现代大学英语_第三版_精读6 教案Unit 7 Beauty、Unit 8 Notes on the English Character.pdf

Unit 7 Beauty Scott Russell Sanders Structure of the Text Part I (Paras. 1-13) The author recalls his daughter Eva’s wedding and his feelings at that time. The last Paragraph of this section gives facts about the wedding, pointing out that it took place in Bloomington, Indiana on a sizzling Saturday in July. Part ІІ (Paras. 14-17) The author compares “the surpassing joy” he felt at the wedding with the wonders of the universe and points out that the sensations he experiences at being in the presence of “the thrill of beauty” is the same in both cases. 1. A transition from the wedding to the wonders of the universe. (Para. 14) 2. A more specific description of the wonders of the universe. (Para. 15) 3. An answer to the question of why such different things could provoke the same “hum of delight”—beauty. (Paras. 16-17) Part ІІI (Paras. 18-21) The author tries to answer one key question: Is beauty purely subjective, existing only “in the eyes of the beholder” or does beauty have an objective existence? His answer is that beauty is a reflection of the natural order of things. It follows “the grain of the universe” and is also a part of ourselves. Part IV (Paras. 22-27) The author states that biology (or our genes) plays a role in our pursuit of beauty but it is not a determining factor. Part V (Paras. 28-31) The author returns to a description of the wedding and his feeling of joy. 203 Part VI (Paras. 32-36) In pursuing the laws of nature, people soon encounter beauty. Theories are beautiful because patterns in the universe are beautiful and the theories which reflect such patterns cannot but be beautiful. Part VII (Paras. 37-39) In order to perceive beauty, we