英语专业综合教程3第六单元text2.pptVIP

UNIT4  Text2 THE AGE OF THRILLS ---Robert Lynd About the author: Robert Wilson Lynd(1879-1949)was an Irish writer,an urbane literary essayist and strong Irish nationalist.He is remembered today for numerous essays of elegance and fluency. Colosseum [?kɑl??si?m] n.罗马斗兽场（建于公元80年，耗时5年，至今大部分尚存） continuously[k?n?t?nj??sl?] adv. at every point; with unflagging resolve; 连续不断地，接连地；时时刻刻；连着； synonym： endlessly，ceaselessly，incessantly，unceasingly，unendingly e.g. Continual dropping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。 Despite attempts to call the