大学英语二若干话题.doc

Unit11) What do you think about Erich Fromm’s view on motherly love and fatherly love? It is true that motherly love is unconditional. I believe what I’ve got from my mother is the deepest love I’ve ever received. (When I was at home, mother took good care of me / celebrated my birthdays / woke me up and prepared breakfast… Now I am away from home, she calls me every two or three days…) It seems that my life is much more important than hers. As for fatherly love, I am not sure if his love is conditional, but obviously it’s different from mother’s love. Father also loves me very much (cares about my education, future but not much about my daily life; helps in my study and progress…).2) Can you tell the difference between them according to your personal experiences? I think there’s something in his statements, although it is hard for me to identify whose love is fatherly and whose love is motherly in the case of my parents. Unlike most mothers in the world, my mother is strict, concerns with my study and progress, gets angry when I cover up any of my wrongdoings… On the other hand, my father has been very kind to me. He knows my needs, comforts me after my mother criticizes me, brings me toys, books, takes me to look around during holidays… I enjoy his company very much, feeling secure and relaxed. That is why I often think I have the best father in the world. 3. Work in groups to tell your group members whom you love very much and explain why. I love my mother most, because she is always very kind to me, unlike my father who will scold me or slap me if I make mistakes or if I am naughty. My mother is an ordinary-looking woman, but in my eyes she is very beautiful. She is very hard-working and does almost all the housework. When I was working for the entrance examinations, she was very considerate and never let me do any housework. When I was hungry at night, she would fix a snack for me. She is a good cook. It’s a pity that I am not able to have what she cooks because I am far away from home now. 4) How do you feel when you walk on the street and see a disabled person? I feel pity towards those who are disabled. I wonder how they can manage in their daily life and whether they have a job. I feel lucky that I am not disabled. 5) Do you know anyone who is disabled? If you do, talk about him/her. Yes. My aunt is deaf and dumb. She has been like this since her childhood. My grandmother said that she became deaf because of taking the wrong medicine. She is now more than fifty years old and she has never been married. She was very kind to me. In fact it was she who brought me up. She often felt it unfair because she couldn’t hear. But she is very intelligent, and she is good at sewing. She sometimes kidded/teased me with gestures that she wanted to cut off her ears because they couldn’t work. VII. Discussion 1. What do you think makes a good heart? I think there are many things to make a good heart. These are: kindness to others, generosity, sympathy for others (compassion), endurance, never hurting others, being satisfied with life, patience, etc. 2. What do you learn from this article about the relationship between the father and the son?The father knew his disability stood in the way between him and his son. That’s why he said to his son: “You set the pace, I’ll adjust to you.” The son was young, so he was ashamed of his father because other people stared at them. But deep in their hearts they loved each other. The father was proud of his son, and the son learned a lot from his father. 3. How and why does the son’s attitude change?The son realized that it was his father who taught him many things such as how to have a good heart. He knew that having a good heart was more important than a good appearance. Especially after his father died, he felt it more intensely that it was his father who guided him in his life. 4. If you were the son, how would you feel towards the father?If I were the son, I wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen with him by others. I would be proud of my father no matter how he looked because it was he who gave me life and brought me up. His disability was not his own choice. He was disabled, which was hard enough for him. How could the others look down upon him, let alone his son?  Unit21) Do you agree that men and women seldom mean the same things even when they use the same words? Are there any examples in your daily life that may support your point of view?1) —Yes, I agree. Male speakers are more direct, and female speakers are more indirect or tactful. For instance, if a man says “You don’t look good in that dress”, he means what he says. In contrast, a woman might say “That’s an interesting dress you’re wearing”, when she actually means she doesn’t like the dress. She is trying to be tactful.—Usually, when people say something, they try to make themselves und。