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1、UnitSevenLibidofortheUgly--HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)主讲:****the-libido-for-the-ugly-全文讲义UnitSevenLibidofortheUgly--HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)HenryLouisMencken(1880–1956)anAmericanjournalist,essayist,magazineeditor,satirist,acerbiccriticofAmericanlifeandculture,andastud
2、entofAmericanEnglish.Knownasthe"SageofBaltimore",heisregardedasoneofthemostinfluentialAmericanwritersandprosestylistsofthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyMencken’squotation:Acynicisamanwho,whenhesmellsaflower,looksaroundforacoffin.Mencken'sCreedIbelievethatreligion,generallyspeak
3、ing,hasbeenacursetomankind-thatitsmodestandgreatlyoverestimatedservicesontheethicalsidehavebeenmorethanovercomebythedamageithasdonetoclearandhonestthinking. Ibelievethatnodiscoveryoffact,howevertrivial,canbewhollyuselesstotherace,andthatnotrumpetingoffalsehood,howeverv
4、irtuousinintent,canbeanythingbutvicious.Ibelievethatallgovernmentisevil,inthatallgovernmentmustnecessarilymakewaruponliberty... Ibelievethattheevidenceforimmortalityisnobetterthantheevidenceofwitches,anddeservesnomorerespect.Ibelieveinthecompletefreedomofthoughtandspee
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7、stCityPhiladelphiaLandArea44,892sq.mi.Population1,20,19,661StatehoodDecember12,1787TreeHemlockdescriptiondescriptionispaintingaverbalpictureofaperson,aplace,anobject,ascene,etc.inordertoenablehisreadertoperceivetherealityoftheoriginal,thewriterreproducesanimageandinvokestha
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