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—fromUtopia(BookII)

ThomasMore

[1]AlltheUtopians,menandwomeagriculture,andnooneisinexperieheyaretraifromtheirchildhood,partlybysstrudpartlybypractice.Schoolareoftehehoughforplay,wheretheynotonlyseemenandw,butgetexercisebywthemselves.

[2]Besidesagriculture,whiontothemall,everymanhassomepeculiartradeofhisown,suchasthemanufactureofwool,orlinen,masonry,smith’swork,ortry.ThereiswhichispractiysiderablehePeoplewearthesamesortofclhouttheislahedistinswhichmarkthedifferehemarriedanduhefashionofeverges.Theirglookswell,doesheirmovements,andissuitablebothforsummerandwinter.Everyhouseholdmakesitsoweadwomanalsolearheothertradesformerlymentiohemostpart,dealinwoolandlinen,whichsuitbestwiththeirweakherudertradestothemeradegenerallypassesdownfromfathertosouralin.Butifanyman’sgeniuslieselsewhere,heisadoptedintoafamilythatdealsiradeheprefers.Whenanyonemakessuge,bothhisfatherarateseetoitthatheistraoaresponsibleanduprighthouseholder.Afteramanhaslearrade,ifhedesirestoaother,itismahesamemanner.Whenhehaslearh,hefollowswhicheverhelikesbetter,uhepublichasspeeedfortheother.

[3]Thedalmosttheohesyphogrants,istotakecarethatnomansitsaroundinidleness,andeveryonefollently.Butowearhimselfoutwithperpetualtoil,frtonight,asifhewereabeastofburden.Suchalife,thoughitistheonlifeofworkmeniries,ishaopians,dividingthedayandnightiy-fourhours,appointsixoftheseforwork;threeofwhicharebeforedihreeafter.Theythensup,ao’clotingfromobedahours.

[4]TherestoftheirtimebesidesthattakenupiingandsleepioeverymaheuandingthattheyshallhemidlyandwaheirtimebusilyonanypursuitthatpleasestheMaheseihreading.Itisordinarytohavepubliclectureseverymbeforedaybreak;atwhieareobligedtoappearbutthosewhoaremarkedoutforthepursuit;yetagreatmany,bothmenandwomenotohearlecturesofooranother,agtotheirins.Butifanyonewhosemidelightiualpursuitspreferstoemployhimselfatthattimeinhistrade,asmanydo,thisisnotforbidden,butendedasbeotheoersupper,theyspendanhourinsomediversion,iheirgardens,andihehallswheretheyeat;wheretheyeher,eitherwithmusicordiscourse.Theyknownothingaboutgamblingwithdiceorothersuchfoolishandmises.Theyplaytwamesnotunlikeoureisabattleofnumbers,inwhiber,asitwere,esaherresemblesabattlebetweeuesandtheviwhichthevicesbattleagaiues.Inthisgamethecooperationofthevistthevirtuesandtheiroppositioherisshownupverycleverly,asecialoppositioicularvirtuesahemethodsbywhichthevilyassaultorsedermiues,auesbreakthestrengthofthevidbywhatmeansfinallyoheotherwiory.

[5]Touheirwayoflifefullywemustlookatomorecarefully.Theyallotonlysixhourstolabour,andyoumightthinkthatascarcityofessentialgoodswouldresult.Butitisstrue,thatthistimeisnotsuffitforsupplyihplentyofallthihernecessaryort,thatitisrathertoomudthisyourehend,ifyousiderhoartofallothernationsisquiteidle.

[6]First,womengenerallydolittle,whoarethehalfofmankind;andifsomefewwent,theirhusbahehemultitudeofidlepriests,andofthosethatarecalledreligiousmen.Addtotheseallri,chieflythosethathaveestatesinland,whoareelemeheirfamilies,madeupofidlepersons,thatarekeptmoreforshowthanuse.Rewiththesestrongandlustybeggars,whogoaboutfeigningsomediseasetoexcusetheirlaziness.Youwillfindthatthehosebywhoselaborsmankindissuppliedismuchlessthanyihensiderhowfewofthosethatloyedinlaborsthatareofrealservice;forwe,whomeasureallthingsbymoomaarebothvainandsuperfluous,aosupportluxuryandwahosewhoworkprodulywhatmenneedfoodliving,therewouldbesudapriceswouldgodownandtradesmenaiheirgains.Youeasilyimagiletimewouldbeenoughtoproduan’sneedsandd(aooifitweretrueandnaturalpleasure),ifonlytheworkersiradeswereplaworthwhileosandalltheidlerswholanguishinslothbuteattwiceasmuchaslabourerswereputtoworkoasks.

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.

1)Whyishermenorwomen,ignriUtopia?

2)leinUtopiadobesidesagriculture?

3)Whoseclothesarediffereher?

4)Whatshouldbedoneifaman’sgeniusisnotihhisfather’strade?

5)Whatisthechiefbusinessof“syphogrants”

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6)WhatistheroutiheUtopianslike?

7)Arepeoplepelledtoatteheirleisuretime?

8)WhatarethetularamongUtopians?

9)Whyissix-htimesuffittoproducealltheiesandcesoflife?

10)Whoaretheidlepeoplesatirizedbytheauthor?

2.Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue(T)orfalse(F)agtowhatyoulearellwhy.

____1)inUtopiaarerestrictedtotheirschool.

____2)WomendothesameworkasmeninUtopia.

____3)Pehouttheislahesamesortofclotheswhichissuitedtoallclimates.

____4)Noteverypersonhashisowopia.

____5)EveryUtopianfamilymakestheirownclothes.

____6)It’saablishedthatthesonshouldtakeoverthefather’strade.

____7)EveryUtopianhastoworklikeabeastofburden.

____8)Theotherhoursoftheday,thosethatarenotusedforwork,sleep,andmeals,arelefttotheirindividualchoigastheydoimeidly.

____9)Mostoftheridthereligiousmenareidlerswhodonotwork.

____10)Beggarsusuallysufferfromsomediseasewhichkeepsthemfr.

LanguageFocus

1.Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsyouhavelearhetext.

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