7Unit1We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas.TalkaboutthepicturesConfucius(about551-479BC).HeisalsocalledKongZi.Hewasagreatthinker.OneofhisworksisLunyu.Whenthreepeoplearewalkingtogether,Iamsuretofindteachersamongthem.三人行，必有我师焉。--孔子《论语》Shakespeare(1564－1616)Hewasconsideredthegreatestplaywright(剧作家)intheworldandthefinestpoet(诗人)whohaswrittenintheEnglishlanguage.Itistheeast,andJulietisthesun.(RomeoandJuliet)那是东方，而朱丽叶就是太阳。——《罗密欧与朱丽叶》Thisaboveall:tothineselfbetrue.(Hamlet)最重要的是，你必须对自己忠实。——《哈姆雷特》MarkTwain(l835～1910)HewastheUScriticalrealism(批判的现实主义)literaturefounder(奠基人),worldfamousshortstorymaster(大师).评论(文章)n.discuss讨论，谈论v.influence影响，作用于v./'ɪnflʊəns/thinker思想家n.wise有判断力的;明智的adj./'θiŋkə//waɪz//rɪv'ju://dɪ'skʌs/reviewsense道理，意义，合理性n./sens/makesense易理解;合情理;有意义bytheway顺便提一下(用于在交谈中插入新话题，题外话或评论)suppose/sə'pəʊz/猜想；推测；相信；认为v.well-known/wel'nəʊn/众所周知的；著名的adj.thinkern.思想家;思考者Platoisagreatthinker.柏拉图是一个伟大的思想家。wiseadj.1).有智慧的;聪明的Thewisdomofthemassesexceedsthatofthewisestindividual.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。2).英明的;明智的Youarewisenottojointheclub.你不加入俱乐部是明智的。influencen.(1).影响，作用[C][U][(+on/upon)]Theinfluenceofclimateoncropsareself-evident.气候对农作物的影响是不证自明的。(2).影响力;势力,权势[U][(+over/with)]Mr.Smithisamanofinfluenceinthistown.史密斯先生是这个镇上有权势的人物。(3).有影响的人(或事物);有权势者[C][(for/on)]vt.影响,感化Idon’twanttoinfluenceyou.Youmustdecideforyourself.我不想影响你。你必须自行决定。1.Workinpairs.Lookatthepictures.Saywhothepeopleareandwhytheyarefamous.Nowlistenandcheckyouranswers.ListenandcheckyouranswerstoActivity1.great,influence,respectthinker,thought,wiseplay,poem,writerstory,writer2.Listenagainandcompletethesentences.1.Confuciusiswell-knownin______________.2.Shakespearewrote___________________.3.MarkTwain’sstoriesareset___________oftheUS.manycountriesplaysandpoemsinthesouthMrJackson:Hello,Betty.What’sup?Betty:IwanttojoinanInternetgrouptodiscussgreatbooksbygreatwriters.MrJackson:So,whoareyourgreatwriters?Betty:Well,maybeConfuciusandShakespeare.MrJackson:Really?Iacceptthatthey’regreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbymanypeopletoday.ButIthinkI’ddescribe3.Listenandread.Confuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.Hewasaverywiseman.Whatdoyouhavetodoforthediscussion?Betty:Well,eachofusreadsafavouritebookandwritesareviewforthediscussion.MrJackson:Isee.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’ideas,andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.Peoplehavealwaysread,andwillalwaysreadgreatbooks.Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkofMarkTwain,thegreatAmericanwriterinthenineteenthcentury?Betty:Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.MrJackson:No,buthisbooksarestillpopular,andoneofhisbooksismyfavourite,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Betty:Great!Whydon’tyoujoininthediscussionandtellusaboutit?1.在本模块中，work是名词，意为“著作；作品”，既可以指文字作品，也可以指音乐、美术等作品。如：HeismakingastudyofWilliamFaulkner’sworks.他在研究威廉·福克纳的作品。[其它用法回顾](1).作名词，意为“工作；(要做的)事情”。如：Ican’tfindworkinthistown.在这个小镇上我找不到工作。Hedidmuchworkforclasseveryday.他每天为班级做好多事情。(2).作动词，意为...
