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1。Solactivity。

Thoreau’samaziytothedetailsofphysicalworldandtothewholeworldasalivinganismhastaughtmanyhowtoobservenatureandhowtovalueit。NoonecouldobservethenaturalworldmoreperceptivelythanThoreau。Hedidureasadeadaofquestaion，asitwasformanyoftheearlypioneersforwhomlasurvival。Rather，hesawinitalivelyandvibrantworlduntoitself，aspectacleofge，growth，andcythatfuseusallwithspiritualmeaningifwepursuedit。

&ebrieflyaboutaspecialplacewhereyoufindpeadrefuge，andexpressyourowionsofnature。

2。PairreciatetheuniquelayleofHenryDavidThoreau。

Thoreauisaveryfuhoughyouhavetobealerttohishumetit。Heloveswordplay，sugthesamewordiexts，whigethemeaning。（Forexample，“Itmakesbutlittlediffereheryouareittedtoafarmortothetyjail”。）Healsoloveshumorousparisons，ofanimalstopeople，forexample，orofhislifetothelivesofothers。lesofwordplay，satire，humorousdes，orotherformsofhumor，doyoufind?

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3。GroupWork:Discussthefollowihyourpartner。

FortheTraslikeEmersonahesecretofsuccessfullivingwastoholdoneselfabovematerialsasmuchaspossibleandfothespiritual。Readthefollowingquotesanddiscusswithyourpartheryouagreereewiththem。

1）Nothingisenoughforthemantowhomenoughistoolittle。

—Epicurus

2）Ibelievethatasimpleandunassumingmanneroflifeisbestforeveryohforthebodyandthemind。

—AlbertEinstein

3）Thegreatestwealthistolivetwithlittle。

—Plato

4）ihesimpleharmoweenamanandthelifeheleads?

—AlbertCamus

5）Ifthesightoftheblueskiesfillsyouwithjoy，

ifabladeofgrassspringingupinthefieldshaspowertomoveyou，

ifthesimplethingsinnaturehaveamessageyouuand，

Rejoice，foryoursoulisalive。

—EleanoraDuse

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