ogenes was a student of the philosopher Antisthenes, himself a student of Socrates main principles of their Cynic philosophy(Cynicism)were Self-sufficiency(ataraxia Living by personal example Exposing the falsehood of conventional thinking iving according to nature Alexander the great: There is nothing impossible to him who will ti Greek philosopher who founded the Cynic school of philosophy, stressing self-control and the pursuit of virtue He is said to have once wandered through the streets of Athens with a lantern, searching for an honest man Alexander and his accomplishments Step 2: Words and Phrases Learning Word Stud 1)mischief-mischievous a mischievous glance恶意的一瞥; a mischievous child淘气的孩子 2)elaborate a. Intricate and rich in detail---opposite to simple, plain an elaborate lace pattern复杂精美的花边图案 V(on)To express at greater length or in greater detail The chairman just wanted the facts; You don, t need to elaborate on them "主席只想了解事实你不必作详细说明 3)by choice: of one' s own(free)will; willingly By design: on purpose; by intention; intentionally 4)He was unanimously appointed commander-in-chief of an expedition against old rich and corrupt Asia Unanimously:adj一致同意的,无异议的,一个声调的全体一致的 The country is unanimous in its support of the government's polic 全国一致支持政府的政策。 Appoint: to select or designate to fill an office or position Ex: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company 5)Account: n( open a bank account) v. She could not account for her mistake.她无法解释其错误 I can't account for Peters un- happiness我说不出彼得不高兴的原因 How do you account for all the accidents in series?你怎么解释这接二连三地发生 的事故呢? I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent.我要你说明你所花掉的 每一笔钱的用途。 Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?2 Diogenes was a student of the philosopher Antisthenes, himself a student of Socrates. The main principles of their Cynic philosophy (Cynicism) were: • Self-sufficiency (ataraxia) • Living by personal example • Exposing the falsehood of conventional thinking • Exposing vice and conceit • Living according to nature. Alexander the Great : There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Greek philosopher who founded the Cynic school of philosophy, stressing self-control and the pursuit of virtue. He is said to have once wandered through the streets of Athens with a lantern, searching for an honest man. ** Alexander and his accomplishments Step 2: Words and Phrases Learning Word Study: 1) mischief-mischievous: a mischievous glance 恶意的一瞥; a mischievous child 淘气的孩子 2) elaborate a. Intricate and rich in detail---opposite to simple, plain an elaborate lace pattern 复杂精美的花边图案 v. (on)To express at greater length or in greater detail: The chairman just wanted the facts; You don't need to elaborate on them. "主席只想了解事实,你不必作详细说明。 3) by choice: of one's own (free) will; willingly By design: on purpose; by intention; intentionally 4) He was unanimously appointed commander-in-chief of an expedition against old rich and corrupt Asia. Unanimously: adj.一致同意的,无异议的,一个声调的,全体一致的 The country is unanimous in its support of the government's policy. 全国一致支持政府的政策。 Appoint: to select or designate to fill an office or position: Ex: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company. 5) Account: n. ( open a bank account) v. She could not account for her mistake.她无法解释其错误。 I can't account for Peter's un- happiness.我说不出彼得不高兴的原因。 How do you account for all the accidents in series? 你怎么解释这接二连三地发生 的事故呢? I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent. 我要你说明你所花掉的 每一笔钱的用途。 Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?