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1。Solactivity。
Thoreau’samaziytothedetailsofphysicalworldandtothewholeworldasalivinganismhastaughtmanyhowtoobservenatureandhowtovalueit。NoonecouldobservethenaturalworldmoreperceptivelythanThoreau。Hedidureasadeadaofquestaion,asitwasformanyoftheearlypioneersforwhomlasurvival。Rather,hesawinitalivelyandvibrantworlduntoitself,aspectacleofge,growth,andcythatfuseusallwithspiritualmeaningifwepursuedit。
&ebrieflyaboutaspecialplacewhereyoufindpeadrefuge,andexpressyourowionsofnature。
2。PairreciatetheuniquelayleofHenryDavidThoreau。
Thoreauisaveryfuhoughyouhavetobealerttohishumetit。Heloveswordplay,sugthesamewordiexts,whigethemeaning。(Forexample,“Itmakesbutlittlediffereheryouareittedtoafarmortothetyjail”。)Healsoloveshumorousparisons,ofanimalstopeople,forexample,orofhislifetothelivesofothers。lesofwordplay,satire,humorousdes,orotherformsofhumor,doyoufind?
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3。GroupWork:Discussthefollowihyourpartner。
FortheTraslikeEmersonahesecretofsuccessfullivingwastoholdoneselfabovematerialsasmuchaspossibleandfothespiritual。Readthefollowingquotesanddiscusswithyourpartheryouagreereewiththem。
1)Nothingisenoughforthemantowhomenoughistoolittle。
—Epicurus
2)Ibelievethatasimpleandunassumingmanneroflifeisbestforeveryohforthebodyandthemind。
—AlbertEinstein
3)Thegreatestwealthistolivetwithlittle。
—Plato
4)ihesimpleharmoweenamanandthelifeheleads?
—AlbertCamus
5)Ifthesightoftheblueskiesfillsyouwithjoy,
ifabladeofgrassspringingupinthefieldshaspowertomoveyou,
ifthesimplethingsinnaturehaveamessageyouuand,
Rejoice,foryoursoulisalive。
—EleanoraDuse
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