搜索
LOGOUnit2LessonsfromJeffersonObama•BarackObamaisthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.HeisthefirstAfricanAmericantobePresident.•ObamawasborninHawaiiin1961toablackKenyanfatherandwhiteAmericanmother.•ObamataughtlawattheUniversityofChicagoLawSchoolfortwelveyears.•In2004,ObamawaselectedasaU.S.Senator.Hemadehistoryin2008whenhewontheU.S.presidentialelection.Heisalsothewinnerofthe2009NobelPeacePrize.HewontheNobelPeacePrizeforhisextraordinaryeffortstostrengtheninternationaldiplomacyandcooperationbetweenpeoples.“Youareextendingyourhandacrossthevastestoceanoftheworld---noexchangebetweenourtwonationsfor25years.”ThomasJefferson•ThomasJefferson(1743-1826)isbestrememberedasagreatPresidentandastheauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependence.Healsowonlastingfameasadiplomat,apoliticalthinker,andafounderoftheDemocraticParty.CompanyLogoLifeStoryaboutThomasJeffersonThethirdpresidentinAmericanhistoryBornin1743,VirginiaHisfatherwasalargelandowner.HebegantolearnLatin,GreekandFrenchwhenhewasnine.In1776,hedraftedtheDeclarationofIndependence.In1800,hebecamethepresidentandservedfortwoterms.•﹡ThomasJeffersonisbestrememberedasa__1__andastheauthorof__2__.Healsowonlastingfameasa__3__,a__4__,andafounderof__5__.•﹡Jefferson'sinterestsandtalents__6__anamazingrange.HebecameoneoftheleadingAmerican__7__ofhistimeanddesignedtheVirginiaCapitol,theUniversityofVirginia,andhisownhome,Monticello.Hegreatlyappreciated__8__and__9__andtriedtoencouragetheiradvancementintheUnitedStates.•ListeningPractice•Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheircreatorwithcertainrights,thatamongthesearelife,libertyandpursuitofhappiness.•我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。I.QuestionsandAnswers1.WhyisThomasJeffersonlessfamousthanGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln?2.WhydoweassociatethenameofThomasJeffersonwiththeDeclarationofIndependence?Washingtoniswell-knownforhisleadershipintheAmericanIndependenceWar.Lincolniswell-knownforhisroleinabolishingslaveryintheUnitedStates.HewasthewriteroftheDeclarationofIndependence.Text3.WhywasJeffersonchosentowritetheDeclarationofIndependence?4.WhatwasJefferson’sattitudetowards“peopleofhumbleorigins”?Inadaywhenfewnoblepersonseverspoketothoseofhumbleoriginsexcepttogiveanorder,hewentoutofhiswaytotalkwithgardeners,servants,andwaiters,lookedintotheircookingpotsandatetheirbread.Hewasagoodandtirelesswriterwhosecompleteworksfillmorethanfiftyvolumes.•5.Whydidheinsistuponhavingafreepress?•6.WhydoestheauthorsaythatAmericaneducationowesagreatdebttoThomasJefferson?BecauseJeffersonbelievedthatonlyanationofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree.Afreepresscouldtellthetruth.II.AnalysisinDetailParagraph1AbriefintroductiontoThomasJefferson.Paragraphs2–8SomeideasandprinciplesgivenbyThomasJefferson.1.StructuralAnalysisParagraphs9–11HistalentsinmanyfieldsandhiscontributiontoUSA.StructureIntroduceThomasJeffersonGoandseeYoucanlearnfromeveryoneJudgeforyourselfDowhatyoubelieveisrightTrustthefuture;trusttheyoungHisgreatinfluenceonAmericaIntroductionBodyConclusionIII.Carefulreadingofpart2&3hisattitudetoworkinghisattitudetolearninghisopiniononjudgmenthiswayofdoingthingshisattitudetothefutureandtheyounghiscontributionstoUSAhisattitudetoworkingAttachimportancetopersonalinvestigationhisattitudetolearningLearnfromordinarypeople.hisopiniononjudgmentDependonone’sownjudgment.hiswayofdoingthingsSticktoone’sownway.hisattitudetothefutureandtheyoungBeoptimisticaboutthefutureandtheyoung.hiscontributionstoUSA1.anexpertinagriculture,archeologyandmedicine2.agoodandtirelesswriter3.amanwhomadegreatcontributiontoAmericaneducationIV.Discussion•1.WhatideaofJefferson’sdoyouappreciatemost?•2.Doyouthinktheyarestillofusetoustoday?Why?BruceBliven•ThomasJefferson,thethirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,maybelessfamousthanGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln,butmostpeoplerememberatleastonefactabouthim:hewrotetheDeclarationofIndependence.•AlthoughJeffersonlivedmorethan200yearsago,thereismuchthatwecanlearnfromhimtoday.Manyofhisideasareespeciallyinterestingtomodernyouth.Herearesomeofthethingshesaidandwrote:LessonsfromJeffersonGoandsee.Jeffersonbelievedthatafreemanobtainsknowledgefrommanysourcesbesidesbooksandthatpersonalinvestigationisimportant.Whenstillayoungman,hewasappointedtoacommitteetofindoutwhethertheSout