The beauty in our life
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. It is a moral quality. The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart. In proportion to the degree in which it is felt will probably be the degree in which nobleness and beauty of character will be attained.
Natural beauty is an all-pervading presence. The universe is its temple. It unfolds into the numberless flowers of spring. It waves in the branches of trees and the green blades of grass. It haunts the depths of the earth and the sea. It gleams from the hues of the shell and the precious stone. And not only these minute objects but the oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the stars, the rising and the setting sun—all overflow with beauty. This beauty is so precious, and so congenial to our tenderest and noblest feelings, that it is painful to think of the multitude of people living in the midst of it and yet remaining almost blind to it.
All persons should seek to become acquainted with the beauty in nature. There is not a worm we tread upon, nor a leaf that dances merrily as it falls before the autumn winds, but calls for our study and admiration.
The power to appreciate beauty not merely increases our sources of happiness - it enlarges our moral nature, too. Beauty calms our restlessness and dispels our cares. Go into the fields or the woods, spend a summer day by the sea or the mountains, and all your little perplexities and anxieties will vanish. Listen to sweet music, and your foolish fears and petty jealousies will pass away. The beauty of the world helps us to seek and find the beauty of goodness.
一、生词注解
1. essential [iˈsenʃəl] a.必不可少的；本质的，基本的
2. condemnatio [ˌkɔndemˈneiʃən] n.谴责，定罪
3. proportion [prəˈpɔ:ʃən] n.比例；部分，份儿；均衡，相称
4. all-pervading [pəˈveid] v.弥漫，普及
5. haunt [hɔ:nt] vt.常出没于；使苦恼；萦绕 n.常去的地方
6. hue [hju:] n.色彩，色调
7. congenial [kənˈdʒi:niəl] a.相宜的
8. multitude [ˈmʌltitju:d] n.大量，许多[the～]大众，民众
9. acquaint [əˈkweint] vt.(with)使认识，使了解，使熟悉
10. perplexity[pəˈpleksiti] n.困惑，茫然
二、词汇拓展
1. sign
【导学】
1) n. 符号，手势，迹象，招牌
2) v. 签，做手势，做标记
sign one”s name签名
sign to sb (not) to do sth. 示意某人(不)做某
【例句】
1) Dark clouds are a sign of rain or snow.
乌云是雨或雪将至的预兆。
2) She signed her name to the document.
她在文件上签了名。
【随练】
1)他到处找寻他的手表，但不见任何踪影。（sign of …）
____________________________________________________.
2)当我走进父亲的书房时他做手势让我不要讲话。 (sign to sb. not to do sth.)
____________________________________________________.
2. appreciate
【导学】
1)vt.欣赏,赏识
2)vt.感谢,感激
appreciate sb doing sth. 感谢某人做某事
I'll appreciate it if you… 如果您能…我会十分感激
I deeply appreciate your kindness. 我深深感谢你的好意。
【例句】
1)Her talent for music was not appreciated.
她的音乐才能无人赏识。
2)They deeply appreciated his kindness.
他们对他的好意深表感谢。
3) We shall appreciate hearing from you again.
能再次收到你的来信，我们将十分感激。
【随练】
1)如果你能帮助我做这事，我会十分感激。（I would appreciate it if…）
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2)我们欣赏音乐未必意味着我们知道如何演奏音乐。( appreciate sth.)
____________________________________________________.
3)我们非常感谢您能通知我闪这次会议。(appreciate sb. doing sth.)
____________________________________________________.
三、短语辨析
1.call for
【辨析】call for, call up, call on, call at和call off
call for要求，需要; 接（人）
call up 打电话(给);召集;使人想起
call on 访问，拜访；号召
call at 拜访后面接地名
call off 取消
【例句】
1) Jane will call for you tomorrow morning.
简明早去接你。
2) Forgive me so early to call up you please.
请原谅我这么早给你打电话。
3) She can still call up scenes of childhood.
她仍能想起儿时的情景。
4) I shall call on you next week.
我下星期去看你。
5) They called at my house yesterday.
昨天他们到我家。
6）The meeting was called off.
会议已取消了。
【随练】
1) 这是个迫切需要解决的问题。（call for）
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2) 我要去看望我的一位老同学。(call on)
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3）足球赛为什么取消?( call off)
____________________________________________________.
2. listen to
【辨析】listen to 和listen for
listen to 听
listen for注意倾听(期待的声音等)
【例句】
1) For over two hours, her arrival had been listened for.
足足有两个多小时，人们一直等待着听她到来的声响。
2) It is a waste of time to listen to his insignificant talk.
听他那些废话纯属浪费时间。
【随练】
1) 她在山顶上大声喊着，然后聆听着回声(echo)。(listen for)
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2) 你每天晚上都听那样的新闻.(listen to)
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四、语法点拨
【例句】
1. And not only these minute objects but the oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the stars, the rising and the setting sun—all overflow with beauty.
【归纳】not only…but also表示“不但…而且”，此处引导并列主语，其谓语动词的单复数
确定遵循就近原则。
Not only his parents but he himself has seen the film many times.
不仅他的父母，就他本人也看了这部电影好多次。
其引导从句时，not only 后的成分采用疑问倒装。
Not only had the poor man been arrested but he had been sent to prison.
== The poor man had not only been arrested but he had (also)been sent to prison.
2. Listen to sweet music, and your foolish fears and petty jealousies will pass away.
【归纳】此为祈使句+and 的句型。相当于If you listen to sweet music, your foolish fears and
petty jealousies will pass away.
此外，祈使句+or 的句型，如：
Work hard, or you’ll fail again.
【随练】
1.___________________________（我不仅去过公园）,but also I went to the Fobbiden City.
2. _____________________(放松自己), and you can enjoy the entertainment.
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二、词汇拓展
【随连】
1. 1)I would appreciate it very much if you would help me with it.
2)If we appreciate music, it doesn't necessarily mean that we know how to play it ourselves.
3)We greatly appreciate your informing us of the meeting.
2. 1)He looked for his lost watch everywhere, but there was no sign of it at all.
2)Father signed to me not to speak when I came into his study.
三、短语辨析
【随连】
1. 1)This is a problem that calls for immediate solution.
2)I'm going to call on one of my former classmates.
3)Why was the football match called off?
2. 1)She shouted on the mountaintop and listened for the echo.
2)You always listen to such news every evening.
四、语法点拨
【随连】
1. Not only did I go to the park
2. Relax yourself
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