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Unit10ReflectionsonLifeI.Readingquestions1.Howdidtheauthorexplainhiscuriosityanditsimportanceinhislife?TheauthorthoughthemightinherithiscuriosityfromhisgrandfatherwhocametoAmericaaloneattheageof16.Isupposetheauthorthinkscuriosityplaysanimportantroleinhislifesincehesaid,“AllmylifeIhavebeenmotivatedbycuriosity.”2.Theauthorthinksheknowshimselfandspendstimereflecting.Haveyoueverthoughtcarefullyaboutyourpastandyourfuture?Doyouthinkthiskindofthinkingisnecessaryinlife?Yes,Ihaveeverthoughtcarefullyaboutmypastandmyfuture.Ithinkitisabsolutelynecessarytothinkaboutthembecausebydoingsowecanlearnfromourpastexperiencesandprofitfromourmistakes.Andwecansetgoalsandmakeplansforthefuture.Itwillhelpusavoidmakingthesamemistakesandhaveabrighterfuture.3.Whydoestheauthortakeinterestinhumanmind?Becauseheismoreinterestedinhumannatureandhehasfoundthatlackofcommunicationwouldleadtotheendofcivilization.II.textstructure1.Introduction(Para.1)Ifeelsurpriseduponbecoming50yearsold.2.Differentaspectsofmylife(Para.2-13)A.Mymind(Para.2-5)AllmylifeIhavebeenmotivatedbycuriosity.(Para.2)Attheageof50mymindisbetterthanever.(Para.3)WhatIknow,comparedwithwhatIdonotknow,islikeagrainofsandbythesea.(Para.4)Iknowmylimitationseverbetterthanmycapabilities.(Para.5)B.Meaningoflife(Para.6-7)Ibelievethattheindividuallifecanbefilledwithmeaningonlythroughloveandworkofone’schoice.(Para.6)Ihaverealizedmydreamofbecomingareporterandthenanauthor.(Para.7)C.Attitudetowardsmyselfandothers(Para.8-11)Theconflictofmanwithhimselfisthemosttroublesome.(Para.8)IthinkIknowmyselfbetterthanmostpeoplebecauseIspendmoretimestudyingmyselfthananythingelse.(Para.9)Humanbeingsaremorealikethandifferent.(Para.10)IgetalongbetterwithothersbecauseIexpectlessfromthem,too.(Para.11)D.Myinterestinhumannature(Para.12-13)Oneofthereasonsformyregretsisthatnothinginterestsmemorethanhumannature.(Para.12)I’mratherwellequippedtoprobethemysteriesofthehumanmind.(Para.13)4.Conclusion(Para.14)Failuresofcommunicationbetweenhumanbeingswillleadtotheendofcivilization.III.sentencestudy1.HowdoIfeeluponbecoming50yearsold?Surprised.SurprisedthatIshouldlivesolong.Surprisedthatitshouldseemsoshort.SurprisedthatIamnotfamous.SurprisedthatIshouldbesurprisedbecauseIamnotfamous.(Line1)在第一段里作者连用了六个“surprised”以感叹人生，省略了(Ifelt)surprisedthat…,同时也构成了平行排比结构，突出地表现了作者人到五十依然保持了强烈的好奇心和求知欲。2.HowdoIfeeluponbecoming50yearsold?Surprised.SurprisedthatIshouldlivesolong.Surprisedthatitshouldseemsoshort.SurprisedthatIamnotfamous.SurprisedthatIshouldbesurprisedbecauseIamnotfamous.(Line1)惊奇。惊奇的是我竟然活了这么长。惊奇的是50年竟然会这么短。惊奇的是我默默无闻。惊奇的是我竟然会因为没有成名而感到惊奇。3.本文较多使用了英语修辞，请判断下列句子所使用的修辞格：Icanconcentratewiththeintensityofabeamofsunshinefocusedthroughamagnifyingglass.(Line9)Thisisametaphor.Theauthormeansthathecanconcentratewithgreatintensity.Theintensityofhisconcentrationiscomparedtothatofabeamofsunshineshiningthroughamagnifyingglass.译文：我能像放大镜将一束阳光聚焦那样来聚精会神。4.Mycuriosityburnsbrighter.(Line13)Thisisametaphor.Theauthormeansthathebecomesmorecuriousthanever.Hiscuriosityislikeafirethatburnswithmoreintensityandthusbecomesbrighter.译文：我的好奇心越来越强烈了。5.WhatIknow,comparedwithwhatIdonotknow,islikeagrainofsandbythesea.(Line15)Thisisasimile.Theauthorrecognizesthelimitationsofhisknowledgeandstressestheimmensityofhisignorance.译文：我所知的与未知的相比，就好像沧海一粟。我不能肯定世间是否有绝对事物。6.Whenshediesanoceanoftearswillflow.(Line28)Thisisametaphorandhyperbole.Theauthormeansthatwhenhiswifedies,manypeoplewillweep.Theirtearsarecomparedtoanocean.译文：她若一旦谢世，人们必将泪流成河。7.Itisasthoughnerveendingshadlosttouchwithoneanother.(Line71)Thisisasimileandpersonification.Theauthorcomparesthefailureofcommunicationtodisconnectednerveendings.Thephrase“losetouchwith”isusedtodescribepeoplewhoarenolongercommunicatingwitheachother,sothissentenceinvolvespersonification.译文：就好像神经末端已经彼此失去了联系。8.NowthatI’vegotridofmuchofmyguilt,nowthatIamlessrigidaboutwhatIexpectfrommyself,IgetalongbetterwithothersbecauseIexpectlessfromthem,too.(Line52)nowthat(相当于since)既然，由于。引导原因状语从句。不表示直接原因，只是用来说明一种情况。要表示直接原因，需用because,since,as.NowthatJohnhasarrived,wecanbeginourEnglishclass.既然约翰来了，我们可以开始上英语课了。Nowthatyouaregrownup,youmuststopthischildishbehavior.你既然长大了，就必须停止这种幼稚的举动。Thechildrenlookedlightheartednowthatthefinalexamwasover.期终考试结束了，孩子们看上去都很轻松愉快.9.AlthoughIamnotsorryIdecidedtobecomeajournalist,IwishthatearlyonIhadchosentobecomeatherapist.(Line60)尽管我对我决定当一名记者并不感到遗憾，但是我仍觉得要是当初选择当一名治疗专家就好了。AlthoughIamnotsorry…,Iwishthat尽管我并不后悔（过去做的事），但是我希望……wish后面的宾语从句用虚拟语气，说明“实际上他当初并没有选择做一名治疗专家。”AlthoughIamnotsorryIdecidedtobecomeateacher,IwishthatearlyonIhadchosentobecomeatourguide.尽管我对我决定当一名教师并不感到遗憾，但是我仍觉得要是当初选择当一名导游就好了。AlthoughIamnotsorryIdecidedtopracticemedicine,IwishthatIhadchosentobeafreelancewriter.尽管我对决定当医生并不感到后悔，但是我仍觉得要是当初选择当一名自由专栏作家就好了。AlthoughIamnotsorryIdecidedtogoabroadandtakearest,IwishthatIhadnotgivenupthejobsoeasily.尽管对我决定出国休息并不感到后悔，但是真希望没有这么轻易地放弃那份工作。IV.wordstudy1.beequipped(Line64,Para.13)beequippedfor:havethenecessaryabilityorqualityforsth.有资格的；够格的beequippedwith:have(anabilityorquality)有能力的很多政治人物有很强的公众演讲能力。Manypoliticiansarewellequippedforpublicspeaking.刚