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1、UnitTwoTextAI.Introduction1.Warm-upactivities:a.Whatisignorance?b.Whatistherelationshipbetweenignoranceandknowledge?c.Somesayignoranceisbliss.Somesayignoranceistherootofallevil.Stateyouropiniononit.Reference:a.Ignoranceisaconditionorstatewhereapersonignores,disregards,oroverlooksknowledgeabouts
2、omething.Itiswhenthepersonisuninformed,isuneducatedaboutsomething.b.Ifoneisoverwhelmedbyignorance,heorshewouldnotbeabletoknowmoreknowledge;ifoneisequippedwithknowledge,heorshewouldbeabletoknowheorsheisvulnerabletoignorance.c.(open)Onceuponatime,anoldilliteratepersonaskedsomebodytowritealetterfo
3、rhim.Hesaid,“PleasewritewhateverIamtellingyou.”Hethenbegantoexplainhislifewhilethewriterwasbusywriting.Hetalkedabouthimselfandsomeofhisproblems.Afterhefinished,heturnedtothewriterandsaid,“Allright.Nowreadmeallyouhavewritten.”Themanbegantoreadtheletter.Littlebylittletheoldman,listeningtothewrite
4、rverycarefully,startedcrying.Thewriterlookedathimsurprisinglyandsaid,“Thesearewhatyouhavealreadyexplained.Thereisnothingmoreinthisletter.Whyareyoucryingthen?”Stillcryinghard,theoldmansaid,“IpartiallyknewthatIwasapoorwretchedman,butIdidn’tknowitsoclearlyasyoutoldmetoday!”Quotes:a.Beingignorantis
5、notsomuchashame,asbeingunwillingtolearn.—BenjaminFranklinb.Thereisnothingmorefrightfulthanignoranceinaction.—JohannWolfgangvonGoetheRealknowledgeistoknowtheextentofone’signorance.—ConfuciusTherecipeforperpetualignoranceis:besatisfiedwithyouropinionsandcontentwithyourknowledge.—ElbertHubbarde.He
6、mustbeveryignorantforheanswerseveryquestionheisasked.—Voltaire2.Mainideaofthetext:Theauthorbegantheessaybytellingtheexperienceofwakinginthemorningandfindinghimpracticallyignorantofanything.Theauthorfeltpitiableyetnotnecessarilysodepressedabouthiscurrentstoreofknowledgeaftermanyyearsofcostlyeduc
7、ation：Apartfromtheimmediatepersonalexperiences,hehasalimitedrangeofknowledgeandtheinadequateunderstandingofthemajorphenomenaoftheworld.Andthereasonsmaybethatignoranceseemstodohimnoharminhisdailylife,andhisinadequatememoryofknowled
