He thought everybody lived far too elaborately, expensively, anxiously. A squatter's hut naturally is in a poor condition. A squatter is a person who lives in an empty building or on a piece of land without permission and without paying any rent. Some were mad about money some were mad about power some were mad about sex, etc.ħ. He knew they were mad, each in a different way.
Sometimes they threw bits of food, and got scant thanks sometimes a mischievous pebble, and got a shower of stones and abuse. out of his hollowed hands: from his hands which join together to form a cup or hollow (empty space) handful: Remind students that "-ful" here.with a few handfuls of water scooped from the spring. to scoop: to lift out as if with a scoop (ladle)ģ.a few mouthfuls a spoonful of honey? a glassful of beer.It is interesting to observe how euphemisms work. He had emptied his bowels or passed water like a dog at the roadside. done his business like a dog at the roadside, washed at the public fountain. lunatic: (offensive slang abbreviation: loony) an insane or mad or crazy person someone who is extremely foolish or reckless.A sentence / clause begins with an adverbial of place or position.(4) At the head of the parade marched the guards of honor.A sentence begins with only when followed by an expression of manner, place ,time, or reason.(3) Only after much persuasion did Lao Liu agree to be our coach.An elliptical sentence begins with so,or nor, or neither.(2) Robert never forgot that blessed Christmas.A phrase of negative form or meaning occurs at the beginning of a sentence/clause.(1) Not only do we want it now we don’t even want to be kept waiting for it.to erase it from one’s memory : 从记忆中消除.to discard the old traditions : 抛掉旧的传统.to convert RMB into foreign currency : 将人民币换成外币.to do business with that country : 和那个国家做生意．.
DIOGENES AND ALEXANDER FREE
Part Three(para.13-17) The dramatic encounter of the two, revealing that only these two men were the real free man in the world.Part Two (para.11-12) Description of Alexander the Conqueror, who was the greatest man of the time.Part One (para.1-10) Description of Diogenes as a beggar, a philosopher and a missionary, his lifestyle and doctrine: Cynicism.He is said to have died of old age in the same year as Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Later on the captured by pirates and sold into slavery in Crete to Xeniades, who was so impressed by the philosopher that he made him the teacher of his children. Having to flee from Sinope because of charges against him and his father for debasing the public coin, Diogenes went to Athens where he studied under comforts of civilized life, and lived an extremely ascetic lifestyle. Diogenes was a famous Cynic philosopher living during the time of Plato ( the 4th century BC ).They also rejected all social conventions ,customs and laws. The Cynics urged both men and women to follow a way of life in harmony with nature and to reject all unnecessary civilized luxuries. The ancient school of Cynicism was founded in the fourth century BC by Antisthenes.The Oxford English Dictionary describes a cynic as a person “ disposed to find fault “ and as one who “shows a disposition to disbelieve in the sincerity or goodness of human motives and actions, and is wont to express this by sneers and sarcasm.” In short ,the cynic is “a sneering fault-finder”.2.Does Diogenes remind you of any ancient Chinese philosopher? Would you like to make a comparison between them?.1.If the world were to follow Diogenes, what would be the results?.
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