Seize Your Time

According to the article, match each of the following words with its

meaning.

(1) furnish             a. time without an end or a state of existence outside time

(2) virtue               b. to provide or supply something

(3) eternity            c. worthwhile qualities

(4) merit                d. good way of behaving

Practicing for Better Learning

Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading

text?

Write

TRUE          if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE         if the statement contradicts the information

______ (1) Ultimately, all of heroes in history turn into fable and romance.

______ (2) What the heroes need is glory and fortune.

Now a Try

Translate the following sentences into English.

1.  荣耀是建立在一个人的美德之上的。

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2.  人本质的好与坏，决定人是否有价值。

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3.  我们经常以为传奇和神话都是古人们编造的故事。  

一个完全相反的地方

A Thoroughly Negative Place

阿尔伯特·卡缪  / Albert Camus

阿尔伯特·卡缪（1913—1960），法国作家，生于阿尔及利亚的蒙多维，幼年丧父，生活贫困但学习刻苦并获哲学学士学位。1935年开始从事戏剧活动，一生钟爱戏剧创作。主要剧本有《误会》《卡利古拉》等，除了剧本，卡缪还创作了很多著名小说，中篇小说《局外人》是他的成名作，也是荒诞小说的代表作。1957年卡缪获诺贝尔文学奖。这篇文章藉由小镇景物的刻画，对人类盲目追逐商业文明进行控诉。语调是卡缪擅长的戏谑与讽刺；语言简洁、深刻，而文章气脉自相贯连，是散文中的极品。

Practicing for Better Learning

Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.

1. What does the spring like in the town?

2. What is the most important thing for these citizens?