Lesson15-The riddle of time I. Text Analysis 2 Question: It is said that time is a mere human invention. It does not exist except in our imagination. If SO, it is quite useless for us to think about or have a discussion of time any more. Do you agree? State your reasons Though it is really confusing and frustrating to say that time is just a human invention, it is nevertheless of great importance for us to have a discussion of time, for it can make us ponder over many fundamental issues like" Who are we? "What are we doing here? What should we do now? "How can we make good use time? etc. It is just these basic questions that make human beings keep going forward. W B TL E To be continued on the next page
Lesson15—The Riddle of Time W B T L E I. Text Analysis To be continued on the next page. Question: It is said that time is a mere human invention. It does not exist except in our imagination. If so, it is quite useless for us to think about or have a discussion of time any more. Do you agree? State your reasons. Though it is really confusing and frustrating to say that time is just a human invention, it is nevertheless of great importance for us to have a discussion of time, for it can make us ponder over many fundamental issues like “Who are we?” “What are we doing here?” “What should we do now?” “How can we make good use time?” etc. It is just these basic questions that make human beings keep going forward
Lesson15-The riddle of time I. Text Analysis Question:"It is the difference between a complex, intricately coordinated society and a primitive one only vaguely aware of times possibilities. How do you understand the above sentence? The author thinks that our modern society is complicated and very well-coordinated because of the development of timekeeping technology. Without this technology, all human activities will break down. Human civilization will no longer exist. Indeed, modern society is like a huge precision clock itself. But in primitive societies, people were only vaguely aware of the use of timekeeping because something else like the change of seasons would have big effect on their life W B TL E To be continued on the next page
Lesson15—The Riddle of Time W B T L E I. Text Analysis Question: “It is the difference between a complex, intricately coordinated society and a primitive one only vaguely aware of time’s possibilities.” How do you understand the above sentence? To be continued on the next page. The author thinks that our modern society is complicated and very well-coordinated because of the development of timekeeping technology. Without this technology, all human activities will break down. Human civilization will no longer exist. Indeed, modern society is like a huge precision clock itself. But in primitive societies, people were only vaguely aware of the use of timekeeping because something else like the change of seasons would have big effect on their life
Lesson15-The riddle of time I. Text Analysis We have given more attention to measuring time than any other variables in nature. What other variables are there in nature? But human time. has origins deep in a primordial past long before a set of gears told us to go to bed What was the author referring to when he said"a set of gears"? A few body-clock watchers believe we may also tick to an array of weekly cycles. What does it mean? Have you ever experienced Monday morning blues? What do you think is the reason for it? W B TL E The end of Further Discussion
Lesson15—The Riddle of Time W B T L E “We have given more attention to measuring time than any other variables in nature.” What other variables are there in nature? But human time… has origins deep in a primordial past long before a set of gears told us to go to bed. What was the author referring to when he said “a set of gears”? A few body-clock watchers believe we may also tick to an array of weekly cycles. What does it mean? Have you ever experienced Monday morning blues? What do you think is the reason for it? I. Text Analysis The end of Further Discussion