现代大学英语精读3 Lesson 4 Wisdom of Bear Wood 讲解.docx
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LessonFourWisdomofBearWood
BackgroundInformation
I.Author
MichaelWelzenbach(1954—2001)wasanartcriticaswellasapoetandnovelist.HewrotesomeofthemoststimulatingcriticismsofartandmusicfortheWashingtonPost.
II.RobinHood
RobinHoodisalegendaryheroofaseriesofEnglishballads,someofwhichdatefromatleastthe14thcentury.Hewasarebel,andmanyofthemoststrikingepisodesinthetalesabouthimshowhimandhiscompanionsrobbingandkillingrepresentativesofauthorityandgivingthegainstothepoor.TheirmostfrequentenemywastheSheriffofNottingham,alocalagentofthecentralgovernment.Othersincludedwealthyecclesiasticallandowners
Robintreatedwomen,thepoor,andpeopleofhumblestatuswithcourtesy.Agooddealoftheimpetusagainstauthoritystemsfromtherestrictionofhuntingrights.Theearlyballads,especially,revealthecrueltythatwasaninescapablepartofmedievallife.
TheauthenticRobinHoodballadswerethepoeticexpressionofpopularaspirationsinthenorthofEnglandduringaturbulenteraofbaronialrebellionsandagrariandiscontent,whichculminatedinthepeasants’Revoltof1381.RobinHoodwasapeople’sheroasKingArthurwasanoble’s.
III.Berkshire
SituatedintheheartofsouthernEngland,theCountyofBerkshire,alsoknownas"RoyalBerkshire"ishometoseveralwell-knowntownsandcities,suchasWindsor,wherethefamousroyalretreatWindsorCastlecanbefound.AnotherroyalconnectionistheTownofAscot,famousforitsverypopularannualhorseracingfestival—"RoyalAscot".BerkshirealsoboastsmanypicturesquevillageswithviewsacrosstheRiverThamesabsolutelystunning.
IV.RuralLifeinBritain
Cottages:
Picturesquecottagesaremostpeople’sideaofthetypicalcountrybuilding.Cottagesdatingfromthelate16thcenturyaregenerallytheearliesttosurvive.
AllmannerofmaterialswereusedtobuildEngland’scountrycottages:
stone,slate,wood,flint,clay,cob,thatch,bouldersandpebbles,andturf.Whatevermaterialwasused,traditionallythiswouldhavereflectedwhatwaslocallyavailable.
Whilstcolorfulflowers,alwaysimportanttothecottagedweller,werehaphazardintheirplanting,vegetablesweregrowninorderedrows.Ediblesweregrown,notonlyforthecottagers’owntablebutalsotobesoldasameansofsupplementingtheirincome.Thegardenwasnotsolelyinhabitedbyplants,forthekeepingofbees,andsometimespigs,whichwasonceacommonsightinthecottagegarden.Thecottagegardenprovidedtheopportunityfortheannualvillageshowtodevelop,witheverykeengardenerhopinghisproducewouldscoopthetopprize.
PartOne:
IntroductiontotheText
1.Thestoryisaboutafriendshipbetweentwosoulswhoare“seeminglydifferent”ineveryway:
oneisanAmericanboyoftwelve;andtheotherisanoldEnglishwoman.
2.Thestoryisnotverysubtle,norisitparticularlydramatic,butitisneverthelessbeautiful.ItisbeautifulnotjustbecauseitcontainssomebeautifuldescriptionsoftheWood,butbecauseitisaboutabeautifulfriendship.
PartTwoDetailedDiscussionoftheText
1.TheStructureoftheText
Itcanbedividedintothreebigparts:
Thefirstpartdescribesthelonelinessoftheboyandhisroaminginthewoods.
Thesecondpartdescribestheboy’sencounterwiththeoldlady.
Thelastpartdescribesthedeathoftheoldladyandtheboy’snostalgiaforher.
2.DetailedDiscussionofthetext
1)Thethemeofthestoryissummedupattheveryend.Itisabout“awisdomtutoredbynatureitself,abouttheseenandtheunseen,aboutthingsthatchangeandthingsthatarechangeless,andaboutthefactthatnomatterhowseeminglydifferenttwosoulsmaybe,theypossessthepotentialforthatmostprecious,rarething---anenduringandrewardingfriendship.”
2)Thestoryisnotverysubtle,norisitparticularlydramatic,butitisneverthelessbeautiful.ItisbeautifulnotjustbecauseitcontainssomebeautifuldescriptionsoftheWood,butbecauseitisaboutabeautifulfriendship.
3)Whatisinterestingisthefactthatthisisafriendshipbetweentwosoulswhoare“seeminglydifferent”ineveryway:
oneisanAmericanboyoftwelve,;andtheotherisanoldEnglishwoman.
4)Whycantheybecomegoodfriends?
A:
Theyarebothlonely:
theboyislonelybecauseheisinaforeigncountrywithhisfather,thewomanislonelybecauseshehasjustlostherdearhusband.
B:
Theyhavethecommoninterestinnatureandknowledge.
C:
Theshortbreadthewomankeepssupplyingfortheboyisalsooneofthereasons.
D:
Therealreasonfortheirfriendshipistheoldwoman’sselflessinterestintheboy.Itisoftensaidthattrueloveisinthegivingandnotinthetaking.Soisfriendship.Thewomannotonlygivestheboygoodfoodtoeat,shealsogiveshimanewvisionofthebeautifulnature,thekeytothetreasuryofhumanknowledge,andaboveall,hercare,concern,loveandaffection.Doesshegetanythinginreturn?
Yes.Throughgiving,shecannothelpreceiving.Althoughtotallyunaware,theboyhasgiventhewomangreatconsolationtoo.Heistherealgoodcompanionofthewoman.Hebringsgreathappinessandconsolationtothewoman.Thatiswhatshereallyneedsinherdeepheart.
5)Inthisworld,therearemanythingsyoucanseeandtherearemanythingsyoucan’tsee,andfriendshipiswhatyoucan’tsee,unlikeyourworldlybelongings,becauseitexistsdeepinyourheart.Inthisworldtherearealsothingsthatchangeandthingsthatdonotchange,andtruefriendshipdoesnotchange.Itisrareandprecious.Itisenduringandrewarding.
PartThreeVocabulary—theusageofsuspect,regard,earn,inclineandidentify
1.suspect
(1)tothinkthatsthisprobablytrueorlikely,esp.sthbad
(2)tothinkthatsomeoneisprobablyguilty
(3)todoubtthetruthofsth
2.regard
(1)tolookatattentively;toobserveclosely
(2)toconsiderorlookuponinaparticularway
(3)tohavegreataffectionoradmirationfor
giveone’sregardstosomebody
inthisregard
withregardto
asregards
regardlessof
3.earn
(1)toreceiveacertainamountofmoneyfortheworkyoudo
(2)togetsthyoudeserve
4.incline
(1)tothinkthataparticularbelieforopinionismostlikelytoberight
tobeinclinedtodo
5.identify
(1)torecognizeandcorrectlynamesomeoneorsth,ortodiscover
thenatureandoriginofthething
identity(n.)
identification(n.)
identical(adj.)
PartFourGrammarFocus
1.Waysofexpressingadverbial
2.Waysofexpressingapposition
3.Prepositions
PartFiveMoreworkontheText.
1.OralWork;
2.VocabularyExercises;
3.GrammarExercises;
4.WrittenWork(Topic):
Friendship
1.WhydidBearWoodbecometheboy’sfavorite?
Whatwassospecialaboutit?
2.WhydidtheboyremembersofondlyhisdaysintheBearWood?
Whatdidhemeanwhenhetalkedaboutwisdomasalegacy?
3.Whatarethe“seenandunseen”;“thingsthatchangeandthingsthatarechangeless”?
4.Whatdoyoulearnfromtheirfriendship?
TextAppreciation
I.TextAnalysis
Plotofthestory
Settingofthestory
Protagonistsofthestory
Writingtechniquesofthestory
Themeofthestory
Haveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?
Plot:
thecultivationoffriendshipbetweenaboyandanoldlady
Setting:
Bearwood
Protagonists:
"I"andMrs.Robertson-Glasgow
Writingtechniques:
gotoWritingDevices
Themeofthestory:
gotothenextpage
ThemeoftheStory
Truefriendshipisbothrareandprecious.Itexistsdeepinheartanddoesnotchange.Itisenduringandrewarding.
Thethemeissummedupattheveryend.
StructureoftheText
Part1(paras.1─4)about:
ThelonelyboyfoundhispleasureinBearWood.
Part2(paras.5-23)about:
TheboymetMrs.Robertson-GlasgowintheBearWoodandtheybecamebestfriends.
Part3(paras.24-27)about:
Mrs.Robertson-Glasgowbecamesickanddeadwhiletheirfriendshipflourishedmorethaneverbefore.
Part4(paras.28-37)about:
Therevelationoftruelove.
1.FriendshipBetweenTwoSouls
Differences
old
English
woman
lostherhusband
12
American
boy
separatedfromfriends
Similarities
1.lonely
2.commoninterest—natureandknowledge
3.truelove—givingnottaking
4.others…
(Scanthetextandlistouttherelatedinformation.)
2.Beautiesvs.Beauties
1).BeautiesthatlieintheWood:
avaultedcathedral
…
2).Beautiesthatlieinthefriendship
givingbutnotaking
…
3.WhenIwas12yearsold,myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife.(InPara.1)
Question:
Whatdoestheauthorintendtoemphasize,usingthissentenceastheopening?
Theauthorintendstoimpressthereadersthattheboydislikedmovingverymuch.Thecomparisonformedbetween"12"and"4"isimpressive.
4.Question:
Whatcanyoulearnfromthefirst3sentencesofParagraph2?
Fromthe"Backgroundinformation"we’vealreadygotagoodideathatinBerkshiretherearelotsofhistoricinterests,includingsomefamousancientcastles.Forlittleboys,ancientcastlesusuallymeanbraveexplorationsandendlesspursuitofmysterioustreasures.Theboy,however,hadnotasteforthesekindsofthings.Instead,hejustlovednature.Maybebesidesthisreason,hewasalsotryingtoavoidanyinvolvementwithotherboys.
5.Question:
Inthebeginningofthestory,whatdidBearWoodmeantothelittleboy?
•heaven—butalonelyheaven(Washereallyhappyaboutthesituation?
)
•asecretfortress(Whattodefend?
Diditformattachmentsorloneliness?
)
•almostaholyplace(Whyholy?
)
•aprivateparadise(Whowasgoingtointrudeintoit?
)
6.Question:
Whatisthe
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