1英国文学选读复习材料Prose:OfMarriageandSingleLifeP17OfStudiesP18Poems:HamletP8Sonnet18P13TheFleaP23TheLambP48TheTigerP50AuldLangSyneP55IWanderedLonelyasaCloudP57OdetotheWestWindP78Novels:TheCanterburyTalesTheLifeandSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoeP33PrideandPrejudiceP65JaneEyreP88ArabyP171GreatExpectationsP100Prose:OfMarriageandSingleLifeP171.Ismarriageanimpedimentorhelptoone’scareerdevelopment?IntheeasyOfMarriageandSinglelife,Baconprefersmarriagetosinglelife.Hethinks“unmarriedmenarebestfriends;bestmasters;bestservants;butnotalwaysbestsubjects;fortheyarelighttorunaway;andalmostallfugitivesareofthatcondition”,“Wivesareyoungmen’smistresses;companionsformiddleage;andoldmen’snurses”.Ihavetosayhiswordscanstillbetruetoday;I’mathisback,thoughmanyyoungpeoplenowchoosetoremainsinglenomatermaleorfemale.Butsince“3Sladies”or“overleftladies”becomethecatchword,thefemaleseemsmoreterrible.Maybebecausewomenareeasiertogetoldbuttomen30isthegoldagesofcareerdevelopment.Forthemainreasonsof3Sladies,somearehighstandardforhusband;somearethefurtherstudying.Formen,maybetheyarefightinginbusiness;maybetheyaretoobadtofindawife.Thenwecanseeallthestateofpresentmarriage.Eventhoughsomesay“marriageisthetomboflove”,Iyetsupportmarriage.Marriageandfamilymakepeoplemoreresponsibleandloving,makedeeperlovebetweenspousesandmakelifemorecolorful.Theabilitytoloveandbelovedisthemostpreciousofgiftsgiventoman,whichshouldbehighlytreasured.Familyletamanlearntocarethewholeunit.Hehastotakegoodcareofhiswifeandson,lovethem,beresponsibleforthem,allofwhicharethesametowomen.Allthesequalitiesarevitaltoanyone’scareer.Whenyouworkbackhome,wifeorhusbandisalwaysthelistenertoyou,sonthewarmhearttoyou.Spouseshelpeachotherandsupporteachother;familyistheharborforsoul.Thusitishelptoone’scareerdevelopment.2.Certainly,wifeandchildrenare“akindofdisciplineofhumanity”。妻子儿女显然是人性的一种纪律约束Abachelor’s单身lifefocusisbuthimself,sohewillspendalotofmoneyoneverythingthatfeasthiseyeswithouthesitation.What’smore,heislikelytohaveagoatanyrisksthatmakehimfeelexcitingandfreshforbeingfreefromanyburden.However,amarriedmanalwaystendstothinktwicebeforemakinganimportantdecisioninordertopreventbringinganyharmtohisfamily.Heshouldhavethemotivationtoworkhardtofulfillwifeandchildren’sexpectation.Asaresult,familyletamanlearntocarethewholeunit.Hehastotakegoodcareofhiswifeandson,lovethem,beresponsible2forthe.Alovinghusbandandaqualifiedfathercancontributethegreatestmeritforthepublictoalargeextent.人的感情会移位,结婚的人对人生的态度肯定与单身之时不一样。有孩子的人更因为对孩子的爱迁移到芸芸众生身上。结婚意味着两个人的结合,不论肉体还是精神。在无形中把不相干的两个人熔铸成合体的一个人,对对方的关心和照顾如同自己,对对方的牵挂那是牵肠挂肚。婚姻也让两个人变得更有责任感,感情更加丰富,对社会将会产生奇异的变化,对人生的探索产生深远的影响。单身是自由的,没有婚姻的束缚,没有孩子的牵绊,享受生命的存在,享受一个人的独处.当孤独来临时单身的人会去找人生的知己,会碰到与之共度人生的另一半,于是便有了婚姻。3.Baconprefersmarriagetosinglelife.Doyoufindhisargumentsconvincing?Yes.IthinkBacon’sargumentsareconvincing.Inthedemonstrationprocess,Baconusesthemethodcomparisontoanalyzetheadvantagesofmarriageandtheshortcomingsofsinglelifeinordertotellusmarriageisbetterthansinglelife.Takingthesentence“wivesareyoungmen’smistresses,companionsformiddleage,andoldmen’snurses”forexample,itisquiteconvincingandreasonable.Marriagecanbringhappinesstopeople.Itistheecstasywhenpeoplepursuemarriageintheiryouth.Toayoungman,ononehand,awifeneedshiscareandgoodgraces.Awifeisaflowerandamanshouldpaymuchattentiontoherandgiveherspeciallove.Ontheotherhand,womenarealwaysolderthanmenaccordingtotheirmentalages.So,wivesaremorematurethanherhusbandandshecouldmakemanydecisionsandarrangementsforthefamily.Thatiswhywivesareyoungmen’smistresses.Whenamaninhismiddleage,heneedshiswifetohelphimnotonlyinthecareerbutalsointhefamilylife.Themiddle-agedmansuffersgreatpressureincareerandhewantshiswifetosupportthefamilytogether.Also,hecouldconfidehistroublestohiswife.So,thatisthereasonforhavingawifeinmiddleage.Whenthemangrowsolder,hisbodyisnotsostronglikebefore.So,heneedshiswifetotakecareofhimanddothethingsas“nurses”forhim.Inaddition,anoldmanisalwayslikeachildandheneedsspecialattentionfromhiswife.So,accordingtothereasonsmentionedabove,awifeisalwaysnecessarytoamanandawifealwaysplaysimportantandirreplaceableroleinaman’slife.Inaddition,theargumentistheconclusionaccordingtoBacon’slong—timeobservationandconsiderationtowardslife.Frommyperspective,hisargumentsareconvincing.Ithinkhisargumentsareconvincing.Bacon’sbasicideaisthatmarriageisgoodtobothindividualandsociety.Hisanalysisistakenstepbystep.Atfirst,asinglemanthinksjusttoliveasinglelifecanhemakesomegreatcontributionstothesociety.Butasinglepersononlycaresabouthimself,hedoesn’tpayattentiontothefuture,itcanbeveryunwise.Singlelifecouldalsomakeamantobeserioustohisfreedom.Onthecontrary,marriagemakesamanberesponsible,tender,enthusiasticandwarm-hearted.Astheauthorsaying:“wivesareyoungmen’smistresses,companionsformiddleage,andoldmen’snurses”.Itmeansthatwhenamanisyoung,wifetalksaboutlovewithhim,whenhecomestomiddleage,wifealwaysstaywithhimasacompanion,whenhebecomesold,wifewilltakecareofhimtilltheendoftime.Eventhoughawifemarriesabadhusband,marriageoffersagoodchanceforhusbandtocorrectthemselves.Thewholeessa