part 2 The English Countryside 英国乡村.ppt

PartIIReadingActivities TextillustrationComprehensionworkLanguagework TheColtwolds科茨沃尔德丘陵 k tsw uld TheCotswoldsintheheartofEnglandisanareaofoutstandingbeautyandfamouspicturesquevillagesmadefromthegoldenlocalstone ItisanarearichinhistoryandoneofthemostpopularregionsofEnglandtoexplore FromStratforduponAvonintheNorth tothebeautifulRomancityofBathintheSouth theCotswoldjourneytakesyouthroughmagicallittlevillagesandplacesthathaveremaineduntouchedandimmaculatelypreservedthroughouttheages ReadingandLanguageActivities Pre readingtasksStudyingthefollowingwordsandphrases selecttheonesthatcanbeappliedtodescribetheviewsinyourplaces andimaginewhichofthemcanbeusedtodescribetheEnglishcountryside bushriversmeadowlawncoastbeachthewildernessfootpathbrookvalleylowlanduplandcliffsstreamlandscaperuralpasturerice paddycultivatedland HighlandMyHeartisonthehighland lowland Thestructureofthetext Lowlandssuchasavalleywithachurch Usuallybuiltonafarm shelteredbyampleTrees withasmallrivernotfaraway Childrencantakeabath adultscangofishing FamiliescangatherwatercressorgrowosiersForbasketweaving Notusedanymore butmengathertheretowatchviews relax Text Essential adjective1 absolutelynecessary indispensable Disciplineisessentialinanarmy 2 pertainingtoorconstitutingtheessenceofathing Synonymsfundamental basic inherent intrinsic vitalAntonymsincidental extraneous extrinsic accidental Athomea inone sownhouseorplaceofresidenceb inasituationfamiliartoone atease Shehasawayofmakingeveryonefeelathome 也许只是因为这个岛国的自然地势 绝大多数英国人感觉生活在低地比生活在高地要舒适的多 ThepopularideaofanEnglishvillageisofoneinavalley whereitcanbeoverlookedfromthehills clusteredaboutitsancientchurch andsimilarly thegeneralconceptionofafarminthiscountryisofmoreorlesscommodioushomesteadinavalley shelteredbyampletrees withbroadfieldslikeopenhandsstretchedouttoreceivethesun andariverflowingnotfaraway Gatheraround a tosomeextent somewhat Sheseemedmoreorlessfamiliarwiththesubject b about insubstance approximately basically Wecametomoreorlessthesameconclusion spaciousandconvenient roomy acommodiousapartment incommodious 1 toextendoveradistanceorareaorinaparticulardirection Theforeststretchesoutformiles 2 toextendthehandortoreach asforsomething Hestretchedoutfortheapplesbutwasinvain 人们心目中常有的英国乡村是在低谷里 从山上可以俯瞰它的全貌 房子簇拥在古老的教堂周围 同样 这个国家的人们对农场的普遍概念也是低谷地里宽敞的家园 绿树成荫 广阔的田野延伸开去 就像张开的手掌接受普照的阳光 不远处还有潺潺的河流 Forthemostpartwithrespecttothegreatestpart onthewhole generally usually mostly Theyaregoodstudents forthemostpart Intimately inaclosemannerTheyareintimatelyknownforthat Wefeelcloselyassociatedwiththem 它们令我们感到倍加亲切 Certainlytheyarenotthekindaboutwhichnationalsongsarecomposed asinthecaseoftheRhineortheDanubeortheVolga butatleasttheyarethekindinwhichboyscabbatheandinwhich eventoday afarm handcantickleanoccasionaltrout rain 莱茵河 源出瑞士境内的阿尔卑斯山 贯穿西欧多国 d nju b 多瑙河 欧洲南部河流 v l 伏尔加河 欧洲第一大河 Asinthecaseof justlikeSomestudentsarecleverbutlazy asinthecaseofTomandMike Compose comprise consistof constituteConcreteiscomposedofcement sandandgravelmixedwithwater England ScotlandandWalescomposetheislandofGreatBritain 当然 它们不像莱茵河 多瑙河 伏尔加河那样 有许多民族歌曲为之传唱 但至少它们能够让男孩在里面洗澡 直至今天还能让农夫享受偶然在里面抓到鲑鱼的惬意 Permitof allowaspossible admit fml Thefactspermitofnootherexplanation Suchrivers insignificantastheymaybe influencethelivesofthosewholivenearthemnthemostsubtleandsensuousway 这些河流不管是多么不重要 却在极不经意地而又心旷神怡地影响着周围居民的生活 Pa2 Cotswolds k ts w uldz 科茨沃尔德 此地古香古色 充满诗情画意 Infrontofmygardenameadow itselfagardenofcowslipsinspringandahauntofbee orchisesthatfellwiththeswathsofgrassinsummer dippeddowntotheSevernvalley Stretchedtowards AplaceOf 我花园前面的草场一直向下延伸到塞文河 春天它就是一座长满黄九轮草的花园 而夏天则是一个开满了对叶兰好去处 但兰花会在青草被刈后香消玉殒 Thosefarblueridgesmightbehiddenbymistorcloudfromtimetotime butseldomwasthereadaywhenIcouldnotclearlyfollowthecourseoftherivertoitswide muddyestuary Occasionally Pathormovement河道 远方那些蓝色的山脊偶而会隐匿于云雾之中 但很少有哪一天会看不清那小河流向宽阔 多泥的河道 Yearinandyearout theSevernwaspartofmyview itwasevenpartofmyconsciousness Thewriterwassofamiliarwiththeviewsoftheriver andtherefore thelandscapetendedtobepartofhisconsciousness thatisheisabletoseetheviewswithhismindeyes Comprehensionwork WheredothemajorityoftheEnglishpeoplelive Lowlands2 WhataretheattractionsofanEnglishvillage Itissituatedinavalley overlookedbythehills clusteredaboutanancientchurch witharivernearby mills animalssuchasswallows birds plantsonweirssuchaswatercress osiers childrenplayingalongthebanks menleaningonweirswatchingbirdsflyingacrosstheriver gardensinfrontofacottage pasturesneararound 3 WhatarethedifferencesinriversbetweenEnglandandotherEuropeancountries England smallandinsignificantNonationalsongsarecomposed4 Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthetextmeans Thewriterwassofamiliarwiththeviewsoftheriver andtherefore thelandscapetendedtobepartofhisconsciousness thatisheisabletoseetheviewswithhismindeyes 2 Languagework A 1 subjects course ample2 stretchout overlook lowland3 valley clustered occupations4 homestead sheltered5 farm hands haunt6 influenced subtle consciousness B Rewritethesentences 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