Unit2IsLoveanArt?IsLoveanArt?(爱是一门艺术吗?)ErichFromm埃里克·弗罗姆Unit2IsLoveanArt?U1AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReferenceTextIsLoveanArt?Warm-upActivitiesFurtherReadingSpeakingSkillsAdditionalWorkUnit2IsLoveanArt?Warm-upActivitiesWarm-up11.Giveyourowndefinitionoflove.Thereonceexistedamanwhotrulydemonstratedalltheaspectsofthatindefinablefeelingcalled“love”.Withhopesthatyouwillunderstand,hereishisstory...Afeudledtowarinhisland,wherehehadbeenraised.Hekneweverybladeofgrass,everyperson,treeandsoul.Herehewashappy.Herehecouldbehimselfandfree.Forthishelovedtheland.Thus,hewenttowartofightforsomethingheheldsodeartohim.Unit2IsLoveanArt?Warm-up2Thereatwarhemetafriend,anothermanofhisage.Helikedthismanverymuch.Hecouldtalktohim,trusthim,believeinhim,shareinhishopesanddreams,andhewashappyforhim.Forthis,helovedhisfriend.Afterwarthemanreturnedhometohisfamily.Hismotherhuggedhimandheldhimtight,sohappythathehadreturnedsafely.Hismother,hisfather,brothersandsisterssharedinhistriumphs.Thesewerethepeoplewhohadtaughthimlifelessons,whowerethereforhimwhenhewasinneed.Theyhadarelationshipsotightandwonderfulthatitwasbondedbymorethanbloodalone.Andforthis,helovedthem.Unit2IsLoveanArt?Warm-up3Thenthemanmetawomanandhefeltimportant,accepted,wanted,caredabout,understood,cherishedandeverythingelsethatiswonderfulandgoodintheworld.Andallthosethingshefeltfromthewoman,hefeltforthewomanaswell.Shewaseveryotherlovecombined.Andforthis,helovedher.Andlovecanonlybedefinedasallthesethingscombined.Unit2IsLoveanArt?Warm-up42.Canyousuggestwaystowinayoungwomanorayoungman’slove?Atsomepointinourlives,weallplaythedatinggame.Thequestionis:howdowewinit?Shouldweexaggerateourpositivequalitiesorsticktothetruth?Whichpick-uplinesarewinnersandwhichonesbomb?Willablinddateleadtolong-lastinglove?Herearesome“rules”tolivebyinthedatingworld.Choosetheonesyouthinkwillworkforyou:Makethemsuspectyou’reinterested,butdon’tletthemknowforsure.Menlikethechase,sogiveittothem!Unit2IsLoveanArt?Youcouldbemarriedtomorrowifyouloweredyourstandardsfarenough.Bettertowaitfortherealthingthantowasteyourtimeonsomethingthatwon’tlast.Ifyoufindaguywhoclaimshewantstotakecareofyou,getawayfast!You’lljustenduptakingcareofhim.You’llfindMr.RightwhenyouknowyouareMs.Rightwhenyoufeelsecureandokaywithyourself.Refusetoplaygames.Ifellinlovewithmyfiancéwhenhesimplywalkeduptomeandpresentedhimself-nodumblines,nofakesmile,just“Hi,howareyoudoing?”Stayawayfrommenwhotalkonlyaboutmoney.That’susuallyasignofinsecurity.Warm-up5Unit2IsLoveanArt?Warm-up6Whenyouneedtogetawayfromaguy,starttalkingaboutsomethingreallyboring,likecomputers.Thatwillusuallyscarehimoff.Don’tputupwithcriticism,especiallywhenitcomestofood.Everywomanshouldbefreetoeatwhatshewantswhenshewants.Don’tbetoopicky.Iknowwomenwhohaveshunnedmenbecausetheydidn’tlookright(headistoobig),smellright(toomuchcologne)orevenbreatheright(tooloud).Unfortunately,womenwholikethisendupignoringordumpingperfectlygoodmenwithoutevengivingthemachance.Unit2IsLoveanArt?Warm-up7Onafirstdate,keepitbrief.Youwanttohavesomethingtotalkaboutthenexttime.Paymoreattentiontowhetherhe’sagoodpersonandwillbegoodtoyouthantowhathelookslike.Neverdatemorethanoneguyatatime,eveniftheyknowabouteachother.It’sexhaustingandconfusing.You’llendupwantingtoberidofallofthem,evenifunderothercircumstancesoneormoreofthemmighthavehadpotential.Unit2IsLoveanArt?ErichFromm(1900-1980)wasborninFrankfurt,Germany.HereceivedhisPh.DfromHeidelbergin1922andbeganacareerasapsychotherapist.In1934,hemovedtotheU.S.andsettledinNewYorkCity,andeventuallybecameanaturalizedU.S.citizen.Inthe1940shebegantowrite.Someofhiswell-knownbooksareEscapefromFreedom(1941),TheSaneSociety(1955),TheArtofLoving(1956),LiewithoutIllusions(1962)andTheAnatomyofHumanDestructiveness(1973).ApsychiatristprimarilyconcernedwiththeconditionofthehumanAIFTTR1.1AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReference1.ErichFrommUnit2IsLoveanArt?AIFTTR1.2spirit,Frommhashadenormousinfluenceonscholarsandpractitionersinpsychology,sociology,history,economics,anthropology,andtheology.Unit2IsLoveanArt?AIFTTR2.12.WhatisLove?InEnglishwesaytheoneword“love”whereinGreektherearefourwords.Ourword“love”actuallycoversfourkindsoflove,namely,1)agape(上帝或基督的)对人类之爱,神爱;仁爱),thatis,spiritualloveortheloveofGod;2)storge(亲情),thatis,familylove;3)philia(友爱),thatis,thelovebetweenfriendswhichweusuallycallbrotherly;and4)eros(性爱),thatis,loveexperiencedbetweenamanandawomanwhensexualfeelingsstirbetweenthem.Itisthefourthkindoflovethatsomeoneisexperiencingwhentheytellyoutheyhavefalleninlove.It’sagreatexperience.Itcomesinthatwonderfulrainbowlikesectionofthespectrumofhumanemotion.Unit2IsLoveanArt?AIFTTR2.2It’sstrange,inasense,thaterosisinmanywaysthemosttransientoftheformsofloveandyetitgetsthemostattention.Somepeopleevenseemtomakeittheonezoneinlifethatyou’realwayssupposedtobeattemptingtolandinortryingtostayin.Unit2IsLoveanArt?AIFTTR3.13.Valentine’sDay(February14)TherearevaryingopinionsastotheoriginofValentine’sDay.SomeexpertsstatethatitoriginatedfromSt.Valentine,aRomanwhowasmartyredforrefusingtogiveupChristia