21世纪大学英语第三册unit3A.pptVIP

Answer the following questions: Exercises ? Comprehension What does she mean by “the repeated refrains of nature” (Para. 7)? What kind of “healing” is she referring to? Why does the writer bring up Otto Pettersson? She is referring to the repeating cycles of nature, and to emotional/spiritual healing. As an example of a person who never lost his sense of wonder. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. impressions of the senses — things that one receives by the five powers of the body; general feelings More to learn If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. Rhetoric: metaphor — use of a word or phrase to indicate sth. different from ( through related in some way to ) the literal meaning. Usage: (1) A is B e.g. A good book is a good friend. Experience is the best teacher. (2) B + of + A e.g. a palace of a house She has a heart of stone. Translation: A good tongue is a good weapon. Key: 能言善辩是利器． Rhetoric: simile — use of comparison of one thing with another Usage: A is like B; A is as B e.g. That soldier is like a lion. She is as beautiful as a flower. as brave as a lion an iron will Question: Which figure of speech is applied in this sentence, metaphor or simile? Metaphor. arouse vt. — cause to become active; excite 唤醒；激发 rouse vt. cause to become active; excite (= arouse) 唤醒；激发 wake (sb.) up 唤醒；使醒来 Examples: ? He works hard to arouse his students’ curiosity. ? When he’s roused, he can get very angry. ? She roused him from his sleep. wish for knowledge about the object of our emotional response Paraphrase ? wish to obtain knowledge about things for which a feeling of sympathy, or pity, or admiration, or lov