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RalphWaldoEmerson
Togointosolitude,amaireasmuhischamberasfromsociety。IamnotsolitarywhilstIreadahoughnobodyiswithme。Butifamanwouldbealohimlookatthestars。Theraysthatthoseheavenlyworlds,willseparatebetweenhimaouightthimospherearentwiththisdesign,togiveman,intheheaveheperpetualpresehesublime。Seesofcities,howgreattheyare!Ifthestarsshouldappearoinathousandyears,howwouldmenbelieveandadore;andpreservefeheremembrayofGodwhichhadbeenshoweouttheseenvoysofbeauty,andlighttheuheiradmonishingsmile。
&arsawakeainreverehoughalresent,theyareinaccessible;butallnaturalobjectsmakeakindredimpressiohemiheiriureneverearaherdoesthewisestmahersedlosehiscuriositybyfindingoutallherperfeatureoytoawisespirit。Theflowers,theanimals,themouhewisdomofhisbesthour,asmuchastheyhaddelightedthesimplicityofhischildhood。
Wheureinthismanner,wehaveadistinctbutmostpoetiseinthemiheiyofimpressionmadebymanifoldnaturalobjects。Itisthiswhiguishesthestiberofthewood-cutter,fromthetreeofthepoet。TheglandscapewhichIsawthism,isindubitablymadeupofsometwentyorthirtyfarms。Millerownsthisfield,Lockethat,andManningthewoodlahemoe。Thereisapropertyinthehorizonwhianhasbuthewhoseeyetegratealltheparts,thatis,thepoet。Thisisthebestpartofthesemen’sfarms,yettothistheirwarranty-deedsgivenotitle。
Tospeaktruly,feersoure。Mostpersonsdohesuheyhaveaverysuperfig。Thesunillumiheeyeoftheman,butshiheeyeahechild。Theloverofnatureishewhoseinwardandoutwardserulyadjustedtoeachother;whohasretaiofiheeraofmanhood。Hisihheaveh,beespartofhisdailyfood。Inthepreseure,awilddelightrunsthroughtheman,inspiteofrealsorrows。Naturesays,—heismycreature,andmaugreallhisimpertigriefs,heshallbegladwithme。hesummeraloeveryhourandseasoributeofdelight;foreveryhourandgedstoandauthorizesadifferehemind,frombreathlessnoontogrimmestmidnight。tingthatfitsequallywellapiegoodhealth,theairisacordialofiue。gabareon,inswilight,underacloudedsky,withouthavinginmythoughtsanyoceofspecialgoodfortune,Ihaveenjoyedaperfectexhilaration。Iamgladtothebrihewoodstoo,amancastsoffhisyears,asthesnakehisslough,andateriodsoeveroflife,isalwaysathewoods,isperpetualyouth。WithiionsofGod,adeandsanctityreign,apereivalisdressed,aseesireoftheminathousahewoods,wereturntoreasonandfaith。ThereIfeelthatnothingbefallmeinlife,—nodisgraity,(leavingmemyeyes,)whiatureotrepair。Standinground,—myheadbathedbytheblitheair,aoinfinitespace,—allmeaismvanishes。Ibeeatraeye-ball;IamnothihetsoftheUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme;IampartorparticleofGod。Thehefriendsoundsthenfnaobebrothers,tobeaces,—masterorservarifleandadisturbaheloverofunedandimmortalbeauty。Inthewilderness,Ifihingmoredearahases。Iranquillandsdespethedistahehorizon,manbeholdssomewhatasbeautifulashiso
&delightwhichthefieldsandwoodsmihesuggestionofanoccultrelatioweenmaable。Iamnotaloneanduheyothem。Thewavingoftheboughsiorm,isomeandold。Ittakesmebysurprise,aunknowislikethatofahigherthoughtorabetteremotione,whehinkingjustlyht。
&isthatthepowertoproducethisdelight,doesure,butinman,orinaharmonyofboth。Itisousethesepleasureseranatureisnotalwaystriholidayattire,butthesamesewhichyesterdaybreathedperfumeandglitteredasforthefroliphs,isoverspreadwithmelancholytoday。Naturealwayswearsthecolorsofthespirit。Toamanlabuy,theheatofhisowhsad。Then,thereisakindofptofthelabyhim。Theskyislessgrandasitshutsdowhiion。
1。Discussthefollowiions。
1)Whatisthethemeofthetext?
2)Whatistheliarsandthelandscape?
3)HowshouldweperatureagtoEmerson?
4)HowdoesEmersoebetweeherpeople?
5)Whatisthespecialrelatioweenmanandnature?
2。pletethesummaryofthetextwiththewiven。
Emersorue1)asgoingoutintonatureandleavingbehindallpreogactivitiesaswellas2)。Whenamahe3),hebeesawareofhisowehematerialworld。Visibleeveryratethat4)isever-preseaininalsenseofwonderevenwhenviewingfamiliaraspeatureanew。Emersohepoeticalapproaature—theperoftheenpassingofmanyindividualpos。htinthe5),whichismadeupofmanypartis,providesahis6)vision。Unlike,most7)havelosttheabilitytoseetheworldinthisway。Ioexperiehepreseure,weoapproachitwitha8)betweenourinnerandourouterseuresoapproachedisapartof9),andeveormyiscapableofelevatinghismood。Thevisionarymanmaylosehimselfinit,maybeeareceptive“trahroughwhichthe“10)Being”transmitsitselfintohisessandmakeshimsensehisohGod。
3。Paraphrasethefollowiake。
1)IamnotsolitarywhilstIreadahoughnobodyiswithme。
2)Natureneverearance。
&heiyofimpressionmadebymanifoldnaturalobjects。
4)Hewhoseeyetegratealltheparts,thatis,thepoet。
5)gabareon,inswilight,underacloudedsky,withouthavinginmythoughtsanyoceofspecialgoodfortune,Ihaveenjoyedaperfectexhilaration。
6)Iamgladtothebrinkoffear。
7)Ibeeatraeye-ball;IamnothihetsoftheUniversal
Beingcirculatethroughme;IampartorparticleofGod。
8)Naturealwayswearsthecolorsofthespirit。