英语专业综英6unit14whereIlived.pptVIP

Unit 14 Text II Where I Lived, and What I Live for ---- By Henry Thoreau About the author Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian ， and a leading transcendentalist. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden . About Walden Walden is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, it details Thoreaus experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. The book compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development. By immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and self-sufficiency were Thoreaus other goals, and the whole project was inspired by transcendentalist philosophy, a central theme of the American Romantic Period. As Thoreau made clear in his book, his cabin was not in wilderness but at the edge of town, about two miles (3 km) from his family home. Where I Lived, and What I Lived for Q: Where do you want to live? And what do you live for? Vocabulary and Text Comprehension Paragraph 1 Discourse v. To talk or give a long speech about sth that you know a lot about it Deed n. A legal document that you sign, esp. one that proves that you own a house or a building Dearly adv. Very much Orchard n. A piece of land, normally separated from the surrounding area, in which fruits trees are grown Whence adv. (old use) from where Blast v. [usu. passive] to destroy sth such as a plant with disease, cold, heat, etc. Fallow adj. (of farm land) not us