Seize Your Time

According to the article, match each of the following words with its

meaning.

(1) furnish             a. time without an end or a state of existence outside time

(2) virtue               b. to provide or supply something

(3) eternity            c. worthwhile qualities

(4) merit                d. good way of behaving

Practicing for Better Learning

Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading

text?

Write

TRUE          if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE         if the statement contradicts the information

______ (1) Ultimately, all of heroes in history turn into fable and romance.

______ (2) What the heroes need is glory and fortune.

Now a Try

Translate the following sentences into English.

1.  榮耀是建立在一個人的美德之上的。

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2.  人本質的好與壞，決定人是否有價值。

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3.  我們經(jīng)常以為傳奇和神話都是古人們編造的故事。  

一個完全相反的地方

A Thoroughly Negative Place

阿爾伯特·卡繆  / Albert Camus

阿爾伯特·卡繆（1913—1960），法國作家，生于阿爾及利亞的蒙多維，幼年喪父，生活貧困但學習刻苦并獲哲學學士學位。1935年開始從事戲劇活動，一生鐘愛戲劇創(chuàng)作。主要劇本有《誤會》《卡利古拉》等，除了劇本，卡繆還創(chuàng)作了很多著名小說，中篇小說《局外人》是他的成名作，也是荒誕小說的代表作。1957年卡繆獲諾貝爾文學獎。這篇文章藉由小鎮(zhèn)景物的刻畫，對人類盲目追逐商業(yè)文明進行控訴。語調是卡繆擅長的戲謔與諷刺；語言簡潔、深刻，而文章氣脈自相貫連，是散文中的極品。

Practicing for Better Learning

Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.

1. What does the spring like in the town?

2. What is the most important thing for these citizens?