He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
◎精彩对白
John Keating: Learn to think for yourselves again. No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.
约翰·基廷:学会自己思考,学会欣赏文学和语言。不管别人怎么说,文学和语言的确能改变世界。
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We don‘t read and write poetry because it‘s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering -- these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love -- these are what we stay alive for.
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(Alfred Lord Tennyson)Come my friends, ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world for my purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset. And though we are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;-- One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try! Now, when you read, don‘t just consider what the author thinks. Consider what you think.