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

2、oductiontotheText2.PointofViewFromLottie’spointofview.Lottie:allworkandnoplaymakeasatisfactorylifeinone’soldage.Bess:Eat,drinkandbemerryfortomorrowwedie.Discussion1.Whatissocalled“moonlightgoddess”inthemodernsociety?What’stheiropinionandbehaviortowardlifeandwork?2.DoyourememberWaltDisney’sanim

3、atedmovienamed“theantsandgrasshopper”,whichonedoyoulike----theantsorthehappygrasshopper?3.Whomdoyouagreewith----Lottie’slifeexperienceorBess’happybutpoorlife?Why?Forthemwhoisricherandwhoispoorer?4.Whatisworkfor----earnmoney/house/bankaccount/foryouroldage/foryourparentsandchildren?Orforspendmo

4、ney/enjoylife?5.Oneofmyfriendsoncesawacaraccidentandaninnocentpersondied.Shewasshockedbythesceneandfeltgreatpityfortheyoungvictim.Thenafterherworksheboughtsomethingbeautifulandexpensiveshedreamedbutneverspentfor.Shealsohadagoodmealinadecentcafé.What’syourcommentonherunusualact?1.ambition:desir

5、eforadvancementordistinction,orforspecificattainmentbefullofambitionambitious:adj.fullofambitioneg:Heisambitiousofsuccessinlife.2.clarity:clearnessclarify:makeorbecomeclearertoseeoreasiertounderstand=(refinesimplifyexplain)eg:Canyouclarifythesituation?clarification:n.3.conscience:moralsenseofr

6、ightandwrongaclearconscience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’sconscience:causingonefeelingsofguiltconscientious:adj.=(righteousfaithfulresponsiblecautious)4.contrast:n.(to)differencesorevealed,thingorpersonhavingnoticeablydifferentqualitiesv.(

7、with)setinoppositiontorevealcontrastcompareandcontrast比较　对比In/bycontrast（一般用于句子开头）incontrastto/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