新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材 高级英语 第二册 unit1.ppt

Section 6: Further Enhancement This belief may, of course, be well founded. Parnell, for example, undoubtedly sinned in committing adultery, since he thereby postponed the fulfillment of the hopes of Ireland for many years. But even where the sense of sin is unfounded, it will poison love just as much. If love is to bring all the good of which it is capable, it must be free, generous, unrestrained and wholehearted. Text II Text Comprehension Section 6: Further Enhancement “Desiderata” is a Latin word that means anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledged. Text II Text Comprehension Section 6: Further Enhancement A medieval romance based on Celtic legend. The hero Tristan goes to Ireland to ask the hand of the princess Isolde for his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. On their return, the two mistakenly drink a love potion prepared for the king and fall deeply in love. After many adventures, they make peace with Mark, who marries Isolde. Text II Text Comprehension Section 6: Further Enhancement The distraught Tristan goes to Brittany, where he marries another noble Isolde. When he is wounded by a poisoned arrow, he sends for the first Isolde. His jealous wife tells him his true love has refused to come; he dies just before she arrives, and she dies in his arms. Text II Text Comprehension Section 6: Further Enhancement World War I from 1914 to 1918. Text II Text Comprehension Section 6: Further Enhancement Queen Anne (1665—1714) was the last of the Stuart monarchs and the first sovereign of Great Britain. During Anne’s reign, reason?was advocated??as a means to establishing an authoritative system of?aesthetics,?ethics, government, and even religion, which would allow?human beings?to obtain objective truth about the whole of reality.? Text II Text Comprehension Section 6: Further Enhancement And ironically it was the emphasis on reason that brought about the development of modern sciences, including psychiatry which mainly