综英4-8-Hummingbird Winter

Unit8 HummingbirdWinter ListeningandSpeaking PartI Animal sbodypartsKeepingpetsCharacteristicsofanimalsSomecommonproverbsandsayingswithanimals Workwithyourgrouptothinkofasmanywords phrases expressionsaspossibleregardingthefollowingtopics Brainstorming AnimalBodyParts cat bird tiger paw tail whisker 腮须 Beak 鸟嘴 wing feather paw tooth fur cute docile clever loveable friendly dangerous fierce 尤指四足动物的爪 pawclawtailbeak furfeatherplumagewingmane皮毛羽毛 翎毛羽毛 翅膀翅膀鬃毛 fang尖牙hoof蹄hide兽皮 尖锐的 弯曲的指甲 spots stripes wing fins鳍 fur Scales鳞 gills腮 claws Hooves蹄 Paws手掌 脚 Tentacles触须 horns 牛 羊的角 antlers鹿角 tusks长牙 Shell壳 walkingdogs training keepingthepigeonsinthecage keepingapetasacompanion feed bath spayyourpet patyourpet loveyourpet removingtheovariesofananimalsothattheanimalcannotreproduce strokingananimal sheadandnecktoexpressfondness KeepingPets CharacteristicsofAnimals Fierce凶猛的Submissive顺从的Docile温顺的cleverunderstandingdangerous PoisonousLoveable可爱的independentloyalPlayful好玩的 顽皮的cutefriendly SomeCommonProverbsandSayingswithAnimals loveme lovemydog ablacksheep meekassheep heworkslikeadog wilyasafox anunsatisfactorymemberofafamily group etc 害群之马 crafty cunning He sveryhard working Animalsareessentialinourlife Whatrolescananimalsplayinourlife Giveexamplestoillustrateyourpoints Animalscanalsoteachuslessonsaboutthespiritoressenceoflife Canyougivesomeexpressionssuchas ashardworkingasants Youcaninventsomenewsayings AdditionalTask food medicine friendorcompanion experimentsubjects messenger assistant teacher pet cleaner recyclerofnature Meat pork beef mutton milk chicken venison 鹿肉 TraditionalChinesemedicine horn ant bezoars 牛黄 leech 水蛭 蚂蟥 venom 蛇蝎等的 毒液 bile 动物等的 胆汁 Walk saveone slife talktoeachother Guineapig alsocalledcavy小白鼠 monkey oftenusedforbiologicalstudies experimentinspace etc Pigeon dog etc fordeliveringmessages oractingasguidefortheblind Terriers 小猎犬 forhelpingdiggingforsmallgameinhunting dogsforleadingtheblind detectingdrugsordangerousobjectssuchasbombsorexplosivesinairportluggage SheepdogsareextensivelyusedasassistantsforfarmerstomanagethesheepinNewZealandandAustralia Bionics 仿生学 humanbeingslearntoproducenewmachinesanddevicesbasedontheanalogyoftheanimals e g helicopters submarines etc Dogsareconsideredman sbestfriend Otherpetssuchasparrots cats dogs etc havebeenconsideredgoodcompanionsofhumanbeingsformanyyears Earthworm蚯蚓 vultures秃鹰 eatsawaytoxicdeadbodiesofanimals etc Theroleas Doubleclicktheword asbusyasabeeasstubbornasamule倔得像头骡子asstrongasahorse壮得像头牛astimidasamouseasalertasarabbit CulturesofAnimalsReflectedinSomeEnglishClich s Pre listeningactivity Lookatthefollowingpictures Imaginewhatthedogmightbetryingtosay andthenshareyourdescriptionswithyourpartner CommunicationBetweenManandAnimal Listening communicatingtelepathically心灵感应地 Samoa Tutuila frolic interspecies betweenspeciesofanimals communicatingthoughtsorideasbymeansotherthansensoryperceptions感官知觉 萨摩亚群岛 南太平洋 图图伊拉岛 萨摩亚Samoa群岛中的最大岛 playmerrily NewWordsandExpressions ListeningScript Listenandanswerthefollowingquestions 1 TheIndianchiefsaidGodspokedirectlyto a treesb manc animalsd rocks2 WhathappenswhenthechildrenontheislandofTutuilacometogetherandsingaspecialchantnearamagicrock Asharkandaseaturtlewillemergefromtheoceanjustoffshore swimmingtogetherinacircleforseveralminutes 3 WhydidthetwoSamoanwomenjumpintothesea 4 Whathappenedatthemagicrockaftertheauthorofferedfood saidaprayer andsangasacredsong Agiantwhalerosepartlyoutofthewaterandfrolickedaboutforthenextfiveminutes Thetwowomensacrificedthemselvessothechildrencouldhavetheirportionsoffood Traditionally wisepeoplesaythatifyouwanttoknowthetruthyoushould fortheyarethe ofknowledge AmericanIndianssaythatamongthetribesofthefour leggedandflyingones theanimalswhowalkandfly thosewholivein areespeciallygood Thiswisdomisnotjusttheknowledgeoftheanimals butofthe Whenananimalactsintheroleof itdisplaysanextraenergy andsensesthatsomethingimportantis Itmayseemasiftheanimaliscommunicatingamessagethroughits oreventelepathically Listenandfillintheblanksinthefollowingpassage gotalktotheanimals clearestsource sacredplaces sourcesofwisdom Creator agentfortheCreator takingplace behaviour Task1 PetownershipTask2 Theprotectionofanimal srights DebateonAnimals Speaking Topic1 PetOwnership Discussthepositiveandnegativeaspectsofpetownership Usethefollowingquestionstoorganizeyourideas Doyouordidyouhaveapet Doyouseemorepeoplekeepingpetsthanbefore Whatanimalsareusuallykeptaspets Willkeepingapetmakepeoplemorefriendlyandcaring Canpetsunderstandpeople semotion Somepeoplesaythatkeepingpetsisexpensiveandtiring doyouagree TheProtectionofAnimal sRights Topic2 ForStudentAYouthinkthatanimalsshouldhavethesamerightsashumanbeings Trytoconvinceyourpartnerwithyourbestargument ForStudentBYouthinkitisawasteoftimeandmoneytoprotecttherightsofanimals Trytoconvinceyourpartnerwithyourbestargument SuggestedPoints Theyareequaltohumanbeingsbecausetheyalsohavefeelingsandthereforearesusceptibletopainandsuffering Theyhelpmaintainecologicalbalancesinceanimalisanindispensablesectionofthebiologicalchain 生物链 Withoutanimals evenhumanbeingswouldbeextinct Therearealsoeconomicreasons Internationaltradeisrelatedtoanimalprotection etc Protectionofanimalsalsohelpsteachchildrentobekind Wewouldn tliketobeteasedorkeptinacage Whyshouldananimal ArgumentsfortheProtectionofAnimal sRights SomeGuidelinesfortheDiscussion ArgumentsAgainsttheProtectionofAnimal sRights Animalmeatisessentialasfoodand therefore itisnecessarytokillanimals Sincenationalrevenue 税收 islimitedinmanycountries governmenthastodealwithmoreurgentissues suchaspoverty unemployment andhousing Naturalselection 物竞天择 isauniversallaw Over protectionwillonlyspoilthemanddestroythenaturalbalance PartII ReadingComprehension DebateIsbirdwatchingsensibleornot Knowingabouthummingbird Pre readingTasks Cons Manandanimalareequal Manistooselfish Thebirdsfeelpainandboredom andcannotlivealifeastheyaresupposedto Animalshaverights Theymaycontributemoretothewelfareofhumanbeingsifgivenfreedom Ifeverybirdiscaged thenaturalchainoflifewillbebroken Inmanycities wecanseebirdsincagesorparrotstiedtobars Doyouthinkthisisasensiblepractice Pros a Menarelonely b Theyneedtheentertainmentofbirds c Mankinddominatestheworld d Itisbetterthankillingthem e Animalswillnothavetosearchforfood Debate KnowingaboutHummingbird Hummingbirdsarenature slittlejewels AsthesmallestofNorthAmericanbirds theyhavelongslenderbills 鸟喙 adaptedforreachingdeepintotubular 管状的 flowers Theirwingbeatissorapidthatitproducesahummingsound Theyfeedwhilehoveringandcanalsoflybackward Theirthroatfeatherslookblackwhenlightdoesnotreflectthebrilliantiridescent 彩虹色的 闪光的 colours Theyarefearlessandpugnacious 好斗的 maleshavea pendulum 钟摆 courtingflightwithdistinctivepatternsforsomespecies Theymigratebyday 在白天 flyinglow Theireggsaresmallandwhite Fewhaveasong however mosthaveonlyarapidsqueakychirping oraclicking sound Haveyoueverheardofthehummingbird Whatisspecialaboutahummingbird Ahummingbird swingisflexibleattheshoulder butinflexibleatthewrist Whenhovering hummingbirdsholdtheirbodiesuprightandflaptheirwingshorizontallyinashallowfigure8 Mosthummingbirdsflaptheirwingsabout50orsotimesasecond Hummingbirdscanflyright left up down backwards evenupsidedown Whileotherbirdsgettheirflightpowerfromthedown stroke 下冲程 only hummingbirdshavestrengthontheup stroke 上行冲程 aswell Amajorpartofahummingbird sdietissugar Theygetitfromflowernectarandtreesap Thetongueofahummingbirdhasgrooves 凹槽 ontheside whichareusedtocatchinsectsintheair alsofromleavesandspiderwebs 蜘蛛网 Theheartrateforahummingbirdisabout1260beatsperminute Hummers 蜂鸟 alsoneedproteininordertobuildmuscles sotheyeatinsectsandpollen TheRuby throatedhummingbirdistheonlyhummingbirdofregularoccurrenceintheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStates InwintertheRuby throatmigratestoMexicoandCentralAmerica ArnetteHeidcamp bornandraisedonLongIsland nowresidesinSaugerties NewYork Thereshepursuesherinterestsoforchidgrowingandhummingbirdphotography AbouttheAuthor ArnetteHeidcamp sBooks 1 AHummingbirdinMyHouse TheStoryofSqueak 3 Hummingbirds MyTinyTreasures 2 Rosie MyRufusHummingbird 4 Hummingbirds MyWinterGuests 1 Whycouldn tshebelievehereyeswhenthenarratorcaughtsightofayoungmalehummingbirdinlateOctober ThenarratorwassurprisedwhenshesawahummingbirdinlateOctoberbecausehummingbirdsusuallycametohergardenfromMaythroughSeptember WhenitgetscoldinearlyOctober hummingbirdsnormallybegintomigratesouthtowarmerclimates ProbetheText Intheearlywintermostoftheflowerswerefrostedoverinthegarden butinthesunroomtherewereplentyofflowersinbloom Toenticethehummingbirdtoflyintoit thenarratorplacedatrailofplantsleadingtotheroom Finallythebirdfollowedthetrailintothesunroom 2 Whydidthenarratorwanttogetthehummingbirdintohersunroom Andhowdidshemanagetodothat 3 Whydidthenarratordecidetokeepthehummingbirdallwinter Thenarratordecidedtokeepthehummingbirdallwinterbecausethiswasthebestofthethreechoicessuggestedbytheornithologist Thebirdcouldfindnothingtoeatinthatseasonifreleasedrightthen itwasalsonotfeasibletofindsomeonetoreleasethebirddownsouth Onlythesunroomofthenarrator shousecouldprovidesuitablelivingconditionsforthebird 4 Whatdescriptionsinthestoryenableyoutoconcludethatthehummingbirdenjoyeditsrelationshipwiththenarrator Thedescriptionsofthebird scuriosityinthenarrator itshuman likeresponsetothenarrator stalkingandhumming itshoveringaroundthenarrator sheadandlettingthenarratorstrokeitsbreast allofwhichindicatethatthehummingbirdenjoyeditsrelationshipwiththenarrator 5 Whatwasthenarrator sdilemmaasspringrolledalong Withthecomingofspring thenarratorfellintoadilemma ontheonehandsheknewthatitwasrighttoreleaseSqueak ontheotherhandshefeltithardtoletgoofthebirdthatshehadcometobesoaffectionatelyattachedto Squeak srestlessnessatseeingitsfellowbirdsanditseagernesstojointhemledthenarratortothefinaldecisiontoreleaseSqueak 6 WhatwasherhopeafterthenarratorreleasedSqueak Thenarratorhopedthatsomedaythehummingbirdwouldcomebackforashowerorsugarytreatorjusttovisitherandthesunroomwhereithadspentallwinter Thenarratorevenhopedthatthebirdmightchoosethesunroomasitsshelteragainforthenextwinter WhydoesthenarratorsaythatitwasforthebesttoreleaseSqueak Inwhatsenseisitthebest EssayQuestions Discussthefollowingquestionsandthenwritedownyouropinions Itisrighttoleavewildanimalsintheirnaturalhabitatsforecologicalbalance Althoughthehummingbirdenjoyedcomfortandsecurityinthenarrator ssunroom itmissedthefreedomoflifeinthewild Insettingthebirdfree thenarratordidwhatwasbestforthebird AnswerforReference HummingbirdWinterbyArnetteHeidcamp Thethrillofseeingmyfirsthummingbirdinmygardenhasneverleftme thesightofthisunbelievablytinycreaturewithdazzlingplumageflittingboldlyfromflowertoflower Toenticeothers Ibegangrowingtheirfavoriteplants fuchsia beebalm cardinalflowers touch me nots HummingbirdssoonbeganvisitingmygardenfromMaythroughlateSeptember beforedepartingforwarmerclimes In1988thelastoneleftOctober3 orsoIthought OnOctober21 acold frostbittenday Iwentoutdoorsformyearly morningchores SuddenlyIsawayoungmaleruby throatedhummingbirdinwhathadbeenapatchoffloweringtobacco 烟草花 Icouldn tbelievemyeyes Bythistimeheshouldhavebeeninamuchwarmerclimes Iquicklyassessedtheyard Hummingbirdsusuallyneedtofeedonceeverytentofifteenminutes andmostoftheflowersinmygardenwerefrostedover Thisbirdwouldhavenothingtoeat SoIhungoutafeederwithanectarsolution However thebirddidn tseemtoknowwhattodowithitandkeptcirclingaparticularspot apparentlylookingforthefuchsiaplantsthatIhadbroughtinthenightbefore Hummingbirdsremember evenayearlater wherethe goodstuff was FinallyIplacedatrailofplantsleadingtomysunroom wheretherewereplentyofflowersinbloom Whenthehummingbirdcameinside Iclosedthedoorbehindhim thensetupanotherfeeder Thebirdwentfromflowertoflowerbeforeatlastdiscoveringthefeeder Helikedthenectarandfedonittherestoftheday AlthoughIlovedtheideaofahummingbirdspendingthewinterinmysunroom Ihesitatedtodeprivehimofhisfreedom ButIalsodidn twanthimtodie SoIcalledauniversityornithologylab Hummingbirdsarethesmallestbirdintheanimalworld Anadultmalebirdmeasuresonly2 24inchesintotallength halfofwhichistakenbythebillandtailandweigh0 056oz femalesareslightlyheavier Hummingbirdsmainlyfeedonflowernectarandhelpspreadpollen Theornithologistwarnedmethisbirdwasprobablynotgoingtomakeit hummingbirdsneedtoadd50percentextrabodyweightbeforemigratingsouth andIhaddoubtsthislittleguyhaddonethat Theornithologistgavemethreechoices Icouldkeepthebirdallwinter fattenhimupandlethimgoafterafewdays orfindsomeonetoreleasehimdownsouth HummingbirdWinter Ifthebirdhadnothingoutsidetoeattoday tomorrowwouldn tbeanybetter Ireasoned Andsendinghimsouthwasnotfeasible However Icouldprovidesuitablelivingconditionsinmyglassed insunroom Idecidedtokeepthebirduntilspring InamedhimSqueakbecauseofhisconstantsqueakychirping Hecertainlyseemedcontentthatfirstday andhe dalreadycapturedmyheart OfferingSqueakabalanceddietnowbecamemymainconcern Besidesnectar hummingbirdsneedproteinfrominsects Theymayeathundredseveryday Thereweren tenoughinsectsinthesunroom AzoowithahummingbirdaviarysuggestedNektar Plus Ikepttwofeedersofthiscompletedietgoingatalltimes Becausehummingbirdslovetobathe IalsoboughtasmallplasticbirdbathforSqueak Buthehaddifferentplans Onhisthirdmorning heflewovertoaplantIhadjustmistedandbegantoslidearoundontheleaves chirpingallthewhile Hewasgettinghisunderpartswet hisbreast hiswings hischin Afterbathing heflewaroundtheroomtodryhimself Theairpassingthroughhiswetfeathersproducedasoundlikeadeckofcards 一副牌 beingshuffled OncedrySqueakpreenedhissparklingemerald greengarb HummingbirdWinter HummingbirdWinter Bymid November hehoveredinfrontofmyspraybottle fanninghistailinanticipationofgettinghisshower Hebegantomakeitagame AssoonasIstartedsprayinghim he dflystraightformyface detouraroundmyheadatthelastinstant flyaway thenreturntoabranch Afterdoingthisfiveorsixtimes he dsettledowntobebathed Itdidn ttakelongbeforeSqueakbecameasinquisitiveaboutmeasIwasabouthim Heofteninvestigatedmyhairandmyeyes OncewhenIwalkedintohisroomwearingafloral printdress hetriedtofigureouthowtogetnectarfromthe flowers IfItalkedsoftlytohim hecockedhisheadandansweredinendearing barelyaudiblechirps IfIhummedtohimhetiltedhisheadandclosedhiseyes Thereweretimes however whenSqueakwouldbecomeangryatme Ihadtomovehisfavoriteplant afloweringmaple becauseithadgrowntootall Whenherealizeditwasgone hestretchedhisneckandpulledhisheadbackasiflookingatsomethinginsheerdisbelief Hekeptflyingawayandreturning expectingthefloweringmapletoreappear WhenIfinallybroughtitback hecalmeddown HummingbirdWinter Aswinterturnedtospring Iwantedtostrengthenourbond IwashopingthatonceIlethimgo he dmakemygardenhisterritory andIcouldcontinueourrelationship SoIgavehimatreat Ifilledafeederwithaparticularlysweetsolutionof2 to 1waterandsugarandhelditinmyhand Afterjustonetaste Squeaklovedit Hebeganwatchingformeandwaitingbythedoorhandle WhenIwalkedin hepokedaroundmelookingforthenectar BylateApril wehadbecomegoodfriends AttimesSqueakwouldhoveraroundmyhead justlookingatmefornoapparentreason HeevenletmestrokehisbreastintheeveningbeforeIturnedoutthelights Springrolledaroundfartooquickly IhadknownallalongthatIwouldeventuallyhavetoreleaseSqueak Still itishardtoletgoofsomethingyou vetreasured evenwhenyouknowit stherightthingtodo HummingbirdWinter InearlyMaytheotherhummingbirdsreturned andwhenSqueakspottedthemoutside hebecameexcited chatteringandflyingrapidlytoandfro OnedayIsawhimandanothermalehoveringbeaktobeakwiththewindowbetweenthem Iknewwhathadtobedone May14wouldbethereleasedate ThatmorningwentasusualforSqueak ashower preening beggingfortreats Atabout10 30 Ifinallygotupthenervetomakemymove IopenedthedooroutsideforthefirsttimesinceSqueak sarrivalandstoodwithhistreatinmyhand Hecameoverforasip thenflewbackinside Hediditagainandagain EachtimeImovedfartheroutside andafterahalf hourofcoaxingIwasacoupleoffeetbeyondthesunroom Finallyhecameallthewayout Hetookadrink theninspectedthefuchsiaplanthangingontheporch Suddenlyheliftedup flewovertheroofofthehouse andwasgone HummingbirdWinter Tearswelledupinmyeyes Foraninstant Iwassorryforreleasinghim yetIalsoknewitwasforthebest Istillmissthisdiminutivedynamowithhisbold captivatingnature andIlookforhimeverywhere evennow Inthesummer Ikeepthescreenoffawindowinthesunroom hopinghemightsuddenlyflyinforashowerorasugarytreatorjusttovisitforawhile Andwhoknows whenautumnnextarrives Imightevenhavethepleasureofhiscompanyagain LanguagePoints thrill v n excitegreatly delight vibrate使激动 使陶醉 刺激 激动 心跳 紧张感 俚 恐怖小说thrilling 毛骨悚然的 颤动的 发抖的Storiesofadventurethrilledhim 冒险小说使他激动 thrillwithjoy为喜悦所激动Wethrilledatthegoodnews 听到那好消息我们感到很兴奋 enchant vt 施魔法 使心醉 使迷住beenchantedwith by 被迷住 为 陶醉 欢喜 enthrall vt 迷住 吸引住 奴役captivate vt 用魅力 美貌或优点使着迷或吸引住 dazzle v n 使 目眩 惊讶 赞叹 眩惑Thebrightlightofthecardazzledme 这汽车的灯光使我目眩 Thesplendidhalldazzledtheyoungman 富丽堂皇的大厅使那年轻人眼花缭乱 dazzling 眼花缭乱的 耀眼的adazzlingadvertisement五光十色的广告dazzlingperformance令人炫目的表演blind v 缺乏判断力 使失明 使晕眩 dazzle skierstemporarilyblindedbysunlightonsnow 滑雪者有时被雪反射的阳光照得头晕目眩Prejudiceblindedthemtothemeritsoftheproposal 他们因偏见而对计划的优点视而不见 entice vt 诱惑 被希望或欲望所吸引 诱使 enticement n 怂恿 诱惑enticeable adj enticeawayfrom 从 诱出enticesb intodoingsth 怂恿某人做某事enticesb todosth 怂恿某人做某事Thepromiseofhigherpayenticedmeintothenewjob 高薪诱使我从事了这个新工作 coax v 劝诱 哄骗 通过请求或奉承来说服或企图说服 以劝诱取得 通过持久的说服获得e g coaxthesecretoutofthechild哄骗小孩得到的秘密coaxachildtotakeitsmedicine哄小孩吃药seduce vt 诱服 诱惑或欺骗使进入一种渴望的状态或位置 使误入歧途e g seducesb fromhisduty诱使某人放弃职责 lure entice tempt seduce这些动词意思是引导或试图诱导至错误或愚蠢的道路 如行动的道路 lure表示用象鱼饵似的东西来吸引 Industryoftenseekstolurescientistsfromuniversitiesbyofferingthemhugesalaries 企业经常以高额薪金诱引科学家们离开大学 entice意为通过唤起希望或欲望巧妙地吸引 Theteacheropenedthedoorand showingthetotthetoysontheshelves triedtoenticehimintotheclassroom 老师打开门 让小孩看着架子上那些玩具 试图吸引他走进教室 tempt暗指一个诱惑物作用于某人 诱使其做某事 尤指做不道德 不明智 与其正常判断相反的事情 I mtemptedtotellhimwhatIreallythinkofhim 我忍不住要告诉他我对他的真实看法 seduce意为诱惑使脱离职责 公认的准则或适当的行为 它通常指摆脱道德的约束力 TheFrenchKingattemptedbysplendidofferstoseducehimfromthecauseoftheRepublic 法国国王试图以十分优厚的条件诱使他脱离共和国的事业 1 Thethrillofseeingmyfirsthummingbirdinmygardenhasneverleftme thesightofthisunbelievablytinycreatur