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新概念英语四册课堂笔记Lesson37OnTellingtheTruth

新概念英语四册课堂笔记Lesson37：

OnTellingtheTruth

　　Lesson37OnTellingtheTruth论讲真话

　　TheVictorians,realizingthatthegreatestHappinessaccordedtomanisthatprovidedbyahappymarriage,endeavouredtopretendthatalltheirmarriageswerehappy.We,forourpart,admittingthefactthatnofeatofintelligenceandcharacterissoexactingasthatrequiredoftwopeoplewhodesiretolivepermanentlytogetheronabasisofamity,areobsessedbytheproblemofhowtorenderthebasicfactsofcohabitationsimplerandmorereasonable,inorderthatunhappymarriagesmaylessfrequentlyresult.TheVictorianswouldhaveconsideredit'painful'or'unpleasant'wereonetopointoutthatonlyfourmarriagesoutofeverytenareanythingbutforcedservitudes.Weourselvesstartfromthisveryassumptionandtrytobuildfromitatheoryofmoresensiblerelationsbetweenthesexes.OfallformsofarrantuntruthfulnessVictorianoptimism

　　appearstometohavebeenthemostcowardlyandthemostdamaging.

　　Truth,therefore,isanattitudeofthemind.ltisimportant,ifonedoesnotwishtoinconvenienceandtoboreone'sfriends,nottotelllies.Butitismoreimportantnottothinklies,ortoslideintothosemechanicalanduntruthfulhabitsofthoughtwhicharesopleasantandsoeasyasdescentstomentalineptitude.Thevictorianhabitofmind（whichIconsidertohavebeenabadhabitofmind）wasundulypreoccupiedbywhatwassociallyandmorallyconvenient.Convenienceis,however,inallaffairsoflife,anexecrabletestofvalue.Oneshouldhavethecouragetothinkuncomfortably,sinceitisonlybyrejectingtheconvenientthatonecancometothinkthetruth.Not,afterall,thatthereisanysuchthingastruth.Atbestwecanapproachtosomerelativeapproximation.Ontheotherhand,thereissurelysuchathingasuntruth.Oneisgenerallyawarewhenonehassaidsomething,oractedinsomewaywhichhasleftonotherpeopleanimpression

　　notstrictlyinaccordancewiththefacts.Oneisgenerallyaware,also.whenonehasthrustasideaninconvenientthoughtandslidintoitsplaceanotherthoughtwhichisconvenient.One'sawarenessintheformercaseisingeneralmoreacutethaninthelatter,sincewearemoreonthelook-outfortheliesweutterthanforthosewemerelythink.Infact,however,itistheuntruthfulthoughtwhichisthemoreviciousofthetwo.Spokenliesareinvariablytiresomeandmayactuallybedishonest.Butcontinuouslyinginthemind,adiseasetowhichtheAnglo-Saxonispeculiarlyexposed,spellsthedestructionofhumanthoughtandcharacter.

　　Newwordsandexpressions生词短语

　　（改正）Victoria（1837-1901）

　　前期是unrest,alarm.

　　后期growingprosperity

　　industrialism工业革命freetrade自由贸易

　　Britainwasnamedworkshopoftheworld.

　　cessionofHongkongtoU.K.

　　cession割让

　　opiumwar鸦片战争

　　criticalrealism批判现实主义

　　madebigfortune=madegoodmoney

　　CharlesDickens

　　hardtimes艰难时事

　　middleclass中产阶级

　　TheTaleofTwoCities双城记

　　OliverTwist雾都孤儿

　　VanityFair名利场

　　status地位

　　rank头衔

　　乔治。

艾里奥特

　　CharlotteBronteandEmilyBronte

　　JaneEyre简爱

　　WutheringHeights呼啸山庄

　　Michelle

　　Gonewiththewind飘

　　submitto屈服于

　　destinedfate注定的命运

　　turnagainstherfate与她的命运对抗

　　self-portrait自画像

　　tuberculosis肺结核

　　sorrow悲痛

　　simplifiedversion简写版

　　original原著

　　accordvt.给予

　　grant同意，给予

　　grantsb.sth.

　　Hewasaccordedthepermissiontoenterthe

　　library.

　　toaccordtheguestawarmwelcome.

　　endowvt.（二十课）

　　forone’spart就某人来说

　　intermsofourselves

　　onthepartofus

　　Forourpart,wehavenoobjection.

　　myobjection我的反对意见（24课）

　　amityn.友善

　　harmony,

　　concordnationalconcord民族团结

　　ourfamilymembersare/liveinamity/

　　harmony/concord.

　　obsessvt.使烦恼

　　I’mobsessedwithtoomuchassignment.

　　vexv.使烦恼

　　annoyvt.使苦恼

　　irrtatevt.激怒

　　I’mbored.我烦了。

　　obsessvt.迷住

　　I’mobsessedwithsth./sb.

　　I’mobsessedwiththeideaofbecominga

　　millionaire.

　　rendervt.致使，给予

　　Aseriousillnessrenderedhimratherweak.

　　（render：

致使）

　　renderthankstosb.答谢（render：

给予）

　　rendersb.afavor给某人帮个忙

　　rendersth.InterEnghlish翻译

　　renderarole扮演一个角色

　　herendersaroleinthemovie.

　　tointerpretarole

　　toplayarole

　　servituden.奴役

　　Heis/wasinservitude.他没自由

　　sexn.性别

　　male/female

　　weaker,fair,gentle/strong,rougher,sterner

　　halfthesky半边天

　　sexappeal性感

　　badegg坏蛋

　　dirtydog

　　arranta.纯粹的（否定意义）

　　sheer

　　arrantnonsense一派胡言，

　　outandout

　　heisoutandouthooligan.

　　cowardlya.怯懦的

　　coward胆小鬼，懦夫

　　chicken

　　craven

　　youtwoarefightingandfinallyyoucry

　　craven.

　　Spareme饶了我

　　spinelessadj.

　　spine

　　shrinking

　　shrink缩水

　　knee膝盖

　　weakkneed

　　fainthearted胆小的

　　slideinto不知不觉得陷入

　　Islideintothebadhabitofsmoking.

　　Islideintothebadhabito