Unit3 Making a poster about a historical figure

AncientGreekstatuefoundinXinjiang,Readthetextandfindthemainideaofeachparagraph:,ThediscoveryofastatueshowingaresultofAlexandertheGreatsinfluence.,Alexandersearlylife.,Paragraph1,Paragraph2,AlexandertheGreatsinfluenceontheworld,Paragraph3,Alexandersvictoriesanddeath,Paragraph4,Readthearticleagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WherewasthestatuediscoverinXinjiangprobablyfrom?2.WhendidAlexanderbecomeKing?,DistanceGreece.,Attheageoftwentyafterhisfatherdied.,3.Whatwashisambition?4.Didhisownarmyalwayssupporthim?Whyorwhynot?,Takingcontroloftheentireworld.,No.Becausetheygrewtiredofendlessbattles.,5.Howoldwashewhenhiskingdombecomethelargestintheworld?6.Whathappenedtohiskingdomafterhedied?,Hewasthirtyyearsold.,Hisgeneralsdividedhiskingdomamongthemselves.,Readthetextandfindthemainideaofeachparagraph:,Themeaningofphilosophy.,BriefintroductiontoSocrates.,Paragraph1,Paragraph2,ThefatherofWesternphilosophy,ReasonforSocratesdeath,Paragraph3,SocratesMethodbasisofmodernphilosophyandsciene,Paragraph4,1.Whatdoesthewordphilosophymean?,Itmeansloveofwisdom.,2.WhowasSocrates?,ThefatherofWesternphilosophy.,3.Whatwashisspecialwayofteaching?,Hetaughtbyaskinghardquestions.,4.Whatisthebasisofmodernphilosophy?,Theideaofaskingquestionsuntilyoureachtherightanswer.,5.Whatdoyouthinkofhim?,Heisconsideredastheheroofallpeoplewhosearchforthetruth.,WhenaskedhowastatuefromadistantGreececouldhaveappearedinChina,researchersexplainedthatnodoubtthiswasaresultofAlexanderoftheGreatsinfluence.当被问及来自要遥远希腊的塑像怎么会出现在中国时，研究人员解释说，这无疑是亚历山大大帝的影响所致。,重难句子理解,本句是主从复合句，其中Whenaskedhow是一个时间状语从句，其完整形式为whentheywereaskedhow这里的how引导宾语从句。主句中的explained后接一个由that引导的宾语从句。,2.In334BC,hetookhisarmy,nowwith42,000men,intotheMiddleEastandthenEgypt,defeatingeveryarmythatstoodinhispath.公元前334年，他率领4万2千人的军队进军中东，接着是埃及，兵锋所至，所向批靡。,分词短语defeatingeveryarmythatstoodinhispath在句中作伴随状语，其中that引导定语从句。词组standinonespath意为“妨碍，阻拦”相当于由standinonesway。如：Heisquiteoptimisticandinsistscarryingouttheplan,soyoudbettternotstandinhispath.他相当乐观，坚持要实施这项计划时，你最好阻拦他。,3.Thenheturnedhiseyeseast,andmarchedallthewaytoIndia,findingvictorywhereverhewent.然后，他又将目光转向东方，长驱直入印度，所到之处，攻无不克，战无不胜。本句是一个主从复合句。分词短语findingvictorywhereverhewent用作伴随状语，其中whereverhewent是地点状语从句。,4.Philosophycanbethoughtofasawayoflookingattheworldaroundus,orofansweringthegreatquestionsoflife,suchasWhyarewehere?andWhatistruth?哲学可被认为是观察我们周围世界的一种方式，或是解答人生重大问题的一种方式，如“我们为什么会在这里？”以及“什么是真理？”,句中thinkofas的意思是“认为，看作是”。如：IhavealwaysthoughtofPeterasagreatscholar.我向来认为彼得是一位了不起的学者。,5.Finally,somepeoplehadenoughofhim,sotheytookhimtocourtforquestioningtheexistenceoftheGreekgodsandforcorruptingtheyoungpeopleofAthens.最后，一些人对他忍无可忍，于是便把他送上法庭，罪名是质疑希腊众神的存在和腐蚀雅典的年轻人。,(1)句中haveenoughof的意思是“受够了,对感到厌烦”。如：Ihavehadenoughofyourstu