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Lesson?One:?Thinking?as?a?Hobby? Text Analysis 1. What does “hobby” mean? 2. Why does author use this word in the title? hobby: an activity you do for pleasure when you are not working If thinking is just a hobby, then its purpose is just to have fun, do you think we think only because we want to have fun? Hint: The last sentence of this essay is “I dropped my hobby and turned professional”. What does it mean? Please discuss with your partner about the title. Theme: Thinking is not just for professional thinkers like philosophers. It is something all educated people should enjoy doing , and it is considered one of the most precious qualities in young scholars for the healthy mental development. However, most people do not have this ability or could not think well: according to the author, nine tenths of the people are grade-three thinkers, still less are grade-two thinkers , not to mention grade-one thinkers, they are “few and far between”. What kind of thinker do you think you are? Why? Structure: Part 1 (Para. 1—24 ) about: How the subject of thinking was first brought up to the author and his understanding of the nature of “grade-three thinking” Part 2 (Pa 25—29) about: The author’s analysis of the nature of “grade-two thinking” Part 3 (Para. 30—35) about : The author’s understanding of the “grade-one thinking” and his desire for it. Question: What do the three statuettes symbolize? What effect do the boy’s descriptions have? A: They represented the whole of life. The leopard stood for all animal needs or desires; Venus stood for love and the Thinker stood for thinking as a uniquely human feature. Text Analysis A humorous and sarcastic effect has been achieved by the author’s description of the statuettes, which established a background to support his later analysis of three grades of thinking and some human natures. Question: How did the author describe the following figures to demonstrate his analyses of different grades of thinking?