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Module 2 Unit 1 Great Books Mr?Jackson: Hello, Betty. Whats up? What are you doing in the library? Betty: I was looking for some old copies of the school magazine. If Ive got it right, it was called New Standard. Mr Jackson: Thats right. As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. We dont have a school magazine any more. Its a pity. Betty: Well, Im thinking about starting it again. Mr Jackson: Sounds like a good idea! Go on. Betty: I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare. Mr Jackson: Really? Thats a bit difficult for the school magazine. Betty: Well, Id like a monthly article called Great Books—you know, someone reads a favourite work of literature and writes an article about it. Mr Jackson: I see. Confucius works are still read by many people today, and were still influenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeares plays are seen by millions of people every year. But how about an American writer, Mark Twain, for example? Betty: I dont know. Mark Twain was an important writer, but he isnt known as a great thinker like Confucius. Mr Jackson: No, but his books are still popular. In fact, he wrote my favourite book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Perhaps thats what makes Great Books—theyre still read today. Betty: So why dont you write the first article on Great Books? Answer the questions. 1. Who do you think Mr. Jackson is? 2. What was Betty looking for in the library? Why? 3. What does Betty think of Mark Twain’s books? 4. What is Mr. Jackson’s opinion of what a great book is? Unit1 Confucius’ works are read by many people. 杰克逊先生：你好，贝蒂，什么事？你在图书馆里做什么？ 贝蒂：我在找一些学校杂志的旧册子。如果我没记错的话，叫《新标准》。 杰克逊先生：对。我记忆，这本杂志是由贝基·王创办的。我们不再有学校杂志了。这很遗憾。 贝蒂：噢，我在考虑再创办校园杂志。 杰克逊先生：听起来像个好主意，继续吧。 贝蒂：我也在找一些孔子和莎士比亚写的东西。 杰克逊先生：真的吗？对于校园杂志来说它有点难。 贝蒂：噢，我想每月登一篇叫“名著欣赏”的文章。你知道，有的人读最喜欢的文学作品并且写关于它的文章。 杰克逊先生：我明白了。今天，仍然有许多人在读孔子的论著，我们也仍然受他的思想的影响。每年，数百万人看莎士比亚的戏剧。但是，美国作家呢？例如，马克·吐温？ 贝蒂：我不知道，马克·吐温一位重要的作家，但他并不像孔子那样作为伟大的思想家而闻名于世。 杰克逊先生：不，但他的书仍然很受欢迎，其实，他写了我最喜欢的书《汤姆·索亚历险