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1、,Thoreaus Nature World,Cloud,Walden,or Life in the Woods which was first released in 1854 had been pubilshed for thousands of times and had hundreds of editions in the 156 years since Thoreau passed away. And untill today,its still read by peoplefrom every corner of the world.,Henry David Thoreau (1
2、817-1862) Birthplace :MassachusettsNationality:AmericaTitle:Proser ,Poet, Naturalist,Philosopher,He was graduated from Harvard College in 1837. In 1845,he built himself a small frame house on the shores of Walden Pond, and lived there for two years alone, a life of labor and study.,No wife No friend
3、 No servants He supported himself by growing vegetables and by surveyingand doing odd jobs in the nearby village. He reduced his material needs by living simply, so that he would not have to spend much time supporting a lifestyle that he did not need or care about.,How did Thoreau live in the woods?
4、,Why did Thoreau live alone in the woods?,In Waldens Where I Lived, & What I Lived for ,he describes an motive : I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life!To put to rout all that was not life. And not, when I came to die, dis
5、cover that I had not lived. -Thoreau,我步入丛林,因为我希望生活得有意义,我希望活得深刻,汲取生命中所有的精华,把非生命的一切都击溃,以免让我在生命终结时,发现自己从来没有活过。 -梭罗,Thoreau wanted to get the most from his life by determining what was really important. He devoted most of his time to observing Nature,reading,and writing and he kept a detailed journal of
6、 his observations,activities and thoughts.,He was quite enjoy that life and solitude. And there,he finished his most famous book Walden.,Thoreau died on May 6, 1862, aged 44 years.In the contemporary eyes,He is just strange paranoid(偏执狂), a Emerson suitors.And untill the century changing,He and his book got a profound understanding.,I believe people who love Thoreau and Walden are not only like the genius of sentences in his writing,but also falling in love with the beauty of nature and the quiet of soul.,Thank you For listening,Cloud,