现代大学英语 精读4 第1课 Thinking as A Hobby.pptVIP

Lesson 1 Thinking as A Hobby Final Exam Analysis Goddess Venus Venus de Milo (about 150—100 BC) is considered by many art historians to be the ideal of Hellenistic beauty. It was carved out of marble and stands approximately 205 cm (6 ft 10 in) high. Goddess Venus As Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty, Venus is associated with cultivated fields and gardens and later identified by the Romans with the Greek Goddess of Love, Aphrodite. The Greek island of Melos Rodin’s Thinker Resting on the horizontal panel above the doors, The Thinker became the focal point of The Gates of Hell and subsequently perhaps the most well-known sculpture of all time. Rodin’s Thinker The athletic-looking figure, inspired by the sculpture of Michelangelo, depicts a man in sober meditation, yet whose muscles strain with effort—possibly to evoke a powerful internal struggle. Rodin initially referred to the figure as Dante but eventually what we know as The Thinker evolved into a more symbolic representation of creativity, intellect, and above all—thought. 1942年1月16日尼赫鲁接替甘地成为国大党领袖 * * William Golding The Divine Comedy 《神曲》 Inferno地狱Hell Purgatorio炼狱Purgatory, Paradiso天堂 Heaven Kiss 人的罪恶由不可克服的欲望而来，而欲望是由于人类对光明与欢乐的追求而来，因此人类的欲望就是罪恶的渊薮，人类的欢乐就是导向罪恶的途径，而人类的痛苦就是注定不可抗拒的、永无完结的 *