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1、UNIT1TWOWORDSTOAVOID,TWOTOREMEMBERArthurGordonAbouttheTextItisanarrativeaccountoftheauthor’smemorableexperiencewithapsychiatrist(theOldMan)whobroughthimasuddenflashofinsightwhichcompletelychangedhisattitudetowardlife.(fromnegativetopositive)Wordsandexpressionst
2、hatarerelatedtoflashofinsightInspiration,intuition,instinct,enlightenment,instantrevelation,telepathy,perception,gutreaction,instantrecognition…WORDS:whatisitspower?Whatweneedtoemphasiseistheunrecognisedpowerofwords,thevalueoftheindividualword.Wetakewordsverymu
3、chforgranted,justaswetakeoureyes,ourpowerofvisionforgranted.Butbotharetremendouslyflexibleandhavewide-rangingpowers-whichhavehardlybeendescribedinanycompleteway.Languageisapowerfulinstrument.Itisusedinmanydifferentwaysandconstitutesoneoftheprincipalforcescontro
4、llingandforminghumanbehaviour.Besidesitsmostfamiliarandnormallymostdiscusseduse,communication,languageisimportantthroughitsuseinone'sprivatethought,inscienceandinoratory,inpoetry,inphilosophy-andperhapsmostremarkablyintechniquesofhypnosis.TextAnalysisPre-readin
5、gQuestions1)Whatmode(s)ofwritingdoesthetextfallinto?2)Whatarethetwowordstoavoidandthetwotoremember?3)WhatarethephysicalcircumstancesforthemeetingbetweentheauthorandtheOldMan?Narration+description“ifonly”and“nexttime”Thetime:onerainywintryafternoonTheplace:aFren
6、chrestaurantinManhattanTheTextNothinginlifeismoreexcitingandrewardingthanthesuddenflashofinsightthatleavesyouachangedperson--notonlychanged,butchangedforthebetter.Suchmomentsarerare,certainly,buttheycometoallofus.Sometimesfromabook,asermon,alineofpoetry.Sometim
7、esfromafriend…thequickandspontaneousunderstandingthatmakesyouachangedpersonThatwintryafternooninManhattan,waitinginthelittleFrenchrestaurant,Iwasfeelingfrustratedanddepressed.Becauseofseveralmiscalculationsonmypart,aprojectofconsiderableimportanceinmylifehadfal
8、lenthrough.Eventheprospectofseeingadearfriend(theOldMan,asIprivatelyandaffectionatelythoughtofhim)failedtocheermeasitusuallydid.Isattherefrowningatthecheckeredtablecloth,che
