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Unit1essayonAmerica培训讲学

Unit1essayonAmerica

UnitonetextAEssayonAmerica

Step1:

Introductionoftheauthor

⏹StanleyZiristhefounderofNeverAgainIsNowandVictoriousAmerica.com,"dedicatedtothecompletionofAmerica'sdestiny...infulfillingLiberty'smandate:

'OurEternalWaronTyranny.'“

⏹anAmericanofJewishDescent

⏹Articles:

❑ObamahammersandsicklesAmerica

❑TheObamaDoctrine:

TerroristsareR"U.S.“

❑HousevotesIsraelnegotiatewithterrorists

❑Irannow,thethreattoAmericaisimminent

backgroundinformation---------Puritans

⏹Itwasthenamegiven___________________tothemoreextreme__________withintheChurchofEnglandwhothoughttheEnglishReformationhadnotgonefarenoughinreformingthedoctrinesandstructureofthechurch;theywantedtopurifytheirnationalchurchbyeliminatingeveryshredof___________________.

⏹______________centurymanyPuritansemigratedtoAmerica,wheretheysoughttofound________________________innewworld.Puritanismremainedthedominantculturalforceinthatareaintothe____________.

⏹

⏹theirbeliefs

❑MostofAmericanpuritansheldideasinthemainstreamofCalvinisticthought.

❑InadditiontobelievingintheabsolutesovereigntyofGod,thetotaldepravityofman,andthecompletedependenceofhumanbeingsondivinegraceforsalvation,theystressedtheimportanceofpersonalreligiousexperience.

⏹Duringthewholecolonialperiod,PuritanismhaddirectimpactonbothreligiousthoughtandculturalpatternsinAmerica.

⏹Inthe19thcenturyitsinfluencewasindirect,butitcanstillbeseenatworkstressingtheimportanceofeducationinreligiousleadershipanddemandingthatreligiousmotivationsbetestedbyapplyingthemtopracticalsituations.

⏹

InfluenceonAmericanSociety

⏹1.Traditon:

❑ThePuritanshopedtobuild"acityuponhill"—anidealcommunityinNewEngland.Sincethattime,Americanshaveviewedtheircountryasagreatexperiment,aworthymodelforothernations.

⏹2.AmericanValues:

❑Americanvaluessuchasindividualism,hardwork,andthesenseofequalityoweverymuchtothePuritanbeliefs.

Step2:

Generalideaofthetext

⏹Inthispassage,theauthormainlyconfirmsAmericans’emphasisonindividualrightsandfreedomandcheckonthestatusquobydemonstratingushowtheystruggledforthisfromtheperspectiveofitshistory.What’smore,intheendheconcludesthatitisthisemphasisandstrugglethatdefineAmerica’characterandsetitapartfromtherestoftheworld.

Structureofthetext

⏹Part1:

（para1-para5）Before1620

❑Puritans,persecutedfortheirreligiousbeliefsbytheChurchofEngland,weredeterminedtoemigratedtoAmericatoacttheirreligiousbeliefs.ThislaterbecamethedrivingforceofAmerica’sstruggleforindividualrightsandfreedom.

⏹Part2:

para6-para1217th-19th

❑TheyfoughtagainstBritishfortheirrightsandfreedomandfounddocumentstoensuretheirrights.Inaddition,thegovernmentwasstructuredtopreservetherightsofindividualandthestatusquowasalsoput/keptincheck.

⏹Part3:

para13-para1619th-20th

❑Theirstruggleforindividualrightssuchastherightsoftheblack,women’srights,civilrights,worker’srights.continuesgatheringmomentum.

⏹Part4:

para17-para20conclusion

❑Intheend,theauthorpointsoutthatthereasonwhyAmerica,ayoungcountry,developssofastisthatitstressestheindividualisminsteadofcollectivismandkeepsthestatusquoincheck.

Step3:

Para1

⏹WhenthePuritanslivedinEnglandtheywerepersecutedfortheirreligiousbeliefs.TheChurchofEnglandprohibitedthemfromworshippingintheirownway.TherewasnodebateaboutthevalidityofthePuritan'sdoctrine.TheywereconsideredhereticsbytheabsolutepowerandauthorityoftheChurch,exercisingthepoweroftheStatusQuo.

⏹Generalidea:

❑PuritanslivinginEnglandwerepersecutedfortheirreligiousbeliefsandwereconsideredhereticsbyTheChurchofEngland.

NewWords

⏹Persecute-----

❑treatsbbadlyorcrueltyoveraperiodoftime,especiallybecauseoftheirreligiousorpoliticalbeliefs

❑Eg:

DuringtheCulturalRevolution,LiuShaoqiwaspersecutedforhispoliticalthoughts.

⏹Prosecute---

❑Tosayofficiallythatsbmightbeguiltyofacrimeandmustbejudgedbyacourtoflaw

❑Eg:

Hewasprosecutedforcorruption.

❑Synonyms:

charge,accuse

❑bechargedwith,beaccusedof,beprosecutedfor

Newwords

⏹Prohibit

❑Toofficiallystopanactivitybymakingitillegaloragainsttherules

❑Eg：

Smokingisprohibitedinsidethisbuilding.

⏹Synonyms:

prevent,ban,forbid,stop,

⏹exhibit,inhibit,prohibit,（lookupthewordsbyyourself）

Newwords

⏹exercisingthepoweroftheStatusQuo

⏹exercise

❑V.（formal）tousepower,influence

❑Iintendtoexercisemyrighttovote.

⏹theStatusQuo

❑thestateofasituationasitis

❑Eg:

TheyhaveavestedinterestinmaintainingtheStatusQuo.

❑Butmanyanalystsareskepticalaboutthewillingnessofleaderstoadoptsignificantchanges,notingtheconcentrationofpowerandmoneyatthetopoftheparty.Thenewsetofleadersappearstoupholdthestatusquo,accordingtoWillyLam,ahistoryprofessorattheChineseUniversityofHongKong.（CNN）

paraphrase:

⏹TherewasnodebateaboutthevalidityofthePuritan'sdoctrine.

⏹Therewasnodiscussionaboutwhetherthebeliefsofthepuritanswerereasonableornot.Inotherwords,thebeliefsofthepuritanswerenotallowedtodiscussatthattime.

Para2

⏹TheChurchofEnglandbelievedinChristianity.Butwasittheteachingoftheirfoundertopersecuteothers,lockthemupandtakeawaytheirfreedomsimplybecausetheirbeliefsweredifferent?

Inthiscase,iftheyhadcaredtosee,theirownprofessedbeliefswouldhaveactedasamirrortoexposetheirhypocrisyandevil.

⏹Generalidea:

⏹WhattheChurchofEnglanddidtopuritansinfactwasafarcryfromwhattheybelievedin.

⏹Inotherwords,theChurchofEnglandishypocriticalandevil.

Newwords

Professed

❑1）clearlyandopenlystatingwhatyoubelieve

aprofessedChristian公开表信仰的基督教徒

2）pretended,ratherrealorsincere

eg:

Icouldn’tstandtheirprofessedkind.

我受不了他们的假慈悲。

⏹Profess,profession,professional,

Translation

⏹Butwasittheteachingoftheirfoundertopersecuteothers,lockthemupandtakeawaytheirfreedomsimplybecausetheirbeliefsweredifferent?

⏹但是仅仅因为他们的信仰不同，基督教创造者的教义就是迫害他人，囚禁他们以及剥夺他们的自由吗？

Translate

⏹Inthiscase,iftheyhadcaredtosee,theirownprofessedbeliefswouldhaveactedasamirrortoexposetheirhypocrisyandevil.

⏹在这种情况下，如果他们当时仔细看看，就会发现他们公开声称的信仰就会作为一面镜子揭露出他们的虚伪与邪恶。

Para3

⏹HavingthechancetoresettleinAmericathePuritansacted.IftheyhadstayedinEngland,theChurchandtheGovernmentwouldhavedestroyedthembecauseoftheirbeliefsandbecausetheydidnothavethesupportfromthegeneralpopulaceatthetime.

⏹Generalidea:

⏹WhenthepuritansemigratedtoAmerica,theyactedtheirbeliefs.

Para4

⏹WhathappenedtothePuritansandtheirchoicetosettleinAmericasetinmotionawaveofdeterminationsogreatitnotonlybecamethedrivingforceofthedevelopmentandcharacterofAmericansocietybutitalsobecametheimpetusforthespreadingofhumanrightsanddemocracyworldwide.

⏹承上启下：

⏹上：

❑WhathappenedtothePuritansandtheirchoicetosettleinAmerica

⏹下：

❑thedrivingforceofthedevelopmentandcharacterofAmericansociety

❑theimpetusforthespreadingofhumanrightsanddemocracyworldwide

NewWordsorphrases

⏹Setinmotion

❑Tostartaprocessorseriesofeventsthatwillcontinueforsometime

❑Eg:

Chinesegovernmenthassetinmotionawide-rangingcombatagainstcorruption.

⏹impetus&momentum

❑aninfluencethatmakessthhappenorhappenmorequickly

❑Eg:

Thecombatagainstcorruptionisgathermomentum/impetusinChina.

Translation

⏹WhathappenedtothePuritansandtheirchoicetosettleinAmericasetinmotionawaveofdeterminationsogreatitnotonlybecamethedrivingforceofthedevelopmentandcharacterofAmericansocietybutitalsobecametheimpetusforthespreadingofhumanrightsanddemocracyworldwide.

⏹清教徒在英国所遭受的迫害和他们移民到美国的选择掀起了一股决心高涨的浪潮。

并且这股浪潮如此强大，使得它不仅推动了美国社会的发展和塑造了美国人的个性而且还促进了人权和民主在全世界的传播。

Para5

⏹Whywasthisforcesopowerfulthatnothingcouldstopitfromdisplayingitsindomitableresolveinthehumanspirit?

⏹TheChurchofEnglandtriedtosuppresstheindividualintheirspiritualbeliefs,theirprivatedomain,theseatoflifewhereallpeopleinquireabouttheirownexistence.Ittriedtoimprisontheirmind,theseatofjudgmentwhichisthemaindrivingforcetodiscerngoodfromevil.

⏹Thistriggeredachainreactionthatwouldreleasetheflowofindividualrights,thatwouldsaturatetheAmericanpsyche,thusbecomingthedrivingforcethatwouldshapeourhistoryandbecomethestandardofbehaviortoprotectwhatismostnobleinhumanity.

⏹Generalidea:

⏹Thereasonwhythisforcewassopowerfulthatnothingcouldstopitfromdisplayingitsindomitableresolveinthehumanspirit.

Newwords

⏹indomitable&invincible

❑toopowerfulorstrongtobedefeatedorchanged

❑anoldmanofindomitablespirit（theOldManandtheSea）一位意志坚强的老人

❑herinvincibledetermination/resolve她那坚定不移的决心

⏹resolve&determination

❑Strongorpowerfulwill

❑MyEnglishteacher’sencouragementstrengthenedmyresolve/determinationtospeakEnglishinclass.

⏹domain&realm

❑anareaorafieldofactivity,interest,orknowledge

❑Militaryhistoryisreallyoutsidemydomain.

❑我对军事实在一窍不通。

❑newdiscoveriesintherealmofscience科学领域的新发现

Translation

⏹The