研究生英语Unit5优质PPT.ppt

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Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayU5AdditionallnformationfortheTeachersReferenceTextReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayWarm-upActivitiesFurtherReadingWritingSkillsAdditionalWorkUnit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayWarm-upActivities1.Russellwritesinoneofhisworks,“Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:

@#@thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.”Whatarethepassionsthatruleyourlifenow?

@#@2.OneofRussellsfamousquotesis,“Thegoodlifeisoneinspiredbyloveandguidedbyknowledge.”Trytopresentyourownunderstandingandexplanationofthissentence.Ishis“goodlife”thesameasyours?

@#@Warm-up1.1Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayAstupidmansreportofwhataclevermansayscanneverbeaccurate,becauseheunconsciouslytranslateswhathehearsintosomethinghecanunderstand.Donotfeartobeeccentricinopinion,foreveryopinionnowacceptedwasonceeccentric.Everythingisvaguetoadegreeyoudonotrealizetillyouhavetriedtomakeitprecise.Ithinkweoughtalwaystoentertainouropinionswithsomemeasureofdoubt.Ishouldntwishpeopledogmaticallytobelieveanyphilosophy,notevenmine.Warm-up4.13.StudythefollowingBertrandRussellQuotations:

@#@Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayIwouldneverdieformybeliefsbecauseImightbewrong.Ifamanisofferedafactwhichgoesagainsthisinstincts,hewillscrutinizeitclosely,andunlesstheevidenceisoverwhelming,hewillrefusetobelieveit.If,ontheotherhand,heisofferedsomethingwhichaffordsareasonforactinginaccordancetohisinstincts,hewillacceptitevenontheslightestevidence.Iftherewereintheworldtodayanylargenumberofpeoplewhodesiredtheirownhappinessmorethantheydesiredtheunhappinessofothers,wecouldhaveparadiseinafewyears.Warm-up4.2Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayWarm-up4.3Inallaffairsitsahealthythingnowandthentohangaquestionmarkonthethingsyouhavelongtakenforgranted.Inthepartofthisuniversethatweknowthereisgreatinjustice,andoftenthegoodsuffer,andoftenthewickedprosper,andonehardlyknowswhichofthoseisthemoreannoying.Ithasbeensaidthatmanisarationalanimal.AllmylifeIhavebeensearchingforevidencewhichcouldsupportthis.Itisawasteofenergytobeangrywithamanwhobehavesbadly,justasitistobeangrywithacarthatwontgo.Manypeoplewouldsoonerdiethanthink;@#@infact,theydoso.Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayWarm-up4.4Mathematics,rightlyviewed,possessesnotonlytruth,butsupremebeautyabeautycoldandaustere,likethatofsculpture.Menfearthoughtastheyfearnothingelseonearthmorethanruinmoreeventhandeath.Thoughtissubversiveandrevolutionary,destructiveandterrible,thoughtismercilesstoprivilege,establishedinstitutions,andcomfortablehabit.Thoughtlooksintothepitofhellandisnotafraid.Thoughtisgreatandswiftandfree,thelightoftheworld,andthechiefgloryofman.Noonegossipsaboutotherpeoplessecretvirtues.Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayWarm-up4.5Passiveacceptanceoftheteacherswisdomiseasytomostboysandgirls.Itinvolvesnoeffortofindependentthought,andseemsrationalbecausetheteacherknowsmorethanhispupils;@#@itismoreoverthewaytowinthefavouroftheteacherunlessheisaveryexceptionalman.Yetthehabitofpassiveacceptanceisadisastrousoneinlaterlife.Itcausesmantoseekandtoacceptaleader,andtoacceptasaleaderwhoeverisestablishedinthatposition.Sciencemaysetlimitstoknowledge,butshouldnotsetlimitstoimagination.Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdaySofarasIcanremember,thereisnotonewordintheGospelsinpraiseofintelligence.Thegoodlife,asIconceiveit,isahappylife.IdonotmeanthatifyouaregoodyouwillbehappyImeanthatifyouarehappyyouwillbegood.Thegreatestchallengetoanythinkerisstatingtheprobleminawaythatwillallowasolution.Themainthingswhichseemtomeimportantontheirownaccount,andnotmerelyasmeanstootherthings,areknowledge,art,instinctivehappiness,andrelationsoffriendshiporaffection.Themostsavagecontroversiesarethoseaboutmattersastowhichthereisnogoodevidenceeitherway.Warm-up4.6Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayThepeoplewhoareregardedasmoralluminariesarethosewhoforegoordinarypleasuresthemselvesandfindcompensationininterferingwiththepleasuresofothers.Thewholeproblemwiththeworldisthatfoolsandfanaticsarealwayssocertainofthemselves,butwiserpeoplesofullofdoubts.Warm-up4.7Unit5ReflectionsonHisEightiethBirthdayBertrandArthurWilliamRussell（1872-1970）,Britishphilosopher,logician,essayist,andsocialcritic,isbestknownforhisworkinmathematicallogicandanalyticphi