高级英语第二课.docx

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高级英语第二课

Lesson2

Hiroshima-the“Liveliest”CityinJapan

Thefirstperiod（3hours）

I.Teachingobjectives

1.Backgroundknowledge

2.Paragraphs1to7

II.Difficultandimportantpoints

1.backgroundknowledge

2.vocabularyanddifficultsentencestounderstand

3.languagestyle

4.ideaofeachpart

III.Classroomactivities

1.explaining

2.discussing

3.summarizing

Stepforteaching

DetailedStudyoftheText

Hiroshima—the“liveliest”cityinJapan:

Theword“liveliest”isputinquotationmarkstoshowthatthisiswhatthecityissaidtobeandthewriterperhapsconsideritironictousetheword“liveliest”todescribesacitythathadbeenatomized.

“Hiroshima!

Everybodyoff!

”

off:

downfrom

Everybodyshouldnowgetoffthetrain.

Thesewordswerechantedbythestationmastertoinformthepassengersthatthetrainhadarrivedatitsterminaldestinationandallpassengersweretodetrain.

Thatmustbe……slippedtoastopinHiroshimaStation:

“must”hereexpressesstrongprobabilityastheauthordidnotunderstandJapaneseandcouldnothavebeensure.

IntheJapanesestationmaster’suniform:

In:

（ofdress）wearingsomethinge.g.inwhite;inmourning;inrags;insilk

Stationmaster:

theofficialinchargeofarailwaystation

slippedtoastop:

cametostopsmoothlyandeffortlessly,inaglidingmanner

slide,slip,glide

slideimpliesacceleratedmotionwithoutlosingcontactwiththeslipperysurface.

Slipoftensuggestsinvoluntaryratherthanvoluntary,sometimesevendefinitelyimplyingalossoffootingandafall.

Glideratherclosetoslide,meanstomovesmoothly,quietlyandcontinuouslyasischaracteristicofdances.e.g.Planeglideddowntotheairfield.

4.Andsecondly,becauseIhadalumpinmythroatandalotofandthoughtsonmymind……mightsay:

Ihadalumpinmythroat:

Iwaschokedwithemotion;IwassoovercomewithemotionthatIcouldnotspeakorthinkclearly.

Alumpinone’sthroat:

afeelingofpressureinone’sthroat,causedbyrepressedemotion

Alotofasdthoufhtsonmymind:

Iwastroubledaboutsomesadevents;Iwasoccupyingwithsomesadthoughts.

Onone’smind:

occupyingone’sthoughts,esp.asasourceofworry

Tohavedowith:

tobeaconcernof;tobeabout;tobeonenectedwith

Mysadthoughtshadnoconnectionwithwhatthestatinmasrtermightsay.

5.Theveryactofsteppingonthissoil……anyreportorialassignmentI’dpreviouslytaken:

1）very:

itselfandnothingelse

2）steppingonthissoil:

puttingmyfeetdownonthissoil;landinginHiroshima

3）fargreater:

adverbialmodifiersofadj.ofadv.inthecomparativedegree

Farmore;evenmore;stillmore;alotmore;muchmore;two-yearsolder;aheadtaller

4）adventure:

anunusualjourneyoranexitingorremarkableexperience

5）reportorialassignment:

reportingworkforanewspaper

6）ThefactthatIwasnowinHiroshimawasinitselfamuchmoreexcitingexperienceformethananyIandtakesoranyreportingworkIhaddoneinthepast.

6.WasInotatthesceneofthecrime?

:

1）scene:

placeofanactualevent

2）thecrime:

thedroppingoftheA-bombonHiroshima

3）Rhetoricalquestionsareusuallyaskedonlyofeffect,astoemphasizeapoint,noanswerbeingexpected.

4）IwasnowattheplacewherethefirstA-bombwasdropped.

7.Informationprovidedinthefirstparagraph:

1）Theauthorwashereonareportorialmission.

2）Hiroshimawasnottheauthor’sfirstassignment.

3）Hewaspreoccupiedwithsomesadthoughts—thecrimeoftheA-bomb.Hewastorturedbyaguiltyconscience.

4）Hedidn’tunderstandJapanese.

8.TheJapanesecrowd……thatIhad:

1）didnotappeartohave—didnotseemtohave;judgingbyappearances,theauthorcouldnothavebeenabsolutelysurethattheJapanesecrowddidnothavethesamepreoccupations

2）seem,look,appear

Seemsuggestapersonalopinionbasedonevidencethatsatisfiesthejudgment.

Lookimpliesthattheopinionsisbasedonavisualimpression.

Appearmayconveythesameimplicationaslook,butitsometimessuggestsadistortedimpressionproducedbyanopticalillusion,arestrictedpointofviewetc.

e.g.Thesettingsunmadethespiresappearablaze.

9.Fromthesidewalk…….ThingsseemedmuchthesameasinotherJapanesecities:

1）sidewalk:

chieflyusedintheU.S.;British:

pavement;NewZealand:

footpath

2）muchthesame:

aboutthesame;muchheretonesdownratherthanemphasizesthewordsame

3）seemisusedtoindicatethatthingsareactuallynotso.（seenote8,2）fortheteachers）

10.Littlegirls……inwesterndress:

1）elderly:

approachingoldage,pastmiddleage

2）rubshoulderswith:

（informal）meetandmixwith（people）e.g.

TheforeignvisitorssaidthattheywouldliketorubshoulderswithordinaryChinesepeople.

Duringthosetwotermsattheboardingschool,sherubbedshoulderswithrich.

Thisisnotthesortofclubwherethegreatrubshoulderswiththehumble.

3）teenager:

boyorgirlfrom13to19

4）ThissentencegivestheimpressionthatinJapantraditionalstyleandwesternstyleexistsidebyside.

11.seriouslookingmen……“Tomoaligatogozayimas”:

1）tobeobliviousof（orto）:

tobeunawareofe.g.

Obliviousofeachother,thetwomenflashedpastontheirseparatemissions.

WeshouldnotbeoblivioustotherealitythatSovietrestraintresultedonlyfromourforcingoftheissueanddeterminedpersistence.

2）Theyweresoabsorbedintheirconversationthattheyseemednottopayanyattentiontothecrowdsaboutthem.

3）bobupanddownrepeatedlyinlittlebows:

bowrepeatedly

4）bobupanddown:

moveupanddownautomatically（humorousdescriptionofthebows）

5）ritual:

alltheritesorformsconnectedwithaceremony;particularformofanyprocedureregularlyfollowed;hereusedasandadj.meaning“doneasarite”

6）formulaofgratitudeandrespect:

formofwordsusedregularlysuchas“howdoyoudo?

”“excuseme.”

12.Otherswereusinglittleredtelephonesthathungonthefacadesofgrocerystoresandtobaccoshops:

1）facade:

frontorfaceofbuildingtowardsastreetoropenplace

2）grocerystore:

astorewheretea,butter,sugar,tinnedfoodandsuchhouseholdrequirementsassoapandsoappowderaresold

13.cabdriver:

（chieflyAmerican）taxidriver.Wemightinferfromtheuseofsuchwordsas“sidewalk”“store”and“cabdriver”thattheauthorismostlikelyanAmerican.

14.whosedoorpoppedopenattheveryofatraveler:

1）assoonasthetaxidriversawatraveler,heimmediatelyopenedthedoor

2）popopen:

burstopenwithashort,sharp,slightlyexplosivesound

3）atthesightof:

onseeing

15.Cityhall:

abuildingwhichhousestheofficesofamunicipalgovernment

16.Hegrinnedatmeintherear-viewmirror:

1）grin:

smilebroadlyastoshowteeth,originallyexpressingamusement,foolishsatisfactionorcontemptetc.,butincurrentEnglish,tendingtoimplynaivecheerfulness

2）rear-viewmirror:

driving-mirrorinsideamotor-vehicleforseeingoutoftherearwindow

7.wesetoffattopspeed……:

1）letoff:

start（ajourney,raceetc.）

2）thetaxi-driverdroveveryfast

18.Thetailbuildingofthemartyredcity……inresponsetothedriver'ssharptwistsofthewheel:

1）martyredcity:

thecitythathasbeenmadetosuffer

2）flashby:

passswiftly

3）lurch:

rollorswaysuddenlyforwardortooneside

4）inresponseto:

inanswerto

5）sharptwist:

abruptchangeofdirection

6）Thehighbuildingspassedswiftlyandwhenthedrivermadeabruptchangesofdirection,wesometimesswungtooneside,sometimestotheothersideinresponsetotheswayingmotionoftheear.

9.JustasIwasbeginningtofindtheridelongwentovertoapolicemantoasktheway:

1）ride:

ariding,esp.ajourneybyhorse,car,bicycleetc.

2）thetaxiscreechedtoahalt:

thetaxistoppedwithaharshpiercingsoundaswhenthebrakesweresuddenlyapplied

Screech:

makeaharsh,piercingsound（cf.sliptoastop,cometoastop,grindtoastop）

3）toasktheway:

toaskdirection

20.buttoavoidlossofface…….Howlongitmaytakethemtofindit:

1）lossofface:

inabilitytokeepupdignity,self-respect,prestige;lossofreputation;humiliation

2）willacceptanydestinationwithoutconcernfor…….:

willagreetogowheretheyareaskedtowithoutcaring

21.AtlastthisintermezzocametoanendIfoundmyselfinfrontofthegiganticCityHall:

1）intermezzo:

ashort,lightdramatic,musicalorballetentertainmentbetweentheactsofnplayoropera;herethewordisusedfigurativelytorefertoanythingthatfillstimebetweentwoevents—thecabridethatlookplacebetweenhisarrivalatHiroshimaandhisplannedmeetingwiththemayor

2）Ifoundmyself:

Thispatterngivestheideaof"suddenness""unexpectedness";IsuddenlydiscoveredthatwasinfromofIhegiganticCityHall.

22.Theusherboweddeeplyinresponsetomyrequestforinterview:

1）usher:

anofficialdoorkeeper

2）heaveasigh:

utterasigh:

thedoorkeeperutteredasighperhapsbecausemanypeoplehadgonetherewronglybeforetheauthorandhehadtoexplainonceagain

23.sketchamap:

drawroughlyandquicklywithoutlinesbutlittledetail

24.ThankstothismapwitharooflikeoneonaJapanesehousewasmoored:

1）thanksto:

onaccountof;becauseof

2）embankment:

araisedbankbuiltloconfinesriverorcanal

3）barge:

alargeflat-bottomedboatforcarryinggoodsorpeopleonriversorcanals

4）asortof;asortofisusedtosuggestthatwhatisreferredtodoesnotfullydeservethename,akindof,somethinglikea……

5）moor:

secureaboatwithcables

25.theratherarrestingspectacle……betweenthekimonoandtheminiskirt:

1）arresting:

striking,attractingandholdingtheattention

2）spectacle:

sight,vieworscene

3）theratherarrestingspectacle