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LessonFourWisdomofBearWood

LessonFourWisdomofBearWood

PartOneWarm-up

I.Love

Love

（1）TheLittleBoyandtheOldMan

Saidthelittleboy,"SometimesIdropmyspoon."

Saidthelittleoldman,"Idothattoo."

Thelittleboywhispered,"Iwetmypants."

"Idothattoo,"laughedtheoldman.

Saidthelittleboy,"Ioftencry."

Theoldmannodded."SodoI.”

"Butworstofall,"saidtheboy,"itseemsgrown-upsdon'tpayattentiontome."

Andhefeltthewarmthofawrinkledoldhand.

"Iknowwhatyoumean,"saidthelittleoldman.

—ShelSilverstein

Love

（2）

Spreadloveeverywhereyougo:

firstofallinyourown

（1）house.Givelovetoyour

（2）children,toyourwifeorhusband,toanextdoor（3）neighbor…Letnooneevercometoyouwithoutleaving（4）betterand（5）happier.Betheliving（6）expressionofGod'skindness;kindnessinyour（7）face,kindnessinyour（8）eyes,kindnessinyour（9）smile,kindnessinyourwarm（10）greeting.—MotherTeresa

II.ASongaboutFriendship

AuldLangSyne

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,andneverbroughttomind?

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,anddaysofauldlangsyne?

Forauldlangsyne,mydear,forauldlangsyne;

we’llraiseacupo’kindnessyetforauldlangsyne.

Forauldlangsyne,mydear,forauldlangsyne;

we’llraiseacupo’kindnessyetforauldlangsyne.

友谊地久天长

怎能忘记旧日朋友，心中能不怀念？

旧日朋友岂能相忘，友谊地久天长。

我们往日情意相投，让我们紧紧握手，让我们举杯畅饮，友谊地久天长。

III.BeautyofNatureTREES

IntheGardenofEden,plantedbyGod,

Thereweregoodlytreesinthespringingsod—

Treesofbeautyandheightandgrace,

TostandinsplendorbeforeHisface:

Appleandhickory,ashandpear,

Oakandbeech,andthetuliprare,

Thetremblingaspen,thenoblepine,

Thesweepingelmbytheriverline;

Treesforthebirdstobuildandsing,

Andthelilactreeforajoyinspring;

Treestoturnatthefrostycall

AndcarpetthegroundfortheirLord’sfootfall;

Treesforfruitageandfireandshade,

Treesforthecunningbuilder'strade;

Woodforthebow,thespear,andtheflail,

Thekeelandthemastofthedaringsail—

Hemadethemofeverygrainandgirth

FortheuseofmanintheGardenofEarth.

Thenlestthesoulshouldnotlifthereyes

FromthegifttotheGiverofParadise,

Onthecrownofahill,foralltosee,

Godplantedascarletmapletree.byBlissCarman

树

在伊甸园里，在滋生万物的草土上，上帝栽下了美好的树——优美，高大，仪态万千，壮丽地耸立在上帝面前。

苹果树和山核桃树，白蜡树和梨树，橡树和山毛榉，还有珍贵的鹅掌揪，摇曳的白杨，高贵的青松，枝条依依的榆树排列在河堤上；

供鸟儿在上面筑巢和鸣唱的树，

春天里给人欢乐的丁香树；

严霜降临便变色凋零的树

为造物主的行走铺设地毯；

用以结果、生火和遮荫的树，供能工巧匠建造房屋的树；可做弯弓、长矛和连枷，以及大船龙骨和桅杆的树——上帝把他们造得千姿百态，为人类世界各尽其才。

他唯恐世人只知坐享天工，却忘了赐予这一切的天堂之主，于是在山顶上，上帝栽下了红彤彤的枫树，让世人共睹。

IV.StoryTelling

1.Makeupastorywiththefollowingelements.

Woodlands;anowl;aboy;

anoldlady;shortbread;cottage;

2.Compareyourstorywiththetext.Haveyoufoundanythingunexpected?

PartTwoBackgroundInformation

I.Author

MichaelWelzenbach（1954—2001）wasanartcriticaswellasapoetandnovelist.HewrotesomeofthemoststimulatingcriticismsofartandmusicfortheWashingtonPost.

II.RobinHood

RobinHoodisalegendaryheroofaseriesofEnglishballads,someofwhichdatefromatleastthe14thcentury.Hewasarebel,andmanyofthemoststrikingepisodesinthetalesabouthimshowhimandhiscompanionsrobbingandkillingrepresentativesofauthorityandgivingthegainstothepoor.TheirmostfrequentenemywastheSheriffofNottingham,alocalagentofthecentralgovernment.Othersincludedwealthyecclesiasticallandowners.

Robintreatedwomen,thepoor,andpeopleofhumblestatuswithcourtesy.Agooddealoftheimpetusagainstauthoritystemsfromtherestrictionofhuntingrights.Theearlyballads,especially,revealthecrueltythatwasaninescapablepartofmedievallife.

TheauthenticRobinHoodballadswerethepoeticexpressionofpopularaspirationsinthenorthofEnglandduringaturbulenteraofbaronialrebellionsandagrariandiscontent,whichculminatedinthepeasants'Revoltof1381.RobinHoodwasapeople'sheroasKingArthurwasanoble's.

III.Berkshire

SituatedintheheartofsouthernEngland,theCountyofBerkshire,alsoknownas"RoyalBerkshire"ishometoseveralwell-knowntownsandcities,suchasWindsor,wherethefamousroyalretreatWindsorCastlecanbefound.AnotherroyalconnectionistheTownofAscot,famousforitsverypopularannualhorseracingfestival—"RoyalAscot".BerkshirealsoboastsmanypicturesquevillageswithviewsacrosstheRiverThamesabsolutelystunning.

Berkshire,acountyofsouthernEngland,thatoccupiesthevalleysofthemiddleThamesanditstributary,theKennet,immediatelytothewestofLondon.Itsareais485sqmi（1,256sqkm）,anditisdividedintosixdistricts:

Bracknell,Newbury,Reading,Slough,WindsorandWokingham.

IV.RuralLifeinBritain

Cottages:

Picturesquecottagesaremostpeople’sideaofthetypicalcountrybuilding.Cottagesdatingfromthelate16thcenturyaregenerallytheearliesttosurvive.

AllmannerofmaterialswereusedtobuildEngland'scountrycottages:

stone,slate,wood,flint,clay,cob,thatch,bouldersandpebbles,andturf.Whatevermaterialwasused,traditionallythiswouldhavereflectedwhatwaslocallyavailable

Whilstcolorfulflowers,alwaysimportanttothecottagedweller,werehaphazardintheirplanting,vegetablesweregrowninorderedrows.Ediblesweregrown,notonlyforthecottagers'owntablebutalsotobesoldasameansofsupplementingtheirincome.Thegardenwasnotsolelyinhabitedbyplants,forthekeepingofbees,andsometimespigs,whichwasonceacommonsightinthecottagegarden.Thecottagegardenprovidedtheopportunityfortheannualvillageshowtodevelop,witheverykeengardenerhopinghisproducewouldscoopthetopprize.

PartThreeTextAppreciation

I.TextAnalysis

Plot:

thecultivationoffriendshipbetweenaboyandanoldlady

Setting:

Bearwood

Protagonists:

"I"andMrs.Robertson-Glasgow

Writingtechniques:

gotoWritingDevices

Themeofthestory:

Truefriendshipisbothrareandprecious.Itexistsdeepinheartanddoesnotchange.Itisenduringandrewarding.

Structure:

Part1（paras.1─4）about:

ThelonelyboyfoundhispleasureinBearWood.

Part2（paras.5-23）about:

TheboymetMrs.Robertson-GlasgowintheBearWood

andtheybecamebestfriends.

Part3（paras.24-27）about:

Mrs.Robertson-Glasgowbecamesickanddead

whiletheirfriendshipflourishedmorethaneverbefore

Part4（paras.28-37）about:

Therevelationoftruelove.

1.FriendshipBetweenTwoSouls

Differences:

Theoldwomantheboy

old12

EnglishAmerican

womanboy

lostherhusbandseparatedfromfriends

Similarities:

1.）lonely2）commoninterest—natureandknowledge

3）truelove—givingnottaking4）others…

2.Beautiesvs.Beauties

BeautiesthatlieintheWoodavaultedcathedral

Beautiesthatlieinthefriendshipgivingbutnotaking

3.WhenIwas12yearsold,myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife.

Question:

Whatdoestheauthorintendtoemphasize,usingthissentenceastheopening?

Theauthorintendstoimpressthereadersthattheboydislikedmovingverymuch.Thecomparisonformedbetween"12"and"4"isimpressive.

4.Question:

Whatcanyoulearnfromthefirst3sentencesofParagraph2?

Fromthe"Backgroundinformation"we'vealreadygotagoodideathatinBerkshiretherearelotsofhistoricinterests,includingsomefamousancientcastles.Forlittleboys,ancientcastlesusuallymeanbraveexplorationsandendlesspursuitofmysterioustreasures.Theboy,however,hadnotasteforthesekindsofthings.Instead,hejustlovednature.Maybebesidesthisreason,hewasalsotryingtoavoidanyinvolvementwithotherboys.

5.Question:

Inthebeginningofthestory,whatdidBearWoodmeantothelittleboy?

heaven—butalonelyheaven（Washereallyhappyaboutthesituation?

）

asecretfortress（Whattodefend?

Diditformattachmentsorloneliness?

）

almostaholyplace（Whyholy?

）

aprivateparadise（Whowasgoingtointrudeintoit?

）

6.Question:

WhatistheimplicationofParagraph7?

Followingthe6shortsentencesconnectedby5"ands"and1"so",thereaderscanfeel,inavividway,theboyisnotateaseandiseagertoleave.

7.Question:

Theowlsare"introduced","notnative".Whatisindicatedhere?

Infact,neithertheoldladynorthelittleboyisnativeinBerkshire.Theonlycommonthingisthattheycansharenaturepeacefullyandhappilywiththeintroducedanimals.

8.Question:

Comparethetwosentences.

"…shewasgrowingfrailerandlessinclinedtolaugh."

"Ibegantogrowquickly.Iplayedsoccerandmadeagoodfriend."

Withtimepassing,theoldladywasdying;atthemeantime,withtheinspirationofthefriendship,theboywasdevelopingintoaconfidentandopen-mindedboyandnolongerafraidofhavingnewfriends.

9.Isuspected,ofcourse,thatshewaslonely;Ididnotknowshewasill.

Question:

Whatistheimplicationhere?

Theoldladywassokindtotheboy.Shewassoinvolvedinfurtheringthecommunicationwiththeboythatheevenfailedtonoticehowillshewas.Ofcourse,becauseshewasquiteopentohim,hecouldunderstandherloneliness.  

10.Question:

Whydoestheimageof"thebiscuittin"reoccursomanytimesinthelastpartofthestory?

Suchanimageentailsalot:

thefinestshortbreadintheworldmadebytheoldlady;

theeverlastingfriendshipbetweenthem;

thekindnessbestshownbytheboy'sfavoritesnacksevenbeforeherdeath;

theoddsandendskepttoremindhowmuchtheboyhadlearnedfromtheoldlady—notonlyknowledgeaboutnature,butalsoaboutlivelylifeandrewardingfriendship.

4.FurtherDiscussion

HowdidtheboycometoliveinEngland?

Howdidhelikethefrequ