Unit Six Two Truths to Live ByI. Text understanding1. What are the two truths ?

2. When do we hold fast and let go?3. When do we realize these two truths? 4. What should we hold fast to ? Why? How? 5. What should we let go of ? Why and how? 5. How to solve the paradox of life?

when

what, why, how

what, why, how

how

When to hold fast and let go

What should we hold fast to, why, how

What should we let go of, why , how

How to solve the paradox of life

When to hold fast and let go

What should we hold fast to, why, how 2 ---- 9

What should we let go of, why , how 10---12

How to solve the paradox of life

We should hold fast to life and let go of losses we have in life.

When we have what we have, we shouldunderstand it, appreciate, treasure it, cherish it,

make full use of it, knowing our life consists ofo lot of things, such as friendship, love, happiness and sufferings, gains and losses and so on.

6. What is a paradox? A paradox is a figure of speech consisting of a statement or proposition which seems self-contradictory, absurd or contrary to an established fact or practice, but which on further thinking and study, is true, well founded and even to contain a succinct point.

e.g.: The child is father of man.

孩子是成人的父亲. One has to be cruel to be kind. 为了仁慈, 必须残忍.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance isstrength. (George Qrwell 《1984》) 战争就是和平. 自由就是奴役.无知就是力量. In fact, it appears that the teachers of English teach English so poorly largely because they teach grammar so well.

7. text division Divide the text into four parts and write the main idea for each part.

Part One (Para.1 — Para --) Introduction Part Two (Para. Part Three (Para. to Para. ) to Para. )

Part Four (Para. to Para. )

Part One (Para.1): Introducing to the two truths.

Part Two (Para.2 to Para.9 ): Exposition of the firsttruth: Why hold fast.

Part Three (Para.10 to Para.12 ): Exposition of the second truth: Why let go.

Part Four (Para.13 to Para.17 ): How to solve the paradox: A wider perspective, i.e. pursuing the enduring ideal.

26个字母与人生

AA is for art. Art is long; life is short. A 代表“艺术”。艺术是永恒的，生命是短暂 的。

B

B is for blood. Blood is thicker than water.B 代表“血”。血浓于水。

C

C is for content. Content is happiness

C 代表“满足”。知足长乐。

D D is for diligence. Diligence is the mother of success. D 代表“勤奋”。勤奋是成功之母。 E

26个字母与人生E is for experience. Experience is the mother of wisdom. E 代表“经验”。智慧来自经验。 F F is for friendship. Friendship is love with understanding. F 代表“友谊”。友谊是爱加上理解。

G G is for genius. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. G 代表“天才”。天才就

是勤奋加努力。 H H is for happiness. Happiness lies, first of all, in health. H 代表“幸福”。幸福首先在于健康。 I I is for imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. I 代表“想象”。想象比知识更重要。

J

J is for joy. Joy shared with others is more enjoyed.J 代表“喜悦”。与人同乐，其乐无穷。

KK is for kindness. Kindness is the sunshine of social life. K 代表“仁慈”。仁慈是社会生活的阳光。

L

L is for life. Life is sweet. L代表“人生”。人生是甜蜜的。 M M is for money. Money is a good servant, but a bad master. M 代表“金钱”。金钱是好仆役，坏主人。 N N is for novelty. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. N 代表“新奇”。新奇生乐趣。 O

O is for observation. Observation is the best teacher. O 代表“观察”。观察是最好的老师。

P

P is for pride. Pride will have a fall.P 代表“骄傲”。骄者必败。

QQ is for quality. Quality is better than quantity. Q 代表“质量”。质量重于数量。