新视野大学语第四册第五单元课件.ppt

1. What is loneliness? Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation; i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway). Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling, a strong sense of emptiness or solitude. It is completely subjective. 2. Why do people feel lonely? It is caused by an undesired lack of social connections , lack of friendships and loss of a significant person etc. Unlike solitude, loneliness is a subjective experience. Some people feel lonely in a relationship. Some feel lonely in a crowd. Some feel lonely because they aren’t in love. People who are lonely are desiring human contact. The sense of loneliness has in some ways increased as technology has degraded the quality of communication between people. Though people are more connected they are verbally communicating far less. Though on the bright side due to the subjective nature of loneliness if one wishes to not be lonely, they are not lonely. * Assignment Choose from the text some sentences you like and translate them into Chinese. Youll read them to the class and tell what makes them appeal to you. Write a passage about your experience of being alone. When I was young I never needed anyone And making love was just for fun Those days are gone Living alone I think of all the friends Ive known But when I dial the telephone Nobodys home All by myself Dont wanna be, all by myself anymore All by myself Dont wanna live, all by myself anymore Hard to be sure. Sometimes I feel so insecure And love so distant and obscure Remains the cure 　 All by Myself delighted: ver pleased bewildered: confused. Arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and bewildered. overwhelmed: 手足无措 isolated: unhappy because you cannot see or talk to people孤立 英国浪漫主义运动的开端，是以华兹华斯和柯勒律治在一七九八年出版的《抒情歌谣集》为标志的。华兹华斯于一八OO年在诗集再版时撰写的《序言》，成为英国浪漫主义向古典主义宣战的一篇艺术纲领。由于他们对古典主义传统法则的反抗，宣扬浪漫主义的艺术方