Pompeii预习.ppt

1、PompeiiPreview1.WhydoestheauthorcallPompeiiastrangecity?(P1)ItisthecityofPompeii,andthereisnoothercityquitelikeitinalltheworld.NothinglivesinPompeiiexceptcricketsandbeetlesandlizards.Adeadcity!2.Whatdoesthecitylikebeforeitwasdestroyed?（P6）庞贝古城遗址 庞贝古城建于公元前600年左右，是当时的希腊城市，公元前80年成为罗马帝国的一部分。这座城市是古罗马一个十分

2、富裕的城市，有钱人纷纷在此居住，城内设施十分豪华。公元63年，这里曾经发生过一次大地震，16年后的公元79年8月的一个周日，火山爆发，庞贝古城从此消失。一直到1748年，就像中国农民打井发现兵马俑一样，一个意大利农民在种地时偶然发现，庞贝古城重见天日。历经百余年几代考古人员的努力，一个罗马古城的形态重新呈现在人们的视野里。现在的庞贝古城遗址东西长1200米，南北宽700米，城内面积18平方公里，有城门七扇。城内四条大街呈“井”字形纵横交错。主街宽7米，由石板铺就，沿街有排水沟。城内最宏伟的建筑物，都集中在西南部一个长方形的公共广场四周，这里是庞贝政治、经济和宗教的中心。宽阔的街道曾经的恢弘建筑

3、小型演出场所寂静的街道空谷幽巷两千年前的壁画地上各种精心雕刻的图案这可能是个饭馆阳光穿越还是时光穿越，我想起舒婷的一首诗：爱情穿过生死的界限，世纪的空间，交织着万古常新的目光 曾经的繁华似曾相似小巷人家大户人家还是富家商城两千年前的图案今天还在使用，立体感很强 这应该是一个大型建筑这算罗马大道吗？这是曾经的都市中心所在地这是一个作坊，那些罐子应该是装酒的器具哭泣的小男孩 又是一个这些像化石一般的尸体，反映出人们世界末日前的真实状态。这是考古人员的一个创举，他们发现当那时的人们在突如其来的天灾面前离世后，经过一千多年的时光，尸体残骸早已无存，在已经坚硬的石灰石外壳中形成空洞，考古人员给这些空洞里

4、面注入石膏，然后再去掉外壳，真实的还原了人们临死前的逼真形态。Howdoyouaccountforitsprosperity?(P3)Pompeiiwasaprosperiouscityof25,000people.NearbywastheBayofNaples,anarmoftheblueMediterranean.RichmencamedownfromwealthyRometobuildseasidevillas.FarmlandssurroundedPompeii.Risingbehindthecitywasthe40,000-footMountVesuvius,agrass-cover

5、edslopewheretheshepherdsofPompeiitooktheirgoatstogaze.Pompeiiwasabusyandahappyone.geographicalposition.wealthyresidents3.Whathappenedtothecity?VulcaniceruptionWhywasntitrediscovereduntilalmost1,700yearslater?Becauseitwasburieddeep.4.Whenexactlydidtheterribleeventtakeplace?Howdoestheauthordescribethe

6、cityandthepeoplebeforetheeruption?Whatweretheydoing?(P4,P2)Thetragedystruckonthe24thoftheAugust,AD79.Pompeiiwasaprosperiouscityof25,000people.NearbywastheBayofNaples,anarmoftheblueMediterranean.RichmencamedownfromwealthyRometobuildseasidevillas.FarmlandssurroundedPompeii.Risingbehindthecitywasthe40,

7、000-footMountVesuvius,agrass-coveredslopewheretheshepherdsofPompeiitooktheirgoatstogaze.Pompeiiwasabusyandahappyone.(P3)(P8)AtdawnonAugust24,Pompeiispeopleawakendedtoanotherhotdayinthathotsummer.Therewasgoingtobeacontestinthearenathatnightandthewholetownwaslookingforwardtothebloodyfightofthegladitor

8、s.Thechildrenheadedtowardschool,carringslatesandfollowedbytheirdogs.Intheforumthetownsimportantmenhadgatheredafterbreakfasttoreadthepoliticalsignsthathadbeenpostedduringthenight.Elsewhereintheforumthewoolmerchantstalkedbusiness.Thebankerwasgoingoverhisaccountbooks.Attheinnlate-risingtravelersfromthe

9、Eastawakenedandyawnedandcalledforbreakfast.5.Howisitthattheauthorcanrecreatthescenesovividly?Isitpureimaginationwhenhedescribestheeventinsuchminutedetails?historicalremainsimagination6.DidthepeopleofPompeiiknowwhatwashappeningwhentheyheardtheterribleexplosionfromMountVesuvius?Whatdidtheythinkitwas?N

10、o.(P10)Whatwasthat?Peoplecriedfromoneendofthetowntoanoher.Theystaredateachother,puzzled,troubled.Werethegodsfightingintheheaven?7.Whatfollowedtheeruption?Didtherainofstonekillmanypeople?Didthepeoplestillhaveachancetofleetosafetyatthattime?Whydidntthey?(P10P16)ablackcloud+arainofpumicestones+atremend

11、ousrainofash+theearthtrembledandquakedNo.Becausethesestoneswerelight.(Peoplecouldhideinthehouseorinthecellar)Yes.(P15)Otherspreferredtoremainwithinthecity,huddinginsidethetemples,orinthepublicbathsorinthecellarsoftheirhomes.Theystillhopethenightmarewouldend.8.Whatcausedthebuildingstotoppleandcollaps

12、e?Whatcausedtheterriblefire?(P14,P16)Theweightofpumicestonesandtheearthquake(P14)Arainofhotashbegantofall.Thewoodenroofsofsomeofthehousesbagantocatchfireastheashreachedthem.9.Weremostofthepeoplekilledbyfire?Whatcausedthegreatestlossoflife?No.(P18)Thepoisongas.Itwaspossibletoprotectoneselffromthepumicestonesbutnotfromthegas,andPompeiiansdiedbyhundreds.10.Thedeadlyshowerofstonesandashwentintothesecondday.Itneverstopped,buttheauthorsaiditdidnotmattertoPompeiiwhetheritcontinuedanotherdayoranotheryear.Whydidhesaythat?(P20)BecauseforthemiddayonAugust25,Pompeiiwasacityofdead.