北师大版高中英语课文UnitStories.docx

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北师大版高中英语课文UnitStories

Unit16Stories

Warm-up

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1Itwasadarkandfoggynight.Wedroveanddrove.Atmidnight,justaswethoughtwewerelost,wesawalightbehindsometrees.Aswegotnearer,wecouldseeahouse.Itlookedabandoned.Weknockedontheheavydoor.Itopenedslowly.Atallmandressedentirelyinblackstoodthere.“Goodevening,”hesaidinaslow,deepvoice.“I'vebeenexpectingyou.”

2Weweretravellingthroughdeepspaceatthespeedoflight.Suddenly,thespaceshipsloweddownandimmediatelythesystemcameintoview–abrightstarwithtwentyormoreplanets.Oneofthesewouldbeournewhome,fivelightyearsfromourownplanet.

3Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisofmyfatherrunningalongthebeachwithourdog,Tess.Imusthavebeenaboutthreeyearsold.Irememberthedogjumpinguponmeandknockingmeoverintothewater.

4Themanlayonthegroundnexttoawhitetruck.Therewasnodoubt.Hewasdead.Iquicklylookedinthepocketsofhisjacket–somemoney,ahandkerchiefandatheatreticketwithaChicagophonenumberwrittenonit.Threemurdersinthreeweeksandthevictimsallkilledinthesameway.

5Onceuponatime,therelivedabeautifulprincess.Shewasanonlychildandherfatherandmother,thekingandqueen,lovedherverymuch.Oneday,anoldwomancametothecastle.Whenshesawtheprincess,shesmiledandlaughedinastrangeandhorribleway.

Lesson1StoriesfromHistory

Pompeii:

Thecitythatbecameatimecapsule

AroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD,aRomanwritercalledPlinywroteaboutaterriblevolcaniceruptionthathehadwitnessedasayoungman.TheeruptionhadoccurredonAugust24th,79AD.TheearthbegantotrembleandavolcanonamedVesuvius,nearPompeii,Italy,erupted.Plinydescribedacloudcomingdownthemountain,blockingoutthesunandburyingeverythinginitspath,includingwholevillagesandtowns.

ThisparticularlysadeventleftadeepimpressiononPlinywhohadlostanuncleintheeruption.Yet,overthecenturies,therewasagreaterloss.Thepeople,townsandvillagesthathaddisappearedundertheasheswereentirelyforgottenbytheworld.

However,morethan1,600yearslater,somescientistsfoundthelosttownsthathadbeenburiedundertheashes.By1748,theyhadfoundanawesomehistoricalsite.TheyhadstartedtodigouttheancientcityofPompeii.

Inaway,Pompeiiislikea“timecapsule”preservingafrozenmomentinhistory.Beforetheeruptionoccurred,ithadbeenaboomingRomancitywithtemples,markets,restaurantsandtheatres.Nowasyouwalkalongthestreetsofthecity,timerewinds.Youcanadmiretheancientarchitecture,statues,decoratedwallsandauthenticobjectscharacteristicofthetime.

However,muchmorethanbuildingsandobjects,itistheformsofthepeoplewhowerecaughtinthedisasterthathavemadethecityamonumenttohumanhistory.

ThebodiesofpeoplewhohaddiedinPompeiileftimpressionsintheashthatshowedtheirexactshapes.Asyouwalk,youwillpasspeoplegatheredtogetherforprotectionintheirlasthoursoflife.Oneperson,sittingalone,lookslikeheispraying.Anotherman,lyingonhisside,looksasifheistryingtogetup.Onecanonlyfeelsorrowanddeepsympathyfortheseonce-livingstatues.

Today,morethan250yearsafterscientistsfoundthecity,thousandsoftouristsandhundredsofscientistsvisitPompeiieveryyeartolearnmoreabouttheancientworld.Inthisway,thecity,whichtheworldhadonceforgotten,livesonnearly2,000yearsafteritsloss.

Lesson2NameStories

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WangJiannan:

MynameisWangJiannanandlikemanyChinesenames,Jiannandoesn'thavejustonespecificmeaning.Whenmyparentswerelookingforanameforme,theycameacrossthecharacter“Nan”.“Nan”isatypeofwoodthatisusedtoholduptheroofintheconstructionoftraditionalChinesehouses.

Thereforemyparentschosethischaracterformebecausetheywantedmetogrowuptobea“pillarofsociety”–someonewhohelpstobuildabetterfuture.But,aswellashavingmeaningfromthecharactersthatareusedforwriting,Chinesenamescanalsohavesignificanceaccordingtotheirsounds.Inmycase,Jiannansoundslike“healthyboy”.

Somepeoplethinkit'sabnormaltonameagirl“healthyboy”,butIdon't.Myparentsgavemethisnamebecausetheywantedmetobeasstrongasanyboys.Iguessyouthinkthat'senoughsignificanceforonenamebutthere'smore.“Jiannan”soundslikeanothersetofcharactersthatstandfor“builtinthesouth”andwecomefromthesouthernpartofourprovince.SomynametellsmewhereIamfromandittellsmewhattoaimfor!

HeatherSmith:

MynameisHeatherSmith.“Smith”isoneofthemostcommonnamesinBritain.Asmithissomebodywhoworkswithmetal.OtherfamilynameswiththesameoriginincludeSmithersandSmythe.IguesstherewerelotsofsmithsinEuropeinthedayswhenhorseswerethefastestformoflandtransportandriderscountedontheservicesofsmithsformetalhorseshoes.WellthereareveryfewofthemthesedaysandnooneinmyfamilycanfigureoutwhichancestorwasasmithbutIsupposewemusthavehadonesometimeinthepast.Myfirstnameiseasiertoexplain.“Heather”isapurpleflowerthatgrowsalotincertainpartsofthecountry.MymothercomesfromaplaceinnorthernEnglandwhereheatherturnswholehillsavividpurpleeveryJuly.Butwhenshehadme,shewaslivinginLondonandalthoughshewasdelightedtohaveanewbabygirl,shewasalsodiscouragedbecauseshemissedherhomeinnorthernEngland,andbecausehermother,mygrandmother,wasillatthattimeandcouldn'tcometoLondontoseeus.SomymothernamedmeHeathertoremindherofhomeandsomygrandmotherwouldthinkofmeeverytimeshesawthebeautifulheathercoveringallthehillssurroundingherhome.NowmymothersaysIlooklikemygrandma.

IsaacEvans:

MynameisIsaacEvans.It'saveryconventionalnamethatdoesn'tstandoutanywhereandyouwouldn'tthinkithadastorytoit,butIbelievethatwhenyoudigdeepenough,everynamehasastorytoit.“Evans”isaverycommonWelshnameandI'mnotsureexactlywhatitmeans,onlythattherearemany“Evans”inWalesandallaroundBritain.MygrandfatherlefthisfarminnorthernWalestolookforworkwhenhewasseventeenandheendedupinManchester.There'salotofindustrythere.HeputupwithalotofhardshipandsufferingallhislifetoprovideagoodfutureforhisfamilyandI'mgratefulforthat.

“Isaac”isafairlycommonboy'sname.Youmightthinkthat

Igotcalled“Isaac”becausemyparentscouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetocallme!

Butyou'dbewrong.MyparentsareclassicalmusiciansandtheynamedmeafterafamousviolinistcalledItzhakPerlman.Theyadmiredhimbecausehewasagreatmusicianandhewasn'tafraidtotryoutnewideasinhismusic.Idon'tplayamusicalinstrument,butIamapainterandIoftenlistentoclassicalmusicwhenIpaint.WhenIlistentoItzhakPerlman'smusic,itinspiresme.

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GuoJiangsheng:

MynameisGuoJiangsheng.Jiangshengmeans“bornontheriver”,andguesswhatIwasbornonaboat!

Myfamilylivesinasmallmountainvillage.MyparentsneededtotravelbyboattoChongqingwheremymotherwasgoingtostayinahospitalformybirth.TheywerestillontheboatoutsideChongqingwhensuddenlymymotherstartedtofeelsomepain.ThenIwasborn.MyparentsgotofftheboatwiththeirnewbabyandthenwenttothehospitaltoseeifeverythingwasOK.ThedoctorsandnurseswereverysurprisedandsaidmymotherandIwerebothveryhealthy.AfterthatmyparentsdecidedIshouldbecalledJiangsheng!

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AmazingButTrue!

Oneday,afishermanontheArralSeawassailinghomeafteraday'swork.Itwasrainingandhedidn'tfeelveryhappy.Hehadn'thadaverygooddayandhadn'tcaughtverymanyfish.Suddenly,heheardastrangenoise.Acowwasflyingtowardshisboat!

Thecowhittheboatandnearlydestroyedit.Whenthefishermangotbackhome,peopledidn'tbelievehisstory.Then,sometimelater,theUSAirForceshowedthatthefishermanhadtoldthetruth.WhileoneoftheirtransportplaneswasflyingovertheArralSea,acowontheplanehadgonemadandthepilothadthrownitoutintothesea!

Lesson3LifeStories

HelenKeller

HelenKellerwasaveryspecialgirlwhoneededasuperbteacher.Bythetimeshewassevenyearsold,shestillcouldn'tspeak,readorwrite.ThiswasbecauseHelencouldn'tseeorhear.Withthesesevererestrictionsonhercommunication,Helen'sbehaviourwasoftenunbearable.

Shewasstubbornandangry,andoftenbrokethingswhenshewasn'tunderstood.

AnneSullivanwasbroughtintohelpHelen.AnnewasateacherandformerstudentataschoolfortheblindinBoston.ShehadhadeyesightproblemsearlyinlifeaswellsoshecouldrelatetoHelen'sdifficulties.HerfirstgoalwastostopHelen'stroublesomebehaviour.Helenwouldneedthisvaluablepreparationinordertolearnlanguage.Shewouldalsoneedlotsoflove.WhenAnneandHelenfirstmet,AnnegaveHelenabighug.

Helenwouldhavetolearntounderstandwordsspelledonherhand.Anne'stechniquewassimpleandstraightforward.ShewouldputanobjectintooneofHelen'shandsandspellthewordintoherotherhand.Shestartedwithdolls.ShewouldletHelenplaywiththedoll,andthenspelltheletters“D-O-L-L”intoherhand.Helenthoughtthiswasagame.Shehadaprecisedescriptionofherexcitementinherbook,TheStoryofMyLife:

“Runningdownstairstomymother,Iheldupmyhandandmadethelettersfordoll.IdidnotknowthatIwasspellingawordoreventhatwordsexisted;Iwassimplymakingmyfingersgoinmonkey-likeimita