Seize Your Time
According to the article, match each of the following words with its
meaning.
(1) furnish a. time without an end or a state of existence outside time
(2) virtue b. to provide or supply something
(3) eternity c. worthwhile qualities
(4) merit d. good way of behaving
Practicing for Better Learning
Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading
text?
Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
______ (1) Ultimately, all of heroes in history turn into fable and romance.
______ (2) What the heroes need is glory and fortune.
Now a Try
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 榮耀是建立在一個(gè)人的美德之上的。
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2. 人本質(zhì)的好與壞,決定人是否有價(jià)值。
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3. 我們經(jīng)常以為傳奇和神話都是古人們編造的故事。
一個(gè)完全相反的地方
A Thoroughly Negative Place
阿爾伯特·卡繆 / Albert Camus
阿爾伯特·卡繆(1913—1960),法國(guó)作家,生于阿爾及利亞的蒙多維,幼年喪父,生活貧困但學(xué)習(xí)刻苦并獲哲學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位。1935年開(kāi)始從事戲劇活動(dòng),一生鐘愛(ài)戲劇創(chuàng)作。主要?jiǎng)”居小墩`會(huì)》《卡利古拉》等,除了劇本,卡繆還創(chuàng)作了很多著名小說(shuō),中篇小說(shuō)《局外人》是他的成名作,也是荒誕小說(shuō)的代表作。1957年卡繆獲諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。這篇文章藉由小鎮(zhèn)景物的刻畫(huà),對(duì)人類盲目追逐商業(yè)文明進(jìn)行控訴。語(yǔ)調(diào)是卡繆擅長(zhǎng)的戲謔與諷刺;語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)潔、深刻,而文章氣脈自相貫連,是散文中的極品。
Practicing for Better Learning
Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.
1. What does the spring like in the town?
2. What is the most important thing for these citizens?