钱青讲座：为什么学习文学

WhyStudyLiteraturePresentedbyProf.QianQing1英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

WhystudyliteratureWhatdosomepeoplethink?Whatdoyouthink?

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ExpandourvocabularyofeverydayEnglishandenableustospeakandwritebetterandmoreidiomatically.Whystudyliterature(1)4英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:11.Bellowwasinaturtleneck.2.ThewriterE.M.Forsterlivedonthefifthfloorofawalk-up.3.IhadajobI’dheldonandoff.4.Hewalksintoalivingroomwithalarge…circularrug,someslip-coveredeasychairs,awornsofa,alongwallofbooks…5英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:25.Thereisaphonecallforthewriterandhiswifesayssoftlytohim,“Foryou.”6.Afterthemeal,themaincharacterhelpsthewritertoclearup.7.Whenheisarguingwithhisfather,thefathersays,“Calmdown,I’llwalkyoutothebusandwaitwithyou.”8.Thehejumpsontoabusandthepneumaticdoorswingsshutbehindhim.

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Whystudyliterature7英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Improveourcomprehension.Whystudyliterature(2)8英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:1Spring

1.Thespringwascoldthatyear.2.Wedrinkthewaterfromthatspring.3.Oneofthespringsinthemattressisbroken.4.Hemadeaspringatthecardoorbuthewasn’tquickenough.9英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:2Turnout

1.Turnoutthelight.2.No-oneturnedoutforexercisesthatmorning.3.Itturnedoutthattheyhadallgonetobedverylate.4.Ouruniversityturnsoutgoodinterpreters.10英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:3Undo

1.Yourbuttonisundone.Heundidtheparcel.2.What’sdonecannotbeundone.3.Wehaveleftundonethethingsweoughttohavedone.4.WhatshallIdo?Mysecretisout.Iamundone.11英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二1234567

Whystudyliterature12英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Deepenourunderstandingofhumorandirony.

Whystudyliterature(3)13英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:1MrBennetttohiswifeMrsBennett

“Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,MrBingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty”.---PrideandPrejudice14英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:2MrBennetttohisdaughterElizabeth

“Iadmireallmythreesons-in-lawhighly.Wickhamisperhapsmyfavorite;butIthinkIshalllikeyourhusbandquiteaswellasJane’s”.---PrideandPrejudice15英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二1234567

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Expandourculturalhorizonsandbroadenourrangeofgeneralknowledge.

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Examples:1HistoryandSociety1.TheScarletLetter—NathanielHawthorne2.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn—MarkTwain3.TheAgeofInnocence—EdithWharton4.OPioneers!andMyAntonia---WillaCather5.SisterCarrie---TheodoreDreiser6.TheGreatGatsby—F.ScottFitzgerald7.TheGrapesofWrath—JohnSteinbeck18英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:2CustomsandHabits(culture)1.DaisyMillerthewretchedfateofDaisy

2.ThePortraitofaLadyHowIsabelArchernoticestherelationbetweentheladyandherhusband19英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二1234567

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Deepenourunderstandingofhumannature.

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Examples:11.DaisyMillerbyHenryJames

Daisy2.ThePortraitofaLadybyHenryJames

IsabelArcher’shusband3.MiddlemarchbyGeorgeEliot

DorotheaBrooke22英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:2Learningisacquiredbyreadingbooksbutthemuchmorenecessarylearning,theknowledgeoftheworld,isonlytobeacquiredthroughreadingman,andstudyingallthevariouseditionsofmen.

---AletterfromLordChesterfieldtohisson23英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二1234567

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Helpustostayhuman.

Whystudyliterature(6)25英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二Examples:JohnStuartMilla19th-centuryphilosopherandreformer

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Whystudyliterature27英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Containsthedistillationofthelifeexperienceandmatureviewsofthepeoplewhocamebeforeus.

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Examples:1Readingmakethafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.--OfStudiesbyFrancisBacon29英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:2Studiesservefordelight,forornamentandforability.Theirchiefusefordelightisinprivatenessandretiring;forornament,isindiscourse;andforability,isinthejudgmentanddispositionofbusiness.--OfStudiesbyFrancisBacon30英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:3Readnottocontradictandconfute,nortobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider.--OfStudiesbyFrancisBacon31英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二

Examples:4Craftymencontemnstudies,simplemenadmirethem,andwisemenusethem,fortheyteachnottheirownuse;butthatisawisdomwithoutthemandabovethem,wonbyobservation.--OfStudiesbyFrancisBacon32英语知识专题沙龙系列讲座二1

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