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(FromAnotherCinderalla)
-Mary?
Thetwinsareturning16nextweek.
-Didn’ttheyturn16lastyear?
-Yes,andthey’llkeepturning16untilItellthemtostop.We’rehavingabigpartyandIneedthishousetobespotless.
-ButTamiandIaregoingtotheballtonight.PlusI’vecleanedeveryroominthishouse.
-Not...mybedroom.
-You’rekiddingme,right?
-I’mclubbingwithParistonight.It’smyturntothrowtheafter-party.Don’tsteponmyhair.WhenIgethomeatmidnight,thisroomwillbepristine.
-Dominique,I’dneedheavyequipment.Forexample,aflamethrower.
-Don’tyousassme,smartypants.I’llrevokeyourschoolprivileges.Youcouldsaygoodbyetothosetrendyfriends.OrshallIsayfriend,LittleMissNot-So-Popular?
Oh,andcleanupthesefishsticks.They’vebeentheresinceLent.
-Tami,Ican’tgototheball.“Domifreak’s”makingmecleanherbedroom.
-You’reinherlair?
-Therearespeciesofbugsinherestillunknowntoscience.There’snowayI’llfinishintime.
-Wait,whatif...?
-Whoareyoutalkingto?
WhenIsaidnophoneprivileges,thatincludedthelandline.
-I’msorry.Ihavetogo.
-Ugh.
-Manson,we’vebeenlookingforyousinceChristmas,boy.You’refree,boy.Go.Go,go.Go,Manson,go.You’refree.Oh,hey.Gosh,look,IjustfoundManson.Andpleasetellmethosearen’tourdresses.
-Ican’t.Becausetheyare.We’regoingtotheball.
-Tami,whatpartof“Domifreak’smakingmecleanherbedroom”didyounotunderstand?
-WhatwouldyousayifItoldyouIcouldcleanupthemessforyou...andDominiquewouldneverknow?
-I’dsayyou’remyhero,butthere’snoway,andyouhavetogototheball.Plus,youcan’tcleanthismessupalone.
-Well,whosaidIwasalone?
-Hi,Mary.
-Hey.
-Youdidthisforme?
-Mary,meetmysister’sboyfriend’scousins.Cousins,thisisMary.
-Hello,hello.Yougotodance?
Verynice.Housecleanbymidnight?
Noproblem.Likevansay,“Nomesstoomessy.”
-Okay.
-Thismessistoomessy.
-Lee-Ha,youpromised.
-Isthereaproblem?
-I’monit.Getstartedandhidethevan.
Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.
Thetotalhistoryofalmostanyonewouldshockalmosteveryone.
—MignonMcLaughlin,
TheNeurotic’sNotebook,1960
Whatisthemostbeautifulinvirilemenissomethingfeminine;
whatismostbeautifulinfemininewomenissomethingmasculine.
—SusanSontag
Youneverknowtillyoutrytoreachthemhowaccessiblemenare;
butyoumustapproacheachmanbytherightdoor.
—HenryWardBeecher,
ProverbsfromPlymouthPulpit,1887
Ifwehadnofaultsofourown,wewouldnottakesomuchpleasureinnoticingthoseofothers.
—FrancoisducdelaRochefoucauld
Youcandiscovermoreaboutapersoninanhourofplaythaninayearofconversation.
—Plato
Beyourself;
everyoneelseisalreadytaken.
—OscarWilde
Itisabsurdtodividepeopleintogoodandbad.Peopleareeithercharmingortedious.
Therearetwokindsofpeople:
thosewhosaytoGod,"
Thywillbedone,"
andthosetowhomGodsays,"
Allright,then,haveityourway.
—C.S.Lewis
Therearesomepeoplewholiveinadreamworld,andtherearesomewhofacereality;
andthentherearethosewhoturnoneintotheother.
—DouglasH.Everett
Godmusthavelovedtheplainpeople:
Hemadesomanyofthem.
—AbrahamLincoln
Text
1.TextI
(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions
(2)GeneralReading
(3)Background
(4)Text
(5)CommentsontheText
(6)Exercises
2.TextII
(1)Text
(2)Comprehension
TextI
1.Pre-ReadingQuestions
Lookingatthetitleofthetext,youmaywellpredictthatthewriterisgoingtocompareandcontrasttwoclassesofpeople,theneatandthesloppy.Inyouropinion,whatisthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople?
What’syouropinionofneatpeopleandsloppypeople?
Foryourreference
Thisisanopenquestion.Discusswithyourclassmates.
2.TheMainIdea
Readthetextrapidlytofindoutthewriter’sopinionofsloppypeopleandneatpeople.
Answers:
Accordingtothewriter,sloppypeoplevalueobjectsandcorrespondence,arecarefulandtakethelongview,whileneatpeoplearecallous,wastefulandselfish.
3.BackgroundNote
Never-NeverLand
Never-NeverLand
(alsoNeverNeverLand,NeverlandorNeverLand)isafictionalplacefeaturedintheworksof
J.M.Barrie
andthosebasedonthem.Itisthedwellingplaceof
PeterPan,
TinkerBell,theLostBoys
andothers.AlthoughnotallpeopleinNever-NeverLandceasetoage,itsbestknownresidentsfamouslyrefusedtogrowup,anditisoftenusedasametaphorforeternal
childhood
(andchildishness),immortality,and
escapism.Itwasfirstintroducedas“theNeverNeverLand”inthe
theatreplay
PeterPanorTheBoyWhoWouldn’tGrowUp
byScottishwriter
J.M.Barrie,firststagedin1904.
4.Text
NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeople
I’vefinallyfiguredoutthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople.Thedistinctionis,asalways,moral.Neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople.
Sloppypeople,yousee,arenotreallysloppy.Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoral
(1)rectitude.Sloppypeople
(1)carryintheirmind’seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplan,thatisso
(2)stupendous,soperfect,itcan’tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.
SloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheir
(2)mé
tier.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs.Somedaytheywillgothroughtheirwardrobesandmarkcertainitemsfor(3)tentativemendingandcertainitemsforpassingontorelativesofsimilarshapeandsize.Somedaysloppypeoplewillmakefamilyscrapbooksintowhichtheywillputnewspaperclippings,postcards,locksofhair,andthedriedcorsagefromtheirsenior(3)prom.Somedaytheywillfileeverythingonthesurfaceoftheirdesks,includingthecashreceiptsfromcoffeepurchasesatthesnackshop.Somedaytheywillsitdownandreadallthe(4)backissuesofTheNewYorker.
Forallthese(4)noblereasonsandmore,sloppypeoplenevergetneat.Theyaimtoohighandwide.Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,and(5)straightenouttheworld.Butwhiletheseambitiousplanstakeclearerandclearershapeintheirheads,thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamily(5)mementosaccumulateineverydrawer,thesurfaceofthedeskisburiedunder(6)moundsofpaperandtheunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.
Sloppypeoplecan’tbeartopartwithanything.Theygivelovingattentiontoeverydetail.Whensloppypeoplesaythey’regoingtotacklethesurfaceofadesk,theyreallymeanit.Notapaperwillgounturned;
notarubberbandwillgounboxed.Fourhoursortwoweeksintotheexcavation,thedesklooksexactlythesame,primarilybecausethesloppypersonis(7)meticulouslycreatingnewpilesofpaperswithnewheadingsand(8)scrupulouslystoppingtoreadalltheoldbookcatalogsbeforehethrowsthemaway.Aneatpersonwouldjust(9)bulldozethedesk.Neatpeopleare(6)bumsandclodsatheart.Theyhave(7)cavalierattitudestowardpossessions,includingfamily(10)heirlooms.Everythingisjustanotherdust-catchertothem.Ifanythingcollectsdust,it’sgottogoandthat’sthat.Neatpeoplewill(8)toywiththeideaofthrowingthechildrenoutofthehousejusttocutdownontheclutter.
Neatpeopledon’tcareaboutprocess.Theylikeresults.Whattheywanttodois(9)getthewholethingoverwithsotheycansitdownandwatchtherasslin’onTV.Neatpeopleoperateontwo(11)unvaryingprinciples:
Neverhandleanyitemtwice,andthroweverythingaway.
Theonlythingmessyinaneatperson’shouseisthetrashcan.Theminutesomethingcomestoaneatperson’shand,hewilllookatit,trytodecideifithasimmediateuseand,findingnone,throwitinthe(10)trash.
Neatpeopleareespecially(12)viciouswithmail.Theynevergothroughtheirmailunlesstheyare(11)standingdirectlyoveratrashcan.Ifthetrashcanisbesidethemailbox,evenbetter.Allads,catalogs,pleasforcharitablecontributions,churchbulletinsandmoney-savingcouponsgostraightintothetrashcanwithoutbeingopened.Alllettersfromhome,postcardsfromEurope,billsandpaychecksareopened,immediatelyrespondedto,thendroppedinthetrashcan.Neatpeoplekeeptheirreceiptsonlyfortaxpurposes.(12)That’sit.(13)Nosentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletteradyingrelativeeverwrote.Intothetrashitgoes.
(14)Neatpeopleplaceneatnessaboveeverything,eveneconomics.Theyareincrediblywasteful.Neatpeoplethrowawayseveraltoyseverytimetheywalkthroughtheden.Iknewaneatpersononcewhothrewawayaperfectlygooddishdrainerbecauseithadmoldonit.Thedrainerwastoomuchtroubletowash.Andneatpeopleselltheirfurniturewhentheymove.TheywillsellaLa-ZBoyreclinerwhileyouarereclininginit.
(15)Neatpeoplearenogoodtoborrowfrom.Neatpeople(16)buyeverythinginexpensivelittlesingleportions.Theygettheirflourandsugarintwo-poundbags.Theywouldn’tconsiderclippingacoupon,savingaleftover,reusing(17)plasticnondairywhippedcream