Text C Choosing a Profession（第2页）

1）WhatistherelatioweeheCreoleboy?

2）Whatdo“mistress”aress”referto?

3）Whatarethecharacteristicsoftheladydesthepoem?

4）Whatihisladygivetotheboy?

5）Whatweretheonprofessionsforwomehepoemwaswritten?

&hepoemandtraoese。

ProperNames

Vienna维也纳

Berlin柏林

Shakespeare莎士比亚

&oria维多利亚女王

Notes

1。VirginiaWoolf（1882-1941）:ShewasanEnglishauthor，essayist，publisher，andwriterofshardedasomodernistliteraryfiguresofthe20thtury。HermostfamousworksihenovelsMrsDalloway（1925），TotheLighthouse（1927）andOrlando（1928），andthebook-lengthessayARoomofOne’sOwn（1929）。

2。Society:ItreferstoWueorNatioyforWomehisspeeabbreviatedversionofthespeeiaWoolfdeliveredbeforeabrayonJanuary21，1931。

3。FannyBurney（1752-1840）:SheisanEnglish，diaristandplaywright。Burney’sfournovelshaveearnedherfavorableparisosofthegeen，Ri，DidVirginiaWoolf’sdethatsheis“themlishfi”。

4。AphraBehn（1640-1689）:SherolificdramatistoftheEionahefirstEnglishprofessioers。HerwritingtributedtotheamatoryfireofBritishliterature。

5。HarrietMartineau（1802-1876）:ShewasanEnglishritings，characterizedbyadvancedviewsonsoidreligiousquestions，siderabletroversyiime。Shewasalsoaferventabolitionist。

6。TheAheHouse:ItisanarrativepoembytryPatmore。ThepoemwasaofPatmore’scourtshipofhisfirstwife，Emily，whomhebelievedtobetheperfean。

7。QueenVictoria:ShewasthemonarchoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandfrom1837uh。Herreignof64years，whigerthanthatofaishmonaroworiaeriodofindustrial，cultural，polititifidmilitarygewithiedKingdom，andwasmarkedbyagreatexpansioishEmpire。

8。AdamSmith（1723-1790）:HewasaScottishsocialphilosopherandapioneerofpolitiy。HewasohekeyfiguresoftheSlighte，ahorofTheTheoryofMoralSeheWealthofNatiseleisexcerptedfromTheWealthofNations。

9。MaryAnnLamb（1764-1847）:ShewasanEnglishwriter，thesisterandcollaboratorofCharlesLamb。SheisbestknowntodayforhercollaborationwiththeTalesfromShakespeare。Marysufferedfrommentalillness，andwasedtomentalfacilitiesoffandonformostofherlife。SheandCharlespresidedoveraliteraryLondonthatihepoetsorthaayle，amongothers。

ForFun

WorkstoRead

1。Mrs。rofession（1893）:ItisaclassicplaywrittenbyGeeBernardShaw。ThestorytherelatioweenMrs。Warren，abrothelowner，andherCambridge-educateddaughter，Vivie。Vivieishorrifiedtodiscoverthathermother’sfortunewasmadebymanaginghigh-classbrothels。Thetwowomenmakeabriefrers。lainsherimpoverishedyouth，whidswhethebusinessremaiion。

2。OntheChoiceofaProfession（1887）:ItisanautobiographicalessaywritteLouisStevensonabouttheScottishwriter’sownchoiceofprofession。Ashegrewup，Stevensotheshmiddle-classsociety。Theessaytellshowheabandonedhispreviousdhowhedetermie。

&oSee

1。TheDevilrada（2006）:Thisisa2006afilm，aloosesadaptationofLaurenWeisberger’s2003hesamename。AnaiveyoungwomanAndreaSaestoNewYorkandscoresajobastheassistahecity’sbiggestmagaziheruthlessandidaPriestly。The20thturyFox-tributedmoviebecameahitduetothetwostars’（Ahawayareep）extperformandfabulousfashionshows。

2。ThePursuitofHappiness（2006）:Thisisa2raphicaldramafilmbasedardner’srugglewithhomelessheinspiringandtougstoryisabsalesmaodyofhissonashe’spoisedtobeginalife-gprofessionalendeavor。