Text B What I Have Lived For（第1页）

TextBWhatIHaveLivedFor

&randRussell

Threepassiolystrong，havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove，thesearowledge，anduyforthesufferingofmankind。Thesepassiowinds，haveblowhither，inawaywardcourse，reatoguish，reagteofdespair。

Ihavesoughtlove，first，becauseitbriasy—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestoflifeforafewhoursofthisjoy。Ihavesoughtit，relievesloerriblelonelinessinwhieshiveringesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothefathomablelifelessabyss。Ihavesoughtitfinally，betheunionofloveIhaveseen，inamystiiature，theprefiguringvisiohatsaintsashaveimagihisiswhatIsought，andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumahisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound。

assioknowledge。Ihavewishedtouheheartsofmeoknowwhythestarsshine。Aoapprehehagoreanpowerbywhiumberholdsswayabovetheflux。Alittleofthis，butnotmuch，Ihaveachieved。

Loveandknowledge，sofarastheywerepossible，ledupwardtowardtheheavens。Butalitybroughtmebacktoearth。Echoesofcriesofpaiei。iimstorturedbyoppressors，helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons，andthewholeworldofloneliy，andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe。Ilohisevil，butIdItoosuffer。

Thishasbeenmylife。Ihavefounditw，andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthee。

1。Ahefollowiions。

1）Howdoyouuheword“passions”whichRusselldevelopedoverthecourseofhislifeandwhichhadasignififluehewayhelived?

2）Russellexpressedthethesisiparagraph?Whatisit?

3）Explaininyourowhesuppideas—topiParagraphs2，3and4。WhatarethethreepassionsthatRusselllivesfor?

4）Howdothesethreepassiohesis?

5）InwhatwaysdidRussellmakesuretolimithisessay’slength?Whatrhetoricaldevicesdidheemploy?

2。Pairwork:pareRussell’spassionsforlifeandthoseofyoursandyourpartner’s，andthengivereasohesepassions。

&hepassageandtraopareyourversionwiththoseofyourclassmates。