北师大版高中英语课文Unit16Stories.docx

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北师大版高中英语课文Unit16Stories

Unit16Stories

Warm-up

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1Itwasadarkandfoggynight.Wedroveanddrove.Atmidnight,justaswethoughtwewerelost,wesawalightbehindsometrees.Aswegotnearer,wecouldseeahouse.Itlookedabandoned.Weknockedontheheavydoor.Itopenedslowly.Atallmandressedentirelyinblack

stoodthere.

―Goodevening,

‖hesaidinaslow,deepvoice.

―I'v

expectingyou.‖

2Weweretravellingthroughdeepspaceatthespeedoflight.Suddenly,thespaceshipsloweddownandimmediatelythesystemcame

intoview–abrightstarwithtwentyormoreplanets.Oneofthesewouldbeournewhome,fivelightyearsfromourownplanet.

3Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisofmyfatherrunningalongthebeachwithourdog,Tess.Imusthavebeenaboutthreeyearsold.Irememberthedogjumpinguponmeandknockingmeoverintothewater.

4Themanlayonthegroundnexttoawhitetruck.Therewasnodoubt.Hewasdead.Iquicklylookedinthepocketsofhisjacket–somemoney,ahandkerchiefandatheatreticketwithaChicagophonenumber

writtenonit.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,theyhadfoundan

awesomehistoricalsite.TheyhadstartedtodigouttheancientcityofPompeii.

Inaway,Pompeiiislikea―timecapsule‖preservingafrozen

momentinhistory.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:

MynameisWangJiannanandlikemanyChinese

names,Jiannandoesn'thavejustonespecificmeaning.Whenmyparents

werelookingforanameforme,theycameacrossthechacter―Nan‖.

―Nan‖isatypeofwoodthatisusedtoholduptheroofintheconstructionoftraditionalChinesehouses.

Thereforemyparentschosethischaracterformebecausethey

wantedmetogrowuptobea

―pillarofsocietymeonewho‖helps–to

buildabetterfuture.But,aswellashavingmeaningfromthecharacters

thatareusedforwriting,Chinesenamescanalsohavesignificance

accordingtotheirsounds.Inmycase,Jiannansoundslike

―health

Somepeoplethinkit'sabnormaltonameagirl―healthyboy

‖,butI

don't.Myparentsgavemethisnamebecausetheywantedmetobeas

strongasanyboys.Iguessyouthinkthat'senoughsignificanceforone

namebutthere'smore.

―Jiannan

‖soundslikeanothersetofcharacters

thatstandfor

―builtinthesouth

‖andwecomefromthesouthernparto

ourprovince.SomynametellsmewhereIamfromandittellsmewhattoaimfor!

HeatherSmith:

MynameisHeatherSmith.―Smith‖isoneofthe

mostcommonnamesinBritain.Asmithissomebodywhoworkswithmetal.OtherfamilynameswiththesameoriginincludeSmithersandSmythe.IguesstherewerelotsofsmithsinEuropeinthedayswhenhorseswerethefastestformoflandtransportandriderscountedontheservicesofsmithsformetalhorseshoes.WellthereareveryfewofthemthesedaysandnooneinmyfamilycanfigureoutwhichancestorwasasmithbutIsupposewemusthavehadonesometimeinthepast.Myfirst

nameiseasiertoexplain.―Heather‖isapurpleflowerthatingrowsalotcertainpartsofthecountry.Mymothercomesfromaplaceinnorthern

EnglandwhereheatherturnswholehillsavividpurpleeveryJuly.Butwhenshehadme,shewaslivinginLondonandalthoughshewasdelightedtohaveanewbabygirl,shewasalsodiscouragedbecauseshemissedherhomeinnorthernEngland,andbecausehermother,mygrandmother,wasillatthattimeandcouldn'tcometoLondontoseeus.SomymothernamedmeHeathertoremindherofhomeandsomygrandmotherwouldthinkofmeeverytimeshesawthebeautifulheathercoveringallthehillssurroundingherhome.NowmymothersaysIlooklikemygrandma.

IsaacEvans:

MynameisIsaacEvans.It'saveryconventionalnamethatdoesn'tstandoutanywhereandyouwouldn'tthinkithadastorytoit,butIbelievethatwhenyoudigdeepenough,everynamehasastorytoit.

―Evans‖isaverycommonWelshnameandI'mnotsureexactlywhatit

means,onlythattherearemany―Evans‖inWalesandallaroundBritain.

MygrandfatherlefthisfarminnorthernWalestolookforworkwhenhewasseventeenandheendedupinManchester.There'salotofindustrythere.HeputupwithalotofhardshipandsufferingallhislifetoprovideagoodfutureforhisfamilyandI'mgratefulforthat.

―Isaac‖isafairlycommonboy'sname.Youmightthinkthat

Igotcalled―Isaac‖becausemyparentscouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetocallme!

Butyou'dbewrong.Myparentsareclassicalmusiciansand

theynamedmeafterafamousviolinistcalledItzhakPerlman.Theyadmiredhimbecausehewasagreatmusicianandhewasn'tafraidtotryoutnewideasinhismusic.Idon'tplayamusicalinstrument,butIamapainterandIoftenlistentoclassicalmusicwhenIpaint.WhenIlistentoItzhakPerlman'smusic,itinspiresme.

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GuoJiangsheng:

MynameisGuoJiangsheng.Jiangshengmeans

―bornontheriver‖,andguesswhat?

Iwasbornonaboat!

Myfamily

livesinasmallmountainvillage.MyparentsneededtotravelbyboattoChongqingwheremymotherwasgoingtostayinahospitalformybirth.TheywerestillontheboatoutsideChongqingwhensuddenlymymotherstartedtofeelsomepain.ThenIwasborn.Myparentsgotofftheboat

withtheirnewbabyandthenwenttothehospitaltoseeifeverythingwasOK.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,andthen

spelltheletters-O-L-L―D‖intoherhand.Helenthoughtthiswasagame.Shehadaprecisedescriptionofherexcitementinherbook,TheStoryof

MyLife:

―Runningdowns