现代大学英语精读3 Lesson 4 Wisdom of Bear Wood 讲解.docx

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现代大学英语精读3Lesson4WisdomofBearWood讲解

LessonFourWisdomofBearWood

BackgroundInformation

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.

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.

PartOne:

IntroductiontotheText

1.Thestoryisaboutafriendshipbetweentwosoulswhoare“seeminglydifferent”ineveryway:

oneisanAmericanboyoftwelve;andtheotherisanoldEnglishwoman.

2.Thestoryisnotverysubtle,norisitparticularlydramatic,butitisneverthelessbeautiful.ItisbeautifulnotjustbecauseitcontainssomebeautifuldescriptionsoftheWood,butbecauseitisaboutabeautifulfriendship.

PartTwoDetailedDiscussionoftheText

1.TheStructureoftheText

Itcanbedividedintothreebigparts:

Thefirstpartdescribesthelonelinessoftheboyandhisroaminginthewoods.

Thesecondpartdescribestheboy’sencounterwiththeoldlady.

Thelastpartdescribesthedeathoftheoldladyandtheboy’snostalgiaforher.

2.DetailedDiscussionofthetext

1）Thethemeofthestoryissummedupattheveryend.Itisabout“awisdomtutoredbynatureitself,abouttheseenandtheunseen,aboutthingsthatchangeandthingsthatarechangeless,andaboutthefactthatnomatterhowseeminglydifferenttwosoulsmaybe,theypossessthepotentialforthatmostprecious,rarething---anenduringandrewardingfriendship.”

2）Thestoryisnotverysubtle,norisitparticularlydramatic,butitisneverthelessbeautiful.ItisbeautifulnotjustbecauseitcontainssomebeautifuldescriptionsoftheWood,butbecauseitisaboutabeautifulfriendship.

3）Whatisinterestingisthefactthatthisisafriendshipbetweentwosoulswhoare“seeminglydifferent”ineveryway:

oneisanAmericanboyoftwelve,;andtheotherisanoldEnglishwoman.

4）Whycantheybecomegoodfriends?

A:

Theyarebothlonely:

theboyislonelybecauseheisinaforeigncountrywithhisfather,thewomanislonelybecauseshehasjustlostherdearhusband.

B:

Theyhavethecommoninterestinnatureandknowledge.

C:

Theshortbreadthewomankeepssupplyingfortheboyisalsooneofthereasons.

D:

Therealreasonfortheirfriendshipistheoldwoman’sselflessinterestintheboy.Itisoftensaidthattrueloveisinthegivingandnotinthetaking.Soisfriendship.Thewomannotonlygivestheboygoodfoodtoeat,shealsogiveshimanewvisionofthebeautifulnature,thekeytothetreasuryofhumanknowledge,andaboveall,hercare,concern,loveandaffection.Doesshegetanythinginreturn?

Yes.Throughgiving,shecannothelpreceiving.Althoughtotallyunaware,theboyhasgiventhewomangreatconsolationtoo.Heistherealgoodcompanionofthewoman.Hebringsgreathappinessandconsolationtothewoman.Thatiswhatshereallyneedsinherdeepheart.

5）Inthisworld,therearemanythingsyoucanseeandtherearemanythingsyoucan’tsee,andfriendshipiswhatyoucan’tsee,unlikeyourworldlybelongings,becauseitexistsdeepinyourheart.Inthisworldtherearealsothingsthatchangeandthingsthatdonotchange,andtruefriendshipdoesnotchange.Itisrareandprecious.Itisenduringandrewarding.

PartThreeVocabulary—theusageofsuspect,regard,earn,inclineandidentify

1.suspect

（1）tothinkthatsthisprobablytrueorlikely,esp.sthbad

（2）tothinkthatsomeoneisprobablyguilty

（3）todoubtthetruthofsth

2.regard

（1）tolookatattentively;toobserveclosely

（2）toconsiderorlookuponinaparticularway

（3）tohavegreataffectionoradmirationfor

giveone’sregardstosomebody

inthisregard

withregardto

asregards

regardlessof

3.earn

（1）toreceiveacertainamountofmoneyfortheworkyoudo

（2）togetsthyoudeserve

4.incline

（1）tothinkthataparticularbelieforopinionismostlikelytoberight

tobeinclinedtodo

5.identify

（1）torecognizeandcorrectlynamesomeoneorsth,ortodiscover

thenatureandoriginofthething

identity（n.）

identification（n.）

identical（adj.）

PartFourGrammarFocus

1.Waysofexpressingadverbial

2.Waysofexpressingapposition

3.Prepositions

PartFiveMoreworkontheText.

1.OralWork;

2.VocabularyExercises;

3.GrammarExercises;

4.WrittenWork（Topic）:

Friendship

1.WhydidBearWoodbecometheboy’sfavorite?

Whatwassospecialaboutit?

2.WhydidtheboyremembersofondlyhisdaysintheBearWood?

Whatdidhemeanwhenhetalkedaboutwisdomasalegacy?

3.Whatarethe“seenandunseen”;“thingsthatchangeandthingsthatarechangeless”?

4.Whatdoyoulearnfromtheirfriendship?

TextAppreciation

I.TextAnalysis

Plotofthestory

Settingofthestory

Protagonistsofthestory

Writingtechniquesofthestory

Themeofthestory

Haveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?

Plot:

thecultivationoffriendshipbetweenaboyandanoldlady

Setting:

Bearwood

Protagonists:

"I"andMrs.Robertson-Glasgow

Writingtechniques:

gotoWritingDevices

Themeofthestory:

gotothenextpage

ThemeoftheStory

Truefriendshipisbothrareandprecious.Itexistsdeepinheartanddoesnotchange.Itisenduringandrewarding.

Thethemeissummedupattheveryend.

StructureoftheText

Part1（paras.1─4）about:

ThelonelyboyfoundhispleasureinBearWood.

Part2（paras.5-23）about:

TheboymetMrs.Robertson-GlasgowintheBearWoodandtheybecamebestfriends.

Part3（paras.24-27）about:

Mrs.Robertson-Glasgowbecamesickanddeadwhiletheirfriendshipflourishedmorethaneverbefore.

Part4（paras.28-37）about:

Therevelationoftruelove.

1.FriendshipBetweenTwoSouls

Differences

old

English

woman

lostherhusband

12

American

boy

separatedfromfriends

Similarities

1.lonely

2.commoninterest—natureandknowledge

3.truelove—givingnottaking

4.others…

（Scanthetextandlistouttherelatedinformation.）

2.Beautiesvs.Beauties

1）.BeautiesthatlieintheWood:

avaultedcathedral

…

2）.Beautiesthatlieinthefriendship

givingbutnotaking

…

3.WhenIwas12yearsold,myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife.（InPara.1）

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:

Whatisthe