Orientation

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1. About textbook 

Textbook:The norton anthology western literature

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2. Roman numerals

Q: Why should we learn about roman numerals ?

A: We can get the pages from the textbook and I think roman numerals are extensively applying on our life.

（口訣：馮四逢九用減法）

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Q5_2o8MITH4

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3. Alexander

Director: Oliver Stone

Release time: 24 November,2004

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4.Helen of Troy

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5. New words

 bard:

           A. a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and      

              their deeds

          B. a composer, singer, or declaimer of epic or heroic verse

          C. a poet

epic:

         A. telling a story about a hero or about exciting events or adventures

         B. very great or large and usually difficult or impressive

Aeneid :  '' A ''  pronunce no sound

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6. 

 a- : without or not: used with some adjectives and adverbs

ex:

afield (vi.) :adv. away from home : away from here or there

askew (adj. ）:adj. not straight : at an angle

asunder (vt. vi.) : adj. adv.into parts

-the-: about god

atheist : n. a person who believes that God does not exist

-pathy: feel

ex:

apathy：n. the feeling of not having much emotion or interest : an apathetic state 

empathy:n. the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions

sympathy:n. 1. the feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc. : a sympathetic feeling 2. a feeling of support for something 3. a state in which different people share the same interests, opinions, goals, etc.