Unit 16 Text IThe Battle of the AntsWord格式.docx
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2.Whatsimilaritiesanddifferenceshaveyoufoundbetweentheanimalworldandthehumanworld?
1OnedaywhenIwentouttomywood-pile,orrathermypileofstumps,Iobservedtwolargeants,theonered,theothermuchlarger,nearlyhalfaninchlong,andblack,fiercelywrestledandrolledonthechipsincessantly.Lookingfarther,Iwassurprisedtofindthatthechipswerecoveredwithsuchcombatants,thatitwasnotaduellum,butabellum,awarbetweentworacesofants,theredalwayspittedagainsttheblack,andfrequentlytworedonestooneblack.ThelegionsoftheseMyrmidonscoveredallthehillsandvalesinmywoodyard,andthegroundwasalreadystrewnwiththedeadanddying,bothredandblack.ItwastheonlybattlewhichIhaveeverwithnessed,theonlybattlefieldIevertrodwhilethebattlewasraging;
internecinewar;
theredrepublicansontheonehand,andtheblackimperialistsontheother.Oneverysidetheywereengagedindeadlycombat,yetwithoutanynoisethatIcouldhear,andhumansoldiersneverfoughtsoresolutely.Iwatchedacouplethatwerefastlockedineachother’sembraces,inalittlesunnyvalleyamidthechips,nowatnoondaypreparedtofighttillthesunwentdown,orlifewentout.Thesmallerredchampionhadfastenedhimselflikeavicetohisadversary’sfront,andthroughallthetumblingsonthatfiledneverforaninstantceasedtognawatoneofhisfeelersneartheroot,havingalreadycausedtheothertogobytheboard;
whilethestrongerblackonedashedhimfromsidetoside,and,asIsawonlookingnearer,hadalreadydivestedhimofseveralofhismembers.Theyfoughtwithmorepertinacitythanbulldogs.Neithermanifestedtheleastdispositiontoretreat:
Itwasevidentthattheirbattle-crywas“Conquerordie.”Inthemeanwhiletherecamealongasingleredantonthehillsideofthisvalley,evidentlyfullofexcitement,whoeitherhaddispatchedhisfoe,orhadnotyettakenpartinthebattle;
probablythelatter,forhehadlostnoneofhislimbs;
whosemotherhadchargedhimtoreturnwithhisshieldoruponit2.OrperchancehewassomeAchilles2,whohadnourishedhiswrathapart,andhadnowcometoavengeorrescuehisPatroclus3.Hesawthisunequalcombatfromafar—fortheblackswerenearlytwicethesizeofthered—hedrewnearwithrapidpacetillhestoodonhisguardwithinhalfaninchofthecombatants;
then,watchinghisopportunity,hesprangupontheblackwarrior,andcommencedhisoperationsneartherootofhisrightforeleg,leavingthefoetoselectamonghisownmembers;
andsotherewerethreeunitedforlife,asifanewkindofattractionhadbeeninventedwhichputallotherlocksandcementstoshame4.Ishouldnothavewonderedbythistimetofindthattheyhadtheirrespectivemusicalbandsstationedonsomeeminentchip,andplayingtheirnationalairsthewhile5,toexcitetheslowandcheerthedyingcombatants.Iwasmyselfexcitedsomewhatevenasiftheyhadbeenmen.Themoreyouthinkofit,thelessthedifference.AndcertainlythereisnotthefightrecordedinConcord6history,atleast,ifinthehistoryofAmerica,thatwillbearamoment’scomparisonwiththis;
whetherforthenumbersengagedinit,orforthepatriotismandheroismdisplayed.FornumbersandforcarnageitwasanAusterlitzorDresden7.ConcordFight!
Twokilledonthepatriots’side,andLutherBlanchard8wounded!
WhyhereeveryantwasaButtrick9—“Fire!
ForGod’ssakefire!
”—andthousandssharedthefateofDavisandHomer10.Therewasnotonehirelingthere11.Ihavenodoubtthatitwasaprincipletheyfoughtfor,asmuchasourancestors,andnottoavoidathree-pennytaxontheirtea12;
andtheresultsofthisbattlewillbeasimportantandmemorabletothosewhomitconcernsasthoseofthebattleofBunkerHill13,atleast.
2ItookupthechiponwhichthethreeIhaveparticularlydescribedwerestruggling,carrieditintomyhouse,andplaceditunderatumbleronmywindowsill,inordertoseetheissue.Holdingamicroscopetothefirst-mentionedredant,Isawthat,thoughhewasassiduouslygnawingatthenearforelegofhisenemy,havingseveredhisremainingfeeler,hisownbreastwasalltornaway,exposingwhatvitalshehadtheretothejawsoftheblackwarrior,whosebreastplatewasapparentlytoothickforhimtopierce;
andthedarkcarbunclesofthesufferer’seyesshonewithferocitysuchaswaronlycouldexcite.Theystruggledhalfanhourlongerunderthetumbler,andwhenIlookedagaintheblacksoldierhadseveredtheheadsofhisfoesfromtheirbodies,andthestilllivingheadswerehangingoneithersideofhimlikeghastlytrophiesathissaddle-bow,stillapparentlyasfirmlyfastenedasever,andhewasendeavoringwithfeeblestruggles,beingwithoutfeelers,andwithonlytheremnantofaleg,andIknownothowmanyotherwounds,todivesthimselfofthem,whichatlength,afterhalfanhourmore,heaccomplished.Iraisedtheglass,andhewentoffoverthewindowsillinthatcrippledstate.Whetherhefinallysurvivedthatcombat,andspenttheremainderofhisdaysinsomeHoteldesInvalides14,Idonotknow;
butIthoughtthathisindustrywouldnotbeworthmuchthereafter.Ineverlearnedwhichpartywasvictorious,northecauseofthewar,butIfeltfortherestofthatdayasifIhadmyfeelingsexcitedandharrowedbywitnessingthestruggle,theferocityandcarnage,ofahumanbattlebeforemydoor.
3KirbyandSpence15tellusthatthebattlesofantshavelongbeencelebratedandthedateofthemrecorded,thoughtheysaythatHuberistheonlymodernauthorwhoappearstohavewitnessedthem.“AeneasSylvius16,”saythey,“aftergivingaverycircumstantialaccountofonecontestedwithgreatobstinacybyagreatandsmallspeciesonthetrunkofapeartree,”addsthat“‘thisactionwasfoughtinthepontificateofEugeniustheFourth17,inthepresenceofNicholasPistoriensis,aneminentlawyer,whorelatedthewholehistoryofthebattlewiththegreatestfidelity.’AsimilarengagementbetweengreatandsmallantsisrecordedbyOlausMagnus18,inwhichthesmallones,beingvictorious,aresaidtohaveburiedthebodiesoftheirownsoldiers,butleftthoseoftheirgiantenemiesapreytothebirds.ThiseventhappenedprevioustotheexpulsionofthetyrantChristiantheSecondfromSweden19.”ThebattlewhichIwitnessedtookplaceinthePresidencyofPolk20,fiveyearsbeforethepassageofWebster’sFugitive-SlaveBill21.
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GLOSSARY
Stumpgnaw
Chipfeeler
Combatantdash
Duellumdivest
Bellumpertinacity
Pitbulldog
Legionbattle-cry
Myrmidondispatch
Valelimb
Woodyardperchance
Strewnourish
Ragewrath
Internecineavenge
Resolutelycommence
Viceforeleg
Tumblingcement
Heroismghastly
Carnagetrophy
Hirelingsaddle-bow
Windowsillremnant
Assiduouslyharrow
Vitalscircumstantial
Jawobstinacy
Breastplatepontificate
Piercefidelity
Carbuncleexpulsion
1.AbouttheauthorThoreau,HenryDavid(1817-1862),wasanAmericanwriter,philosopher,andnaturalistwhobelievedintheimportanceofindividualism.Thoreau’sbest-knowworkisWalden;
orLifeinthewoods(1854),whichembodieshisphilosophyandreflectshisindependentcharacter.ThebookrecordsThoreau’sexperiencesinahand-builtcabin,wherehespenttwoyearsinpartialseclusion,atWaldenPondnearConcord,Massachusetts.Thecurrenttextistakenfromthisbook.
2.…whosemotherhadchargedhimtoreturnwithhisshieldoruponit(Paragraph1)…whosemotherhadtoldhimeithertofightbravelyandreturnintact,ortofighttodeathandreturnlyingontheshield.
3.OrperchancehewassomeAchilles,whohadnourishedhiswrathapart,andhadnowcometoavengeorrescuehisPatroclus(Paragraph1)InGreekmythology,PatrocluswasdearestfriendoftheheroAchilleswhomheaccompaniedtotheTrojanWar.Laterinthewar,Achilleswithdrewhistroops,theMyrmidons,fromcombatbecauseofquarrelwithAgamemnon,commanderoftheGreekforces.SoonafterPatroclusledtheGreekarmytovictoryovertheTrojons,hewasslainbytheTrojoncommander,Hector.Toavengehisfried’sdeath,AchillesrejoinedthebattleandkilledHector.
4.…andcommencedhisoperationsneartherootofhisrightforeleg,leavingthefoetoselectamonghisownmembers;
andsotherewerethreeunitedforlife,asifanewkindofattractionhadbeeninventedwhichputallotherlocksandcementstoshame.(Paragraph1)…thenstartedhisattacksattherootoftheblackant’srightfrontleg,leavingtheenemytochoosetousetherestofhislegsfortheconfrontation;
ataresult,thethereofthem,fightingforsurvival,weresotightlylocksandcementswerealmostnothing.
5.playingtheirnationalairsthewhile(Paragraph1)playingtheirowntribalmelodytocheeruptheirsoldiersduringthistimeofcombat.
6.Concord(Paragraph1)atownofeasternMassachusettsontheConcordRiverwest-northwestofBoston.AnearlybattleoftheRevolutionaryWarwasfoughthereonApril19,1775.Inthe19thcenturythetownwasnotedasanintellectualandliterarycenter.
7.AusterlitzorDresden(Paragraph1)AusterlitzisatownofsouthernCzechoslovakia.Nearby,onDecember2,1805,NapoleondecisivelydefeatedtheRussianandAustrianarmieswereallpresentonthefield,theBattleofAusterlitzissometimescalledtheBattleoftheThreeEmperors.Dresdenisacityofeast-centralGermanyontheElbeRivereast-southeastofLeipzig.Napoleonwonhislastmajormilitarysuccessherein1813.
8.LutherBlanchard(Paragraph1)OnApirl19,1775,inthetownofActon,
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