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Text A Life in Utopia（第1页）

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—fromUtopia（BookII）

ThomasMore

[1]AlltheUtopians，menandwomeagriculture，andnooneisinexperieheyaretraifromtheirchildhood，partlybysstrudpartlybypractice。Schoolareoftehehoughforplay，wheretheynotonlyseemenandw，butgetexercisebywthemselves。

[2]Besidesagriculture，whiontothemall，everymanhassomepeculiartradeofhisown，suchasthemanufactureofwool，orlinen，masonry，smith’swork，ortry。Thereiswhichispractiysiderablehem。Peoplewearthesamesortofclhouttheislahedistinswhichmarkthedifferehemarriedanduhefashionofeverges。Theirglookswell，doesheirmovements，andissuitablebothforsummerandwinter。Everyhouseholdmakesitsoweadwomanalsolearheothertradesformerlymentiohemostpart，dealinwoolandlinen，whichsuitbestwiththeirweakherudertradestothemeradegenerallypassesdownfromfathertosouralin。Butifanyman’sgeniuslieselsewhere，heisadoptedintoafamilythatdealsiradeheprefers。Whenanyonemakessuge，bothhisfatherarateseetoitthatheistraoaresponsibleanduprighthouseholder。Afteramanhaslearrade，ifhedesirestoaother，itismahesamemanner。Whenhehaslearh，hefollowswhicheverhelikesbetter，uhepublichasspeeedfortheother。

[3]Thedalmosttheohesyphogrants，istotakecarethatnomansitsaroundinidleness，andeveryonefollently。Butowearhimselfoutwithperpetualtoil，frtonight，asifhewereabeastofburden。Suchalife，thoughitistheonlifeofworkmeniries，ishaopians，dividingthedayandnightiy-fourhours，appointsixoftheseforwork;threeofwhicharebeforedihreeafter。Theythensup，ao’clotingfromobedahours。

[4]Therestoftheirtimebesidesthattakenupiingandsleepioeverymaheuandingthattheyshallhemidlyandwaheirtimebusilyonanypursuitthatpleasesthem。Maheseihreading。Itisordinarytohavepubliclectureseverymbeforedaybreak;atwhieareobligedtoappearbutthosewhoaremarkedoutforthepursuit;yetagreatmany，bothmenandwomenotohearlecturesofooranother，agtotheirins。Butifanyonewhosemidelightiualpursuitspreferstoemployhimselfatthattimeinhistrade，asmanydo，thisisnotforbidden，butendedasbeotheoersupper，theyspendanhourinsomediversion，iheirgardens，andihehallswheretheyeat;wheretheyeher，eitherwithmusicordiscourse。Theyknownothingaboutgamblingwithdiceorothersuchfoolishandmises。Theyplaytwamesnotunlikeoureisabattleofnumbers，inwhiber，asitwere，esaherresemblesabattlebetweeuesandtheviwhichthevicesbattleagaiues。Inthisgamethecooperationofthevistthevirtuesandtheiroppositioherisshownupverycleverly，asecialoppositioicularvirtuesahemethodsbywhichthevilyassaultorsedermiues，auesbreakthestrengthofthevidbywhatmeansfinallyoheotherwiory。

[5]Touheirwayoflifefullywemustlookatomorecarefully。Theyallotonlysixhourstolabour，andyoumightthinkthatascarcityofessentialgoodswouldresult。Butitisstrue，thatthistimeisnotsuffitforsupplyihplentyofallthihernecessaryort，thatitisrathertoomudthisyourehend，ifyousiderhoartofallothernationsisquiteidle。

[6]First，womengenerallydolittle，whoarethehalfofmankind;andifsomefewwent，theirhusbahehemultitudeofidlepriests，andofthosethatarecalledreligiousmen。Addtotheseallri，chieflythosethathaveestatesinland，whoareelemeheirfamilies，madeupofidlepersons，thatarekeptmoreforshowthanuse。Rewiththesestrongandlustybeggars，whogoaboutfeigningsomediseasetoexcusetheirlaziness。Youwillfindthatthehosebywhoselaborsmankindissuppliedismuchlessthanyihensiderhowfewofthosethatloyedinlaborsthatareofrealservice;forwe，whomeasureallthingsbymoomaarebothvainandsuperfluous，aosupportluxuryandwahosewhoworkprodulywhatmenneedfoodliving，therewouldbesudapriceswouldgodownandtradesmenaiheirgains。Youeasilyimagiletimewouldbeenoughtoproduan’sneedsandd（aooifitweretrueandnaturalpleasure），ifonlytheworkersiradeswereplaworthwhileosandalltheidlerswholanguishinslothbuteattwiceasmuchaslabourerswereputtoworkoasks。

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1。Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner。

1）Whyishermenorwomen，ignriUtopia?

2）leinUtopiadobesidesagriculture?

3）Whoseclothesarediffereher?

4）Whatshouldbedoneifaman’sgeniusisnotihhisfather’strade?

5）Whatisthechiefbusinessof“syphogrants”?

6）WhatistheroutiheUtopianslike?

7）Arepeoplepelledtoatteheirleisuretime?

8）WhatarethetularamongUtopians?

9）Whyissix-htimesuffittoproducealltheiesandcesoflife?

10）Whoaretheidlepeoplesatirizedbytheauthor?

2。Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）agtowhatyoulearellwhy。

____1）inUtopiaarerestrictedtotheirschool。

____2）WomendothesameworkasmeninUtopia。

____3）Pehouttheislahesamesortofclotheswhichissuitedtoallclimates。

____4）Noteverypersonhashisowopia。

____5）EveryUtopianfamilymakestheirownclothes。

____6）It’saablishedthatthesonshouldtakeoverthefather’strade。

____7）EveryUtopianhastoworklikeabeastofburden。

____8）Theotherhoursoftheday，thosethatarenotusedforwork，sleep，andmeals，arelefttotheirindividualchoigastheydoimeidly。

____9）Mostoftheridthereligiousmenareidlerswhodonotwork。

____10）Beggarsusuallysufferfromsomediseasewhichkeepsthemfr。

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1。Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsyouhavelearhetext。

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