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Lesson8

LessonEightWe’reOnlyHuman

I.Author

LauraSchlessinger（1947—）

PhD.inphysiology,

ColumbiaUniversity;

—Post-doctoralcertificationin

marriage,familyandchildcounseling,

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

—Ateacher,writerandradiotalkshowhost.

Works:

Parenthoodbyproxy:

Don’tHaveThemifYouWon’tRaiseThem（2000）

TenStupidThingsMenDotoMessUpTheirLives（1994）

HowCouldYouDoThat?

!

TheAbdicationofCharacter,CourageandConscience（1996）

LauraSchlessinger’squotes:

Childrenareoursecondchancetohaveagreatparent-childrelationship.

ThepeopleandcircumstancesaroundmedonotmakemewhatIam;theyrevealwhoIam.

Don’tspendtimebeatingonawall,hopingtotransformitintoadoor.

II.THEBIBLE

HolyScript

TheBible（Bible—“book”inGreek）

OldTestament

NewTestament

GENESISCHAPTER1

1InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavenandtheearth.

…

5AndGodcalledthelightDay,andthedarknesshecalledNight.Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethefirstday.

8Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethesecondday.

11AndGodsaid,Lettheearthbringforthgrass,theherbyieldingseed,andthefruittreeyieldingfruitafterhiskind,whoseseedisinitself,upontheearth:

anditwasso.

13Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethethirdday.

16AndGodmadetwogreatlights;thegreaterlighttoruletheday,andthelesserlighttorulethenight:

hemadethestarsalso.

19Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethefourthday.

21AndGodcreatedgreatwhales,andeverylivingcreaturethatmoveth,whichthewatersbroughtforthabundantly,aftertheirkind,andeverywingedfowlafterhiskind:

andGodsawthatitwasgood.

23ndtheeveningandthemorningwerethefifthday.

FromGENESISCHAPTER1&2

27SoGodcreatedmaninhisownimage,intheimageofGodcreatedhehim;maleandfemalecreatedhethem.

31AndGodsaweverythingthathehadmade,and,behold,itwasverygood.Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethesixthday.

1Andtheheavensandtheearthandalltheirhostwerefinished.

2AndGodhadfinishedontheseventhdayhisworkwhichhehadmade;andherestedontheseventhdayfromallhisworkwhichhehadmade.

III.Bachelorparty

Thebachelorpartyor"StagNight"hasbeenatraditionsincethetimeoftheRomans.

Thenightbeforethewedding,thegroom’sbestfriendsandmalefamilymemberstakehimoutforonelastnightofdebaucheryandpleasure.

Therewasatimewhentraditionheldthatthegroom-to-beshouldbefêtedatablack-tiedinner-party,hostedbyhisfatherorbestman.Thisall-malegatheringstrictlyadheredtothecodesofgentlemanlybehavior,thehighlightoftheeveningbeingatoasttothehealthofthebride-to-be.

Bachelorpartytoast:

"Drink,mybuddies,drinkwithdiscerning,Wedlock'salanewherethereisnoturning;Neverwasowlmoreblindthanlover;Drinkandbemerry,lads;andthinkitover."

IV.Extension

OralworkList:

1.Groupdiscussion

2.Quotationsonmoralprinciples

3.Debating

Whatdoyouthinkconstitutemoral

actions?

Dointegrityandhonestyalwaysbring

immediaterewardsorgratification?

Why?

Dothebadpeoplealwaysget

punished?

Useexamplestoelaborate

yourview.

Ishumanbehaviorgene-determinedor

shapedbyourenvironment?

Orisitthe

resultoftheexerciseofourfreewill?

Commentbrieflyonthefollowingquotations:

Themostimportanthumanendeavoristhestrivingformoralityinouractions.

—AlbertEinstein

Moralityistheherd-instinctintheindividual.

—Nietzsche

Toobservemoralityistoattainmasteryoverourmindandourpassions.

—MahatmaGandhi

Anegotistisapersonoflowtaste—moreinterestedinhimselfthaninme.

—AmbroseBierce 

Virtueismoretomanthaneitherwaterorfire.Ihaveseenmendiefromtreadingonwaterandfire,butIhaveneverseenamandiefromtreadingthecourseofvirtue.

—Confucius

Topicsfordebating:

1.Moralprinciplesdifferinrace,religionandsocialstatus.

2.Mightisright.

3.Altruismwillprevailoveregoism.

Writing

vWhatitMeanstoBeHuman

Youareexpectedto

1.Provideadefinitionoftheword“human”;

2.Listtwoorthreekeyqualitiesthatconveywhatitmeanstobefullyhuman;

3.Useexamplestoillustrateeachquality.

LanguageStudy

WordStudy

PhrasesandExpressions

WordBuilding

Grammar

Wordlist:

Arouse,associate,confess,detach,fallacy,heighten,humiliating,infringe,languidlineprovokereflectresumesensesharpsnaptacttempt

1.arouse

Collocations:

arouseinterest引起兴趣

arouseexpectation引起期望

arouseanger激起愤怒

arousefear引起恐惧

Synonyms:

stimulate,provoke,produce,stir

Themusicarousedanintensefeelingofhomesickinhim.

2.associate

v.tojoinorconnect

n.someonewhoyouworkordobusinesswith

Example:

WenaturallyassociatethenameofDarwinwiththedoctrineofevolution.

Collocationsof“associate”

businessassociate生意伙伴crimeassociate共犯

associatemember准会员associatedirector副主任

associateprofessor副教授associatehead副主管

3.confess

v.toadmitthatyouhavedonesomething

wrong,orillegal

Examples:

EdwardsconfessedtobeingaspyfortheKGB.

Themanconfessedthathewasthesniper.

4.detach

v.toremove

Examples:

Ifyouareinterestedinthecourse,detachandfillouttheapplicationform.

Howcanyoudetachyourselffromreality?

5.fallacy

n.afalseideaorbelief

Examples:

It’sacommonfallacytothinkthatcrimeiscausedbypoverty.

Thattheworldisflatwasonceapopularfallacy.

6.heighten

v.a.tomakehigher;b.tointensify

Collocations:

herheightenedcolor

heightenone’sanger

heightentheflavor

heightenthetension

heighttheawarenessofenvironmentalprotection

heightenone’sadmirationforsomebody

7.humiliating

adj.makingsomebodyfeelashamed,embarrassed

Examples:

Inthefirstroundofthematch,theirteamsufferedahumiliatingdefeat.

Thismayseemtobeahumiliatingwithdrawal.However,itprovesasoundstrategyinthelongrun.

8.infringe

v.todosomethingthatisagainstalaworsomeone’slegalrights

Examples:

TheEducationalTestingService（ETS）broughtalawsuitagainsttheschoolbecausetheybelievedthattheschoolhadinfringedtheircopyrights.

Ourgovernmenthassteppedupitseffortstocrackdownthosewhoinfringeintellectualpropertyrights.

9.languid

adj.movingslowlyandmakingverylittleeffort;lazilyslowandpeaceful

Examples:

Theoldmanleftwithalanguidwaveofthehand.

Thefamilyspreadalanguidafternoonbythestream.

Thehotsummermakeshimfeellanguid.

10.line

Collocations:

dottedline虚线washingline晾衣绳afishingline钓鱼线country/stateline州界（美国）

hotline热线followthepartyline坚持党的路线readbetweenthelines领会言外之意

Collocations:

takeahard-line采取强硬路线

beinlineforapayincrease有望加工资

beinlinewiththebasicprinciple符合基本原则

inone’sline属于某人的行为

outofone’sline不在某人的兴趣范围内；

belowthepovertyline在贫困线下

11.provoke

v.a.tomakeangry,vex

b.tocause,arouse

Examples:

Hisextramaritalaffairsprovokedmuchpressinterest.

Thedogisquitedangerouswhenprovoked.

12.reflect

v.a.（ofasurface）tothrowback（light,heat,sound）

b.toexpressc.toconsider

Examples:

Thesightofmyfacereflectedinthemirrorneverpleasesme.

Theirclothesandfoodreflectarisingstandardoflivinginthecountry.

Themanagerisreflectinghowtopulloutofthefinancialdistress.

13.resume

v.a.togoonafterstoppingforatime

b.togobacktotheseat,placeorpositionwhereyouwerebefore

Examples:

Shehopestoresumeworkafterthebabyisborn.

Peacetalkswillresumetomorrow.

Hewillresumetrainingassoonastheinjuryisbetter.

14.sense

n.judgment,afeeling,meaning

Collocations:

there’snosenseindoingsth.做某事是不明智的

bringsb.totheirsense使人醒悟

makesenseofsth.理解某事的意义

inasense在某种意义上

innosense决不

beoutofone’ssense不明智

15.sharp

Collocations:

sharpcryofpain痛苦的尖叫声sharpwine浓烈的酒

asharpturn急转弯asharppainintheback剧烈的背痛

asharprebuke训斥insharpcontrastto鲜明对照

sharp-eyed目光敏锐的sharp-eared听觉灵敏的

sharp-nosed嗅觉灵敏的

arriveat12sharp12点整到达looksharp！

抓紧时间

16.snap

v.a.tobreakwith/makeasharpsound

b.tosnatchwiththeteeth

c.totakeasnapsshot

Examples:

Shesnappedhersuitcaseshutandleftthehouse.

Thedogsnappedathisankles.

Shealwayssnappedherfingerstogetthechildren’sattention.

Snapthechancewhenitappears.

CameramensnappedcelebritieswhileTVmeninterviewedthem.

17.tact

n.theabilitytobepoliteandcarefulabout

whatyousayordosothatyoudonotcauseoffence

Examples:

Diplomatsaresupposedtohavegreattactindoingwithforeignaffairs.

Whenitcametotheissueofterritory,theirnegotiatingshowednotact.

18.tempt

v.a.topersuadesomebodytodosomethingwrongorfoolish

b.toattractsomebodytohaveordosomething

Examples:

Nothingwouldtemptmetotakesuchastep.

Theirunfriendlinesstemptedhimtoleavetheparty.

Theadvertisementshopetotemptpeopleintobuyingtheirproducts.

II.PhrasesandExpressions

List:

1.counton

2.forone’spart

3.intheeventof

4.inthisregard

5.outofreach

6.takeaback

1.counton

dependonorbecertainofsomeoneorsomething

Examples:

Youcancountonmyvote.

IfgotintotroubleIcouldalwayscountonBobsincewe’reallweatherfriends.

BothcompaniesarecountingonwinningthecontractforconstructingBeijing-Shanghairailway.

2.forone’spart

usedtosaywhatsomeone’sopinionsare,whencomparedtosomeoneelse’sopinion

Examples:

Formypart,Ipreferlivinginthecountr