lesson12_text appreciation.pptVIP

* Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man B T L E W Sentence Paraphrase 1 The differences were all but wiped out by the similarities. (Para. 4) The differences became so insignificant compared with the similarities, they were almost completely pushed aside and forgotten. go to 2 More Examples almost; nearly to destroy or remove completely To be continued on the next page. Sentence Paraphrase wipe out a stain 擦去污点 wipe out illiteracy 扫除文盲 wipe out deficits 消灭赤字 wipe out a disgrace 雪耻 back to 1 Sentence Paraphrase 2 And the simplest reality of all was that the human community was one—greater than any of its parts, greater than the separateness imposed by nations, greater than the different faiths and loyalties or the depth and color of varying cultures. (Para. 4) go to 3 And the simplest fact was that the human community was one organic whole, and the whole is always bigger and more important than the parts. Today the world is divided into nations which force the world to become separate parts. But no single nation is more important than the whole humanity, and differences in their religious faiths, political or national loyalties, or their cultures should not be allowed to blind us to the basic things they all share. Sentence Paraphrase 3 This larger unity was the most important central fact of our time—something on which people could build at a time when hope seemed misty, almost unreal. (Para. 4) the human community as a whole go to 4 something people could use as a basis for further development Sentence Paraphrase 4 It turned out that my ability to get along with other peoples depended not so much upon my comprehension of the uniqueness of their way of life as my comprehension of the things we had in common. (Para. 5) races or nations The fact that, I could adjust myself well to other nations was not because of my understanding of the differences between us but because of my understanding of the similarities we shared. go to 5 not one