刘乃银主编《英语泛读教程》(1)Unit 1

Unit1

1.TextLove

Thought

questionsHowmanypartsdoyoudividethistextinto?What’sthemainideaofthistext?Whydoesthefatherchangehisattitudetowardssnakes?Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingtheword“love”?1Thought

questions:5.Whatrevelationsdoyouhaveaboutthisstory?23JesseHiltonStuart(1907–1984)wasanAmericanwriterwhoisknownforwritingshortstories,poetry,andnovelsaboutSouthernAppalachia.特别说明：本教程的课件所引用的外来材料除非特别注明，一般均出自网络维基百科词典1.1ThemainideaofthistextThisstoryhappensinruralKentucky.Thefatherandthesonareplanningtoputupafencetostopthecowsfromcontinuingtoeatthetipsofthecornorgrainsofcornsownintheearthandtrampledownthestalksofthecorn.Theytaketheirdog,Bob,alongwiththem.Intheircornfield,theyseeablacksnake.Thefather,whohatessnakes,setsBobonit.41.1ThemainideaofthistextButtheson,whofindsthatitisaharmlessfemalesnake,arguesthattheyshouldnotkillit.ThefatherdoesnotlistentohimandgoesontoencourageBobtocatchandkillthisnon-aggressive,non-poisonousanimal.51.1ThemainideaofthistextThedogkillsthesnakewithoutshowinganyhesitation.Theson,whoispatheticwithwildanimals,isgreatlydevastatedbytheviolentdeathofthesnakethatisjustonthewaytoitsegg-layingplaceanddoesnotappearaggressive.61.1ThemainideaofthistextThefatherisalsostruckbythewaythesnakeiskilledandstartstofeelsomewhatrepentant.Thenextdaywhentheycomeagaintotheplacewherethesnakewaskilled,theyfind,totheirsurprise,thatamalesnake,whoobviouslyisthedeadfemalesnake’smate,islyingbesidethekilledsnake.Boththesonandthefatheraredeeplymovedbythemalesnake’sgreatloveforhismate.71.1ThemainideaofthistextAtthatmoment,thefatherfeelsmoreconscience-stricken.Heaskshissontomovethefaithfulmalesnakeawayfromthesceneincasethattheirdogmayspotandkillit.Itshowsthatthefather,followingtheincident,startstochangehisattitudetowardssnakesandshowssomekindnesstothem.8

1.2Structureofthistext

Part1(ll.1-71)Part2(ll.72-93)91.3Part1

1.3.1RetellingWhatdoesPart1tell?Itmainlytellsaboutthefather’ssmartdog,Bob,killingapoorfemalesnakewhoispregnantwitheggsanddoesnotappearviciousorferocious.Boththefatherandthesonaredeeplystruckbytheviolentdeathofthemothersnake.Thefather,whohatessnakes,feelssomewhatregretfulabouthissickinghisdogattheinnocentsnake.10

1.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences

(ll.2-4)Thecowskeptcomingthroughthechestnutoaksonthecliffandrunningovertheyoungcorn.Theybitoffthetipsofthecornandtrampleddownthestubble.牛群不断地从悬崖上的板栗橡树林中跑过来，横穿过玉米苗田。他们咬掉玉米苗尖，继而踩倒幼苗。over

prep.fromonesideofsthtotheother;acrosssth从一边到另一边；穿越△Theyranoverthegrass.111.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(l.6)Weheardagroundsquirrelwhistledownoverthebluffamongthedeadtreetopsattheclearing’sedge.whistle

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tomovequickly,makingahighsounde.g.

Thewindwhistleddownthechimney.（编者）从悬崖上空地边缘的枯萎的树梢里传来了一只地松鼠的叫声。我们听到了一只地松鼠迅速窜下…12Whatdoestheverbwhistlemean?1.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.7-10)Heliftedupayoungstalkofcorn….Thishasbeenadryspringandthecornhaskeptwellintheearth….13Whydoesthewritersuddenlyturntotheuseofthepresentperfecttense?Thelatterisusedtoexplaintheformer.1.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.9-10)Thishasbeenadryspringandthecornhaskeptwellintheearthwherethegrainhassprouted.今年春天很干燥，发芽的玉米长势还不错。今年春天很干燥，玉米粒发芽的土里有些玉米粒子还保存完好。14酌情添加的字眼1.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.16-17)Thedustflewintinyswirlsbehindourfeet.我们身后扬起一片尘土。脚后跟扬起一小圈一小圈的尘土。脚后跟扬起一圈圈尘土。151.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.20-21)Bobwasjumpingandsnappingatthesnakesoastomakeitstrikeandthrowitselfoffguard.鲍勃正在边跳边咬蛇，逼迫它反击，进而使它疏于防范。鲍勃正在反复跳跃着，抓弄着那条蛇，以逼迫它反击，然后疏于防范。161.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.25-26)Ablacksnakeisaharmlesssnake.Itkillspoisonsnakes.Itkillsthecopperhead.Howdoyouunderstandthesentences?DoesunderstandingthemrequireyoutohavesomeknowledgeofthefaunaofNorthAmerica?171.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentencesSomespeciesofblacksnakesarenotvenomous.Coluberconstrictor.181.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.29-30)Iwonderedwhyitwascrawlingtowardaheapofblackloamyearthatthebenchofthehill.我很好奇为何刚刚它正向小山边的黑壤土堆爬去。……山岗的平台边的黑色肥土堆爬去。191.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.29-30)Iwonderedwhyithadcomefromthechest-nutoaksproutsandthemattedgreenbriarsonthecliff.我同样好奇它为什么会离开悬崖上板栗橡树的嫩芽和绿色荆棘丛。我同样好奇它为什么会离开悬崖上板栗橡树的嫩芽和互相缠绕的绿藤蔓。20拼写错误(ll.44-45)Sheactedlikeagreenweedheldoveranew-groundfires.21Howtounderstandandtranslatetheadjectiveblue?(l.66)Hisfacewasredinthebluewindofday.父亲的脸在冷风中变得通红。父亲的脸庞在白日凄冷的风中变得通红。22举一反三(ll.70-71)Ithoughtitwassillyformetothinksuchthoughts.Interestingandattention-arresting?Liveagreatlife,dieagloriousdeath.SmileacontemptuoussmileDreamasweetdreamSighasighPlainJanesmiledathinlittlesmile.(l.40,p.100)Theyaretermedthecognateobjects（同源宾语）.231.4Part2

1.4.1RetellingThenextdayafterthefatherandtheson’sdogkillsthepoorfemaleblacksnake,theycomeagaintotheplacewherethecarcassofthedeadsnakelies.Totheirsurprise,theyfindthatthefemaledeadsnake’smateislyingbeside.Thisunexpectedsightmovesthemdeeply.Itmakesthefatherevenmorerepentant.Thefatherstartstochangehisattitudetowardssnakes.241.4.1RetellingHeaskshissontomovethefaithfulsnakeawayfromthescene,forfearthattheirdogmightspotandkillit.251.4.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.72-73)ThismorningmyfatherandIgotupwiththechickens.Hesaysonehastogetupwiththechickenstodoaday’swork.今早我和父亲在鸡鸣的时候就起床了，他说人要闻鸡起床去开始一天的工作。261.4.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.76-77)Itwasagoodmorningwindtobreatheandawindthat…Isthenounwindusedasacountablenoun?并不用作可数名词，而是表示风的种类。271.4.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(l.79)Iwalkedoutthecornrowwherewehadcomeyesterdayafternoon.我来到昨天下午我们来过的玉米田边。走到281.4.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.80-81)Itwasmovinglikeahugeblackropewindsaroundawindlass.(LDODE5)inthesamewayas.Somepeopleconsiderthisusetobeincorrect:Don’ttalktomelikeyoutalktoachild.它正像盘绕在绞盘机上的黑色绳索般移动着。它在蠕动着，就像一根粗大的黑色绳索围着绞盘机缠绕一样。29当代美国流行小说作品大量使用连词like如美国惊悚小说作家DanBrown的小说TheLostSymbol301.5口头练习

1.5.1回答问题（前面提出的）WhatdoknowaboutJesseStuart?Howmanypartsdoyoureasonablydividethistextinto?What’sthemainideaofthistext?Whydoesthefatherchangehisattitudetowardssnakes?Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingtheword“love”?311.5.1回答问题5.Whatrevelationsdoyouhaveaboutthisstory?32Q&A1.5.2概括课文大意用自己的3～5句话，概括课文大意331.6朗读环节朗读段落：ll.35-41要求：声音响亮发音地道连贯流利声情适切341.7笔头练习和课堂讨论pp.4-6A.dB.1-5cddad6-9cacdC.1-5dbdda7-10dcbddD.Discussingtopics(p.6)351.8修辞赏析本文是典型的现代英语作品的范例。用词简单。多数用词是简短的、简单的盎格鲁萨克逊词语。2～5个字母构成。句子简短，句子结构简单易懂。多数句子不超过15个词，多数句子是简单句。这种简易文风的美是力透纸背的。这是现代英语的趋势。361.8修辞赏析实验：定睛看着本文的某一页几秒钟，再看北京周报某一页或笛福、斯威夫特或狄更斯的某一页371.8修辞赏析你喜欢这种文体风格吗？381.9答疑环节Any(good)questions?392.Readingskills

Previewing（预读；预览）What’spreviewing?Whatstepsshouldareadernormallyfollow?Arelevantquestion:Doesthissectionremindyouofonlinebook-buying?Doallbooksforonlinesalehavea“lookinside!”link?Ifnot,howwouldyoupreviewit?Doesitcauseanannoyancetoyouwhenyouarechoosingarightbook?402.PreviewingItremindsmeofanarticlewrittenbyWangDongjie（王东杰）fromSichuanUniversity,publishedintheSouthernWeekly（南方周末）newspaper.41该文第4段当然，这问题绝非“习惯”这么简单。在实体书店买书，总可以先翻一翻。一本书的内容、表述，有无插图、索引、文献目录，甚至一些纯物质性因素，如字体、版式、纸张，皆可摸得到，看得着，令人踏实，而且常常成为买书时的决定因素。在网上就不然。电子服务再便宜和快捷，书的物质形式给人的微妙感受，也是难以取代的。42王东杰，1971年生，河南濮阳人。1993年四川大学历史学士，1996年复旦大学历史学硕士，2002年四川大学历史学博士。1996年起在四川大学历史文化学院任教。现为四川大学历史文化学院教授，博士生导师，近现代史教研室主任。433.Testingyourreadingcomprehensionandspeed(fastreading)

3.1Passage1

3.1.1SummaryManyanimalexpertsbelievethatanimalsarecapableoffeelings,includingloveandhate.Animalssuchasdogsandcatsparticularlyformstrongattachmentstohumanbeings.Humanbeingsinreturnseeksolaceinthem.Therefore,animalsshouldbetreatedwell.443.1.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.16-17)Animalsarehard-wiredtogreeteachother.动物天性就喜欢互相表示好意。453.1.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.17-18)Theanimalisgladtoseeyou,andit’snotbecauseyou’regoingtowhipoutatreat.动物高兴见到你，但是这不是因为你要扔出好吃的东西给它们。463.1.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(l.4)Animalshaveastrongbondtoloveeachother.bond

n.somethingthatformsaconnectionbetweenpeopleorgroups,suchasafeelingoffriendshiporsharedideasandexperiences纽带；联系；关系e.g.thespecialbondbetweenmotherandchildTheagreementstrengthenedthebondsbetweenthetwocountries.473.1.3Exercises(p.9)1-5cdbcc483.2Passage2

3.2.1SummaryThispassagetellsabouttheearlyyearsofJesseStuart’sliterarycreation.Stuartbegantopublishliteraryworksevenwhenhewasinhighschool.Hisworksfocusonregionaltopics,butthethemesofhisworksareuniversalinnature.Hisworksdemonstratevariousthemes,whichareuniversallymeaningful.Theyincludewildanimalprotectionandthepoweroflandandnature.493.2.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(l.1)concreteworkerConcreteworkersmake,pour,spreadandfinishconcreteforavarietyofstructuressuchasbuildings,stairs,footpaths,driveways,patiosandbridges.混凝土工人503.2.3Questions(p.10-11)

6-10dacdc513.3Passage3

3.3.1SummaryThispassageisthatofreflectionsonlife.Theauthorsighsforhislostchildhood.Hestillcherishesthememoryofhischildhoodyears.Helamentsthatonehasgotoldandlessnaïvebeforeherealizesthathischildhoodisforevergone.Onetendstobecaughtupinthechildhoodillusionswhenheisconfrontedwiththefactthathehasnowgrownup,compelledtofightvariousharshrealities.523.3.1ThemainideaAlthoughheisold,theauthormanagestobeoptimisticabouthisroutinelife.Heplaysonthestagetomakehisaudiencehappy,forexample.533.3.2Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.11)Icanplayuponthestagelikeachild…我能像个小孩子一样在舞台上演戏……543.3.3Questions(p.11-12)

11-15ccbcd554.Homereading

AWonderfulPresent

4.1AbouttheauthorCharlesFultonOursler(January22,1893Baltimore,Maryland-May24,1952NewYorkCity)wasanAmericanjournalist,playwright,editorandwriter.WritingasAnthonyAbbot,hewasanotableauthorofmysteriesanddetectivefiction.(/wiki/Fulton_Oursler)56/wiki/Fulton_Oursler574.2RetellingThisisawell-plottedshortstorywithasurpriseending.PeteRichards,theantiqueshopowner,whocouldnotpullhimselfoutofdeepgriefafterhisgirlfriendwasaccidentallykilledinatrafficaccident,wasinlowspiritslately,feelingthathewastheloneliestmaninthistownwherehekepthisshop.OneeveninghewasabouttoclosehisshopwhenJeanGrace,alittlegirlwithbigblueeyesandblondhair,camein.584.2ThemainideaShewantedtobuyaChristmaspresentforhereldersister,whocaredforheraftertheirmotherdied.Shepickedaturquoisenecklace.Butobviouslyshecouldnotaffordtobuyit.Sheemptiedoutallherpenniesofhercoatpocketontothecounter,saying“ThisisallIhave.”594.2ThemainideaPetewasdeeplymovedbythelittlegirl’snaivetyandloveforhersister.Hedecidedtogivetheexpensivenecklacetothehonest,naïve,andgratefulgirlwhohadhaira