英语泛读教程3：Unit 15

1、Unit 15 Love of Life (I) The information you can get from the title pThe topic of the passage: a tale of human unequaled endurance and ardent love of life burning in human soul pThe focus of the writing: how a man struggles to survive when traveling in the wilderness Overview pLead in Introduction o

2、f Jack London pText: Love of Life (I) Vocabulary, text analysis, and exercises pHome Reading: Love of Life (II) pFast Reading Introduction of Jack London pBorn: January 12, 1876 pDied: November 22, 1916 pOccupation : Novelist, journalist, short story writer and essayist pLiterary movement: Realism a

3、nd Naturalism pFamous novels: The Call of the Wild 野性的呼唤 White Fang 白牙 The Sea-Wolf 海狼 The Iron Heel 铁蹄 Martin Eden 马丁伊甸 Text Love of Life (I) Vocabulary 1. wince v.畏缩，退避 2. savor n.滋味，气味，食欲 3. exertion n.发挥，运用，努力 4. sediment n.沉淀，沉积物 5. crevice n.裂缝，裂隙 6. remorseless a.冷酷的，无情的 7. ravenously adv.贪婪的

4、，渴望的 8. bellicose a.好战的，好斗的 9. germane a.贴切的，有密切关系的 10. evict v.驱逐，逐出 Text Analysis Part I: Paragraph 1-22 The difficulties after he was deserted. Part II: Paragraph 23-end he was in the death line. Exercises p(A) c p(B) a b b a c b c c d b b p(D) b a b c c a a a c d b b Home Reading Love of Life (I

5、I) Vocabulary 1. genial a.亲切的，友好的，和蔼的 2. lugubriously adv.悲哀的，伤心的 3. gloat v./ n.幸灾乐祸，心满意足的注视 Exercises pc d a c d d d c Fast Reading Vocabulary pOne p1. prosecution n.检查，经营，起诉 p2. render v.致使，提出，实施 p3. ascertain v.确定，查明，探知 pTwo p1. reckon v.测算，估计，认为 p2. antedate v.先于，前于 p3. stripling n. 年轻人 p4. metropolis n.大都市 pThree p1. nugget n.天然金块，矿块 p2. plague v.折磨，使苦恼 p3. entrepreneur n.企业家，主办者 p4. nucleus