全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程 Unit8 Educational Problems.ppt

1、,B R _ main1,Fable,Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations,U.C.L.A.,B R _ Fable,Fable,A Brief Introduction to Fable,Two Famous Fables,Some Famous English Sayings from Fables,B R _ Adam,1.A Brief Introduction to Adam Smith,2.Chronology of Adam Smith,Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations,Adam Smith,The We

2、alth of Nations,B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 1,A Brief Introduction to Fable,The term fable refers to a short story in which animals or inanimate objects speak and behave like humans,usually to give a moral point.The term comes from the Latin fabula,“a telling.”The greatest teller of fables w

3、as Aesop.He was believed to be a Greek slave who lived in the 6th century B.C.Another great teller of fables was Jean de La Fontaine.He wrote in France in the 17th century.La Fontaine based many of his fables on those of Aesop.,B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 2,Some of their best-known fables ar

4、e The Lion and the Mouse,The Hare and the Tortoise,The Fox and the Grapes,The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf,The Fox and the Crow,The Dove and the Ant,and The Fox and the Stork.In the Chinese language,some idioms come from fables such as The Frog in the Shallow Well(井底之蛙),His Spear against His Shield(自相矛

5、盾),Making His Mark(刻舟求剑),Ostrich Logic(掩耳盗铃)and Blessing or Bane(塞翁失马).,B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 2,A Brief Introduction to Fable,Aesop(620?560?B.C.)ancient Greekwriter of fables,B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 3,Jean de La Fontaine(16211695)French writer,A Brief Introduction to Fable,

6、B R _ Two Famous Fables 1,Two Famous Fables,Here are some pictures about two famous fables.One is an Aesops fable;the other is a Chinese one.In small groups,students are required to talk about the pictures and think of the following questions.1.What are the names of the fables?2.What lessons can we

7、draw from the fables?,Fable 1,Fable 2,B R _ Two Famous Fables 2,The Fox and the Grapes,One day a fox passed under a vine.From the vine a lot of grapes were hanging.He was very hungry and thirsty.He said,“What a fine vine it is!The grapes on the vine look very nice and sweet.”,B R _ Two Famous Fables

8、 3,The color of the grapes was green.The grapes were very big.And the grapes were so big and beautiful that the fox wanted to eat them.The fox said,“I am thirsty and hungry.I want to eat the grapes now.”The fox jumped.The grapes were too high.He tried everything to get the grapes.But it was in vain.

9、At last the fox said,“The grapes are too sour to eat.I dont want to get the poor grapes.”,B R _ Two Famous Fables 4,Making His Mark,B R _ Two Famous Fables 5,A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river.In the boat,his sword fell into the water.Immediately he made a mark on the boat.“This is whe

10、re my sword fell off,”he said.When the boat stopped moving,he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat.The boat had moved but the sword had not.Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword?,Making His Mark,B R _ Some Famous English Sayings from Fables

11、,Some Famous English Sayings from Fables,Here are some famous sayings in English.You are required to answer the following questions and then tell each fable as briefly as possible.1.What are the Chinese equivalents of these sayings?2.From which fable does each saying come?,Sour grapes.,Killing the g

12、oose that lays the golden eggs.,One good turn deserves another.,Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.,Click the sayings to see the details!,B R _ Sour grapes,Sour grapes.,It means“酸葡萄”in Chinese.This saying comes from the fable The Fox and the Grapes.In it the fox cannot reach the grapes.D

13、isappointed,the animal says that the grapes are sour and that they are“not fit for a gentlemans eating.”,B R _ Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs,Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.,It means“杀鸡取卵”in Chinese.This saying comes from the fable The Goose with the Golden Eggs.In it the o

14、wner of the goose is not satisfied with one golden egg a day.He cuts the goose open to see if there is gold inside.,B R _ One good turn deserves another.,One good turn deserves another.,It means“善有善报”in Chinese.This saying comes from the fable The Dove and the Ant.In it a dove saves an ant from drow

15、ning in a river.Later the ant saves the doves life by stinging a hunter in the foot,making him miss his aim at the dove.,B R _ Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.,Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.,It means“蛋未孵别先数小鸡”in Chinese.This saying comes from the fable The Maid and th

16、e Pail of Milk.In it a girl carries a pail of milk on her head.She dreams about the eggs she will buy when she sells the milk.The,eggs will hatch;then she will sell the chickens.With the money she has earned,she will buy fine clothes for herself.Thinking about the new clothes,the girl becomes so happy that she merrily tosses her head and spills the milk.,B R _ A Brief Introduction to Adam Smith 1,A Brief Introduction to Adam Smith,Adam Smith(17231790):British philosopher and economist,B R _ A Br