unit-9-Following-in-the-Steps-of-Emperors-市公开课一等奖省

FollowingintheStepsofEmperorsbyFranciscoLittle1/192/19

WhatshallIsayoftheGreatPeak?Theancientdukedomsareeverywheregreen,Inspiredandstirredbythebreathofcreation,WiththeTwinForcesbalancingdayandnight.Ibaremybreasttowardopeningclouds,Istrainmysightafterbirdsflyinghome.WhenshallIreachthetopandholdAllmountainsinasingleglance?AVIEWOFTAISHAN3/19Pre-readingQuestionsHowmuchdoyouknowaboutMountTai?Haveyouevertraveledthere?Whereisitlocatedandwhatisitfamousfor?4/19MountTaiMountTaiisamountainofhistoricalandculturalsignificance(whichis)locatedinnorthofthecityofTai'an,inShandongprovince.ThetallestpeakistheJadeEmperorPeak(玉皇顶),whichisreportedasaround1,500metrestall.MountTai

5/19Regardedasthetheforemostofthe"FiveGreatMountains"(五岳之首)，MountTaihasbeenaplaceofworshipforatleast3,000yearsandservedasoneofthemostimportantceremonialcentersofChinaduringlargeportionsofthisperiod.6/19ReligiousworshipofMountTaihasbeenpracticedfromthetimeoftheShangtothatoftheQingDynasty.Overtime,thisworshipevolvedintoanofficialimperialriteandMountTaibecameoneoftheprincipalplaceswheretheemperorwouldpayhomagetoheaven(onthesummit)andearth(atthefootofthemountain)intheFeng(封)andShan(禅)sacrificesrespectively.7/19FollowingintheStepsofEmperors“Theworldissmall,”saidConfucius.WhenhemadethatcommenthewasstandingonthetopoftheTaishanMountain.WhenIstoodinthesamespot,Iwonderedifthegreatsagehadapremonitionaboutglobalization,orhejustmarveledatthebird’s-eyeview.premonition:Ifyouhaveapremonition,youhaveafeelingthatsomethingisgoingtohappen,oftensomethingunpleasant.

marvel:

Ifyoumarvelatsomething,youexpressyourgreatsurprise,wonder,oradmiration.e.g.StandingonthetopofMountTai,Imarveledatitsmagnificence.8/19Ilostcountofthestepsafter30minutes.ThepartofmybrainthatswitchesoffwhenIdoanythingstrenuoussignaledshutdownandmyfeetmovedmetronomically.IkepttellingmyselfIwasfollowinginthefootstepsof72emperors,ConfuciusandevenChairmanMaohimself.Suddenlythephrase“onestopatatime”tookonawholenewmeaning.Analyzetheaboveunderlinedsentenceandtranslateit.我一旦运动过分，脑袋一部分功效便自动关闭。（在爬了30分钟后）我脑袋那个部分正发出关闭信号，腿脚运动也变得机械起来。9/19Todaythecommonfolkwhobravethealmost7,000-stepclimbcometomaketheirownblessingsforfertility,longlife,healthorgoodfortune.TaishanhasdeepTaoistconnections,withtemplesbuiltintothemountainatalllevels,whereclimbersburnincenseandplacementallocksinthehopeofsecuringtheirfuture.BeingincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1987hasonlyaddedtothenumbersofthemanywhomakethepilgrimage.Analyzetheaboveunderlinedsentencesandtranslatethem.10/19

TaishanhasdeepTaoistconnections,withtemplesbuiltintothemountainatalllevels,whereclimbersburnincenseandplacementallocksinthehopeofsecuringtheirfuture.BeingincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1987hasonlyaddedtothenumbersofthemanywhomakethepilgrimage.泰山有着深刻道家渊源，山上每一段都建有庙宇，在那里，人们焚香、挂锁，祈愿自己有个美好前途。自1987年被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产，泰山便吸引了越来越多游客来此朝圣。11/19Pausingforbreathnearaholycavesurroundedbystoneinscriptions,Iheardthefamiliar“hello,hello”greetinggiventoforeignersandturnedtoseewhatlookedlikeamountainmanemergingfromtheshadowedentrance.Hebeckonedmein,and

neverbeingshortoncuriosityIfollowed.Theentranceeventuallyopenedoutintoasmallishcavedeepinthemountain,cloudedwithincensesmokeanddesperatelycold.Inthelightoffourfatredcandleshemotionedmetositonastoneseatandproceededtotellmemyfortune.Isat,noddedappreciativelyandleft20minuteslater,sensesinadaze.Itriedtopress50yuanintohiscallousedhandbuthewavedmeoff,refusingpayment.Translatetheunderlinedsentence.12/19Pausingforbreathnearaholycavesurroundedbystoneinscriptions,Iheardthefamiliar“hello,hello”greetinggiventoforeignersandturnedtoseewhatlookedlikeamountainmanemergingfromtheshadowedentrance.我在一个石碑围绕仙洞旁停下来喘口气，听到熟悉“你好，你好”，我回头一看，一个长得像山里人出现在被树荫遮蔽洞口处，向我打招呼。13/19TheblueskylookedbluernowandIturnedbacktowaveatmysoothsayerbuthehadslunkbackintothemountain.Howdidheknowthosethings,Iwondered?Abellechoedacrossthemountain,itsdeepsoundseemingtocomefromthesummit.Iliftedmyfeetagain.Whatfunctiondoestheitalicizedelementplayinthesentence?itsdeepsoundseemingtocomefromthesummit:

nominativeabsoluteechoedacrossthemountain：回荡在山间14/19Thelast2,000stepsaremurder,almostverticalandpassingsmallstallssellingtrinkets,cucumbersandtomatoes.Pausetosuckincrispairandplatoonsoftoutsaccostyouinyourweakestmoment,totakephotos,carryyouuporjusttosellyouexorbitantlypricedbottlesofwater.bemurder:(spoken)tobeverydifficultorunpleasant:

e.g.It'smurderdoingtheshoppingonSaturdays.accost:

togotowardssomeoneyoudonotknowandspeaktotheminanunpleasantorthreateningway上前搭讪15/19Whenthelastwaterfalls,stoneinscriptionsandoddlyshapedpinesandcypresseshavegivenwayandyoulookup,exhausted,attheredgateonthesummit,it’sarush.Asmallvillagehasbeenbuiltontheflatsectionatthetopwhereclimberscanstopfortea,haveamealorspendthenightinthehopesofcatchingthefamedsunrise.16/19Iwentinsearchofthebellandfounditonthefirstfloorofaricketytowerjuttingoutfromthewesterncliffs.Thebellwardenurgedmetoringit.Iheldtheropesandclosedmyeyestomakeawish.AsIwasabouttoswingthewoodenpolehestoppedme.“10yuan,”hesaid.Iputmywishonhold,paidupandstruck,shatteringthesoundofsilence.put...onhold:delay暂时搁置e.g.Theagentputmeonholdwhilesheconsultedacolleague.payup:givesbthemoneythatyouowethem,eventhoughyouwouldprefernottogiveit.17/19OutsideonJadeEmperorPeak,theTempleoftheGodlayalmost9kmaway,atthefootofthemountain.Iftheclimbupsymbolizesyourlife,thenthelargeblankstelee