文档介绍：Unit 5 Section A
I. Background Knowledge
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau: . thinker, essayist, and naturaltated his works. His disastrous first marriage
ended with his wife's death in 1652; two later marriages were more successful. After the
Restoration he was arrested as a noted defender of (he Commonwealth, but was soon released. In
Paradise Lost (1667), his epic masterpiece on the Fall of Man written in blank verse, he uses his
sublime "grand style" with superb power; his characterization of Satan is a supreme achievement.
He further expressed his purified faith in God and the regenerative strength of the individual soul
in Paradise Regained (1671), an epic in which Christ overcomes Satan the tempter, and Samson
Agonistes (1671), a tragedy in which the Old Testament figure conquers self-pity and despair (o
become God's champion.
Considered second only to W. Shakespeare in the history of English-language poetry, Milton
had an immense influence on later literature; though attacked early in the 20th century, he had
regained his place in the Western canon by mid-century.
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth: English poet (1770—1850). Orphaned al 13, Wordsworth attended
Cambridge Univ., but remained rootless and virtually penniless until 1795, when a legacy made
Reasons and bad effects of room conflicts.
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The measures taken by the school in order to solve it.
III. Language Points
strike out: start being independent 独立闯新路，独立开创
I knew it was time I struck out on my 。
war over: argue or fight about 打仗,因 而争吵
They often warred over who should fetch the 。
The natives have been warring over this small piece of 。
range from... to:在从 到 范围或幅度内变动或变化
Dress sizes range from pelite to exlra 。
Prices range from a few dollars to a thousand dollars,价格从几美元到 1,000 美元不等。
give up on: stop hoping that sb. will do what you want 对 表示绝望
I've been waiting half-an-h