大學思辨英語精讀備課unit-3

1、Unit3BereavementGriefPreparatyWk(1)AccdingtoBritannicaLuigiPirellowaswinnerofthe1934NobelPrizefLiterature.Withhisinventionofthe“theatrewithinthetheatre”intheplaySeipersonaggiincercad’aute(1921SixactersinSearchofanAuth)he

2、becameanimptantinnovatinmoderndrama.Influencedbyhiscatastrophicpersonalexperienceshedevelopedaliterarystyleacterizedby“theexplationofthetightlyclosedwldofthefeverchangeablehumanpersonality”(Britannica).“War”reflectsthiss

3、tyleofpsychologicalrealismfinsteadofdepictingexternalcircumstancesoftheGreatWaritchoosestounderlinethecrueltyofwarfromtheperspectiveofthesoldiers’anxiousgrievingparents.(2)Thestywassetinatraincarriageatdawn.Thewarreferre

4、dtointhestyismostprobablyWldWarIfduringthiswartheauthhimselfwasapsychologicallytmentedfatherbothofwhosesonswerecapturedasprisonersofwar.TheWldWarIwasaninternationalconflictthatresultedfromclashesofinterestamongthewld’sec

5、onomicgreatpowersassembledintwoopposingalliancestheAllies(includingtheUnitedKingdomBritishEmpireFrancetheRussianEmpire)versustheCentralPowersofGermanyAustriaHungary.ItalywasamemberoftheTripleAlliancealongsideGermanyAustr

6、iaHungarythoughitdidnotjointheCentralPowers(Willmott15).ItisgenerallybelievedbyhistiansthatWldWarIwas“virtuallyunprecedentedintheslaughtercarnagedestructionitcaused”(Britannica).Itledtothefalloffourgreatimperialdynasties

7、(GermanyRussiaAustriaHungaryTurkey)resultedintheBolshevikRevolutioninRussiainitsdestabilizationofEuropeansocietylaidthegroundwkfWldWarII.(3)Commonsymptomsofgriefcausedbybereavementincludewistfulnesslethargyhysteriadepres

8、sionsofth.AccdingtothepsychologistElisabethKblerRosspeoplewhohavelostsomeonecloseusuallygothroughfiveemotionalstages:denialangerbargainingdepressionacceptance.(4)Luigilu?id?iPerello?p?r?n?d?lo?Italian?pirɑn?d?ll?Fabriano

9、Italian?fabri?a?noSulmonaItaliansul?monaCriticalReadingI.Understingthetext1.(1)Theirargumentwasaboutwhatattitudeparentsshouldtaketowardstheirchildrengoingtowarkilledinaction.Ofthepassengersthefatmanappearedtohavethestron

10、gestargumentwhosuggestedthatparentsshouldwithholdtheirowngrieffeelproudhappyabouttheirchildrenwholaiddowntheirlivesftheCountry.Hispausehesitationinthedleofthesentence“Oursonsarebnbecause…wellbecausetheymustbebn”mightbese

11、enasarevelationofhischeckedimpulsetoarticulatehispaternalaffection.Itisasifheweretoblurtout“Oursonsarebnbecausewelovethem”.Herefrainedfromsayingsomethinglikethisprobablyffearthathecouldnotcheckhisemotiononcelettingitout.

12、(3)Whenhementioned“girlscigarettesillusionsnewties”hewasreferringtotheelementsofyouthfullifethatweremealluringtoyoungpeoplethantheirparents’affection.Hewastryingtosaythatyoungpeoplehadsomuchtoenjoythattheirliveswouldneve

13、rbecenteredaroundtheirparents.Histhoughtsaboutbeingyoungcanbarelysuppthissubsequentviewthatthereshouldbenomourningfsomeonewhodiedyounghappy.Onthecontrarythefactthatyoungpeoplehavemanygoodthingsinstefthemmakestheirdeathal

14、lthemelamentable.(4)Thefatman’sfeelingfthe“Country”wasmelikelytobeaclichconvenientlyusedtoadvancehisargumentfheusedthe“if”clauseinsteadofstatingitasamatterofcourse.ThisindicateshisawarenessthattheCountrybeinganaturalnece

15、ssityismerelyapopularnotion.Howevertheremightbeanelementofsincerityinhisfeelingsfthe“Country”asherepeatedlyspokeof“decentboys”thatchosetofightftheircountry.ButonthewholethenotionoftheCountrymightjustbeaconvenientplatitud

16、etoveilsuppresshisbitternessabouthisson’sdeath.(5)Thereasonsofferedbythefatmanwhenhesaidayoungmancoulddiehappywerepolygroundedhardlyconvincing.Hewasindeedtryingtorationalizethedeathofhissonsoastoassuagehispainofbereaveme

17、ntbuttherationalizationwastoofragiletobeofanycomfttohim.Thesonmighthavemixedfeelingsabouthisfather’swds.Ontheonehhemightbeabletoundersthisfather’sinnerstrugglebutontheotherhemightfeeluncomftableabouthisfathersayinghedied

18、satisfied.(6)Thequestionisconsidered“silly”“incongruous”fromthepassengers’pointofview.Intheeyesofotherpassengersthefatmanalreadymadehispointclearlythewomanappearedabsentminded.Herquestionwasconsideredsillybecausetheanswe

19、rwasalreadyevident.itwouldseemincongruouswiththewholeatmosphere.Whileotherpassengerswerevoicingtheiragreementwiththefatmanthewoman’squestionwasabruptunexpected.Thispointofviewhasanemotionaleffectthatreinfcesthefatman’slo

20、neliness.Hehadtobattlewithhisemotionalturmoilallonhisownwithalltheotherpeoplebelievinghewascopingreallywell.(7)Allthesefourdefinitionsarecommondenotationsofthewdpatriotismwhichisacontroversialnotion.Itismallyvaluablefitc

21、anarousenoblesentimentsofheroismwithinpeopleunitethemtogetherasawholenation.Butwhetheritshouldbematyisdisputablefitmaybepushedtoanextremerequirepeopletosacrificetheirpersonalinterestfthe“greatergood”thatmightsometimesbeq