现代大学英语3Lesson4课文讲解WisdomofBearWood.docx

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现代大学英语3Lesson4课文讲解WisdomofBearWood

WisdomofBearWood

I.Pre-classWork

1.Readthetextandlistentotherecording.Trytounderstandasmuchaspossiblewiththehelpofthenotes,glossary,dictionariesandreferencebooks.Thinkoverthefollowingquestions:

✓Introduceoneofyourbestfriendstoyourclassmates.Aretherethingsincommonthatleadtoyourfriendship?

✓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-GlasgowintheBearWoodandtheybecamebestfriends.

PartIII（Para.24-27）:

Mrs.Robertson-Glasgowbecamesickanddeadwhiletheirfriendshipflourishedmorethaneverbefore.

PartIII（Para.28-37）:

Thedeathoftheoldladyandtheboy’snostalgiaforher.

IV.TextinDetail

Para1

1.thetitle:

wisdomofbearwood:

thenameofawood,where,presumably,thereareorthereusedtobebears-alargestronganimal.Sothisisanentirelydifferentwordfrombearinthesenseof忍受.Thesetwowordsarecalledhomonyms,whichmeanswordsthathappentohavethesamesoundandoftenthesamespellingbutdifferentinmeaning.Indictionaries,theyareputindifferententries.Moreexamples:

lie/mine/lead/fine/found/ball/bit

1.…myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife…:

Thisnounphrasecouldberegardedasancondensednon-restrictiverelativeclause:

whichwasthefourth…,whichisreferringtowhatisstatedinthemainclause.Moreexamples:

Lottiegrinned,arealwideopengrin./Hisfatherwaslaughing,aqueersobbingsortoflaugh.

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?

Howdidhelikethefrequentmoves?

Para2

1.nearbywereancient…:

inversion

2.lovingnature,however,…:

However,as（because）Ilovednature…presentparticipleusedasanadverbialclauseofcause/reason.

3.delight;

4.apatchworkoffarms…:

farmsthatlooklikesmallpiecesofclothofdifferentcolorswhenseenfromfarabove.

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./Itcouldsnowballintoaseriousconflict.（graduallydevelopintoaseriousconflictlikeasnowball.）/Hetriedtowormintothatorganization.

Para3

1.roam:

walkortravelforalongtimewithoutanyclearpurpose.Hereitisusedasatransitiveword.Normallyitisusedasintransitiveverbasin“roamabout”“roamaround”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）____knowledgeofthesubject.（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/putaside/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:

treesgrowingsothickthattheyareimpossibletogothroughorenterinto

C.penetrate（into/throughsth.）

D.stand

3.holy:

synonyms:

sacred;consecrated

4.slipthrough/creepinto:

both“slip”and“creep”areusedtodescribedtheactionofasmallchild.Surely,theyareveryvivid.

5.leave:

6.thetwitterandrustle:

onomatopoeia（象声词）:

thetwitterofthebirds;therustleofleaves;thehissofthesnake;thegurgleofthewater;thecrackingofthefire;theflutteringoftheflag;thetick-tockoftheclock.

7.…withtreetrunksforpillars:

withtreetrunksservingorfunctioningaspillars

A.for

B.Notethemetaphor:

8.myownbreathingranginmyears,andtheslightest…

A.paraphrase:

B.ring

C.creature:

1）livingbeing,espanimalusuallywithaparticularquality:

alllivingcreature/aterriblecreature2）person:

whatalovelycreature（beautifulwoman）3）sb’screature/thecreatureofsb.受人支配者acreatureofhabit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“theplacewhere…”,itisanattribute.

2.proceed:

gomove,makeone’sway

3.careful…:

adjphrasefunctioningassupplementofsubject,donatingthestateofthesubject.Eg.Thecowlookedatme,sleepyandsurprised./“Theyarenot?

”Iasked,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;easethewayfor（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.:

abunchofkeysdanglingattheendofachaindanglesth.before/infrontofsb.:

以某物招引某人e.g.Hedangledhiswatchinfrontofthebaby./提升的希望招引他。

Para7

1.inarush:

suddenlyandquicklye.g.workinarushofenthusiasm/arushofcoldair

2.over:

acrosse.g.jumpoverthestream

3.anyhow:

anyway;whateverthefactmaybee.g.It’stoolate,anyhow.

Para11

1.wary:

careful;cautious;alerte.g.Shewaswaryofstrangers./bewaryofgivingoffence/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,espyoungpeopleadmire

4.evenifshewastrespassinginmyspecialplace

A.trespass:

enterwithoutpermission

B.trespasson:

侵占；打扰e.g.trespassonyourvaluabletime/Heaccusedmetrespassingonhisestate.

Para13

1.booksonbirds:

about

2.beaboutto:

preparedto;meanto;intendto

3.wouldyouca