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RalphWaldoEmerson

Towardsallthisexterhemanwithiassumesawarlikeattitude，andaffirmshisabilitytogle-haheinfinitearmyofehismilitaryattitudeofthesoulwegivethesrudestformistheptforsafetyandease，whichmakestheattraessofwar。Itisaself-trustwhichslightstherestraintsofprudeheplesenergyaorepairtheharmsitmaysuffer。Theheroisamindofsuodisturbanshakehiswill，butpleasantlyandasitweremerrilyheadvaohisownmusic，alikeinfrightfulalarmsaipsymirthofuniversaldissolutehereissomehilosophiheroism;thereissomewhatnotholyinit;itseemsnottoknowthatothersoulsareofo;ithathpride;itistheextremeofindividualhelesswemustprofouhereissomewhatiionswhiotallowustogobehindthem。Heroismfeelsandneverreasons，andthereforeisalwaysright;andalthoughadifferentbreedireligioellectualactivitywouldhavemodifiedoreveheparticulara，yetfortheherothatthihehighestdeed，andishesureofphilosophersordiviistheavowaloftheuhathefindsaqualityinhimthatisofexpeh，oflife，ofdared，ofreproadthatheknowsthathiswillishigherathanalladallpossibleantagonists。

&eristiuineheroism，isitspersistency。Allmenhavewanderisandstartsofgey。Butwhenyouhaveresolvedtobegreat，abidebyyourself，anddorytorecileyourselfwiththeworld。Theheroiotbethemowehavetheweakhesympathyofpeopleiionswhoseexceisthattheyoutrunsympathyaardyjustice。Ifyouwouldserveyourbrotheritisfitforyoutoservehim，donottakebackyourwordswhenyoufindthatprudeeoyourownadgratulateyourselfifyouhavedoraravagantahemonotonye。ItwasahighselthatIiventoayoungperson，“Alwaysdowhatyouareafraidtodo”。

1。Discussthefollowiions。

1）What’saherolikeinEmerson’seyesagtothet>

2）Fiopiceforeachparagraphwithsuppsentences。

3）Whatistheessenagtraph?Whatkindofbalanceshouldaheromake?

4）ortantcharacteristi?HowisitrelatedtoEmerson’sremark“Aheroishananordinaryman，butheisbravefiveminuteslonger”?

5）esentence“Alwaysdowhatyouareafraidtodo”。Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?

2。ChoosethequalitiesthatfitEmersiveyourreasons。

Notes

&Hemingway（1899-1961）:Hewasahor，journalistahe1954NobelPrizeiure。AsofamousAmeriwritersofthe20thtury，hisfishinganderieributedtohismasterpieanandtheSea，ForWhomtheBellTolls，FarewelltoArmsandsoon。HissimplewritingstylearonglyinfluenyBritishandAmeriwritersfordecades。

2。Makoshark:Aentiallydangeroussharksinthemackerelsharkfamily。

&uso:ASpanishw“sharpteeth”。Herethewordreferstoatypeofsharkwithverybigteeth。

4。DiMaggio:Atwo-timeAmeriLeagueMostValuablePlayerin1940s，ahegreatestbaseballplayersever—laguedbyihroughoutthesedhalfofhiscareer。Santiagoseeshimasanultimatesymbolofresiliendce—traitstheoldmanshhouthisthree-dayjourney。

5。SanPedro:SpanishwordsforSaier。HereitisthenameofDiMaggio’sfather。

6。Ja（1876-1916）:U。S。andshort-storywriter。Self-edudonbecameasailor，hobo，Alaskangoldminer，andmilitantsocialist。Hewroteshortstoriesandfiwhiyromaiorugglesforsurvival，suchasTheCalloftheWild（1903），TheSea-Wolf（1904），MartinEden（1909），etc。

7。Indiaisameteienonthatotheautumoaperiodofsiderablyaboveures，apaniedbydryandhazys，aftertherehasbeenakillingfrost。

8。RalphWaldoEmerson（1803-1882）:HewasanAmeriessayist，ledpoet，wholedtheTramovemehtury。Heionofindividualismandacriticofthetervailingpressuresofsodhedissemihhdozensofpublishedessaysahan1，500publiclecturesacrosstheU。S。

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