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1、“Were Only Human”2/20/20231w1)When some people say that they are only human,what do they mean?w2)Is human behavior biologically determined(or genes-determined)?2/20/20232About the authorwDr.Laura C.Schlessinger was born in Brooklyn,New York in 1947.She has a Ph.D.in physiology from Columbia Universi
2、ty and a post-doctoral certification in marriage,family and child counseling from the University of Southern California,where,upon graduation,she became a faculty member and taught for five years.Dr.Laura Schlessinger is the recipient of many national awards and the author of many New York Times bes
3、t-sellers,including:Parenthood by Proxy:Dont Have Them if You Wont Raise Them(2000);Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess up Their Lives(1994);and How Could You Do That?!The Abdication of Character,Courage and Conscience(1996),a book based on Schlessingers conversations with her radio callers.The present
4、 text is an excerpt taken from the last book listed here,with some adaptations.2/20/20233About the backgroundwKatharine Hepburn,the winner of more acting awards than any other actress in history,is a very dynamic woman.She was born in Hartford Connecticut,on May 12,1907.She was the daughter of a doc
5、tor and a suffragette,both of whom always encouraged her to speak her mind,develop it fully,and exercise her body to its full potential.She was very shy around girls her age,and was2/20/20234About the text “Were Only Human”is a typical illustrative passage.2/20/20236About the text To start with,the
6、author lists the clashing definitions of humanity,then she put forward her viewpoint as to this,pointing out and illustrating the quality a true man needs to achieve:the 3Cs-character,courage,and conscience.In the end,she concludes that one should beware the pleasure principle,and believe that a goo
7、d conscience will have its due benefits.2/20/20237Reading comprehensionw Do you agree that“pleasure is an event;happiness is a process.Pleasure is an end point;happiness is a journey.Pleasure is material;happiness is spiritual.Pleasure is self-involved;happiness is outer-and other-involved”?2/20/202
8、38Language pointsw4.blueprint:(technical)the pattern in every living cell,which decides how the plant,animal or person will develop and how it will look like.w5.leap of faith:a belief or trust in something intangible or incapable of being proved,e.g.w It requires a leap of faith to pursue this unusu
9、al step of transplanting an animal heart into a human patient.w6.at the expense of:with some harm done to,w We have been developing our economy at the expense of our environment.w It is unwise to increase production at the expense of quality.w7.to come in:to be involved w Everybody has a part to pla
10、y,where do I come in?w I dont understand.It seems to be a very practical problem.Where does social responsibility come in?2/20/202310Grammarw object complementswas+noun phrasewas+a what-clause,the object being“which”was+a gerund phrasewan infinitive phrasewa perfect present participlewa passive infinitive phrasewa comparative adjective phrasewan adjective phrasewa passive present participle phrase2/20/202311w 2/20/202313
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