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[17]Ihaveagreatdealofpanyinmyhouse;espethem，whennobodycalls。Letmesuggestafewparisons，thatsomeonemayideaofmysituation。Iamhantheloohatlaughssoloud，orthaself。anyhasthatlonelylake，Ipray?Ahasnottheblue8devils，butthebluea，iintofitswaters。Thesuiher，wheimesappeartobetwo，butoneisamo。Godisalohedevil，heisfarfrombeingalodealofpany;heislegion9。Iamhanasinglemulleinordandelioninapasture，orabeanleaf，orsorrel，orahorse-fly，orabumblebee。IamhantheMillBrook，oraweathercock，orthenorthstar10，orthesouthrilshower，oraJanuarythaw，orthefirstspiderinanewhouse。

Notes

1。Nay:notonlysobut，especiallywhentalkingaboutpeoplevotingagaihiogiveething

2。ond:alakeinassachusettsiedStates，anditisthepartofoionthatwasdesigionalHistoridmarkin1962;Thoreau’satofhisexperiehereinWaldeheondfamous。

3。theMilkyWay:thebarredspiralgalaxythatisvisibleasadimglowingbandarthenightsky，gao400billionstars

4。Virtuedoesnotremainasanabandonedorphan;itmustofyhaveneighbors:“德不孤，必有邻”（出自《论语·里仁》），意思是道德并不孤立存在，必有与其相伴而生的社会基础。

5。CambridgeCollege:aprivate，non-profitcollegebasedinCambridge，Massachusetts

6。dervish:amemberofaMuslimreligiousgroupwhichhasaveryadlivelydaofitsworship

7。ennui:afeeliired，bored，anddissatisfied

8。blue:lowinspirits，usuallysadordepressedwhenthereisnoparticularreason

9。legiroupofsoldierswhoformoionofanarmy

10。thenorthstar:thestarattheendofthehahelittledipper，alsocalledPolarisorpolestar

&ionsf

1。parethesolitudeinThoreau’sworkwiththatinEmerson’s。Whatarethesimilaritiesaweeypesofsolitude?Fieevidehepassages。

2。HowisTraalismexpressedbyThoreau?

3。Therearemasaroundond，sutsandanimals。ossibleimplisoftheses?

4。Whydoyouthinkmostpeopleareafraidofsolitude?

5。Aparadoxisastatemeotradictitself。Thestatemehepanionthataude。”becalledaparadox。Howwouldyouihisparadox?Doesittrulytradictitselforitmakegoodsense?

6。Somesaybooksaremeesayfamilyorfriends，andstillotherspetsaremepanion。Whatdoyousay?

7。Intheageofinformationteologyandsoetw，issolitudemoreorlessaccessible?

8。Ifsolitudeisnottobefearedoravoided，woulditbeagoodhabitforoimeasideeachdayjusttobealone?Whyorwhynot?

After-readingAssig

OralWork

1。Asaialpartofthewholesystem，humanbeingsareonlyamosoftheurivialbutimportant。Howshouldmaspositionintheuniverse?Findsomeproverbsaboutmanandnatureahemaloudinclass。

2。Mahinkershavealsovaluedakenjoyinsolitude。Someeveonatureandlivedashermitsinseareaningandimmortality。Whatmightbethephysidpsychologisbehindtheirbehaviors?Whatsighereistoliveareclusivelifelikeahermit?Studythelifeandthoughtsofthesepeopleaysina3-miion。

3。Solitudemeanssimplicity;ssplexity。Doyouthinkpeopleninafarmoreplicatedwaythao?Examiheplexities—eithertheonesyouweleortheonesyoudon’t—inyourlifeandfindoutwhathascausedthem。Discusswithyourpartnerasomewaystodealwiththeplexities。Thenshareyourideaswithyourclassmates。

WrittenWork

1。Findsomeeseproverbsgthetopiatureandsolitude。Writethemdownandtrytomatchthemwithideasfromthetwopassagesinthisunit。

2。Whatkiyledoyouursuenow?Isitdifferentfromwhatyouwantso?Howyouatforthegeifthereisany?Orwhyhasn’titged?Writeajyourchoicesoflifestyleaheseeantoyou。

3。Thoreauprovingthegover，andheisalsoanarchist。Hesaysthatgoverisbestwhisnotatall。Studyonanardfindhowitisrelatedtotraalism。hexplaiiowo。

4。Fifivemoreexamplesofparadox（eitherineselish），writethemdown，ahyourpartudythemeaningoftheparadoxesyouhavefouhewisdomwithinthem。

FurtherReadings

RuralLifeinEnglandbyWashingtoingaJourneyby>

OnIdlenessbySamuelJohnson

HourintheSunbyJohnH。Bradley

&reheodoreRoosevelt