福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程PPT教学课件（精读F）B7 Unit 6 A Statement to My people on the Eve of War

Unit 6 A Statement to My people on the Eve of War By John Haynes Holmes

Unit 6 A Statement to My people on the Eve of War —By John Haynes Holmes

About the Author John Haynes Holmes (1879-1964)was a prominent Unitarian minister and pacifist,noted for his anti-war activism.He actually left the Unitarian Association (AUA)in 1918 over differences in attitude towards World War I,but continued to preach at his church which retained its AUA membership and accepted membership again right before the Unitarians and Universalist churches merged.He graduated from Harvard in 1902 and then Harvard Divinity School in 1904.He married Madeleine Baker.They had two children,Roger and Frances.He helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)in 1909 and was a founder and later chair of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He was a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award

About the Author ❖ John Haynes Holmes (1879–1964) was a prominent Unitarian minister and pacifist, noted for his anti-war activism. He actually left the Unitarian Association (AUA) in 1918 over differences in attitude towards World War I, but continued to preach at his church which retained its AUA membership and accepted membership again right before the Unitarians and Universalist churches merged. He graduated from Harvard in 1902 and then Harvard Divinity School in 1904. He married Madeleine Baker. They had two children, Roger and Frances. He helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) in 1909 and was a founder and later chair of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). ❖ He was a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award

Topics for Presentation What do you know about WWI?Why did the Americans get involved in it? What were the consequences of WWI upon the Americans,in both economic and cultural terms?

Topics for Presentation ❖ What do you know about WWI? Why did the Americans get involved in it? ❖ What were the consequences of WWI upon the Americans, in both economic and cultural terms?

Detailed study of the text Para.1 Q:How did the author begins his speech?Did he express his intension at the very beginning?

Detailed study of the text ❖ Para. 1 Q: How did the author begins his speech? Did he express his intension at the very beginning?

Words and expressions in para.1 (1) promises (in the sentence):cause one to expect or hope for sth.大有.的可能 e.g.The clear sky promises fine weather. be committed to (in the text):be put into a particular place or state,be determined by,or be put under the control of,.把.置于某处，把.置于某种 状态下 e.g.The document was committed to fire before he was taken to court

Words and expressions in para.1 (1) ❖ promises (in the sentence): cause one to expect or hope for sth. 大有.的可能 e.g. The clear sky promises fine weather. ❖ be committed to (in the text): be put into a particular place or state, be determined by, or be put under the control of, 把.置于某处，把.置于某种 状态下 e.g. The document was committed to fire before he was taken to court

Words and expressions in para.1 (2) beyond one's ken:not known by the person concerned. e.g.Why young kids take fancy to that pop singer is beyond our ken. 冬 span :a stretch between two limits,esp.in time; period时距，期间 e.g.over a span of 10years According to some researchers,a child's span of attention is about 5 minutes

Words and expressions in para.1 (2) ❖ beyond one’s ken: not known by the person concerned. e.g. Why young kids take fancy to that pop singer is beyond our ken. ❖ span :a stretch between two limits, esp. in time; period 时距，期间 e.g. over a span of 10years ❖ According to some researchers, a child’s span of attention is about 5 minutes

Para.2 Efforts are made in this para.to prove the wisdom or the sincerity of the author's own behavior

Para. 2 Efforts are made in this para. to prove the wisdom or the sincerity of the author’s own behavior

which a week of a day may bring upon us in this country.:1)a day seems so long as a week or a critical day on which important things may happen. People use 'of'between two nouns to indicate that the second noun has a characteristic or quality of the first noun. e.g.a cave of a room,an apple of a face,the wrath of grapes

❖ which a week of a day may bring upon us in this country.: 1）a day seems so long as a week or a critical day on which important things may happen. ❖ People use ‘of’ between two nouns to indicate that the second noun has a characteristic or quality of the first noun. e.g. a cave of a room, an apple of a face, the wrath of grapes

The pew is always entitled to the full confession of the pulpit,but never so urgently as at the time when such confession touches the deep issue of life and death:1)People who go to church always have right to know the honest ideas or opinions of the churchmen,and they feel more anxious to exercise their right when such ideas or opinions concern the important issue of life and death. pew:one of the long,fixed benches with backs that arranged in row in church(教堂的长条椅) it is an example metonymy here

❖ The pew is always entitled to the full confession of the pulpit, but never so urgently as at the time when such confession touches the deep issue of life and death: 1) People who go to church always have right to know the honest ideas or opinions of the churchmen, and they feel more anxious to exercise their right when such ideas or opinions concern the important issue of life and death. ❖ pew: one of the long, fixed benches with backs that arranged in row in church （教堂的长条椅） it is an example metonymy here

Words and expressions in para.2(1) severance:putting an end to,breaking off sever,v.(fml) e.g.Misunderstandings severed the two friends. high office:important and influential position discharge in the text):perform a duty properly 尽职、履行诺言等 e.g.to discharge one's duty

Words and expressions in para.2(1) ❖ severance: putting an end to, breaking off ❖ sever, v. (fml) e.g. Misunderstandings severed the two friends. ❖ high office: important and influential position ❖ discharge ( in the text): perform a duty properly 尽职、履行诺言等 e.g. to discharge one’s duty