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新理念大学英语三级阅读教程unit1新理念大学英语三级阅读教程unit1新理念大学英语三级阅读教程unit1资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月新理念大学英语三级阅读教程unit1版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：本文节选自IronJohn:ABookAboutMenIronJohn:ABookAboutMenbyRobertBly.Copyright1994,2004byRobertBlyWetalkagreatdealabout"theAmericanman,"asifthereweresomeconstantqualitythatremainedstableoverdecades,orevenwithinasingledecade.

ThemenwholivetodayhaveveeredfarawayfromtheSaturnian,old-man-mindedfarmer,proudofhisintroversion,whoarrivedinNewEnglandin1630,willingtositthroughthreeservicesinanunheatedchurch.IntheSouth,anexpansive,motherboundcavalierdeveloped,andneitherofthesetwo"Americanmen"resembledthegreedyrailroadentrepreneurthatlaterdevelopedintheNortheast,northerecklessI-will-do-withoutculturesettlersoftheWest.【这一段里作者提到哪几种美国人他提这些的目的是什么】

Eveninourowneratheagreed-onmodelhaschangeddramatically.Duringthefifties,forexample,anAmericancharacterappearedwithsomeconsistencythatbecameamodelofmanhoodadoptedbymanymen:theFiftiesmale.

Hegottoworkearly,laboredresponsibly,supportedhiswifeandchildren,andadmireddiscipline.Reaganisasortofmummifiedversionofthisdoggedtype.Thissortofmandidn'tseewomen'ssoulswell,butheappreciatedtheirbodies;andhisviewofcultureandAmerica'spartinitwasboyishandoptimistic.Manyofhisqualitieswerestrongandpositive,butunderneaththecharmandblufftherewas,andthereremains,muchisolation,deprivation,andpassivity.Unlesshehasanenemy,heisn'tsurethatheisalive.

TheFiftiesmanwassupposedtolikefootball,beaggressive,stickupfortheUnitedStates,nevercry,andalwaysprovide.Butreceptivespaceorintimatespacewasmissinginthisimageofaman.Thepersonalitylackedsomesenseofflow.ThepsychelackedcompassioninawaythatencouragedtheunbalancedpursuitoftheVietnamwar,justas,later,thelackofwhatwemightcall"garden"spaceinsideReagan'sheadledtohiscallousnessandbrutalitytowardthepowerlessinElSalvador【查工具书：是怎么回事】

,towardoldpeoplehere,theunemployed,schoolchildren,andpoorpeopleingeneral.【FiftiesMale有什么特点】

TheFiftiesmalehadaclearvisionofwhatamanwas,andwhatmaleresponsibilitieswere,buttheisolationandone-sidednessofhisvisionweredangerous.【提问：作者对五十年代男性是什么态度你觉得他有褒贬吗】

Duringthesixties,anothersortofmanappeared.ThewasteandviolenceoftheVietnam【查工具书：了解越战、反越战、战后的反思】warmademenquestionwhethertheyknewwhatanadultmalereallywas.IfmanhoodmeantVietnam,didtheywantanypartofitMeanwhile,thefeministmovementencouragedmentoactuallylookatwomen,forcingthemtobecomeconsciousofconcernsandsufferingsthattheFiftiesmalelaboredtoavoid.Asmenbegantoexaminewomen'shistoryandwomen'ssensibility,somemenbegantonoticewhatwascalledtheirfemininesideandpayattentiontoit.Thisprocesscontinuestothisday,andIwouldsaythatmostcontemporarymenareinvolvedinitinsomeway.

There'ssomethingwonderfulaboutthisdevelopment--Imeanthepracticeofmenwelcomingtheirown"feminine"consciousnessandnurturingit--thisisimportant--andyetIhavethesensethatthereissomethingwrong.Themaleinthepasttwentyyearshasbecomemorethoughtful,moregentle.Butbythisprocesshehasnotbecomemorefree.He'saniceboywhopleasesnotonlyhismotherbutalsotheyoungwomanheislivingwith.【提问：这句话怎么理解作者这么说的意图是什么作者对SoftMale的态度是什么？】

IntheseventiesIbegantoseealloverthecountryaphenomenonthatwemightcallthe"softmale."SometimeseventodaywhenIlookoutatanaudience,perhapshalftheyoungmalesarewhatI'dcallsoft.They'relovely,valuablepeople--Ilikethem--they'renotinterestedinharmingtheearthorstartingwars.There'sagentleattitudetowardlifeintheirwholebeingandstyleofliving.

Butmanyofthesemenarenothappy.Youquicklynoticethelackofenergyinthem.Theyarelife-preservingbutnotexactlylife-giving.Ironically,youoftenseethesemenwithstrongwomenwhopositivelyradiateenergy

Herewehaveafinelytunedyoungman,ecologicallysuperiortohisfather,sympathetictothewholeharmonyoftheuniverse,yethehimselfhaslittlevitalitytooffer.

Thestrongorlife-givingwomenwhograduatedfromthesixties,sotospeak,orwhohaveinheritedanolderspirit,playedanimportantpartinproducingthislife-preserving,butnotlife-giving,man.【提问：你同意作者这个说法吗为什么作者为这个论点给出理由没有】

Irememberabumperstickerduringthesixtiesthatread"WOMENSAYYESTOMENWHOSAYNO."Werecognizethatittookalotofcouragetoresistthedraft,gotojail,ormovetoCanada,justasittookcouragetoacceptthedraftandgotoVietnam.Butthewomenoftwentyyearsagoweredefinitelysayingthattheypreferredthesofterreceptivemale.【这一段有点绕，看明白它的逻辑没有】

Sothedevelopmentofmenwasaffectedalittleinthispreference.Nonreceptivemalenesswasequatedwithviolence,andreceptivemalenesswasrewarded.

Someenergeticwomen,atthattimeandnowinthenineties,choseandstillchoosesoftmentobetheirloversand,inaway,perhaps,tobetheirsons【这话怎怎么理解】

.Thenewdistributionof"yang"energyamongcouplesdidn'thappenbyaccident.Youngmenforvariousreasonswantedtheirharderwomen,andwomenbegantodesiresoftermen.Itseemedlikeanicearrangementforawhile,butwe'velivedwithitlongenoughnowtoseethatitisn'tworkingout.

Ifirstlearnedabouttheanguishof"soft"menwhentheytoldtheirstoriesinearlymen'sgatherings.In1980,theLamaCommunityinNewMexicoaskedmetoteachaconferenceformenonly,theirfirst,inwhichaboutfortymenparticipated.EachdayweconcentratedononeGreekgodandoneoldstory,andthenlateintheafternoonswegatheredtotalk.Whentheyoungermenspokeitwasnotuncommonforthemtobeweepingwithinfiveminutes.Theamountofgriefandanguishintheseyoungermenwasastoundingtome.

Partoftheirgriefroseoutofremotenessfromtheirfathers,whichtheyfeltkeenly,butpartly,too,griefflowedfromtroubleintheirmarriagesorrelationships.Theyhadlearnedtobereceptive,butreceptivitywasn'tenoughtocarrytheirmarriagesthroughtroubledtimes.Ineveryrelationshipsomethingfierceisneededonceinawhile:boththemanandthewomanneedtohaveit.Butatthepointwhenitwasneeded,oftentheyoungmancameupshort.Hewasnurturing,butsomethingelsewasrequired--forhisrelationship,andforhislife.

The"soft"malewasabletosay,"Icanfeelyourpain,andIconsideryourlifeasimportantasmine,andIwilltakecareofyouandcomfortyou."Buthecouldnotsaywhathewanted,andstickbyit.Resolveofthatkindwasadifferentmatter.

InTheOdyssey,HermesinstructsOdysseusthatwhenheapproachesCirce,whostandsforacertainkindofmatriarchalenergy,heistoliftorshowhissword.