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Mirror,Mirror---What do I See

Frequently,when we dislike qualities in other people,ironically,it's usually the mirror that's speaking to us.
I began questioning myself further each time I encountered someone that I didn't particularly like.
Each time,I asked myself,"What is it about that person that I don't like?"and then "Is there something similar in me?"in every instance,I could see a piece of that quality in me,and sometimes I had to really get very introspective.
So what did that mean?
It means that ju

Mark Twain --- Mirror of America

Noel Grove

Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn's idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer's endless summer of freedom and adventure. Indeed, this nation's best-loved author was every bit as adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. I found another Twain as well – one who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race, who

篇一：Mirror mirror

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歌手：M2M

* (Mirror mirror lie to me

Show me what I wanna see

Mirror mirror lie to me)

Why don't I like the girl I see

The one who's standing right in front of me

Why don't I think before I speak

I should have listened to that voice inside me

I must be stupid, must be crazy, must be out of my mind To say the kind of things I said last night

** Mirror mirror hanging on the wall

You don't have to tell me who's the biggest fool of all Mirror mirror I wish you could lie to me

And bring m

篇一：Mirror mirror

Mirror mirror 打印此页

歌手：M2M

* (Mirror mirror lie to me

Show me what I wanna see

Mirror mirror lie to me)

Why don't I like the girl I see

The one who's standing right in front of me

Why don't I think before I speak

I should have listened to that voice inside me

I must be stupid, must be crazy, must be out of my mind To say the kind of things I said last night

** Mirror mirror hanging on the wall

You don't have to tell me who's the biggest fool of all Mirror mirror I wish you could lie to me

And bring m

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Lesson 6Book 1

Mark Twain — Mirror of America (Excerpts)By Noel Grove 本单元作者：颜静兰

外语教学与研究出版社 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS

Contents Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three: Text Appreciation Part Four: Language Study

Part Five: Extension

Part One—Warm-up Ⅰ. Video Watching Ⅱ. Brainstorming Ⅲ. Discussion Ⅳ. Learning Objectives

Ⅰ. Video WatchingWatch the video clip and describe it.

About Mark Twain

Ⅱ. BrainstormingMake some predictions about the text to be learned. Tom Sawyer Huck Fin

Unit 9 Mark Twain---Mirror of America

词汇(Vocabulary)

idyllic ( adj. ) :pastoral or picturesque；pleasing and simple 田园诗的；田园风光的；生动逼真的；质朴宜人的

cynical ( adj.) :believing that people are notivated in all their actions only by selfishness；denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions，or the value of living玩世不恭的；愤世嫉俗的 obsess (v．) :haunt or trouble in mind，esp. to an abnormal degree；preoccupy greatly使分心；使心神困扰(尤指精神反常、着迷)

frailty ( n.) :the quality or condition of being frail；weakness(esp. moral weakness)脆弱性；虚弱性(尤指意志薄弱)

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Unit 6

Mark Twain --- Mirror of America

课后习题答案

Ⅲ. Paraphrase:

1. Mark Twain is known to most Americans as the author of The Adventures of

Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn is noted for his

simple and pleasant journey through his boyhood which seems eternal and Tom Sawyer is famous for his free roam of the country and his adventure in one summer which seems never to end. The youth and summer are eternal because this is the only age and time we knew them. They are frozen in that age/season for all

Mark Twain-the Mirror of America

Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn's idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer's endless summer of freedom and adventure. In-deed, this nation's best-loved author was every bit as ad-venturous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. I found another Twain as well – one who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race, who saw clearl

Mark Twain-the Mirror of America

Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn's idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer's endless summer of freedom and adventure. In-deed, this nation's best-loved author was every bit as ad-venturous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. I found another Twain as well – one who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race, who saw clearl