispoorer?4.Whatisw

4、orkfor----earnmoney/house/bankaccount/foryouroldage/foryourparentsandchildren?Orforspendmoney/enjoylife?5.Oneofmyfriendsoncesawacaraccidentandaninnocentpersondied.Shewasshockedbythesceneandfeltgreatpityfortheyoungvictim.Thenafterherworksheboughtsomethingbeautifula

5、ndexpensiveshedreamedbutneverspentfor.Shealsohadagoodmealinadecentcafé.What’syourcommentonherunusualact?1.ambition:desireforadvancementordistinction,orforspecificattainmentbefullofambitionambitious:adj.fullofambitioneg:Heisambitiousofsuccessinlife.2.clarity:clearn

6、essclarify:makeorbecomeclearertoseeoreasiertounderstand=(refinesimplifyexplain)eg:Canyouclarifythesituation?clarification:n.3.conscience:moralsenseofrightandwrongaclearconscience无愧于心searchone’sconscience扪心自问　自我反省stirtheconscience唤起．．的良心uponmyconscience凭良心说onone’sc

7、onscience:causingonefeelingsofguiltconscientious:adj.=(righteousfaithfulresponsiblecautious)4.contrast:n.(to)differencesorevealed,thingorpersonhavingnoticeablydifferentqualitiesv.(with)setinoppositiontorevealcontrastcompareandcontrast比较　对比In/bycontrast（一般用于句子开头）in

8、contrastto/with与．．相比　与．．相反5.dismal:causingorshowinggloom;miserable=(gloomydepressing)dismalweatherThenewswasasdismalasever.这消息还是叫人提不起精神Adismalperformanc