Reading Notes_The Gay Genius_Chapter 3

读后感悟

此篇借着苏的儿童和青年，继续丰富了他的家境，母亲、父亲、祖父、弟弟的人设。成长在这样的家庭里，手足之情，也塑造了苏东坡性格中的一部分。重情义。想来，如果真能拥有一个知己的兄弟，懂得教导真知的父母，真是幸运！

有几个细节特别喜欢。讲到苏洵在孩子们小的时候，经常会在家里设宴，家里虽然忙成一团，但这个在幼小的孩子眼里，是多么重要的深刻回忆。讲到他和弟弟经常去菜园里玩耍，掘土也好，观鸟也罢，多么自由自在，甚至可以观看到鸟雀筑巢的景象。这都是多么赋予养分的童年经历。苏家能营造这样的氛围给孩子，也是很可贵了。想起今天看到某校友谈到他的父亲说的一句话。“养孩子有不同的养法，有用钱养的，咱家是在用心养。”

导读任务

1. What central question is the author answering in this chapter? Write down this question.

This chapter impose the question of how the childhood and youth, or the family influence the temperament of Su Tungpo. 

2. Identify and share 3 most interesting sentences in the chapter. Can be based on their importance, difficult language, or just a good sentence.

1）The love and devotion between these two brothers and their constant loyalty to each other through all vicissitudes of fortune was a theme song of the poet's entire life.

2）An episode put a heavy strain on the relationship between the …and …

3）A knife had been thrust into his heart

语言学习

本章主要学了很多词。

hardheaded, headstrong. 都形容很固执，勇往直前，特别有决心去做一件事情的状态。

with a strong literary bent. 爱好文学。with a strong bent, 又一个很棒的描述兴趣的词语。

licentious pleasure, debauchery都用在描述 花天酒地，放纵享乐的场景。talking to you brings me a licentious pleasure. 可以这样说嘛？……可能在喝了几杯酒之后可以说。