1、,Choose to Be Alone on Purpose,NEW HORIZON COLLEGE ENGLISH Book 4 Unit 5,1.When you are alone, will you feel lonely? 2. What kind of person do you think prefer being alone?,speak,7/5/2020,Positive Feelings,Negative Feelings,delighted,calm and relaxed /at ease,peaceful,carefree /lighthearted,free,res

2、tless /uneasy,isolated,overwhelmed,empty,bewildered,frail,.,.,7/5/2020,a national disease/ a sin/,something embarrassing,American heroes,Poets,philosophers,talk,rational,settle down,comfortable,Read the text and complete its outline,Living alone,7/5/2020,Read Part One carefully, and answer the follo

3、wing question:,Why are so many Americans live alone?,divorced, widowed, never yet committed,Choose to Be Alone on Purpose Para. 1 Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not. Some of us divorced, some widow

4、ed, some never yet committed.,從未結(jié)婚,7/5/2020,Read Part Three carefully, and answer the following question:,Underline the names of the poets and philosophers mentioned by the writer. Tell your deskmate about them if you know who they are.,William Wordsworth-an English romantic poet (17701850). He is r

5、egarded as the central figure in the initiation of English Romanticism. He is one of the main figures of the Lake School (湖畔派) (Other two Lake Poets are Samuel Taylor Coleridge柯勒律治 and Robert Southey騷塞) Most of his poetry is about the links between man and man, between humankind and the natural worl

6、d. In 1843 he became Englands poet laureate（桂冠詩(shī)人）. His most famous work is considered to be “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”,John Milton-English poet, author. He wrote for civil and religious liberty. He lost his sight in the year of 1651, and thereafter dictated his works. He is best known for his ep

7、ic poem Paradise Lost (失樂(lè)園，1667). Paradise Lost is an epic poem. It concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost is often considered one of the greatest literary works in the Englis

8、h language.,Henry David Thoreau American author, poet, naturalist, historian, philosopher. He graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several years He decided to become a poet of nature. He was influenced deeply by R. W. Emerson To demonstrate how satisfying a simple life could be, h

9、e lived in a hut beside Concords Walden Pond for two years; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden (1854).,7/5/2020,look at flowers,poetry,woods,pond,put on his coat,find his notebook and pencil,housework,take,dictation of,near,company,What do you learn about the s

10、olitary life of three literary giants from the text?,What do you learn about their solitary life from the text?,What is the authors tone（語(yǔ)氣） when talking about the three literary giants?,A). admiring B). ironic C). encouraging D). complaining,Be an active reader!,7/5/2020,In para.10 the writer says,

11、 “The larger the ego, the less the need for other egos around.” How do you understand his words?,If one is more aware of his own value and the fullness of his own presence, his desire to stay with other people is weaker. He is inwardly strong, and knows very well his own value and importance, so he

12、doesnt feel empty or insecure without companions.,人的自我意識(shí)越強(qiáng)，對(duì)他人陪伴的需求就越小。,7/5/2020,Read Part Four carefully, and answer the following question:,Will a man who lives with other people feel the same about solitude as a man who lives alone?,Who can a person living alone talk to? What does the writer thin

13、k of this?,What does the writer attempt to illustrate by citing the example of a woman at the market?,What is the writers attitude towards solitude? Living alone is easy and enjoyable for ordinary people. Living alone is hard, but people can still find it pleasant, just like a solitary British poets

14、 idle life. Living alone is hard. However, if one can settle down, he will find some grace and pleasure in this condition.,Read Part Five carefully, and answer the following question:,7/5/2020,While loneliness is very common in the U.S., few people _ to it because it is perceived as some sort of _.

15、It is seen as admirable for American heroes to bravely _ and for poets and philosophers to _. Some hunters and explorers _ when hunting while some poets and philosophers _. When an individual is not solitary out of choice the experience is both _. We all need to talk to someone not only about the _

16、but also about the _. As a consequence lonely people will talk about the little things to themselves, the cat, the dog and, _, to total strangers.,Background information (presentation),summary,care to admit,social disease,go alone into the wilderness,seek out solitude,prefer being alone,enjoy inspir

17、ation from solitude,less enjoyable and productive,big things,little day-to-day things.,most embarrassingly,1. Pre-reading,2. While-reading,3. After-reading,Evaluate the essay,Read and translate quotes of Solitude,Appreciate a poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth,Expressions and se

18、ntence patterns,Translation,7/5/2020,Be an active reader!,Work in groups and evaluate the essay.,7/5/2020,Group One: Is there a clear thesis? What is it? Group Two: Does the title reflect the thesis? Group Three: Do the examples of the three literary giants support the thesis? Group Four: Are the pa

19、ragraphs and sentences coherent? Group Five: How about the art and technique of using words?,7/5/2020,Barbara Murray Holland, 1933 - 2010,Solitude Quotes The man who goes alone can start today； but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. Henry David Thoreau Were our own drago

20、ns as well as our own heroes， and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves. Tom Robbins Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. -Albert Einstein Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.-Mother Teresa of Calcutta Sometimes whe

21、n youre really lonely, you really feel alive and you feel like you know who you are. Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. - Francis Bacon Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone t

22、han he imagines. - Paul Brunton,7/5/2020,When we were in the woods, we saw a few daffodils close to the water side. I never saw daffodils so beautiful they grew among the mossy stones about and about them, some rested their heads upon these stones as on a pillow for weariness and the rest tossed and

23、 reeled and danced and seemed as if they verily laughed with the wind that blew upon them over the lake, they looked so gay ever dancing ever changing. This wind blew directly over the lake to them. There was here and there a little knot and a few stragglers a few yards higher up but they were so fe

24、w as not to disturb the simplicity and unity and life of that one busy highway. We rested again and again. The Bays were stormy, and we heard the waves at different distances and in the middle of the water like the sea. Dorothy Wordsworth, The Grasmere Journal , Thursday, 15 April 1802,I Wandered Lo

25、nely as a Cloud - William Wordsworth,I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (also commonly known as Daffodils or The Daffodils) is a poem by William Wordsworth. The inspiration for the poem came from a walk he took with his sister Dorothy around Glencoyne Bay, Ullswater, in the Lake District.,Enjoy a Poem,7/5

26、/2020,I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high oer vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-

27、ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.,I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - William Wordsworth,vale: 山谷 a host of: 許多 flutter:擺動(dòng) the milky way:銀河 stretch:延伸 margin:邊緣 toss:搖晃 sprightly:生機(jī)勃勃的,7/5/2020,The waves beside them danced: but

28、they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed - and gazed - but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitud

29、e; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.,out-do: 勝過(guò) sparkling: 閃爍的 glee:歡樂(lè) jocund:快樂(lè)的 company:陪伴 gaze:注視 couch:沙發(fā) vacant:空虛的 pensive:憂郁的,7/5/2020,我孤獨(dú)地漫游，像一朵云 在山丘和谷地上飄蕩， 忽然間我看見(jiàn)一群 金色的水仙花迎春開(kāi)放， 在樹(shù)蔭下，在湖水邊， 迎著微風(fēng)起舞翩翩。 連綿不絕，如繁星燦爛， 在銀河里閃閃發(fā)光， 它們沿著湖灣的邊緣 延伸成無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的一行； 我一眼看見(jiàn)了一萬(wàn)朵， 在歡

30、舞之中起伏顛簸。 粼粼波光也在跳著舞， 水仙的歡欣卻勝過(guò)水波； 與這樣快活的伴侶為伍， 詩(shī)人怎能不滿心歡樂(lè)！,我久久凝望，卻想象不到 這奇景賦予我多少財(cái)寶， 每當(dāng)我躺在床上不眠， 或心神空茫，或默默沉思， 它們常在心靈中閃現(xiàn)， 那是孤獨(dú)之中的福祉； 于是我的心便漲滿幸福， 和水仙一同翩翩起舞。,我孤獨(dú)地漫游，像一朵云,7/5/2020,What is the theme of the poem? The overall theme of this poem is to enjoy nature.Nature can lift our spirit and cleanse our soul. W

31、hatever bad life we struggle and gloomy world we live in , we never fail to seek comfort from nature. Taking a walk and enjoying simple things like daffodils dancing in the breeze, our inward eye will feel the tranquility and pleasure we seek.,7/5/2020,獨(dú)自地 根據(jù)最近的統(tǒng)計(jì) 一種民族弊病 拒絕陪伴 拋棄/驅(qū)逐 冒險(xiǎn)出去 征服大自然 疏離/不理睬

32、 獨(dú)處帶來(lái)的靈感 對(duì)給予高度評(píng)價(jià) 走進(jìn)早春的陽(yáng)光 躡手躡腳地走開(kāi) 獨(dú)處高士 洗衣服 放飛自己的靈魂,大泡浴缸 一口氣地 使你感到空虛 時(shí)起時(shí)落 每日不斷的瑣碎抱怨 摔倒在打滑的地板上 積壓 使窒息/說(shuō)不出話來(lái) 不停地說(shuō)，嘮叨不休 保持理性 安靜下來(lái)；定居 以自我為中心的 把。關(guān)起來(lái) 暫時(shí) 還是。為好,tame nature,a sort of national disease,reject company,venture out,inspiration in solitude,speak highly of,set forth into the early spring sunlight,hi

33、gh priest of solitude,at one sitting,leave a vacuum,fall on a slippery floor,stay rational,settle down,self-centered,for the time being,Chinese to English,all by oneself,by recent count,cast out,Turn ones back to,silently creep away,do ones laundry,stretch out ones soul,soak in bath,rise and fall,da

34、ily succession of complaints,back up,choke sb.,talk at length,seal sb.up,might as well,7/5/2020,1. Typical patterns for preference for doing sth.,Then, rather than trouble to put it in his own handwriting, he calls the girls to come back and write it down while he dictates. (L. 21),然而他并不自己費(fèi)神將詩(shī)歌寫(xiě)下來(lái)，而

35、是喚回女兒們，向她們口述，由她們寫(xiě)下來(lái)。,Rather than do sth., sb. does (would do) sth. else. 某人不愿意, 而愿意,句型提煉,Sentence Patterns,7/5/2020,他們不愿同床異夢(mèng)，準(zhǔn)備分道揚(yáng)鑣了。,Rather than share the same bed but hide different dreams, they are ready to part company with each other.,7/5/2020,2. Typical patterns for explanation of doing sth.,W

36、e admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be. (L. 28),我們欽佩他，并非因?yàn)樗珜?dǎo)自力更生精神，而是因?yàn)樗律硪蝗嗽谕郀柕呛仙?，并且心甘情愿?Sb. does sth., not for(短語(yǔ)), but because (從句)某人做某事，并非因?yàn)? 而是因?yàn)?句型提煉,7/5/2020,我愛(ài)慕你，并非因?yàn)槟忝利惖娜菝?，而是因?yàn)槟愕牡絹?lái)給我的生活賦予了新的內(nèi)涵。,I yearn for

37、 you, not for your charming looks, but because your arrival has invested my life with new meanings.,7/5/2020,Make your own sentence with one of the sentence patterns, and read it to the class.,Sentence Patterns,7/5/2020,7/5/2020,7/5/2020,When I was young I never needed anyone And making love was jus

38、t for fun Those days are gone Living alone I think of all the friends Ive known But when I dial the telephone Nobodys home All by myself Dont wanna be, all by myself anymore All by myself Dont wanna live, all by myself anymore Hard to be sure. Sometimes I feel so insecure And love so distant and obs

39、cure Remains the cure,All by Myself,Discussion,1. What is loneliness 2. Why people feel lonely? 3. How to get rid of loneliness?,1. What is loneliness?,Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation; i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway). Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling, a strong sense of emptiness or solitude. It is completely