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Lesson11.Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans.Anditisahumanuniqueactivity.2.Conversationisnotformakingapoint.Conversationisnottoconvinceothers.3.Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarepreparedtobelose.Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarewillingtobelose.friendsarenotdeeplyinvolvedineachother'slives.Barfriendsarenotdeeplyconcernedwitheachother'sprivatelives.5itcouldstillgoignorantlyon...Theconversationcouldgoonwithoutanybodyknowingwhowasrightorwrong.Therearecattleinthefield,butwesitdowntobeef.TheseanimalsarecalledcattleinEnglish,whentheyarealiveandfeedinginthefields;butwhenwesitdownatthetabletoeat,wecalltheirmeatbeefinFrench.ThenewrulingclasshadbuiltaculturalbarrieragainsthimbybuildingtheirFrenchagainsthisownlanguage.ThenewrulingclasshadcausedtheculturalcontradictionsbetweentherulingclassandnativeEnglishbyregardingFrenchsuperiortoEnglish.hadcomeroyallyintoitsown.EnglishhadgainedrecognitionbytheKing.9.Thephrasehasalwaysbeenusedalittlepejorativelyandevenfacetiouslybythelowerclasses.Thephrase,theking'sEnglishhasalwaysbeenuseddisrespectfullyandmadefunbythelowerclasses.Therebellionagainstaculturaldominanceisstillthere.Thereisstilloppositiontoculturalmonopoly.Thereisalwaysagreatdangerthat“wordswillhardenintothingsforus”Wetendtomakethemistakethatweregardthethingsastheyrepresent.Evenwiththemosteducatedandthemostliterate,theKing'sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.EventhemosteducatedandliteratedpeoplewillnotalwaysusetheformalEnglishintheirconversation.Lesson2Theburying--groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.Theburying-groundisjustahugepieceofwastelandfullofmoundsofearth,lookinglikeadesertedconstructionland.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthatfact.Allcolonialempiresarebuiltbyexploitingthelocalpeople.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyears,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard.Theyareborn.Thentheyworkhardwithoutenoughfoodforafewyears.Finallytheydieandareburiedinthehillsgraveswithoutanymarktoidentifythem.Acarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclathe,turningchair-legsatlightingspeed.Acarpentersitscrossinghislegsatanold-fashionedlathe,makingroundchair-legsveryfast.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews.Immediately,Jewsrushedoutoftheirdarkhole-likeroomsnearbyinafrenzymadness.oneofthemlooksonacigaretteasamoreorlessimpossibleluxury.EveryoneoftheseJewsconsidersthecigaretteasasomewhatpieceofluxurywhichtheycannotpossiblyafford.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.\However,awhite-skinnedEuropeaniseasytonoticeinafairway.Inatropicallandscapeone'seyetakesineverythingexceptthehumanbeing.Againstthebackgroundofatropicallandscape,peoplecouldnoticeeverythingbuttheycannotseelocalpeople.NoonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstotheDistressedAreasNoonewouldproposethecheaptripstotheslums.10....fornine-tenthsofthepeopletherealityoflifeisanendless,back-breakingstruggletowringalittlefoodoutofanerodedsoil.Thereallifeofnine-tenthsofthepeopleisthatthereisnoendtotheirextremelyhardworkinordertogetalittlefoodfromanerodedsoil.11.Sheacceptedherstatusasanoldwoman,thatistosayasabeastofburden.Shetookitforgrantedthatasanoldwomansheshouldworklikeananimal.withbrownskinsarenextdoortoinvisible.Peoplewhohavebrownskinsarealmostinvisible.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms...Thesoldiersworesecond—handkhakiuniformswhichcoveredtheirbeautifulwell—builtbodies.HowlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirectionHowlongwillittakeforthemtoattackus?Everywhitemantherehadthisthoughtstowedsomewhereorotherinhismind.Itiscertainthateverywhitemanrealizedthis.】Lesson3yetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichourforebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe...Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefwhichistheaimofourancestorsisstillindisputearoundtheworld.Thismuchwepledge--andmore.Thismuchwepromisetodoandwepromisetodomore.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofcooperativeventures.Ifweareunited,thereisalmostnothingwecannotdothroughalotofcooperation.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.Butthispeacefulrevolutionwhichcanbringhopeinapeacefulwaycannotfallvictimstoenemycountry.Ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpace...TheUnitedNationsisourlastandbesthopeintheerawheremeansoflaunchingwarhavefarsurpassedmeansofkeepingpeace....toenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun...toincreasetheareawheretheUN'swrittendocumentsmaybeeffective.7beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction...beforetheevilatomweaponmadepossiblebysciencedestroyallhumanbeingsinaplannedwayorbyaccident..yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind'sfinalwar...Howeverbothtryingtochangethatunstablebalanceofweaponsandthisbalanceofweaponscouldpreventhumanbeingsfromlaunchingtheirfinalwar.9.Soletusbeginanew,rememberingonbothsidesthatcivilityisnotasignofweakness...Soletusbeginonceagaintorealizethatpolitenessdoesnotmeanweakness.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrors.Isuggestbothsidestrytousesciencetomakewondersforhumanbeingsratherthanterrors.(...eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty.ThereareAmericansfromeverygenerationwhoanswerthecallofthecountrytoprovetheirloyaltytothecountry.Withagoodconscienceouronlysurereward,withhistorythefinaljudgeofourdeeds,letusgoforthtoleadthelandwelove...Ourcertainrewardisourgoodconscienceandhistorywilljudgeourdeeds,therefore,letustrytobepioneersinbuildingourbelovedcountry.Unit5slightedmentionofthedecadebringsnostalgicrecollectionstothemiddle-aged...Attheverymentionofthispostwarperiod,middle-agedpeoplebegintothinkaboutitlongingly.rejectionofVictoriangentilitywas,inanycase,inevitable.Inanycase,anAmericancouldnotavoidcastingasidemiddle-classrespectabilityandaffectedrefinement.waractedmerelyasacatalyticagentinthisbreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure...ThewaronlyhelpedtospeedupthebreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure..itwastempted,inAmericaatleast,toescapeitsresponsibilitiesandretreatbehindanairofnaughtyalcoholicsophistication...InAmericaatleast,theyoungpeoplewerestronglyinclinedtoshirktheirresponsibilities.Theypretendedtobeworldly-wise,drinkingandbehavingnaughtily.affordedtheyoungtheadditionalopportunityofmakingtheirpleasuresillicit...TheyoungfoundgreaterpleasureindrinkingbecauseProhibition,bymakingdrinkingunlawful,addedasenseofadventure..ouryoungmenbegantoenlistunderforeignflags.Ouryoungmenjoinedthearmiesofforeigncountriestofightinthewar.7they“wantedtogetintothefunbeforethewholethingturnedbellyup.”Theyoungwantedtotakepartinthegloriousadventurebeforethewholeended..theyhadoutgrowntownsandfamilies...Theseyoungpeoplecouldnolongeradaptthemselvestolivesintheirhometownsortheirfamilies.thereturningveteranalsohadtofacethesodden,NapoleoniccynicismofVersailles,thehypocriticaldo-goodismofProhibition...ThereturningveteranalsohadtofacethestupidcynicismofthevictoriousalliesinVersailleswhoactedascynicallyasNapoleondid,andtofacePhetension-riddenyouthofAmericahadto“give”...(Underallthisforceandpressure)somethingintheyouthofAmerica,whowerealreadyverytense,hadtobreakdown.11itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,theirmindsandpensinflamedagainstwar,Babbittry,and“Puritanical”gentility,shouldflocktothetraditionalartisticcenter...Itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,whosemindsandwritingswerefullofviolentangeragainstwar,Babbittry,and“Puritanical”gentility,shouldcomeinlargennumberstoliveinGreenwichVillage,thetraditionalartisticcenter.townhadits“fast”setwhichprideditselfonitselfonitsunconventionality...Eachtownwasproudthatithadagroupofwild,recklesspeople,wholivedunconventionallives.#Unit7Withaclamorofbellsthatsettheswallowssoaring,theFestivalofSummercametothecityOmelas.Theloudringingofthebells,whichsentthefrightenedswallowsflyinghigh,markedthebeginningoftheFestivalofSummerinOmelas...Theirhighcallsrisingliketheswallows'crossingflightsoverthemusicandsingsing.Theshoutingofthechildrencouldbeheardclearlyabovethemusicandsinginglikethecallsoftheswallowsflyingbyoverhead...Exercisedtheirrestivehorsesbeforetherace.Theriderswereputtingthehorsesthroughsomeexercisesbecausethehorseswereeagertostartandstubbornlyresistingthecontroloftheriders.Givenadescriptionsuchasthisonetendstomakecertainassumptions.Afterreadingtheabovedescriptionthereaderislikelytoassumecertainthings.<Thisisthetreasonofartist:arefusaltoadmitthebanalityofevilandtheterribleboredomofpain.Anartistbetrayshistrustwhenhedoesnotadmitthatevilisnothingfreshnornovelandpainisverydullanduninteresting.Theywerenature,intelligent,passionateadultswhoseliveswerenotwretched.Theywerefullydevelopedandintelligentgrown-uppeoplefullofintensefeelingsandtheywerenotmiserablepeople.Perhapsitwouldbebestifyouimagineditasyourownfancybids,assumingitwillrisetotheoccasion.PerhapsitwouldbebestifthereaderpicturesOmelastohimselfashisimaginationtellshim,assuminghisimaginationwillbeequaltothetask.Thefaintinsistentsweetnessofdroozmayperfumethewayofthecity.Thefaintbutcompellingsweetscentofthedrugdroozmayfillthestreetsofthecity.Perhapsitwasborndefective,orperhapsithasbecomeimbecilethroughfear,malnutritionandneglect.Perhapsthechildwasmentallyretardedbecauseitwasbornsoorperhapsithasbecomeveryfoolishandstupidbecauseoffear,poornourishmentandneglect.Itshabitsaretoouncouthforittorespondtohumanetreatment.Thehabitsofthechildaresocrudeandunculturedthatitwillshownosignofimprovementevenifitistreatedkindlyandtenderly.Theirtearsatthebitterinjusticedrywhentheybegintoperceivetheterriblejusticeofreality,andtoacceptit.Theyshedtearswhentheyseehowterriblyunjusttheyhavebeentothechild,butthesetearsdryupwhentheyrealizehowjustandfairthoughterriblerealitywasUnit81belowthenoisyarguments,theabuseandthequarrels,thereisareservoirofinstinctivefellow-feeling...TheEnglishpeoplemayhotlyargueandabuseandquarrelwitheachother,buttherestillexistsalotofnaturalsympatheticfeelingsforeachotherintheirhearts.2athearttheywouldliketotakeawhiptothewholeidletroublesomemobofthem.Whatthewealthyemployerswouldreallyliketodoistowhipalltheworkerswhomtheyregardaslazyandtroublesome.#.therearenotmanyofthesemen,eitherontheboardortheshopfloor...Therearenotmanysnarlingshopstewardsintheworkshop,noraretheremanycruelwealthyemployersontheboardofdirectors.demandsbigness,andtheyaresuspiciousofbigness.ThecontemporaryworlddemandsthateverythingshouldbedoneonabigscaleandtheEnglishdonottrustbigness.this,atleastsuperficially,Englishnessseemsapoorshadowyshow...Atleastonthesurface,whenEnglishnessisputagainstthepowerandsuccessofAdmass,Englishnessseemstoputuparatherpoorperformance.6whileEnglishnessisnothostiletochange,itisdeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchange'ssake...Englishnessisnotagainstchange,butitbelievesthatchangingjustforchange'ssakeandnototherusefulpurposesisverywrongandharmful.putcarsandmotorwaysbeforehousesseemstoEnglishnessacommunalimbecility.ToregardcarsandmotorwaysasmoreimportantthanhousesseemstoEnglishnessapublicstupidity.$mustaddthatwhileEnglishnesscanstillfighton,Admasscouldbewinning.ImustfurthersaythatwhileEnglishnesscangoonfighting,thereisagreatpossibilityforAdmasstowin.musthavesomemoralcapitaltodrawupon,andsoonitmaybeaskingforanoverdraft.Englishnessdrawsitsstrengthfromareservoirofstrongmoralandethicalprinciples,bablybelieve,asIdo,thattheAdmass”GoodLife”isafraudonallcounts.Therepeopleprobablybelieve,asIdo,thatthe“GoodLife”promisedbyAdmassisfalseanddishonestinallrespects..hewillnotevenfindmuchsatisfactioninthisscroungingmessyexistence,whichdoesnothingforaman'sself-respect.Hewillnotevenfindmuchsatisfactioninthisuntidyanddisorderedlifewherehemanagestoliveasaparasitebyspongingonpeople.Thiskindoflifedoesnothelpapersontobuildupanyself-respect.themtheHouseofCommonsisaremotesquabbling-shop.ThesepeopleconsidertheHouseofCommonsasaplaceratherfarawayfromthemwheresomepeoplearealwaysquarrelingandarguingoversomesmallmatters..heavyhandscanfallontheshouldersthathavebeenshruggingawaypolitics.Theywereverywrongtoignorepoliticsfortheycannowsuddenlyandfornoreasonbearrestedandthrownintoprison.Unit101.ItisacomplexfatetobeanAmericanThefateofanAmericaniscomplicatedandhardtounderstand..theywerenomoreathomeinEuropethanIwas.TheywereuneasyanduncomfortableinEuropeasIwas..wewerebothsearchingforourseparateidentities.Theywerealltryingtofindtheirownspecialindivi
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