soak
v. 长时间泡浴 / 使湿透，浸湿
pint
n. [C] 品脱 （液量单位）
waterproof a. 防水的，不透水的
slippery
a. 滑的
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pond inspiration solitude commodity sunlight benign cushion creep
a. 独自的；喜欢独处的 v./a 驯服，控制 / 温顺的 . n. [C] 池塘 n. [C, U] 灵感 n. [U] 独居，孤独 n. 1. [C] 必需品 2. [C]商品，货物 n. [U]阳光，日光 a. 善良的，慈祥的，温和的 n. [C] 坐垫，垫子 vi. 潜行；蹑手蹑脚地移动
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1. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Henry David Thoreau was a US thinker, essayist, and naturalist. Thoreau graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several years before leaving his job to become a poet of nature. In the years 1845-1847, to demonstrate how satisfying a simple life could be, he lived in a hut beside Concord’s Walden Pond; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854).
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2. John Milton (1608-1674)
John Milton was an English poet and pamphleteer. He attended the University of Cambridge (1625-1632), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English. His Paradise Lost (1667, 1674), was considered to be the greatest epic poem in English.
New Horizon College English
Unit 5 : Section A
Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
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Our topic today is “living alone”. Like it or not, it is true of the American life that many people live alone. For most of them, living alone is a compelled choice, whereas, for some others, it is a matter of preference. Do you choose to live in solitude? Why or Why not?
故意，特意 赶走，驱逐 对……给与高度评价；赞扬 找到；找出 出发，动身 1.拉伸，拉长 2. 躺平，舒展 1.（使）积压；（使）拥塞 2. 支持 1. 长久的；详尽的2. 最终；终于 （排）成一行；（排）成一队 （使）安定下来
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Main idea: The text focuses on a social phenomenon— choosing to be alone on purpose, what people think of living alone, who prefers living alone, the life of the solitary people, and what the writer advises for living alone.
n. [C,U] 评论/观察；注意 v. 1. 说不出话来 2. （使）窒息； n. [C] 包裹 n. [C]鹦鹉 n. [C] 运动员 vi. 溜冰，滑冰 n. [C] 溜冰者，滑冰者 a. 自我为中心的，自私的 vi. 封；密封
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on purpose cast out speak highly of seek out set forth stretch out back up at length in line settle down
[C]洗衣店
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companionable a. 友善的，友好的
ego
n. 1.自我 2. 自我价值感
humble
a. 1. 谦逊/谦虚的 2. 地位/身份低下的
inadequate a. 不充分的，不充足的
plural
a./n 复数的 / 复数形式
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apology
n. [C] 道歉
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poetry dictate kettle priest reliance self-reliance hut axe saucer laundry
n. [U]诗，诗歌 v. 1. 口述；口授 2. 命令；指使 n. [C]水壶 n. 1. 代表人物 2. 神父；牧师 n. [U]依靠；依赖 n. [U] 自立；自力更生 n. [C] 小屋 n. [C] 斧子 n. [C] 茶托；茶碟 n. 1. [U] 待洗或刚洗好的衣物 2.
Considered the greatest English poet after William Shakespeare, Milton had wide influence on later literature.
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