综合教程 新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材 教师PPTBook 3 Unit 8.ppt

Unit 8  Knowledge and Wisdom By Bertrand Russell Good fences make good neighbors. Trail :a series of marks drawn behind by sb. or sth that has passed by. The wounded tiger left a trail of blood. Trace :mark, sign showing sb. or sth has been present, existed, happened. Traces of an ancient civilization The police were unable to find any traces of the thief. Track: line or marks left by sb. or sth. Track : path or rough road made by a person or an animal. Tracks in the snow Follow the track left by the bear Keep track of Lose track of Off the track 入歧途，离题 Running track Track-racing 径赛 Learning Objectives Master the style of Exposition. Get familiar with rhetoric devices like parallelism and identify varied functions of it in the sentences. Master the use of key words and expressions in the text. Background Information A prolific writer, also a popularizer of philosophy and a commentator on a large variety of topics, ranging from very serious issues to the mundane. A British philosopher, logician, and mathematician A prominent anti-war activist for most of his long life, championing free trade between nations and anti-imperialism. Millions looked up to Russell as a prophet of the creative and rational life. More about Bertrand Russell In 1950, Russell was made a Nobel Laureate in Literature, in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought”. 1950年，罗素获得诺贝尔文学奖，以表彰其“多样且重要的作品，持续不断的追求人道主义理想和思想自由”。 Quotations Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. 三种既简单但又极为强烈的激情一直支配着我的一生：对爱的渴望，对知识的追求和对人类苦难不堪忍受的悲哀。 －－－罗素 Cease v. Stop doing something or stop happening e.g. The town described in many novels has long since ceased to exist . 停火！ Cease Fire! Cease-fire agreement n. witho