上外全新版大学英语综合教程讲义book4unit8Word格式.docx
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Firstperiod
I.Discussion:
1.DoyouliketravelingTellmeoneofthemostimpressiveplacesyouhavevisited.
2.Ifyouhaveenoughtimeandmoney,whereisyourfavoriteplacetovisitWhy
3.Whataresomedistinctivefeaturesofanout-of-the–way,inaccessibleplacesuchasjungle,desert,orremotemountainousareas
4.(unspoiled,unpolluted,primitive)
5.Whywouldsuchaplaceappealtomanypeopletoday
Theuseoftravelingistoregulateimaginationbyreality,andinsteadofthinkinghowthingsmaybe,toseethemastheyare.
_________SamuelJohnson
(enlargetheknowledge,enjoythegrandsceneries,landscape,landmark,travelaroundtheworld,historicalinterest,pasture,gardenarchitecture,beautifulmountainsandclearrivers,invitingviews,relaxed,artifact,handicraft,freshair)
Inmyopinion,oneofthepleasantthingsintheworldisgoingajourney.Thesoulofjourneyisliberty,perfectlylibertytothink,feel,justasoneplease.Wegoajourneychieflytobefreefromobstacles,inconvenience,stress,toleaveourselvesbehind.Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,moreandmorepeopleliveinurbanarea.Whiletheyareenjoyingtheconvenienceofthemoderntechnologyandtheeconomy,theyarealsosufferingfromallkindsofdisadvantagesofthecity,suchaspollutions,trafficjamandtheinformationexplosion.Besides,theyhavetobefacedwithsomepressuresfromstudy,work,familyect.Sopeoplesometimesreallywanttofindawaytobeawayfromthebustlingcity,andbebackofthenature.Inthisway,theycanappreciatethebeautyofthenature;
understandthetruemeaningofthespiritualworld.Andtheycanfullyrelax;
theirsoulcanbepurified.Somoreandmorepeoplechoosetravelduringtheholidays.Somepeoplechoosetogotothetranquil,beautifulandmysteriousplaces,suchastheoldforest,theisolatedislandsandthejungle.InthistextwewillappreciatethebeautifulsceneriesoftheNapoRivertheauthorshowedtous.
Backgroundinformation
1.AmazonisaworldoftreesandwaterinthemiddleofSouthAmerica.It’stheworld’smightiestriver,runningthroughtheworld’slargesttropicalrainforest.
MosttripstotheAmazonarebasedoneitheraboatoralodge.Ifyoufancytravelingbyboat,manyorganizedtripsincorporatetravelingonthemainriverwithsidetripsonsmallertributaries,eitherinmotorboatorincanoes.Ifyoupreferexploringtherainforestonfoot,youcanusuallyfindsomelocalpeoplewhoarereadytoguideyouthroughcertainpartsofitdespiteallkindsofdifficulties.Ifyouwantalittlemoreadventure,theupperAmazonflowsofftheAndes,creatingidealopportunitiesforraftingthroughrarelyvisitedarea.
WhiletheoverwhelmingbeautyoftheAmazonliesinitsdiverseandcomplexnature,itisalsoaplacewhereplantsareking,insertscomeaclosesecond,andanimalshidetosurvive.Withagoodguideyouwillseemanybirdsandsomemammals,includingmonkeysbutonlyifyouareveryluckywillyouseeajaguar.
2.Ecuador:
republicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,boundedbyColombiaonthenorth,byPeruontheeastandsouth,andbythePacificOceanonthewest.ThecountryalsoincludestheGalapagosIslands(ColonArchipelago)inthePacific,about965km(about600mi)westofthemainland.Ecuadorstraddlestheequator(EcuadoristheSpanishwordfor"
equator"
)andhasanareaof272,045sqkm(105,037sqmi).Quitoisthecountry'
scapital.
EcuadorhasadiversepopulationcomposedofpeopleofEuropean,NativeAmerican,andAfricandescent.Themajorityaremestizos,individualsofmixedEuropeanandNativeAmericanancestry.MostoftheNativeAmericansliveinpovertyinthehighlandsregion,whereasmalleliteofEuropeandescentcontrolsmostofthelandandwealth.
EcuadorwasaSpanishcolonyuntil1822,whenindependenceforceswonadecisivevictoryoverSpain.Ecuadorhashadademocraticallyelectedgovernmentsince1979,buthistoricallythegovernmenthasalternatedbetweencivilianruleandmilitarydictatorship.Mostpoliticalconflictsinvolvedsquabblesamonggroupswithintheupperclasseswhocontrolledthenation'
swealth.
3.Andes:
theprincipalmountainsofSouthAmericaandoneofthegreatestmountainsystemsoftheworld.TheAndesincludesomeoftheworld'
shighestpeaks.Morethan50ofthemsoarhigherthan6,100m(20,000ft)abovesealevel.OnlytheHimalayasofsouthcentralAsiaarehigher.TheloftyplateausandhighmountainvalleysoftheAndescontainsomeofthehighestpermanenthumansettlementsintheworld.TheAndesarethelongestsystemofhighmountainrangesonearth.Theyextendformorethan8000km(5000mi)inanarrowbeltalongthewesternedgeoftheSouthAmericancontinent,fromthecoastoftheCaribbeanSeainthenorthtotheislandofTierradelFuegointheextremesouth.Alongalmostitsentirelength,theAndesriseabruptlyfromthePacificcoast.Themountainsreachintosevencountries:
Venezuela,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia,Chile,andArgentina.
4.NapoRiver:
Napoisanimportantriverdueitssizeandthemaintransportationformanyinhabitantsbutalsobecauseofitshistory.FranciscoOrellanaarrivedatitsshorefromQuitointhe16thcenturyandnavigatedtotheAmazonandthenallthewaytotheAtlanticOcean.
AbriefintroductionoftextA
TheauthorAnnieDillard(arenownednaturewriterandPrizeowner)tellsofhervisittotheNapoRiverintheheartoftheEcuadorianjungle,oneofnature’smostunspoiledplaces.Shedescribesthebeautyoftheforestandheradmirationforthepeoplewholivedthere.
Assignment:
1.Previewthetextandgetfamiliarwiththenewwordsandphrases
2.Dothetextorganizationexerciseinpage273.
Secondperiod
I.Review:
TheinformationofAmazonandthenewwordsmentionedlasttime.
.StructureAnalysis
Partone:
(para1-5)descriptionoftheNapoRiverandsurroundingjunglesceneryatnighttogetherwiththeauthor’sreflectiononit.
Parttwo:
(para6-8)RecallingwhathappenedtoherattheirarrivalatthevillageandwhatothersfeltabouttheNapoRiverandthepeoplethere.
Partthree:
(para9-18)detaileddescriptionofthejourneyinthejungleandherfeelingaboutit.
.Detailedstudyofthetext
Partone(para1-5)
Thereisanabundanceofsensoryimpressionintheessay.Allofourfivesensesareappealingtohere.
Questions:
Whatdidtheyhear?
Anightjarindeepleavedshadowcalledthreelongnotes,andhushed.
Allatonce,inthethatchhouseacrosstheclearingbehinduscamethesoundofarecorder,playingatunethattwinedoverthevillageclearing,mutedourtalkonthebankside,andwanderedovertheriver,dissolvingdownstream.
Whatdidtheysee?
Theywerewatchingahand-sizedtarantulaseizemothsthatcametothelonebulbonthegeneratorshedbesideus.
Greenfirefliesspatteredlightsacrosstheairandilluminedforseconds,nowhere,nowthere,thepaletrunksofenormous,solitarytrees.
NapoRiverwasrising,inallsilence;
itcoiledupthesandybankandtangleditsfoaminvinesthattrailedfromtheforestandrootsthatloopedtheshore.
EachstarinOrionseemedtotrembleandstirwithmybreath.
Whatdidtheyfeel?
Theyfeelthecoldnessofthedrinksandofthenight.
Whatdidtheysmell?
Theysmellthesweetnessintheair.
(para6-8)
Notonlydoestheauthormoveeffortlesslyfromonesensoryimpressiontoanother,butshealsohandlesthechangesintimeandplaceinasmooth,seamlessway.Inthispartshefirstwritesaboutwhathappened“laterthatnight”,thenmovedbacktonarratetheincidentsof“thatafternoon”,finallybackto“now”.shewassittingonatreestumpontheriverbanknearapalm-thatchvillageinPart1,thenshesatinacampinPart2,wentonajourneyawayfromtheriverintothejungleandfinallyreturnedtoariversidevillageinPart3.
1.WhatmadeDilliardlooseherhairfromitsbraidsinthemiddleofthenightWhathadhappenedbeforethat
2.WhatdidtheManhattanwriterthinkabouttheirspendingtimeinthejungle?
3.
4.
(para9-18)
1.WhatdidtheyfindalongNapoRiver(para10-12)
wide,brownandopaqueNapoRiver,parrotinflocksdartinandoutofthelight,
anacondas,crocodiles,sweet-meatedfishgraystripsofsandbar,cleanpeople
dugoutcanoes
2.Whatdidtheyseeinsidethejungle(para13)
Brightblue,stripedorclear-wingedbutterflies,aswathofants
3.Whatdidtheyseewhilecanoeingononeofthelakes?
wonderfullakes,herons,kingfishers,cuckoos,greatturkeylikebirds,hawks,turtle,theboywasplayingwithbirds,opaqueriverwater,paich,piranhafish,electriceels
4.Whatdidtheyeatatnightinthevillageandwhatdidtheysee(para17)
Theyeatchickentogetherwithice,onionsandheapsoffruit.
Theyseetwonunsandthechildrenswarmaroundnuns,hopping,smilingatthem.
.Keywordsandexpressions:
1.bedyingtodosth/forsth:
desiretodosth
eg:
IamdyingtoGuilinafterhiswonderfulintroduction.
2.intheheartof:
inthecenterof
TheBellTowerislyingintheheartofXi’an.
atheart内心里,本质上breakone’sheart使某人伤心
from(thebottomof)one’sheart从心底toone’sheartcontent尽情的
3.outofsight
Thewomandidn’tgointothehouseuntilherdaughterdroveawayandfaded
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