1 . If you would like to learn more about how to better communicate your needs and listen to your inner voice, check out this book list given by Ben and Caitlin!
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
This book introduces Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as a compassionate way of being with ourselves and others. Through simple techniques, you can learn how to change your language and thinking to strengthen relationships with others.
Walden; or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
After spending two years on the north shore of Walden Pond, Thoreau wrote the book Walden (1854). It is a practical account of how he supported himself through farming and by building his own house, and what he learned about human nature by living a simpler life. Although it was a deeply personal experience, Thoreau’s approach to society teaches us how we, too, can approach the modern world.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
It tells a story about the cross-country journeys of two friends, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty the fictional Jack Kerouac and the fictional Beat writer Neal Cassady. It is the most famous work of the Beat Generation, a movement of young people in the 1950s and early 1960s who valued free self-expression and favored modern jazz.
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
The book describes how Amanda Palmer developed her philosophy of asking, sharing and connecting. This book gives you a deep understanding of how to accept help, reward the generosity of others and build a closed, family-like fan base to support you in whatever you do.
1. What do we know about Thoreau?| A．He once earned a living by building houses. | B．He lived on the south shore of Walden Pond. |
| C．He had a good understanding of human nature. | D．He had difficulty in communicating with others. |
| A．On the Road. | B．The Art of Asking. |
| C．Nonviolent Communication. | D．Walden; or Life in the Woods. |
| A．enjoy modern jazz | B．get along with others |
| C．know about Walden Pond | D．experience a cross-country journey |
2 . Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE.
Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July. The jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. It was, said the Judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming. When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking.
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just don’t tell my mother.”
“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don’t tell my mother,” said Fee numbly (麻木地). “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee, pack your things. We’ll go to see him.”
She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well — his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it’s what he wants. We’ve got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us?”
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee’s face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy’s love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.
So he said, “Well, Fee, we won’t go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”
There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don’t know.”
1. Paddy cried because he thought ________.| A．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee |
| B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened |
| C．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment |
| D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character |
| A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up |
| B．Fee didn’t want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank |
| C．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish |
| D．Fee couldn’t leave her family to go to see Frank |
| A．The jury and the judge agreed on the Boxer’s Sentence of Life Imprisonment. |
| B．Frank didn’t want his family to know the sentence to him, most probably out of his pride. |
| C．The family didn’t find out what had happened to Frank until 3 years later. |
| D．The police found Gumming unconscious, heavily struck by Frank. |
| A．Frank is Fee’s son and Paddy is Fee’s brother. |
| B．Frank is Fee’s lover and Paddy is Fee’s husband. |
| C．Frank is Fee’s brother and Paddy is Fee’s lover. |
| D．Frank is Fee’s son and Paddy is Fee’s husband. |
