Lesson EightWe're OnlyHumanLaura Schlessinger
Lesson Eight We’re Only Human Laura Schlessinger
Aboutthe.authorDr.LauraC.Schlessinger was born inBrooklyn,New Yorkin 1947. She has a Ph.D. in physiology from ColumbiaUniversity and a post- doctoral certification in marriage,familyandchild counselingfromtheUniversityofSouthCalifornia,where upon graduation she became a facultymember and taught for five years.Dr Laura Schlessinger isthe recipient of many national awards and the author ofmany New York Times bestsellers. the present text is anexcerpt takenfromthebookCourageandConsciencewithsomeadaptations
About the author ❖ Dr. Laura C. Schlessinger was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947. She has a Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University and a post- doctoral certification in marriage, family and child counseling from the University of South California, where upon graduation she became a faculty member and taught for five years. Dr Laura Schlessinger is the recipient of many national awards and the author of many New York Times bestsellers. the present text is an excerpt taken from the book Courage and Conscience, with some adaptations
About the textThis text is about the problem of moral principlesInthis essay,the author's views are clear andsimple:Humanbeingsare differentfromanimals;unlike animalswhosebehaviors arepromptedbyinstinct.humans actinaccordancetotheirfreewilltherefore“weareonlyhuman”cannotbeusedasan excuse for justifying ourwrongdoings.In thisarticle, she mainly focus on howto be a truehuman elevated abovetheanimal kingdom.In heropinion, we need three C's: character, courage,and conscience
About the text ❖ This text is about the problem of moral principles. In this essay, the author’s views are clear and simple: Human beings are different from animals; unlike animals whose behaviors are prompted by instinct, humans act in accordance to their free will; therefore “we are only human” can not be used as an excuse for justifying our wrongdoings. In this article, she mainly focus on how to be a true human elevated above the animal kingdom. In her opinion, we need three C’s: character, courage, and conscience
Structureparagraph 1paragraph3“"We're only human" can't be used as an excuse forourwrongdoingsparagraph 4paragraph 7To rise above the animal kingdom we need threeC's.paragraph 8-paragraph 30The importance andperksofthreeC's
Structure ❖ paragraph 1—paragraph 3 “We’re only human” can’t be used as an excuse for our wrongdoings. ❖ paragraph 4—paragraph 7 To rise above the animal kingdom we need three C’s. ❖ paragraph 8—paragraph 30 The importance and perks of three C’s
Wordstudyabsorbing adj.enjoyable and interestingand holding your attention for a long time:character n.moralstrengthderive v.tocomefromorgetsthfromsthelseforge v. to make, develop or shape sthforgo (forwent, forgone) v. to decide tonot do or not have sth enjoyable. 割爱
Word study ❖ absorbing adj. enjoyable and interesting and holding your attention for a long time ❖ character n. moral strength ❖ derive v. to come from or get sth from sth else ❖ forge v. to make, develop or shape sth ❖ forgo （forwent, forgone) v. to decide to not do or not have sth enjoyable. 割爱