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WisdomofBearWood
WisdomofBearWood
I.Pre-classWork
1.Readthetextandlistentotherecording.Trytounderstandasmuchaspossiblewiththehelpofthenotes,glossary,dictionariesandreferencebooks.Thinkoverthefollowingquestions:
Introduceoneofyourbestfriendstoyourclassmates.Aretherethingsin
commonthatleadtoyourfriendship?
Whydoweneedfriendship?
Whatcanwegetfromit?
Canyougiveussometipstobettercultivatefriendship?
Listouttheingredientsyouthinkofimportancetotruefriendship.2.Makeupastorywiththefollowingelements:
Woodland,cottage,anowl,anoldlady,alittleboy
Compareyourstorywiththetext.Haveyoufoundanythingunexpected?
II.IntroductiontotheText
It’sastoryaboutboththebeautifulnatureandbeautifulfriendship.Itisabout“awisdomtutoredbynatureitself,abouttheseenandunseen,aboutthingsthatchangeandthingsthatarechangeless,andaboutthefactthatnomatterhowseeminglydifferenttwossoulsmaybe,theypossessthepotentialforthatmostprecious,rarething---anenduringandrewardingfriendship.
Whythe“seeminglydifferenttwosoul”becomegoodfriends?
First,theyarebothlonely:
theboyislonelybecauseheisinaforeigncountrywithhisfather;thewomanislonelybecauseshehasjustlostherdearhusband.Second,theyhavethecommoninterestinnatureandknowledge,whichisanotherbondoftheirfriendship.Theshortbreadthewomankeepssupplyingfortheboyisalsooneofthereasons.
Buttherealreasonfortheirfriendshipistheoldwoman’sselflessinterestintheboy.Itisoftensaidthattrueloveisinthegivingandnotinthetaking.Soisfriendship.Thewomannotonlygivestheboygoodfoodtoeat,shealsogiveshimanewvisionofthebeautifulnature,thekeytothetreasuryofhumanknowledge,andaboveall,hercare,concern,loveandaffection.Doesshegetanythinginreturn?
Yes.Throughgiving,shecannothelpreceiving.Althoughtotallyunaware,theboyhasgiventhewomangreatconsolationtoo.Heistherealgoodcompanionofthewoman.Hebringsgreathappinessandconsolationtothewoman.Thatiswhatshereallyneedsinherdeepheart.
III.BasicStructureoftheText
PartI（Para.1-4）:
Thelonelinessoftheboyandhisroaminginthewoods.
PartII（Para.5-23）:
TheboymetMrs.Robertson-GlasgowintheBearWoodand
theybecamebestfriends.
PartIII（Para.24-27）:
Mrs.Robertson-Glasgowbecamesickanddeadwhiletheir
friendshipflourishedmorethaneverbefore.
PartIII（Para.28-37）:
Thedeathoftheoldladyandtheboy’snostalgiaforher.
IV.TextinDetail
Para1
1.thetitle:
wisdomofbearwood:
thenameofawood,where,presumably,thereare
orthereusedtobebears-alargestronganimal.Sothisisanentirelydifferentwordfrombearinthesenseof忍受.Thesetwowordsarecalledhomonyms,whichmeans
wordsthathappentohavethesamesoundandoftenthesamespellingbutdifferentin
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meaning.Indictionaries,theyareputindifferententries.Moreexamples:
lie/mine/
lead/fine/found/ball/bit
1.…myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife…:
This
nounphrasecouldberegardedasancondensednon-restrictiverelativeclause:
whichwasthefourth…,whichisreferringtowhatisstatedinthemainclause.
Moreexamples:
Lottiegrinned,arealwideopengrin./Hisfatherwaslaughing,a
queersobbingsortoflaugh.
2.demandthat…:
subjunctivemood
3.overseas:
4.everyfewyears
5.beusedtodoing
6.wrenchmyselfawayfrom:
她努力把身体挣脱开来。
/用力把手脱开。
7.Question:
WhydidMichael’sfamilygotoEngland?
Howdidhelikethefrequent
moves?
Para2
1.nearbywereancient…:
inversion
2.lovingnature,however,…:
However,as（because）Ilovednature…present
participleusedasanadverbialclauseofcause/reason.
3.delight;
4.apatchworkoffarms…:
farmsthatlooklikesmallpiecesofclothofdifferent
colorswhenseenfromfarabove.
A.patch/patchwork
5.surround/surroundings
6.inthedeepwoodsthatvergedagainstourbackfence…:
A.deep
B.verge/vergeagainst/vergeon/onthevergeofsth.
C.against
D.Chineseversion
7.anetworkof
8.leadanywhere/leadtonowhere
9.rocketoff:
goofflikerocket;moveextremelyquickly:
她转瞬间成了明星。
/房
价正飞涨。
Similarusages:
factoriesmushroomed.（Theygrewlikemushroom.）/
Hewaswolfingitdownasifhehadnoteatenfordays./Itcouldsnowballintoa
seriousconflict.（graduallydevelopintoaseriousconflictlikeasnowball.）/He
triedtowormintothatorganization.
Para3
1.roam:
walkortravelforalongtimewithoutanyclearpurpose.Hereitisusedasa
transitiveword.Normallyitisusedasintransitiveverbasin“roamabout”“roam
around”e.g.roamthroughthedesertedvillage/roamoversth.
2.play
3.RobinHood:
Exercise
1.Hewasayoungmanbarelyeighteenyears,evidentlycountry____（长大的）
2.Thenewsecretaryhaswrittenaremarkably____report.（concise;precise;
elaborate）
3.exhausted/exhaustive/exhausting/exhaustible
4.Shecalled____worldopiniontocondemntheirpolicyofaggression.5.ThepoorreceptiononyourTVisprobablyduetooutside______.（intervention/
interruption/interception/interference）
6.Hecouldn’texplaintheproblemwell,ashehadonlya（n）____knowledgeofthe
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subject.（elementary/rudimentary/fundamental/basic）
7.Onesmallsettlementisexpectedto______10,000families.（populate/dwell/
reside/house）
8._____themercyofsb.由某人摆布，控制
9.Wehaveto____ifwewanttogotoFloridathissummer.（layup/saveup/put
aside/putaway）
10.Theyalwaystake___extrastaffinthesummerseason.
4.bug:
（CDUnit4Book3CollegeEnglish）
5.KeepingtomyselfwasmywayofnotformingattachmentsthatI…:
A.Paraphrase
B.Keeptooneself
C.Attachment（to/forsb./sth.）
D.Attached
6.ButonedayIbecameattachedthroughnodesignofmyown.
A.Chineseversion.
B.Paraphrase:
notthatIintended（planned）todoit./justbychance
C.Design:
purpose;intention
D.Havedesignonsb./sth.:
intendtoharmsb/sthortakesb./sth.foroneself.
E.g.觊觎他的钱财/他对她心存不良。
Para4
1.permission
2.Istartedhikingthereeveryweekend,…
A.hikeSumupsomedifferentwaysoftravel,suchas:
hitch（搭便车旅行）
B.an…impenetrablestandoftrees:
treesgrowingsothickthattheyare
impossibletogothroughorenterinto
C.penetrate（into/throughsth.）
D.stand
3.holy:
synonyms:
sacred;consecrated
4.slipthrough/creepinto:
both“slip”and“creep”areusedtodescribedtheactionof
asmallchild.Surely,theyareveryvivid.
5.leave:
6.thetwitterandrustle:
onomatopoeia（象声词）:
thetwitterofthebirds;therustleof
leaves;thehissofthesnake;thegurgleofthewater;thecrackingofthefire;the
flutteringoftheflag;thetick-tockoftheclock.
7.…withtreetrunksforpillars:
withtreetrunksservingorfunctioningaspillars
A.for
B.Notethemetaphor:
8.myownbreathingranginmyears,andtheslightest…
A.paraphrase:
B.ring
C.creature:
1）livingbeing,espanimalusuallywithaparticularquality:
all
livingcreature/aterriblecreature2）person:
whatalovelycreature
（beautifulwoman）3）sb’screature/thecreatureofsb.受人支配者a
creatureofhabit习惯的奴隶（日常生活受制于习惯的人）
D.echo:
berepeatedasanecho:
theirshoutsechoedthrough/throughoutforest.Para5
1.where-clauseisusedasobjectofpreposition“near”,notattribute.Ifitis“the
placewhere…”,itisanattribute.
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2.proceed:
gomove,makeone’sway
3.careful…:
adjphrasefunctioningassupplementofsubject,donatingthestateof
thesubject.Eg.Thecowlookedatme,sleepyandsurprised./“Theyarenot?
”I
asked,fascinated.
4.…notto…:
adverbialofpurpose
5.alarm:
disturb;frighten
6.…that…:
adverbialofresult
Para6
1.frail
2.runinto
3.startle
4.Shecaughtherbreath,instinctivelytoughingher…:
A.catchone’sbreath
B.instinctively:
oninstinct;naturally
5.recovery/recover（fromshock）
6.instant
7.putmeatease:
tomakemefeelrelaxed
A.atease:
comfortableandunworriede.g.Theprofessormustbeverypopular.
Thestudentsalllookateaseinhispresence.
B.Withease:
withoutdifficultye.g/.theywinwithease.
C.illatease:
notrelaxede.g.youalwayslookillateaseinfrontofstrangers.
D.Easev.easethepain/tension/stress;easethepressure/burden;easetheway
for（smooth）
8.apairofpowerful-looking…:
A.powerful:
高倍的
B.binoculars双筒望远镜（bi-twoocular-eye;oculardefects;ocularproof;
oculist）
C.dangle:
hangorswinglooselye.g.:
abunchofkeysdanglingattheendofa
chaindanglesth.before/infrontofsb.:
以某物招引某人e.g.Hedangled
hiswatchinfrontofthebaby./提升的希望招引他。
Para7
1.inarush:
suddenlyandquicklye.g.workinarushofenthusiasm/arushofcold
air
2.over:
acrosse.g.jumpoverthestream
3.anyhow:
anyway;whateverthefactmaybee.g.It’stoolate,anyhow.
Para11
1.wary:
careful;cautious;alerte.g.Shewaswaryofstrangers./bewaryofgiving
offence/keepawaryeyeonsb.
2.Gamekeeper:
manemployedtobreedandprotectgamebirdsonanestate.Game:
animals,birds,fishthatarehuntedfororasasport
3.introduce:
bebroughtintothisplacefromsomewhereelseforthefirsttimee.g.
Thecompanyisintroducinganewfamilysaloonthisyear.
Para12
1.fascinated:
attracted;interested;absorbed
2.stuff:
material
3.cool:
admirable;attractive;fashionable;relaxed,etcinawaypeople,espyoung
peopleadmire
4.evenifshewastrespassinginmyspecialplace
A.trespass:
enterwithoutpermission
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