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A.Author:
EricAcland
B.Warming-upquestions(4minutes):
1.Doyouhaveasimilarstorytotell?
Isitalsoaboutawolf,abouthowadogsavedhislittlemasterfromdrowning,abouthowahorsesavedahorseman,abouthowatigerrapidthekindnessofadoctorwhohadcuredhisskintrouble?
2.Whatrolesdoyouthinkwildanimalsplayinnature?
3.
Itisreportedthatseverallocalpeoplehavebeenseriouslyhurtbywildtigersinafar-reachingvillageinChina.Whatmeasuresdoyousuggesttakingtosolvethedilemma?
C.GrammarPractice:
1.Inversion
Gonewasthepuppy-woolcoat.
Initsplacewasahandsomeblackmantle.
InsailedMrs.Yesno,wildanger,whodemanded…
Onthetopwastheclearoutlineofagreatwolfsittingstill.
There,about50feetaway,crouchedmytwoattackers…
Therestoodagiantblackwolf.
Types:
a.CompleteInversion:
Puttheverbbeforesubject.
Herecomesthebus.
b.PartlyInversion:
Onlyputtheauxiliaryverbs,modalverbs,linkverbsbeforesubject.
Areyouexcited?
OnlyinthiswaycanwelearnDeutschwell.
onlytoo:
very
…butIknewonlytoowellthereshouldhavebeennocreekthere.
Ishallbeonlytoopleasedtodomybestinthatlineofwork.
Youknowbuttoowelltoholdyourtongue.
onlytodosth:
usedtomentionsth.thathappensimmediatelyafterwards,esp.sth.thatcausessurprise,disappointment,etc.
Itriedtotravelwestbutonlytohitthecreekagain.
Hewenttoseeheronlytofindthedoorwaslocked.
Hereturnedafterthewar,onlytobetoldthathiswifehadlefthim.
3.onone’sown:
withouthelp,alone独自地,独立地,主动地
SoIdecidedtocomebackhomeonmyown.
Weshouldlearntotackleproblemsonourown.
Theyhelpedfetchwaterontheirown.
Cf.ofone’sown
属于自己的
Ihavenothingofmyown.
Shehasamindofherown.
Forreasonsofhisown,herefusedtojointheclub.
4.thrilltosth.:
(formal)tofeelexcitedatsth.
Thewholewhiteworldthrilledtothatwildcry.
WethrilledtohistalesofSouthSeaadventure.
Whatathrillinggame;
thewinnerwasindoubtuntilthelastminute.
Wewerethrilledtohearaboutyournewjob.
Meetingthefamousfootballerwasagreatthrillforthechildren.
Ifeltathrillofterrorasthedoorbegantocreakopen.
ThisisoneofthebestofAmericanthrillers
5.(all)forthebest:
bestforthelongrunalthoughsth.appearsbadorunpleasant
Itriedtotellmyselfitwasallforthebest,butitwashardtolosemybrother.
Hisparentsdidn’twanthimtoworkinLondon,buttheyknewitwasperhapsforthebest.
CfMostathletesareattheirbestduringtheirearlymanhood.
Iwasinthebestofhealthandspirits.
6.in(to)focus焦点对准;
清楚的,明白的
Itwasquitesometimebeforemyeyescameintofocusenoughtoseemygrandfathersittingbymybed.
Theimageisinfocus.
Hisexplanationbroughtthemeaningoftheeventintofocusfor.
Shealwayswantstobethefocusofattention.
Theeyesoftheworldarefocusedonhim.
Manyfirmsarefocusingonincreasingtheirmarketsoverseas.
C.WordFormation:
compoundadjectives:
n.+-ed
moon-floodedcabin
snow-filledcreekbed
blood-soakedbandage
thunder-struckcrowd
sun-tannedarms
wind-drivengenerator
cloud-cappedtower
D.WordComparison
1.[辨析]howl,rumble,snarl,whimper
狼、狗、狐狸的嚎叫,常指夜间嗥叫
隆隆的响声
露齿而吠,嗥叫
动物的悲嗥声,唔咽
howl狼、狗、狐狸的嚎叫,常指夜间嗥叫
rumble隆隆的响声
snarl露齿而吠,嗥叫
whimper动物的悲嗥声,唔咽
2.[辨析]bough,twig,branch
1)bough
2)twig
3)branch
E.TextAnalysesandDiscussion:
1.Structureofthetext(10minutes)
Thestorycanberoughlydividedintofourparts:
thefirstthreeparagraphsserveastheintroduction.ThesecondpartdescribesthehappydaystheboyandMaheegunhadtogetherintheshortperiodoflessthanayear,andhowMaheegunreturnedtothewildwherehebelonged.Nextisthereunionofthetwowhentheboy’slifewasendangeredbytwohungrywolves.Intheconcludingpart,thebrothersreturnedtotheplacewheretheyeachbelonged–theboytohiswarmhomeandhislovedones,theworldtohiskindinthewild.Thestorybeingsinspringandendsinearlyspring,inthenormalsequenceofNature.
2.Actionexpressions
Thewriterissuccessfulinhisdescriptionofnaturalscenes,thesnowstorm,forexample,andthewolf–hisappearance,actionandmood.Thetextisrichinverbs,phrasesandidiomsdenotingaction.HerearesomedescribingMaheegun’sactions:
upset,scatter,pokehisheadaroundthecorner,layhisheadbetweenhisfrontpaws,turninghisheadthiswayandthat,lickatthedriedblood.
3.Easter
PriortoA.D.325,Easterwasvariouslycelebratedondifferentdaysoftheweek,includingFriday,Saturday,andSunday.Inthatyear,emperorConstantineissuedtheEasterRulewhichstatesthatEastershallbecelebratedonthefirstSundaythatoccursafterthefirstfullmoononorafterthevernalequinox.The"
fullmoon"
intheruleistheecclesiasticalfullmoon.Itdoesnotalwaysoccuronthesamedateastheastronomicalfullmoon.Theecclesiastical"
vernalequinox"
isalwaysonMarch21.Therefore,EastermustbecelebratedonaSundaybetweenthedatesofMarch22andApril25.
Easter2004
AshWednesdayis25February
PalmSundayis4April
GoodFridayis9April
(Western)EasterSundayis11April
(Orthodox)EasterSundayis11April
TheEasterBunny
ThebountifulEasterbunnieshavebecomethemostfavoriteEastersymbol.It'
suniversalandsecularinitsappeal.And,mostimportantofall,itrelatestoEasterhistorically.
TheancientEgyptiansrelatedharestothemoon.Egyptiannameforharewas'
un'
meaning'
open'
.Andtheywerebelovedtobewatchingthefullmoonopenedeyesthroughoutthenight.
AlsothehareandeggshavetotheAnglo-SaxonspringgoddessEostre.Possibly,thisisbecausebothofthemwereregardedtobeemblemsoffertility.
TheGermanimmigrants,whobroughtinmostoftheTeutonicEastertraditionshere,maderabbitssopopularamongthenon-Germankids.TheGermanchildrenusedtohaverabbit'
snestsfilledwithdecoratedeggs.Theyalsousedtobuildnests.Theylookedsoattractivethateventhenon-GermankidsdemandedsuchgiftsontheEaster.
TheEasterEgg
AswiththeEasterBunnyandtheholidayitself,theEasterEggpredatestheChristianholidayofEaster.TheexchangeofeggsinthespringtimeisacustomthatwascenturiesoldwhenEasterwasfirstcelebratedbyChristians.
Fromtheearliesttimes,theeggwasasymbolofrebirthinmostcultures.Eggswereoftenwrappedingoldleafor,ifyouwereapeasant,coloredbrightlybyboilingthemwiththeleavesorpetalsofcertainflowers.
Today,childrenhuntcoloredeggsandplacetheminEasterbasketsalongwiththemodernversionofrealEastereggs--thosemadeofplasticorchocolatecandy.
TheArmenianswoulddecorateholloweggswithpicturesofChrist,theVirginMary,andotherreligiousdesigns.
EasterEggGames
OnEastermorningthechildrenofthehousejoininasearchtolocatetheeggsthattheEasterBunnyhadhiddenwhiletheywhereasleep.Thesearchingmightcontinuethoughoutthehousewiththeolderchildrenhelpingtheyoungest.Sometimesprizesofcandyareawaitingthechildfindingthemosteggs
Easteregghuntscanbealsopartofacommunity'
scelebrationofholiday.Theeggsarehiddeninpublicplacesandthechildrenofthecommunityareinvitedtofindtheeggs
TherulesofanEasterEggRollaretoseewhocanrollaneggthegreatestdistanceorcanmaketherollwithoutbreakingit,usuallydownagrassyhillsideorslope
MaybethemostfamouseggrollingtakesplaceontheWhiteHouseLawn.Hundredsofchildrencomewithbasketsfilledwithbrightlydecoratedeggsandrollthemdownthefamouslawn,hopingthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesiswatchingthefun.
TheLovelyLilyofEaster
Whodoesn'
tlovetohavethenicewhitelilyaspartoftheEastergift?
Infact,thelovelywhitetrumpetlilyhasbeenenjoyingagreatfavorinbeingincludedasaprincipalitemforchurchdecorationforquitesometime.AperfectgiftofnaturetobeautifyourEaster.Isn'
tit?
ButitsacceptanceinAmerica,assuch,datesbackaroundthe1800s.ItcameinwiththeriseintheEasterobservancesbytheProtestantsinAmerica.And,strange,ittooksomemoretimetofindawidespreadacceptance.
Inthe1880s,whileinBermuda,MsThomasPSargentbecamefamiliarwithabeautifullilythatbloomsnaturallyinspringtime.Shejustfellforthislovelywhite'
Bermuda'
lily.ShebroughtitsbulbsinbackhomeinPhiladelphia.There,anurseryman,calledWilliamHarris,fostereditspopularityamongotherflorists.FollowingthisitdidnottakelongfortheflowertowintheheartsofmilliontobethemainfloweroftheEasterfloralarrangements.
4.Dowolveshaveintelligence?
In
fiction,thewolfissometimesrepresentedasanevil,connivingcarnivorewhichpreysonsmallchildrenandlivestock.Whilewolvesdosometimespreyonlivestock,theyareresponsibleforaverysmallpercentageofthelivestockdeathsinNorthAmerica.
Attacksbyhealthywildwolvesonhumansisalmostunheardof,andtherehasneverbeenafatalattackonahumanbyahealthywildwolfinNorthAmerica.
Thoseattacksthatdotakeplacemightinvolveanunhealthywolf,orahumanwhoissomehowincitingthewolftoactionorimpinginguponthewo
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