美國文學20130918隨堂筆記
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美國被殖民歷史Colonial America
American Literrature_ to 1820
美國文學重要時期: Colonial→ Revolution→ Romantic
The Colonial Period
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
Poems recommened to read:
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Jonathan Adwards (1703-1758)
→ The Great Awakening.
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The Revolution Period
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
Work:
Commen Sense (1776)
→管的最少的政府是最好的政府。
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
起草者(Committee of Five): Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman
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James Madison (1751-1836)
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New Words:
wiretape:
wire-tap
An act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
線路竊聽。
執政黨。
senator:
A member of a senate.
參議院議員。
confirmation:
The action to estabilsh the truth.
確認，證實。
puberty:
The period or age at which a person is first capable sexual reproduction of offspring.
青春期，動情期。
anthropomorphized:
To attribute a human form or personality to.
人格化。
ex: 北風與太陽
obs-:
obscure, obesity, obstacle.
electoral college:
The body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president.
選舉團。
successive:
Following inorder or uninterrupted course.
連續的，接二連三的。
cession:
The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper despensation.
割讓，轉讓。
concession:
The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying ademand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.
讓步，承認。
abhor: hate.
juvenile:
Young, youthful.
rancor:
A hostile feeling.
敵意。
ratified:
To confirm by expressing consent, approval or formal sanction.
批准。
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