福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程PPT教学课件（精读F）B7 Unit 10 On Self-Respect

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About the author

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About the author 1. born December 5, 1934, in Sacramento, California 2. As a child ,read everything available, moving a lot . 3. graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts in English

EIt's a Beyl Joan Didion (born December 5,1934)is an American journalist,essayist,and novelist. Didion contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books.In a 1979 New York Times review of Didion's collection The White Album,critic Michiko Kakutani noted. "Novelist and poet James Dickey has called Didion 'the finest woman prose stylist 为ao/l的@Boy rea te writing in English today

• Joan Didion (born December 5, 1934) is an American journalist, essayist, and novelist. Didion contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books. In a 1979 New York Times review of Didion's collection The White Album, critic Michiko Kakutani noted, "Novelist and poet James Dickey has called Didion 'the finest woman prose stylist writing in English today

IY's a Boyl Self-respect:proper respect for oneself and one's worth as a person e.g.These feelings undermine the self-respect of peoples and nations,distorting their sense of reality. When his last hope to earn a crust and gain some self-respect disappears,he decides to take his own life Friendships helped build self-respect,confidence and a positive self-image 3aBo为a Boy Te a wey

• Self-respect: proper respect for oneself and one's worth as a person • e.g. These feelings undermine the self-respect of peoples and nations, distorting their sense of reality. • When his last hope to earn a crust and gain some self-respect disappears, he decides to take his own life. • Friendships helped build self-respect, confidence and a positive self-image

石tYs2al The word "self-respect"is composed of two parts- "self'and "respect".Generally speaking,when this topic is dealt with,more emphasis would be laid upon "respect",but the author seems to focus on "self,with her major theme "self-respect should be one's own business."Sometimes,people make great efforts in order to achieve their self-respect,but due to their wrong understanding of the notion,their efforts run counter to their intention from the very start.What they really care is other people's respect to them rather than theirs to themselves. 7%aoW为@Boyl Te a ewy

Self-respect • The word “self-respect” is composed of two parts - “self” and “respect”. Generally speaking, when this topic is dealt with, more emphasis would be laid upon “respect”, but the author seems to focus on “self”, with her major theme “self-respect should be one’s own business.” Sometimes, people make great efforts in order to achieve their self-respect, but due to their wrong understanding of the notion, their efforts run counter to their intention from the very start. What they really care is other people’s respect to them rather than theirs to themselves

石5a2 If people do not know that self-respect is a matter concerning no other people but themselves,the more efforts they make,the farther they may deviate from their purpose.And the final result would be,to quote the author,"one runs away to find oneself and finds no one at home."Therefore, by laying emphasis on"self and pointing out the problem of a"misplaced self-respect,"the author opens a new door for her readers,in which lies the immense value of this writing 3aBol的aBoy湘aem

Self-respect • If people do not know that self-respect is a matter concerning no other people but themselves, the more efforts they make, the farther they may deviate from their purpose. And the final result would be, to quote the author, “ one runs away to find oneself and finds no one at home.” Therefore, by laying emphasis on “self” and pointing out the problem of a “misplaced self-respect,” the author opens a new door for her readers, in which lies the immense value of this writing

·Para.1 The author directly points out a psychological phenomenon -misplaced self-respect,of which she herself used to be a victim. 7%go/的aoae

Detailed Study of the Text • Para.1 • The author directly points out a psychological phenomenon - misplaced self-respect, of which she herself used to be a victim

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sentences • .a notebook that innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself. -When frustration in life awakens one up from his or her dream of self-admiration, he or she may become extremely uncomfortable with the image he or she has created and kept in mind for such a long time and has come to realize that it is actually a false one