Reading(1)：BiblicalidiomsinEnglish

Unit4Behindbeliefs（译林版牛津高中英语模块九）,仪征市第二中学郑同林,DoyoubelieveinGod?,WhatdateisChristmasDay?,On25thDecember.,WhatdoyouknowaboutChristmas?,ChristmasDayisaChristianholiday.ItisregardedasthebirthdayofJesusChrist.,WhatdopeopledoonChristmasDay?,AlthoughChristmasisareligiousholiday,manyofthecustomsandcelebrationsarenotofareligiousnature.BeforeChristmasDay,peoplewillgotoshopstobuyChristmasdecorations,Christmascardsandpresentstogetherwithwrappingpaperforfriendsorrelatives.Forfood,peoplewillpreparelotsofchocolates,nutsandsnacks.AroastturkeyorgooseisusuallyservedforChristmasdinner.OnChristmasEve,familymembersgettogetherorgotochurchtoenjoytheChristmascarols.,Reading,Unit4,BiblicalidiomsinEnglish,Canyouguessthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwords?,A:Oh,myGod!Whathappened?Whyareyoublackandblue?,B:IgotbeatenbyPetersbrother.,A:Thatsabadapple!Letsthinkupawayandteachhimalesson.,坏蛋,abadapple:,2.A:Givetheskatestome!,B:Youshutup!,A:Ifyoudontknowhowtoskate,whydontyougivetheskatestome?Dontbeadoginthemanger.,adoginthemanger（马槽）:,占着茅坑不拉屎,3.A:Theresnopointinlosingtemperonme.Itsunfair!,B:Whatdidyoudotohim?,A:IfIdidsomethingbad,Iwouldntblamehimforgettingangrywithme.ThepointisthatIdidnothingwrong.,B:Maybehethoughtyoureportedhimtothemanager.,nopoint:,没理由,4.A:IthinkitwasJasonwhostolemydocument.,B:Fatchance!,A:Hestheonlyonewholeftherelate.,B:Iknowhim.Hellneverdothatsortofthing.,Fatchance:,微小的机会；极少的可能,5.A:WheresAnnie?,B:Inthehouse.,A:Inthehouse?Whereisshe?,B:Searchme,Idontknowwheresheisnow.,Searchme:,(非正式)不知道,Fastreading,GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage50.,1.Whatisanidiom?,Anidiomisagroupofwordsoranexpressionwhosemeaningoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningsoftheseparatewordsinit.,2.WhichlanguageswastheBiblefirstwrittenin?,InHebrew.,3.Whichidiomisoftenusedtodescribechildren?,Appleoftheirparentseyes.,Detailedreading,ReadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartC1.,(1)WhydoestheBiblehavealotofidioms?,BecausetheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewandthentranslatedintoGreek,andmanyidiomsareusedinbothofthem.BecausetheBiblewastranslatedintoEnglishhundredsofyearsago,manyHebreworGreekidiomshavebecomepartoftheEnglishlanguage.,(2)WhatdidbyandbyoriginallymeanintheBible?,Immediately.,(4)HowmanyyearsagowastheBibletranslatedintoEnglish?,(3)Whatdoesbyandbymeantoday?,Beforelong.,Hundredsofyearsago.,Thereisahiddenweaknessinsomebodywhomweadmireorrespect.,(6)Whichanimalsarefeaturedintheidiomsinthearticle?,Birdandcalf.,(7)Whichfoodsareincludedintheidiomsinthearticle?,Appleandsalt.,(5)Whatdoesfeetofclaymean?,Youcanimproveyourcomprehensionanddevelopahighlevelofcompetenceincommunicationskills.,(8)Howisstudyingidiomsusefulinlanguagelearning?,2.ReadthearticleagainandcompletePartC2.,Sarahsgrandmotheradoresher;Sarahis_.,theappleofhergrandmotherseye,(2)Wilsonwasdisappointedwhenhelearntthatthecoachhad_.,feetofclay,(3)Sheknewitmighttakealongtimeforherteammatestochangetheirminds,butshebelievedthatthenewplanwouldwork_.,byandby,(4)Thepeopleinmyvillageareveryhonestandhard-working;theyare_.,thesaltoftheearth,(5)WhenmybrothercamebackhomefromhistriptoEurope,we_forhim.,killedthefattedcalf,(6)Shewouldnotsaywhotoldheraboutthesurpriseparty.Shejustsaid,_.,Alittlebirdtoldme,Discussion,DoyouknowanyotherEnglishidiomsandtheirorigins?Whatarethey?,DoyouknowtheoriginsofanyChineseidioms?Whatarethey?,Doyouthinkunderstandingidiomsisanimportantpartoflanguagelearning?Whyorwhynot?,Consolidation,Fillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothereadingmaterial.,W:Hi.Idliketoknowsomethingaboutidiom.Couldyoupleasetellme?,M:Withpleasure.Anidiomisagroupofwordsoran(1)e_whosemeaningoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningsofthe(2)s_wordsinit.Itsmeaningcanbecompletelydifferentfromthemeaningsofits(3)c_.Ifyoucantrecognizewhenanidiomisbeingused,youcan(4)m_whatyoureadorhearspoken.,xpression,eparate,omponents,isunderstand,W:Thenwheredomanyidiomscomefrom?,M:TheymostlycomefromtheBiblewhichwasfirstwritteninHebrewandthentranslatedintoGreek.However,manyidiomshaveeitherlosttheir(5)o_meaningsorhaveonlyavagueorloose(6)c_toHebreworGreekidioms.,riginal,onnection,W:WhatmeaningsdoBiblicalidiomshave?,M:Biblicalidiomsoriginallyhad(7)s_andclearmeaningsbecausetheywereoftenmeantto(8)u_themoralofastoryandtogiveaudiencesanimagetohelpthemtounderstandthestorybetter.AndtherearealsomanyidiomsfromtheBiblethatuseanimalstocreateanimage.AnotherfocusofBiblicalidiomsisoftenfoodorthings(9)r_tofood.,traightforward,nderline,elated,W:ShouldwemasterasmanyBiblicalidiomsaspossible?,M:Ofcourse.Idiomsareanimportantpartoflanguageandareusedineverything.Studyingthemcanhelpimproveyourcomprehension,andbylearningenoughimportantidioms,youcandevelopahighlevelof(10)c_inyourcommunicationskills.,ompetence,-WhydidntyouinviteJohntoyourbirthdayparty?-Well,youknowheis_.(2015江苏高考33),anearlybirdB.awetblanketC.aluckydogD.atoughnut,能力提升：高