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BookThree

UnitOne:

PeopleAroundUs

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Howdoyouexpecttobetreatedbypeoplearoundyou?

Pleasegiveexamples.

2.Haveyouevermetanyonejustoncebutrememberthatpersonwell?

Ifyes,shareyourexperienceswithyourgroupmembers.

3.Doyouthinkspecialhelpshouldbeofferedtothesick,thepoor,theagedandthehandicapped?

▇Answersforreference:

1.Asampleanswer:

Iexpecteveryonetotreatmeinafriendlyway.Forexample,whenIasksomeoneforinformation,Ihopeheorshecanpatientlytellmewhatheorsheknows.Iexpecta“sorry”fromsomeonewhohashurtmeanda“thankyou”whenIdohimorherafavor.

2.Asampleanswer:

Yes.IrememberamotherandasononthetrainfromXiningbacktoGuangzhou.Theyweresittingoppositeme.TheyofferedtosharetheirfoodwithmeandtoldmewhatplacestheyweregoingtovisitandaboutthelifetheywerelivinginXining.Theirtrustinastrangerlikemeandtheirsincerehospitalityimpressedmeprofoundly.

3.Asampleanswer:

Idefinitelythinkso.Infactthewholesocietyshouldofferspecialhelptotheaged,thesick,thepoorandthehandicappedsincetheyarevirtuallyunabletodependonthemselvesforadecentlife.Ourgovernmentshouldstrengthenthewelfaresystemforsuchdisadvantagedpeople.Andwe,asordinarycitizens,shouldshowconcernandloveforthembyperformingactsofkindnesstohelpthem,suchasmakingdonationsorgettinginvolvedincharityevents.

SectionBQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutpeoplearoundus.Whichquote（s）doyoulikebest?

Why?

JohnDonne

⊙Nomanisanislandentireofitself;everymanisapieceofthecontinent,apartofthemain.

—JohnDonne

Interpretation:

Everybodylivesinrelationtootherpeopleinacommunity.Ourwell-beingdependsonthiscommunityandwe,inturn,shouldcontributeoureffortstoitsprosperityandharmony.

AboutJohnDonne（1572-1631）:

anEnglishpoet,whoisfamousforhisSongsandSonnets（《歌与十四行诗》）andElegies（《挽歌》）.

Homer

⊙Thecharitythatisatrifletouscanbeprecioustoothers.

—Homer

Interpretation:

Anofferofhelpislikelytobeoflittlevalueorimportancetous,butitmeansalottothoseinneedanditmakesagreatdifferencetotheirlives.

AboutHomer:

anancientGreekepicpoet.HeistraditionallyheldtobetheauthorofTheIliad（《伊利亚特》）andTheOdyssey（《奥德赛》）,whichhavehadanenormousinfluenceonthehistoryofWesternliterature.SomeancientsourcesestimatethatHomerlivedinthe8thcenturyBCwhileothersclaimthathelivedmuchnearertothesupposedtimeoftheTrojanWar（特洛伊战争）intheearly12thcenturyBC.

PearlS.Buck

⊙Toserveisbeautiful,butonlyifitisdonewithjoyandawholeheartandafreemind.

—PearlS.Buck

Interpretation:

Whenwechoosetodosomethinggoodforothers,theactofkindnesswillbeconsiderednobleonlyifitisdonewithawillingheartandgenuinedelight.

AboutPearlS.Buck（1892–1973）:

anAmericanwriteralsoknownbyherChinesenameSaiZhenzhu（赛珍珠）.SheisfamousforhernovelTheGoodEarth（《大地》）.In1938,shewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature“forherrichandtrulyepicdescriptionsofpeasantlifeinChinaandforherbiographicalmasterpieces”.

Cicero

⊙Gratitudeisnotonlythegreatestofvirtues,buttheparentofallothers.

—Cicero

Interpretation:

Beinggratefulisthehighestmoralstandard.Infact,allothergoodhumanqualities,suchaskindness,generosity,compassionandcourage,derivefromgratitude.

AboutCicero（106BC–43BC）:

anancientRomanstatesmanandagreatorator.Hewasanimportantfigureinmanyofthesignificantpoliticaleventsofhistimeandismoreoftenrememberedtodayforhisphilosophicalworksaswellasforhiswritingsonrhetoric.HisworksincludeOntheLaws,OnFate,OnFriendship,OnDuties,etc.

SectionCWatchingandDiscussion

Watchthefollowingvideoclip“ShenzhenDraftingSamaritanLaw”anddothetasksthatfollow:

1.Fillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

LawmakersinShenzhenhavebeenconsideringmakinglawstoprotectpeoplewillingtohelpstrangersindistress,whiletheproposalcomesafterseveraltragedieswherepassers-byfailedtohelpthoseinjuredpeople.ThenewdraftproposesthatSamaritanswon’tbeheldaccountablefortheconsequencesoftheircompassion.Andifthoseindistressevertrytoholdtheirhelpersresponsibleforinjuriesordamagesbydeliberatelydistortingthefactsorlodgingfalsecomplaints,theywillfacevariouspunishments.

2.Howdoyouexplainthephenomenonthatpeopletrytoholdtheirhelpersresponsibleforinjuriesordamages?

（Open.）

Script：

ShenzhenDraftingSamaritanLaw

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