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Comprehensive Work（第1页）
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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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