Text A Thinking as a Hobby（第2页）

[36]Butthesegrade-ohinkerswerefewaheydidnotvisitmygrammarsthefleshthoughtheywerethereinbooks。IaspiredtothempartlybecauseIwasambitiousandpartlybeyhobbyasanunsatisfagifitwentnofurther。Ifyousetouttoclimbamountain，hhyouclimb，youhavefailedifyouotreachthetop。

[37]IdidmeetanundeniablygradeohinkerinmyfirstyearatOxford。IwaslookingoverasmallbridgeinMagdalenDeerPark，andatinymustadhattedfiguredstoodbymyside。HewasaGermanwhohadjustfledfromtheNazistoOxfordasatempe。Hisein。

[38]ButProfessorEinsteinkthattimeawermahim，tryioybeariiohattheEforhim。Itispossible—aomaketheadmission—thatIfelthereweretwograde-oandingsidebyside;yetIdoubtifmyfaorethanaformlessawe。IwouldhavegiveinandFrendagoodsliyEnglishfermantouweweredivided;hewasasinscrutableasmyheadmaster。Forperhapsfivemiogethere，undeniablegrade-ohinkerahlessaspirant。Withtruegreatness，ProfessorEihatanytactwasbetterthaedtoatrinmidstream。

[39]Hespoke:“Fisch。”

[40]Mybrainreeled。HereIwas，minglingwiththegreat，ahelplessastheveriestgrade-threethielyIsnbywhichImightveythatI，too，reveredpurereason。Ily。InabrilliantflashIuseduphalfofmyGermanvocabulary。“Fisch。Ja。Ja。”

[41]Forperhapsanotherfivemioodsidebyside。ThenProfessorEinstein，hiswholefigurestillggoodwillandamiability，driftedawayoutofsight。

[42]I，too，wouldbeagrade-ohinker。Iwasirrelevaoftimes。Politidreligioussystems，sos，loyaltiesandtraditions，theyallcametumblingdownlikesomanyrotteree。Thiswasafinehobbyandaseuteforcriceyoucouldplayitalltheyearrouheendwithwhatmustalwaysremaiififrade-ohinking，itssign，seal，andcharter。Idevisedatsystemf。Itwasamoralsystem，hollylogical。Ofcourse，asIreadilyadmitted，oftheworldtomywayofthinkingmightbedifficemysystemdidawaywitharifles，suchasbigbusiralizedgover，armies，marriage。。。

[43]ItwasRuthallain。Ihadsoodfriendswhostoodbyme，andstilldo。Butmyaished，takingthegirlswiththem。Youngwomenseemedoddlytedwiththeworldasitwas。Theyvaluedthemeaninglessywitharing。Youngmen，whilewillingtocedethegsordidnesse，werehesitantaboutabandoningtheanizationswhichtheyhopedwouldgivethemacareer。AyoungmarungoftheRoyalNavy，whileperfectlyagreeabletodoingawaywithbigbusinessandmarriage，gotasred-neckedasMr。HoughtonwhenIproposedaworldwithoutanybattleshipsinit。

[44]Hadthegamegooofar?Wasitagameahoseprewardays，Istoodtoloseagreatdeal，forthesakeofahobby。

[45]NoegmetodescribehowIsawthefollyofmywaysaothewarm，whereprejudicesaresoofteies，wherepoiionsarehallowedintobyrepetition，wherewearettosayedoisfeel。

[46]Butyouw。Idroppedmyhobbyandturnedprofessional。

[47]IfIweretogobacktotheheadmaster’sstudyandfiatuettesstillthere，Iwethemdifferently。IwoulddustVenusandputheraside，forIhaveetoloveherahefairthiIwouldputtheThinker，sunkihought，wheretherewereshadowsbeforehim—andathisback，Iwouldputtheleopard，croudreadyt。

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1。Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner。

1）Howdidtheauthoretokofthinking?

2）Whatstatuettesdidheseeier’sstudy?Howdidhedescribethem?

3）Whatdoeseachstatuettesymbolize?

4）Washesatisfiedwithhisteachers’wayofedughimorthestudents?Whyorwhynot?

5）WhowasRuth?eweeheauthor?

6）rofessorEinsteiinfluencedidhehaveohor?

7）Howmahihereagtotheauthor?Whatarethecharacteristicsofeachtype?

8）Whichgradeofthihor?Why?

9）Whatisthethemeofthenarrativeessay?Whatisthemainidea?

10）NoteGolding’swit。Dohissenseofhumorandtheusedeviceshelphimachievehispurposeinthisessay?Givesomeexamples。

2。pletethefolloroperwords。

Thistext，withastrongtoneof1）isahatexplaiof2）levelsofthinkingahorcameupwiththis>

Itstartswithhis3）whenhewasbaelementarysdhadsome4）teachers。Heiredbyafeashisprincipal’soffice。Theprincipalwasohosewhowould6）ohingbutbehaveoraawaythatdoeshwhattheyclaim。Thesearegrade-threethinkers。

&extshiftstothenarrator’s7）years，henhehadarathermilddiswithhisgirlfriendabouttheir8）beliefs。Thistypethatincludeshisgirlfriendisdescribedasgrade-twothiheyorethahinkinaway。Hrade-twothinkersaremerelysarcasticthatpointouttheparadoxihidohertothinkofany9）。

&herearethesegrade-ohinkerswhoaretruly10）atthinkingandonawholenewlevelparedtotherest。Theauthordescribeshimselfasoheseveryfewaweehinkerswhoask12）aofindtheanswers。

&herthefollowithi）orfalse（F）agtotheauthor。

____1）Theauthrade-threethinkingismainlyshowninhisignoranhewasachild。

____2）Totheheadmaster，thethreestatuettesmeaureandthoughtrespectively。

____3）Theauthladthatthepiousladypersonallytaughthimagreattruthinthinking。

____4）Theauthhtthatgrade-threethinkerswerenumerousandmustn’tbeoverlooked。

____5）Becauseofgrade-twothihorbecameseparatedfromotherpeoplewhrade-threethinkers。

____6）Grade-ohinkersarepersonsofreasonandlogic。

____7）Whehrewup，hedidhehobbyofthinkinganymore。