Unit 10 Satire in Literature新编大学英语第二版第四册教案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Mostessayistshaveaseriouspointtomakeintheirwriting.Thetechniquesthattheyuseintheirrhetoricdiffer,butanumberofthemhaveemployedhumorasawayofbothentertainingandinstructingthereader.Twoofthewritersinthisunit,IsaacAsimovandMarkTwain,havebeenquiteeffectiveindoingso.Theyalsoemploysomeotherinterestingtechniquesintheirwriting.
Dr.IsaacAsimov,anaturalizedAmerican,wasborninRussiain1920.Hewastrainedinchemistryand,indeed,taughtchemistryattheBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicineformanyyears.However,heisbestknownforhismorethanthreehundredbooksdealingwithanastoundingrangeofsubjects:
bio-chemistry,thehumanbody,ecology,mathematics,physics,astronomy,genetics,history,theBible,andShakespeare—tonameonlyafew.Healsowroteshortstoriesandsciencefictionnovels.Inaddition,hewrotemanyhumorouslimerickswhichhavedelightedthosewhoenjoythattypeofpoetry.
AsimovwasagreatadmirerofShakespeareandhiswritings.HebelievedthatShakespearewasthesupremewriterinthehistoryofEnglishliterature,andoneofthegreatestwriterswhoeverwroteinanylanguage.AsimovworriedthatpeopleoftodaywouldnotalwaysunderstandthelanguageofShakespeareantimesandcertainlywouldnotknowallofthehistoricalandmythologicalreferencesthatShakespearemadeinhisplays,sohewrotealengthybook,
Asimov’sGuidetoShakespeare.InthisbookhewentthrougheachofShakespeare’splaysandexplaineditshistorical,legendaryandmythologicalbackground.
Atfirstglance,“TheImmortalBard”mightseemtobeashortstory.However,itisahumorousessayinwhichheusesadialogueform.HeispokingfunatEnglishprofessorswhothinktheyknowexactlywhatShakespearemeanttosayinhisplaysandwhodonotacceptanydifferingviews,includingthoseofShakespearehimself,wemayconclude(OnecanmeetmanysuchpeopleatShakespeareanconferencesinbothEnglandandtheU.S.).Heevidentlyfeelsthatsuchprofessorstakethemselvesandtheiropinionstooseriously.
MarkTwain(1835-1910),bornSamuelLanghorneClemens,hasbeenbestknowninrecentyearsforhisnovels
TomSawyer
and
HuckleberryFinn.Hewasalsoagreathumoristandeffectivesatirist,wholovedhisnativecountrybutalsofeltfreetocriticizemuchaboutit.Duringhisearlyyearsasanewspaperwriter,hetookonhispennameofMarkTwainandbeganwritingsatire.OneofhismanytargetswasthepretensionsoftherichpeopleinAmerica;
anothertargetwasAmericanpoliticsandpoliticians.Heespeciallydecriedthedishonestyofpeopleinvolvedinpoliticsandfeltthatitwasdifficultforanhonestpersontobecomeelected.Heillustratesthisdifficultyin“RunningforGovernor”,inwhichhepretendstobeapersonwhoranforgovernorandwassubjectedtomanyliesbythosewhoranagainsthim.Twainusesmanyhumorousincidentstoillustratehispoint.
Thewriterof“ManversusAnimals”addressestheage-olddiscussionofwhoissuperior,manorotheranimals.Anarrativestyleisusedinthepresentationofthearguments.(Mostreaderswillfindthismoreinterestingthanastraightpresentationofthetwosidesoftheargument.)
However,attheendoftheessay,thereaderfindsthatthereisafurtherpoint,otherthan“superiority,”beingmade.TheSagestressesthatmancantransformhimselfthrough“education,company,andemulation”;
healsocanattainimmortality.ThesagehimselfistryingtoprovehimselfatrueMan.
PartOnePREPARATION
1.InterpretingQuotations
1)Thisquotationmeansthatweneedtomakeeffortsandfindwaysofsecuringself-approval.Peopleveryoftentryhardtowintheapprovalfromothers,andit’sactuallyaverydifficultthingtodo.Whatismoreworthwhiletodoistobeconfidentofyourselfandbeappreciativeofwhatyou’vedone.
2)Thisquotationmeansthatmanyofthecomplimentsarejustflattering,butnottothepoint.Peopleveryoftenoffercomplimentsjusttoplease,buttheyoftendon’tcomplimentmeaboutthethingsthatIthinkareimportant.
3)Thisquotationmeansthatifyoucomplimentsomeone,youshoulddoitbecauseyouthinkthepersondeservesit.Ifyouexpectanythinginreturn,yourcomplimentisnotsincere.
4)Thisquotationmeansthatweshouldwelcomedifferentopinionsonanyissue.Differentopinionsmaysoundunpleasantandsometimesevenannoying,buttheymakethingsmoreinteresting.
5)Thisquotationmeansthatarealfriendissomeonewhoiswithyouwhenyou’reinadifficultsituation.Wheneverythingissmoothsailingandyouaresurroundedbylotsoffriends,youneedtobecareful.Somemaynotberealfriends.Asthesayinggoes,afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Thebesttimetodistinguisharealfriendfromafalseoneiswhenyoufaceadversity.
6)Thisquotationmeansthatweshouldgivehelponlytopeoplewhotrytohelpthemselves.Thosewaitingforhelpfromothersdonotdeservehelp.Ifapersonasksforsomethingbutdoesn’twanttoworkforit,heshouldn’tbehelped.
2.Doyouknowthem?
A.Shakespeare
B.MarkTwain
C.Newton
D.Archimedes
E.Galileo
F.IsaacAsimov
Backgroundinformation:
1)IsaacAsimov
Asimov’sbirthanddeath
Asimovwasborn(officially)January2,1920,inthetownofPetrovichi,thenintheRussianSovietFederatedSocialistRepublic(czaristRussianolongerexisted,whiletheUSSRhadn’tbeenformedyet)andnowinRussia.AlthoughborntoJewsintheearlydaysoftheRSFSR,therearenoaccuraterecords,anditispossiblethathemayhavebeenbornasearlyasOctober4,1919.
Asimov’sbirthdatewastemporarilychangedbyhismothertoSeptember7,1919inordertogethimintoschoolayearearlier.When,severalyearslater,hediscoveredthis,heinsistedthattheofficialrecordsbechangedback.January2,1920wasthedatehepersonallycelebratedthroughouthislife.
HisfamilylefttheSovietUniononJanuary11,1923andarrivedinNewYorkCityFebruary3.AsimovdiedonApril6,1992ofheartandkidneyfailure,whichwerecomplicationsoftheHIVinfectionhecontractedfromatransfusionoftaintedbloodduringhisDecember1983triple-bypassoperation.(TherevelationthatAIDSwasthecauseofhisdeathwasnotmadeuntilIt'
sBeenaGoodLifewaspublishedin2002).Hisbodywascrematedandhisasheswerenotinterred.
Asimov’sBeliefsandpolitics
IsaacAsimovwasahumanist
andarationalist.Hedidnotopposegenuinereligiousconvictioninothersbutwasagainstsuperstitious,unfoundedbeliefs.Hewasafraidofflying,onlydoingsotwiceinhisentirelife.Asimovwasalsoaclaustrophila,thatis,heenjoyedsmall,enclosedspaces.
Asimovwasaprogressive
onmostpoliticalissues,andastaunchsupporteroftheUnitedStatesDemocraticParty.Inatelevisioninterviewintheearly1970s
hepubliclyendorsedGeorgeMcGovern.Hewasunhappyatwhathesawasanirrationalisttacktakenbymanyprogressivepoliticalactivistsfromthelate1960s
onwards.Hisdefenseofcivilapplicationsofnuclearpower
evenaftertheThreeMileIsland
incidentdamagedhisrelationswithsomeontheleft.Heissuedmanyappealsforpopulationcontrol
reflectingtheperspectivefirstarticulatedbyPaulR.Ehrlich.IntheclosingyearsofhislifeAsimovblamedthedeteriorationofthequalityoflifethatheperceivedinNewYork
ontheshrinkingtaxbasecausedbymiddleclassflighttothesuburbs.Hislastnon-fictionbook,OurAngryEarth
(1991,co-writtenwithsciencefictionauthorFrederikPohl),dealswithelementsoftheenvironmentalcrisissuchasglobalwarming
andthedestructionoftheozonelayer.
Asimov’swritingcareer
Asimov’scareercanbedividedintoseveraltimeperiods.Hisearlycareer,dominatedbysciencefiction,beganwithshortstoriesstartingaround1940.Thislasteduntilabout1958,endingafterpublicationof
TheNakedSun.
Followingthat,hegreatlyincreasedhisproductionofnon-fiction,consequentlypublishinglittlesciencefiction.Overthenextquartercentury,hewroteonlyfoursciencefictionnovels.Startingin1982,thesecondhalfofhissciencefictioncareerbegan,withthepublicationof
Foundation’sEdge.Fromthenuntilhisdeath,Asimovpublishedmanysequelstohisexistingnovels,tyingthemtogetherinawayhehadnotoriginallyanticipated.
TheawardsAsimovwonforhiswriting
AsimovwaspresentedaSpecialHugoAwardin1963for“addingsciencetosciencefiction”forhisessaysinthe
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