Unit5LearningfromNatureDevelopingideasReading课件高二英语选择性

Unit5LearningfromnatureDevelopingideas—reading

ReadtheshortintroductionstoTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauandanswerthequestion.Bornintoapooraristocratic(贵族的)familyintheEasternJinDynasty,TaoYuanming(365–427)wasoneofChina’sgreatestpoetsandanoted（著名的）recluse(隐居者).

Amasterofthefive-wordline,Taohasbeendescribedasthefirstgreat“poetoffieldsandgardens”.HenryDavidThoreau(1817–1862)wasanAmericanessayist,poet,andphilosopher.Hebeganwritingnaturepoetryinhisearlytwenties,withpoetRalphWaldoEmersonasamentor

(导师)

andfriend.In1845,hebeganhisfamoustwo-yearstayatWaldenPond,whichhewroteaboutinhismasterwork,Walden.Readthepassagestructurequicklyandanswerthequestions.ReadandThink√1.What’sthemainideaofthepassageA.Benefitsoflivingclosetonature.B.HistoryaboutTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau.C.BothTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau’slovefornature.D.ThesimilarityofTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau.ReadandThinkPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.52.Readforthemainideaofeachparagraphandthepassagestructure.a.ThereasonwhyTaoreturnedtonature.b.BriefintroductionaboutTaoYuanmingandHenry.c.ThewayTaotreatednature.d.Benefitsoflivingsimplyandbeingateasewithnature.e.ThereasonwhyThoreaureturnedtonature.f.ThewayThoreautreatednature.Para.6PartⅡReasonswhyTaoandThoreaureturnedtonaturePartⅢWaysTaoandThoreautreatednaturePartⅣBenefitsoflivingsimplyandbeingeasewithnaturePartIBriefintroductionabouttwopoetsReadeveryparagraphcarefullyandanswerthequestions.ReadandThink2.WhatmadeTaoandThoreaueachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtimeFindthesentencesinparagraph1.Andyettheysharedanintenserespectfornature,whichmadethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.1.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph1Tointroducethetopic.3.WhatdotheirworkshaveincommonTheirworksshowitsbeautyandvalue.4.WhatwasthepurposeofThoreau’swritingThoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper.5.Whatshouldwedoifwewanttoattainpersonalwell-beingandfulfilmentLivesimplyandbeateasewithnature.LanguagepointsVTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauwerebothpoets,butonelivedinAncientChinaandtheotherin19thcenturyAmerica.Superficially,thesetwomen,whoseliveswereseparatedintimebynearly1,500years,werepolaropposites.Andyettheysharedanintenserespectfornature,whichmadethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.one...theother(两者中）一个......另一个如果是三个及以上就用one···another一个···另一个polaropposites=totallydifferent截然不同para.1separateadj.单独的，分开的；不同的v.（使）分开，分离‘分散separate...from/beseparatedfrom与...分离；与...区分figuren.数字；身材；（重要的）人物；价格，金额v.出现；认为，估计；理解，弄懂；计算；想象Bothmenmadedramatictransformationstotheirlivesinordertoreconnectwithnature.AsanofficialintheEasternJinDynasty,Taofeltconflictedoverlifeatcourt.In405,hequittheserviceofthecourt

forgood,expressinghisunhappinessinthenowfamouslinethathewouldnot“bowlikeaservantinreturnforfivedouofgrain”.Hespentthenext22yearsuntilhisdeath,workingthelandinapoor,ruralarea.Fromhispoetry,wecanlearnthatalthoughhislifewasarduous,hesucceededinfinding

contentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.worktheland耕种succeedindoingsth

成功做成某事para.2dramaticallydrawingsth.fromsth.

从...得到...WhileTao’sreturntonaturewasareactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto,Thoreau’swasapersonaldecisiontotransformthewayhelived.Hehadadecentqualityoflife,buthewantedtoliveinasimplerway.Fortwoyears,twomonthsandtwodays,helivedinacottageintheforest

ontheedgeofWaldenPond,focusingonhimselfandhiswriting.HeexplainedhisreasonfordoingsoinWalden:“IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife.”Bothmenwerehappytowithdraw

fromcontemporarylife,seekingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnatureinthequietnessoftheirlives.front面对withdrawfrom从……退出para.3on/attheedgeof

在...的边缘wasopposedto名师p150withdraw（使）撤离；（使）退出提取（存款等）收回（发言、意见等）脱离社会；不与人交往n.withdrawal写出下列句子中画线部分的汉语释义。1.I’dliketowithdrawsomemoneyfrommyaccount. ___________2.Thetroopshavebeenwithdrawnfromthedangerarea.__________3.IwanttowithdrawastatementImadeearlier. ___________4.BritainhassuccessfullywithdrawnfromtheEU. ___________提取撤退收回/撤回退出AlthoughTaoandThoreaudonottreatnatureinquitethesameway,theirworksshowitsbeautyandvalue.Tao’snatureisaplaceoffieldsandvillages,inotherwords,rural,andhisanimalsaredomesticones,suchaschickensanddogs.Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoandcriticalofthedepressivecourtlife:Beyondthedarkanddistanceliesavillage,Thesmokeabovereluctant(不情愿的)todepart.Adogisbarkingsomewheredownthelane(小路),Andchickenssitatopthemulberry(桑葚)tree.

incontrastto与……（形成）对比becriticalof批评；批判para.4

bereluctanttodosth不愿做某事inotherwords换言之criticize v.

批评，批判；评价，评论

criticism

n.

批评，批判；指责；评论criticn.评论家;批评家depart:toleaveaplace,especiallytostartatrippart:ifapersonpartsfromanotherperson,ortwopeoplepart,theyleaveeachotherdepart/part在空白处1个填入适当的单词。1.I’ll________WashingtonforLondontomorrow.2.We________attheairport.3.InthemorningMrMcDonald_________fromSydneytoLondon.

4.Hehasrecently________

fromhiswife.departdepartedpartedparteddepress1)将（某物）压下；推下；拉下2)使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉3)使萧条；削弱词汇拓展depressedadj

抑郁的；沮丧的depressingadj

令人沮丧的depressiveadj

患抑郁症的；抑郁的;压抑的；

n[C]抑郁症患者depressionn.沮丧；消沉；抑郁（症）一、写出下列句子中画线部分的汉语释义。1.Thethoughtoftakingtheexamagaindepressedhim.____________2.Awarwilldepresstheglobaleconomy.___________3.Highinterestratesmaydepressshareprices. ____________二、在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。1.Shefeltvery__________(depress)aboutthefuture.

2.Lookingforajobthesedayscanbevery__________(depress). 3.Thepatientissufferingfrom__________(depress).4.Manypeoplewitha__________(depress)illnessneverseektreatment.Practicemakesperfect!使沮丧使萧条降低depresseddepressingdepressiondepressiveThoreau’s

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journals.Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper,aswedo.Weshouldlivewiththeminharmonyandenjoynature’sgifts,ashedescribesinhisjournals:Liveineachseasonasitpasses;breathetheair,drinkthedrink,tastethefruit,andresignyourselftotheinfluencesofeach.Letthembeyouronlydiet,drinkandbotanicalmedicines.resignoneselfto听任para.5devote

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致力于，专心于，献身于(1)convincesb.(of)sth.使某人相信某事convincesb.todosth.说服某人做某事convincesb.that使某人确信⋯(2)convincedadj．信服的;确信的beconvincedof/that.….相信；确信(3)convincingadj.令人信服的convincev.使确信，使相信；说服，劝说Afterstudyingvarietiesofbirds’flyingpatterns,theman____________(convince)thatitwashightimethatheshouldshoweveryonehecouldfly.wasconvincedIttakesconsiderablecouragetorejecttheeasyandfamiliarandinsteadtrytoliveclosertonature,asbothTaoandThoreaudid.Theirchoicesledthemtoquietandreflectiveliveswithfewermaterialdesires.Intoday’smodernworld,theirideasaboutlivingsimplyandbeingateasewithnaturemaytakeusastepclosertoattainingpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment.para.6consid