Baggio27s story Monday 34.docx

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Baggio27sstoryMonday34

周一3-4节作业

Homework:

ReadBaggio'sStoryandwritea500-800wordreview（回顾，写评论）,whichshouldincludeanintroduction,summary,critic,andrecommendation（推荐，建议）.Thestudentsneedtotakenoteswhilereadingandthenotesshouldbeabouttheiropinion,reaction,andinterpretation（翻译）ofthestory.

Evaluation:

5pointsforthewrittenlanguage,includinggrammar,coherence（连贯性）,organization;

2pointsforthenotetaking;

3pointsfororalpresentation（口头报告）:

basedonaccuracy,fluencyandclearnessandtiming（eachstudentissupposedtospeakatleast2minutes）.

书面的务必在5月18日前交给老师。

Baggio'sStory

ByCharlieFish

Iwouldliketobeaphilosopher（哲学家）.

    Well,anyonewhohassaidtheword'Why'canarguethatheisaphilosopher,soIwanttobemorethanthat.Iwanttoberememberedasaphilosopher.

    OnedaysoonIwillbedead.Peoplewilllookback（回顾）atmylife,andtheymightsayIwasamartialartist（武术家）;forIhaveearnedaseventhdanblackbelt（inbothkarate（空手道）andjudo（柔道））.TheymightsayIwasamusician;forIhavecomposed（作曲）successfuloperas（歌剧）（inthreedifferentlanguages）.TheymightsayIwasafootballer;forIusedtorepresent（代表）Italy（andscoredtwenty-sevengoalsformycountryduringmycareer）.

    Butaboveall（首先，最重要的）,theywillsay,hewasagreatphilosopher.

    Thedifferencebetweenahobbyandgreatnessistotalimmersion（专心）,tothesacrificeofallelse.Imustdevotemyentirelifetothispursuit;Imustgiveupabsolutelyeverythingforthiscause.

    Iassumed（假设）thatgivingupmymaterialwealth（重要的财富）wouldbetheeasiestpartofthisquest（追求）,butitisprovingnottobestraightforward（最简单的）.

    Yesterday,Ihiredaremovalvan（搬家卡车）andpacked（包装）itwithallofmypossessions,leavingmyhouseutterly（完全空的）bare.Idroveout（赶走，逐出）tothepubliccommonandunpackedthevanthere,laying（放置）everyitem（条款，项目）outuponthegrass.

    Ilabelled（贴上标签）mybankcardswiththerelevant（有关的）pinnumbers.Ilabelledmybicyclelockwithitscode.Ilabelledmyhousekeyswiththeiraddress,andmycarkeyswithinstructions（说明）tofindthecar.Iabandonedtherentedvan,forliabilitiesarealsoproprietary.

    Finally,Istripped（脱掉）theclothesoffmybackandfoldedthemintoaneatpile（整齐的堆）.AndIwalkedaway.

    Itwaslatebythen,andcold.Idecidedtoforestall（预先阻止）thenextpartofmymission（任务）untilthemorning.SoIwanderedthestreets,lookingforawarmplacetosleepforafewhours.

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    Nohavenwasforthcoming（即将来临）.Thefewwarmcorners（为难的境地）Ididfindwerebarredto（禁止入内）mebypeoplethatIsupposetookissuewith（与什么争论）mynakedness.

    Iendedupwalkingaimlessly（漫无目的地）allnight,tokeepfromfreezing.Asthesunroseandthepre-dawn（黎明前）chill（寒冷，寒意）passed,Ifoundmyselfapproachingthecommonagain-mysubconscious（潜意识）mindhadguidedmeinalargecircleback（画圆圈，绕环移动）towhereIstarted.Thesoft,dewy（带露水的）grasssoothed（安慰）myachingfeet.

    Iwalkeduptothepileofmybelongings.Therewereafewpeoplestaringatitastheypassed,mostlyearlymorningjoggers（慢跑者）andperipatetictramps（漫游的人）.

    Tomysurprise,notasingleitemwasmissing.

    AshamedasIamtoadmitit,（反应）myfirstreactionwastofeelhurtthatnobodyhadvaluedmypossessionsenoughtoclaim（值得需要）them;butofcourseIdidnotindulge（满足，沉溺）mymisplaced（寄托错的）pride.

    Iwaveddown（挥手示意司机停下）apassingcyclistandaskedhimwhyhehadnotstoppedtotakesomething.

    'Thisstuff（东西）isyours?

'heasked.

    'Notanymore,'Ireplied,'Iwishtogiveitallaway.Wouldyouliketotakesomething?

Perhapsthisstylish（时髦的）Armanidufflecoat（带有风帽的粗呢大衣）?

Itisacoldmorning,afterall.'

    Helookedatme,andthenglancedallaroundhimasiflookingforacandidcamera（快拍照相机）.'Nothanks,'hefrowned（皱眉）,andcycledaway（骑车离开）.

    Inoticedavagrant（流浪者）inspecting（检查）thepileofgoods,andIapproachedhim.'Wouldyoulikesomehelpcarryingafewitemsaway?

'Iasked.

    'Jumblesale（慈善义卖）,isit?

'hemumbled（含糊说话）,hiseyesstillcastingover（眼睛笼罩）theassortmentofhouseholdwares（家庭货物的分类）.

    'Ifyoulike,'Iremarked,'exceptthateveryitemisfreeofcharge（除去每个项目都是免费的）.'

    'Justlooking,'hegrunted（咕噜声）.

    Imentallyshruggedmyshouldersandpreparedtowalkaway,butanirresistible（极为诱人的）impulse（冲动）toseethejobthroughtocompletion（完成）compelled（迫使）metodoonemorething.

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    Iwalkedovertomywritingdesk,whichwasonthegrassbetweenmymixingdeckandmyunicycle,andIpulledabullet-tippenoutofthetopdrawer.IcarriedoveralargeimitationCaravaggioIhadknockedoffduringprimaryschool（perfectineverydetail,ofcourse）,andproppeditagainstthedesksothatthebackoftheframewasfacingoutwards.Iwroteacrossthewoodinboldlettering:

EVERYTHINGFREE.HELPYOURSELF.

    'Excuseme,sir,'cameavoicefrombehindme.Icappedthepenandturnedaround.Itwasapoliceman.'Isthatyourvan,sir?

'

    'No,'Isaid,lookingovertowheretherentedvanwasparked.

    Hesensedhewouldhavetobemorespecific.'Didyourentthatvan,sir?

'

    'Yes.'

    'It'sillegallyparked,sir,you'llhavetomoveitatonce.'Thepolicemansurveyedthepileofpersonalpropertylaidoutonthegroundinfrontofusandhisbrowcreased.'Arethesethingsyours,sir?

'

    'No.'

    'Theyareyourthings,sir.Look,thisgolfbaghasyournameonit.You'rethatfootballer,playedforItalydidn'tyou?

'

    'Iamaphilosopher,'Iretorted.

    'I'mafraidyoucan'tleavethesethingshere,sir.'

    'They'renotmythingsanymore.I'vegiventhemaway.'

    'Regardless,sir,youcan'tleave'emhere.'

    'Iwillleavethemhere.You'llhavetoarrestme.'

    'I'mnotgoingtoarrestyou,sir,althoughIwillinsistthatyouputsomeclothesonandpackthesethingsbackintoyourvan.'

    Withfrustration,Iinterceptedanattractiveyoungmotherthatwaspushingtwochildreninapram.'Excuseme,madam,'Ismiled.'CanIinterestyouinaproposition?

'

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    Thewomanstoppedandeyedmewithsuspicion.Icontinued:

'IwouldliketogiveyoueverythingIown,andinreturnallIaskisthatyoutakeresponsibilityforit.Yousee,thispolicemanhereinsiststhatImustmoveitallaway,butIdon'twantanythingtodowithit.'

    'Don'tbesilly,'admonishedthewoman.

    'Butthesecommoditiesareworthhundredsofthousandsofpounds!

'Iappealed.

    Thewomancockedherheadandscratchedherchin.Shesurveyedtheparaphernaliaonoffer,andherbrowfurrowedasifconductingachallengingmentalcalculation.Atlast,afterafullminute,shespoke:

    'I'llgiveyoutengrandforthelot.'

    Isighed.Imightevenhaverolledmyeyes.'Youcanhaveitforfree,'Iclarified.'Allofit.'

    'Well,ifyou'regonnaplayhardball,nodeal,'shehuffed,andstompedaway.

    Iturnedbacktothepolicemanwithanexasperatedlook.Heglaredatmeasifhewereateacherexpectinganapologyfromanaughtypupil.'Well,'Isaid,'ifyou'renotgoingtoarrestme...'AndIwalkedaway.

    Myattentionturnedfullytothetaskathand.Thepathtogreatnessistotalsacrifice.Tobeaphilosopher,allIneedismymindandapen.Everythingelsemustgo.

    Iintendtomaketheultimatelivingsacrifice:

Iwillgiveawaymyfreewill.

    Withnodistractions,Iwillachieveapurityofmindmorecompletethananyonehasachievedbeforeme.Andtheconsequencesofmysacrificewillbethesubjectofmystudy.

    ThenIwillbe,aboveall,aphilosopher.

    IthasnowbeenthreedayssinceIgaveawaymyfreewillandmyexperimentisnotgoingwell.

    BeforeIdecidedtorelinquishmyfreedom,partofmewasconcernedaboutthedegradationandhumiliationtowhichIwouldbeexposingmyself;forifIwascommandedtodohouseworkinabikinifortherestofmywakinglife,Iwoulddoit.Thatisanaturalriskofdevolvingmydecision-making.

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    Andanotherpartofmehopedwitheternaloptimismthat,unfetteredbylazinessorlackofself-belief,Iwouldbeabletoreachmyfullpotential;forifIwascommandedtocolonisethemoonIwoulddevoteeveryfibreofmybeingtothatpurposeuntilitwasachieved.Thatisthedivinepotentialofforegoingfreewill.

    Theseextremesofpossibilityexcitedme.AndIfeltcertainthatwhateverhappened,Iwouldbeinspiredbytheinsightsintothehumanpsychethatthisnoblepursuitwouldprovide.

    However,Ifindmyselfneitherinheavennorhell,butacrampedandlifelesspurgatory.

    Igaveawaymyfreewillatrandomsomyegowouldnotcontaminatethedecision.Iaskedeachpasser-byifheorshewouldacceptresponsibilityformydecisionsuntiloneofthemsaidyes.

    Aftermanyrejections,atall,dark-haired,smilingmanstoppedtoconsidermyproposal.Toprotecthisidentity,IwillcallhimLeo.

    'SoI'dmakeallyourdecisions,'Leoaffirmed.'IcouldmakeyoudowhateverIwanted?

Even-'

    'Yes,eventhat,'Iinterrupted.'TheloneexceptionisthatIreservetherighttomakeonerecurringdecision:

Whileyou'reasleepImaychoosetomuseandwrite,forIwishtoberememberedasaphilosopher.'

    'Whatdoyouexpectformetodecidetodowithyourlife?

'heasked.'WhatifImessitup,orwasteit?

'

    'Youcandowhateveryouwant;it'snotmyplacetosay.Evenifyoufeellikeyou'rewastingmylifeyou'llbedoingmeagreatservice,forbytakingawaymyresponsibilityformakingdecisions,you'refreeingmymindtothinkcleareranddeeperthaneverbefore.'

    'Forhowlong?

'hequeried.

    'Ifyouaccept,thatisnotformetodecide,'Iresponded.Heaske