Unit4ExploringliteratureReading(I)ThewonderofliteratureLead-inDoyoulikereading?Whatkindofbooksdoyoulike?Yes.IlikefantasiesverymuchandI’vefinishedreadingtheHarryPotterseries.WhenIreadthem,IfeltmyselfbecomingHarryPotterandgoingonanamazingadventurewithmyfriendsinthemagicworld.Booksaretheever-burninglampsofaccumulatedwisdom.書籍乃世人積累智慧之長明燈。——寇第斯BooksareinthewavesofsailingshiptothethoughtofTheTimes,itcarefullythepreciousgoodsshippedtogenerationaftergeneration.書籍是在時代的波濤中航行的思想之船，它小心翼翼地把珍貴的貨物運送給一代又一代。——培根Whyarebooksimportanttous?Trytoanalyzethestructureofthearticle.Genreofthearticle

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Introduction(thestoryofachildandamantointroducethetopic)ConclusionItsdescriptionoftruthandbeautyItsappealtoourfeelingsandimaginationPermanenceFastreadingGenreofthearticleargumentationStructureofthearticlePara1-2Introduction(thestoryofachildandamantointroducethetopic)Paras3-5Body(threequalitiesofliterature)Para6SummaryWhatdidthechildhear?Howdidthemanexplainwhatthechildheard?Whatdoweneedtodoinordertoenterandenjoythenewworldofliterature?Whatdoesthechildrepresent?Whatdoesthemanstandfor?DetailedreadingReadparas.1–2andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdidthechildhear?Howdidthemanexplainwhatthechildheard?Heheardstrange,low,musicalsounds.

Themanexplainedthatthechildheardnothingstrange,andthattheshellcaughtarangeofsoundstoofaintforhumanears.2.Whatdoweneedtodoinordertoenterandenjoythenewworldofliterature?Weneedtoloveliteratureandmakeanefforttoexplainit.3.Whatdoesthemanstandfor?

Themanstandsforateacherormentorwholeadsothersintotheworldofliterature.4.Whatdoesthechildstandfor?

Thechildstandsforpeoplewhotrytoexplorethewonderofliterature.Howisthestoryofthechildandthemanrelatedtothetopicofliterature?Howisthestoryofthechildandthemanrelatedtothetopicofliterature?Thestoryofthemanandthechildissimilartothestudyofliterature.Thechildisamazedatthesoundshehearsthroughashell,justasaliterature-loverdiscoversanewworldthroughthestudyofliterature.Theshellcatchesarangeofsoundsthathumanearswouldhavemissed,justasgreatwritersbringunnoticedtruthandbeautyintheworldtothereader’sattention.Readparas.3–5andfinishthechart.ItsdescriptionoftruthandbeautyItsappealtoourfeelingsandimaginationUniversalinterestPersonalstyleThefirstqualityofliteratureisitsdescriptionoftruthandbeauty.

Sometruthandbeautyremainunnoticeduntilasensitivehumansoulbringsthemtoourattention,justastheshellreflectstheunnoticedsounds.Ahundredmenmaypassafieldandseeonlydeadgrass;butapoetstops,looksdeeper,seestruthandbeauty,andwrites,“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”Onewhoreadsitiscapableofseeingthebeautythatwashiddenfromhiseyesbefore.pointexplanationexampleReadparas.3–6andfigureoutthepatternofthestructure.ReadingforstructureThesecondqualityofliteratureisitsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination.

Itsattractionliesmoreinwhatitawakensinusthanwhatitsays.WhenChristopherMarlowe’sDoctorFaustusasksinthepresenceofHelen,“Wasthisthefacethatlaunchedathousandships?”heopensadoorthroughwhichourimaginationentersanewworld,aworldoflove,beautyandheroism.pointexplanationexampleReadparas.3–6andfigureoutthepatternofthestructure.ReadingforstructureThethirdqualityofliterature,comingoutoftheothertwo,isitspermanence.Toachievethis,itshouldcontaintwoelements:universalinterestandpersonalstyle.Goodliteraturereflectsthemostbasicofhumannature—loveandhate,joyandsadness,fearandhope.Italsotakesonapersonalstyle—nowritercandescribehumanlifewithoutreflectinghisownlifeandexperiences.pointexplanationfurtherexplanationReadparas.3–6andfigureoutthepatternofthestructure.Readingforstructure1.Whatisneededmostifwewanttofullyunderstandabook?2.Whatisthemostbasicofhumannature?3.Whatdoestheword“it”inthesentence“Onewhoreadsitiscapableofseeingthebeautythatwashiddenfromhiseyesbefore”referto?ReadingfordetailsRhetoricalDeviceLetalittlesongappealtotheear,oragreatbooktotheheart,andwediscoveranewworld,aworldofdreamsandmagic.(para.2,lines8–9)Behindeverybookisaman,behindthemanistherace,andbehindtheracearethenaturalandsocialenvironments.(para.2,lines10–12)Letalittlesongappealtotheear,oragreatbooktotheheart,andwediscoveranewworld,aworldofdreamsandmagic.(para.2,lines8–9)Parallelism,alsocalledparallelstructure,isthesimilarityofstructureinapairorseriesofrelatedwords,phrases,orclauses.Parallelismhasthepotentialtocreaterhythm,emphasis,anddramaasitclearlypresentsideasoraction.RhetoricalDeviceBehindeverybookisaman,behindthemanistherace,andbehindtheracearethenaturalandsocialenvironments.(para.2,lines10–12)Anadiplosis(蟬聯)isarhetoricalandliterarydevicewhereinawordorphraseatorneartheendofaclauseisrepeatedatornearthebeginningofthenextclause.

It’salsousefulasarhythmicdevice,breakingupwhatwouldotherwisebestraightforwardclausesandgivingthemanextrapause.Thisoftenresultsinasentencethatismoreinterestingtoreadorhear.RhetoricalDeviceSimileisafigureofspeechinwhichtwofundamentallyunlikethingsareexplicitlycompared,usuallyinaphraseintroducedbylikeoras.Ineverydayconversationsaswellasinwritingandformalspeeches,weusesimilestoclarifyideas,creatememorableimages,andemphasizekeypoints.Sometruthandbeautyremainunnoticeduntilasensitivehumansoulbringsthemtoourattention,justastheshellreflectstheunnoticedsounds.(para.3,lines15–17)catchesunnoticedsoundshearslow,musicalsoundsseestruthandbeautyunnoticedtruthandbeautynoticestruthandbeautyRhetoricalDeviceDiscussingroupstotalkaboutyourfavouriteworkofliteraturebythethreequalities.Myfavouriteworkofliterature:________________ThereasonIlikeit:________________Threequalities:Itsdescriptionoftruthandbeauty:__________Itsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination:____Itspermanence:__________

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DiscussionMyfavouriteworkofliterature:________________ThereasonIlikeit:________________Threequalities:Itsdescriptionoftruthandbeauty:__________Itsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination:____Itspermanence:__________

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possibleversionJourneytotheWestIthasalotofinterestingandfansinationgstoriesandvariousattractivecharacters.

Moreover,Ithinkithasthesignificantqualitiesofgoodliteraturementionedinthearticle.Myfavouriteworkofliterature:________________ThereasonIlikeit:________________Threequalities:Itsdescriptionoftruthandbeauty:__________Itsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination:____Itspermanence:__________

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possibleversionFirstofall,thebookreflectstheessenceofChineseculture,suchasTangMonk’sbenevolenceandMonkeyKing’sboldness.Wereadabouttheupsanddownsofthemaincharacters,so

theirunpredictablefatesappealtoourfeelings.Thebizarreplotwontheheartsofreadersallovertheworld.Myfavouriteworkofliterature:________________ThereasonIlikeit:________________Threequalities:Itsdescriptionoftruthandbeauty:__________Itsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination:____Itspermanence:

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possibleversionThemostbasicofhumannature—loveandhate,joyand

sadness,fearandhope—iswellpresentedinthebook.TangMonkandhisdiscipleswentonapilgrimagetothewestandexperience