Unit721世纪大学英语book2

Unit7Non-HumanEarthlingsObjectivesPartIVideoStarterPartII TextAPartIIITextBPartIVAdditionalTheme-RelatedActivities——Exercises——ExercisesOutlineFromstudyingthisunit,studentsareexpectedtoappreciatethatnonhumananimals,differentastheyarefromus,alsorelatetoandcareforeachother;mastercertainusefulsentencestructures(e.g.therebenoway…)aswellasthewordsandexpressionsthattheexercisesfollowingTextAfocusupon;understandhowtobuildandusewordsusingthesuffix–able;andtalkaboutwhattheyhavelearnedaboutnonhumanearthlings.ObjectivesPartIVideoStarter

Tobegin,we’llwatchavideoclipandtrytograspitsmessage.Gettingtoknowthewordsandexpressionsintheboxbelowfirstmaybehelpful.haveeveryreasontodosth.有充分理由（做某事）intimate/IntImt/a.亲密的；密切的mutuality/mjutSUQltI/n.亲密无间deserve/dIzv/vt.值得whenitcomesto当说到/涉及…时trigger/trIg(r)/vt.引起；触发image/ImIdZ/n.影像；图像flesh/fleS/n.(动物)肉predator/predt(r)/n.食肉动物prey/preI/n.猎物paw/p/n.(四足动物的)爪子cruelty/krUltI/n.残酷brutality/brutQltI/n.残忍documentary/dkjUmentrI/n.纪录片kingdom/kINdm/n.王国；（动、植、矿物）界compassion/kmpQSn/n.同情；怜悯trait/treIt/n.特征，特性similarity/sImIlQrtI/n.类似性；类似处species/spiSiz/n.〈单复同〉物种，种类PartIVideoStarterVideoClip【Script】Askthestudentsthefollowingquestionsafterlisteningandwatchingifyouhaveenoughtime:1.Doyouhaveapet?2.Whatisyourmainreasontokeeptheanimalasapet?3.Speakingofanimals,whatkindofimagewouldyoucomeupwith?Yes,Ido./No,Idon’t.ThecloseandintimatemutualityIhavenurturedwithmycaringlove._________________________________________________________________________Animageofbloodandfleshwiththepredatorstearingtheirpreyswiththeirteethandpaws;animageofcrueltyandbrutality.___________________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whatdoestheimageusuallyhavetodowith?5.Whatdowemeanwhenwementionthecrueltyandbrutalityofanimals?6.Whyisitthatthisisonlypartofthestory?7.WhatissaidofthestorybyCuny?8.Whatisthemessagehere?TVdocumentsontheanimalkingdom.Becausenonhumananimalsdohavesuchtraitsascareandcompassion.Theirlackofsuchhumantraitsascareandcompassion._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Itisawindowthroughwhichwecanseetheemotionalsimilaritiesbetweenushumansandotherspecies.____________________________________________________________________________________Wecanhaveabetterunderstandingofanimalsifwechoosetolookatthemfromadifferentperspective.____________________________________________________________________________________NowthatthestudentshavefullyunderstoodtheVideoStarter,youcanasksomeofthemtodub（配音）thevideo,iftimepermits.Correcttheirerrorsinpronunciationandintonation.TranscriptNotesHello,everybody!Handsupanyonewholovespets!Andwhat’syourpet?Imustsaythatyouhaveeveryreasontokeepitasyourpet.Probablythemainreasonwhyyouloveitisthecloseandintimate1mutuality2youhavenurturedwithyourlovingcare.Andyouwouldsaythatanimalsdeserve3

ourhumancare,wouldn’tyou?1)

close,familiar亲密的，亲切的e.g.anintimatefriend亲密的朋友2)

areciprocalityofsentiments亲密无间e.g.Themutualityoftheiraffectionwasobvious.他们明显是互相爱慕的。3)

tohavetherighttoget值得e.g.Animalsdeserveourrespect,loveandprotection.动物值得我们尊重、爱护和保护。TranscriptNotesWhenitcomestoanimals,however,wejustcan’tavoidtriggering4

animageofbloodandfleshwiththepredators5tearingtheirpreys6

withtheirteethandpaws,animageof4)

tomakesth.happen引起，触发e.g.Thatwon’ttriggeranuclearwarbetweenthesuperpowers.那不会在超级大国之间挑起核战争。5)

ananimalthatkillsandeatsotheranimals食肉动物e.g.LionisthestrongestpredatorinAfrica.狮子是非洲最强大的食肉动物。6)

ananimalthatiscaughtbyanotheranimalandeaten猎物e.g.Thelionseizeditspreyandateit.狮子抓住并吃掉了它的猎物。TranscriptNotescruelty7

andbrutality8

whichisoftencreatedout7)

behaviourthatdeliberatelycausespaintootherpeopleoranimals,orthatmakesthemunhappyorupset残酷e.g.Shewasshockedbythecrueltyofhiswords.他说出那样绝情的话让她很吃惊。8)

extremeviolence,esp.whenitisdeliberatelycruel残忍e.g.thebrutalityoftheattack进攻中的残忍TranscriptNotesoftheTVdocumentaries9ontheanimalkingdom.Itseemsthatwecan’ttalkaboutanimalswithouttalkingabouttheircrueltyandbrutality,forinstance,theirlackofsuchhumantraitsascareandcompassion10.Thisisonlypartofthestory.AsCuny,theauthorofthetextyouaregoingtoread,wouldsay,9)

documentaryaTVprogramthatdealswithrealpeopleorevents纪录片e.g.ShemadeadocumentaryaboutthewarinIraq.她拍摄了一部关于伊拉克战争的纪录片。10)

afeelingofsympathyforsomeonewhoisinabadsituationbecauseyouunderstandandcareaboutthem同情；怜悯e.g.Theyhadactedoutofcompassion.他们的行为是出于同情。TranscriptNotesnonhumananimalsdohavesuchtraits11.Herrealstorycanserveasawindowthroughwhichwecanseetheemotionalsimilarities12betweenushumansandotherspecies.Thiscanhelpusshapethewholepictureinbetterunderstandingotherspecies.Theydeserveit.Andthis,inturn,helpsushumansreflectonourowndoings.11)

aparticularqualityinsb.’scharacter特征，特性e.g.Herkindnessisoneofhermostpleasingtraits.善良是她最讨人喜欢的性格特点之一。12)

thedegreetowhichonethingissimilartoanother,orthefactthattheyaresimilar类似性；类似处e.g.Hissignaturebearsnosimilaritytomine.他的签名和我的签名一点也不像。PartII TextAADayintheDuckFamily’sLifeLynnMarieCunyTitleofTextA鸭子家族生活的一天琳·玛丽·库尼ChineseVersionLynnMarieCuny（琳●玛丽●库尼）:Texasbornandbred,shehasdevotedherlifetorescuinganimalsofalltypes.SheistheauthorofThroughAnimal’sEyes:TrueStoriesfromaWildlifeSanctuary,whichcontains31heartwarmingtalesofrescuedcreaturesfromalargewildliferehabilitation（康复）centerinSanAntonio,Texas.

Aftermorethanseventeenyearsofrescuingwildanimalsfromeveryimaginable

fate,Ialwayshavetorememberwhatwouldhavebecomeof1

themhadwenotbeenthereforthem.Withoutadoubt2,mostofthemwouldhaveperished.Thequestionis:arewesimplytamperingwith3

MotherNatureeverytimewesavealife?Consideringthealternativetheseanimalsface,Ibelieveitisvitallyimportantforustorescueeverywildanimalandgivetheinjuredorsickanimalasecondchanceatlife.Para.1ofTextA

1.<问句>使遭遇；发生于2.无疑地3.干预；胡乱摆弄1)Howmanyyearshastheauthordedicatedtorescuingwildanimalsfromimaginablefate?2)Whatdoestheauthorfindveryimportant?QuestionsAboutThisParagraphOverseventeenyears.Shefindsitvitallyimportanttorescuewildanimalsandgivetheinjuredorsickanimalasecondchanceatlife.经过17年多的拯救野生动物、让它们摆脱各种可想象的命运之后，我总是不得不想，如果我们没有出手，那么它们的结局会怎样。毫无疑问，大部分可能会消亡。问题是：我们每救助一个生命是否都是对大自然的干预呢？考虑到这些动物面临的选择，我相信我们很有必要救助每个野生动物，让伤病者获得第二次生命的机会。ChineseVersionimaginable:

a.possibletobethoughtoforbelieved可想象的，想得到的e.g.Wehadeveryimaginabledifficultygettinghereintime.为了及时赶到这里我们碰到了可以想象的极大的困难。Thisistheonlysolutionimaginable.这是唯一可想象的解决办法。fate:

n.thethingsthathappentosomeone,esp.unpleasantthings命运e.g.abitterfate苦命Thecompany’sfateisuncertain.这家公司依然前途未卜。becomeof:(inquestions)happento〈问句〉使遭遇；发生于e.g.What’sbecomeofthewatchIgaveyouasabirthdaypresentlastyear?我去年给你作为生日礼物的那个手表现在咋样啦？HeaskedmeaboutwhathadbecomeofGeorge.他问我有关乔治的情况。perish:

v.todie,usuallybecauseofanillnessorsth.thathappenssuddenly消亡e.g.Allourhorsesperishedinthefire.我们所有的马都葬身于大火。Ifeltreadytoperishwithcold.我感觉自己快要冻死了。tamperwith:tointerferewithsth.;tocausedamageormakeunauthorizedalterations干预；胡乱摆弄e.g.Don’ttamperwithotherpeople’saffairs.不要干预别人的事。Itwasclearthatsomeonehadtamperedwiththecomputer.显然，有人摆弄了这台电脑。alternative:

n.sth.thatyoucanchooseinsteadofsth.else抉择；供选择的东西e.g.Youhavethealternativeoffightingorbeingtakenprisoner.你要么战斗，要么当俘虏。HisfathergaveJohnthealternativeofstayinginhighschoolorgoingtowork.约翰的父亲让他选择继续读中学还是去工作。vitally:

ad.inanextremelyimportantway非常重要地e.g.Tothesevitallyimportantandprofoundquestionstherearenosimpleanswers.这些重要和深奥的问题是没有简单答案的。Clearly,suchissuesarevitallyimportantwhenteachingandlearningforeignlanguages.很显然，这些问题对于外语教学非常重要。injure:

v.tohurtsb.andcausedamagetohis/herbody伤害；损害e.g.Shewasbadlyinjuredintheaccident.她在这次事故当中受了重伤。Youhaveinjuredhisself-respect.你伤了他的自尊心。Para.2ofTextA

Everysooften4,though,Ifindmyselfinthepositionof5beingasilentobserver.Ifeelfortunatetohavebeengiventhegiftofwatchingwildanimalsintheirhabitatastheyprovetheirunlimiteddepthoffeelingandinnateabilitytocarefor6

oneanother.4.有时，偶尔5.（由于客观或主观条件）可（能）做某事6.照顾，照料1)Whatdoestheauthorsometimesthinksheshoulddo?2)Whatdoesthesecondsentenceimply?QuestionsAboutThisParagraphBeasilentobserver.Noteverybodyhasthecapabilityofwatchingwildanimalsintheirhabitat.然而，有时我发现自己可以做一个默默的旁观者。我觉得自己很幸运，能有机会在野生动物的栖息之地观察它们，看它们证明自己拥有极其深厚的情感，具有彼此关照的天然能力。ChineseVersioneverysooften:sometimes,notfrequently有时，偶尔e.g.Hecomesandseesuseverysooften.他有时候会来看看我们。Shehasagoodtemperbuteverysooftenshegetsangry.她脾气很好，但有时候也会生气。inthepositionofdoingsth.:（由于客观或主观条件）可（能）做某事e.g.Atthismoment,heistheonlyoneinthepositiontomakesomecriticalcomments.这个时候，只有他才能做出一些批判性的评论。observer:

n.someonewhoispresentataneventbuttakesnoactivepart观察者e.g.anattentiveobserver全神贯注的观察者anobserverofnature大自然的观察者Acasualobservermaygetthewrongimpression.漫不经心的观察者可能会产生错误的印象。habitat:

n.thetypeofplacethataparticularanimalusuallylivesinoraparticularplantusuallygrowsin,e.g.adesert,forest,orlake栖息地e.g.likelyhabitatsofthieves窃贼可能居住的地方Iprefertoseeanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat,ratherthaninthezoo.我喜欢看在天然栖息地的动物，而不是动物园里的。unlimited:

a.withnolimitsrelatingtoamount,time,freedom,etc.无界限的；无数的e.g.Nolongeristhesupplyunlimited.供给已经不再是无限量的了。Biotechnologyopensupalmostunlimitedpossibilities.生物技术开辟了近乎无限的可能性。innate:

a.inborn,natural天然的，天生的e.g.Everyonehastheinnatecapacitytolove.每个人拥有爱这种与生俱来的能力。Verylittleofourpublicbehaviorisinnate;mostofushaveonlyverylimitedcreativeoriginality.我们的公共行为很少是与生俱来的；我们大多数人只有有限的原创性。carefor:todothenecessarythingsforsb.whoneedshelporprotection照顾，照料e.g.Shecaresforherelderlymother.她照料着年迈的母亲。Hecouldnolongercareforhimselforcommunicateinanyunderstandableway.他已经不再能够自理，也无法与人沟通。

Naturemaynotalwaysappearkindbyourstandards7.Still,Ibelievethat,ifwewatchwithanon-judgmental

eye,wewillwitnessatendernessandwisdominallofthelifethatsurroundsus.Paras.3ofTextA

7.按照我们的标准Whatcanwewitnessinallofthelifearoundusifwedon’thaveajudgmentaleye?QuestionAboutThisParagraphWecanwitnessatendernessandwisdominallofthelifeifwewatchwithanonjudgmentaleye.按照我们的标准，大自然或许是残酷的。但我还是认为，如果我们还带着批判的眼光，我们将会目击到身边所有生命表现出来的温柔和智慧。ChineseVersionbythestandardof:按照…的标准e.g.Byanystandard,theworkwasgood.不论按照什么标准衡量，该作品都是优秀的。Theirperformancewasterriblebymystandards.按照我的标准来看，他们的表演很糟糕。non-judgmental:

a.nottoowillingtocriticizeotherpeople’sactionsandbehaviourandsaythattheyarewrong不按个人道德标准进行评定的；客观的witness:

v.toseesth.happen,e.g.acrimeoranaccident目击e.g.Didanyonewitnesstherobbery?有谁亲眼目睹这次抢劫事件了吗？Hewitnessedastrangechangeinher.他注意到了她奇怪的变化。tenderness:

n.gentleness,kindnessandaffection温柔；慈爱e.g.maternaltenderness母亲般的温柔Hecanfeelhiswife’stendernesstowardshim.他可以感受到妻子对自己的温柔。

Severalyearsagoinearlyspring,mymother,sister,nephewandIwereenjoyingasunnyafternooninLandaParkinNewBraunfels.Thecreeksandriversrunningthrough8

theparkaretheperfecthabitatforanimalsthathavespentgenerationsthere,followingNature’splanofraisingtheiryoung,findingfood,livinganddying.Para.4ofTextA

8.贯穿1)Whendidtheauthorenjoyasunnyafternoonwithherfamily?2)WhatrunsthroughLandaPark?3)Whatarethecreeksandriverstosomeanimals?Severalyearsagoinearlyspring.Creeksandriversrunthroughthepark.Theyaretheirperfecthabitat.QuestionsAboutThisParagraph几年前的早春，我和妈妈、妹妹、侄儿在新布朗费尔的兰德公园享受着一个阳光明媚的下午。流过公园的小溪和河流构成了动物们的绝佳栖息场所，它们在此代代繁衍，按照自然的规划养育后代、寻觅食物、生老病死。ChineseVersioncreek:

n.anarrowstream小河，溪e.g.Hehittheballintothecreek.他把球打到小河里了。Thesidesofthecreekarecoveredwithmaturetrees.小溪两岸覆盖着大树。runthrough:贯穿e.g.Theriverrunsthroughseveralundergroundcaves.这条河流过几个地下岩洞。SuzhouRiverrunsthroughthecityofShanghai.苏州河贯穿上海市。

Wewatchedafamilyofmallardsswimmingalongintheshallowwater.TherewereabouttwelveducklingsandMomandDadDuck.Thebabieswereafewweeksoldandjustbeginningtodiveunderthewaterwiththeirparents.Theentirefamilyseemedhappytospenditsdaysquacking,swimmingandplayingaboutinthewater,splashingintheshallowsandchasingdragonfliesthatcametooclosetothewater’ssurface.Para.5ofTextA

Howmanyducksweretherealtogether?Whatdidtheentirefamilyseemhappytodo?Therewere14ducksaltogether(12ducklingsandMomandDadDuck).Theyseemedhappytospendtheirdaysquacking,swimmingandplayingaboutinthewater,splashingintheshallowsandchasingdragonfliesthatcametooclosetothewater’ssurface.QuestionsAboutThisParagraph我们看到一家绿头鸭在浅水中游泳。大约有12只小鸭子，还有鸭妈妈和鸭爸爸。小鸭子只有几周大，刚开始和父母亲一起潜水。整个家族似乎都很高兴能每天这样嘎嘎叫着、游泳戏水、在浅水处拨弄水花、追逐离水面很近的蜻蜓。ChineseVersionmallard:

n.acommontypeofwildduck绿头鸭shallow:

a.withonlyashortdistancefromthetoporsurfacetothebottom浅的e.g.ashallowpond/grave浅的池塘/墓穴duckling:

n.ayoungduck小鸭子.“Thesuffix-linginthiswordmeans“young”or“notimportant”.Moreexamplesare“pigling”（小猪）,“sibling”（同胞，兄弟姐妹）and“underling”（下属）.dive:

v.tojumpintowaterwithone’sheadfirstandwithone’sarmsstretchedoutinfrontofhim潜水；跳水e.g.Hebravelydivedfromthebridgeintothewaterandrescuedtheboy.他勇敢地从桥上跃入水中救起那男孩。Shedivedintothewaterandswamenergeticallyaway.她跳进水里，奋力游走了。quack:

vi.tomakethesoundthataduckmakes（鸭子）嘎嘎叫.Thisisanonomatopoeicword（象声词）,referringtothesoundmadebyducks.Moreexamplesaremew（猫叫声）,bark（狗叫声）andlow（牛叫声）.splash:

v.toputaliquidonsth.inaroughandnoisyway溅，泼e.g.Heisnotreallyswimming,heisjustsplashingabout.他不是真的在游泳，而是在戏水。Thedogsplashedacrossthecreek.那只狗溅泼着水越过小溪。

WithMominthelead,theducklingsfollowedclosely.DadDuckkeptakeeneyeon9

hisbroodasheswamalongbehind.Suddenly,oneoftheducklingsencounteredtrouble.Heseemedtobecaughtonsomethingjustbelowthewater’ssurface.Hekepttryingtoswim,butapparentlycouldnotfreehimself.Theentirefamilyswamovertoseewhatwaswrong.Mynephewwaded

intothewater,scatteringtheducksinhisattemptto10

helpthestrugglingyoungster.Ashetriedtofreetheducklingbygentlypulling,wediscoveredwhohadsnagged

him.Alargesnappingturtle11

wasaresidentofthesameriver,andhewasinneedofameal.Mynephewquicklytriedtofreetheducklingfrom12

theturtle’sgrasp,buttherewasnowaytheturtlewasgoingtoletgoof13

hisdinner.Para.6ofTextA

9.照看；留神10.试图做某事11.鳄龟，啮龟12.把…从…解脱出来13.放开1)Whathappenedtooneoftheducklings?2)Whatwastheentirefamily’sresponsetohistrouble?3)Whatwasthecauseoftheduckling’strouble?4)Whydidn’ttheturtleletgooftheduckling?Heseemedtobecaughtonsomethingbelowthewater’ssurfaceandcouldn’tfreehimself.Theyswamovertoseewhatwaswrong.Alargesnappingturtle.Hewasinneedofamealandthuswouldn’tletgoofhisdinner.QuestionsAboutThisParagraph鸭妈妈领头，小鸭子们紧紧跟在后面。鸭爸爸在最后，眼睛密切地关注着自己的孩子们。突然，一只小鸭遇到了麻烦。他好像被水面下的某个东西绊住了。他不断地试图游走，但显然难以脱身。整个家族都游了过来，想看看到底出了什么问题。我侄儿蹚下了水，驱散了鸭子们，想帮助那只拼命挣扎的小家伙。就在侄儿试图轻轻拉着小鸭子解救它的时候，我们发现是谁让它搁了浅。这条河里的居民：一只大鳄龟正想饱餐一顿。侄儿迅速试图将小鸭子从鳄龟的控制下解脱出来，但那只鳄龟就是不肯放走自己的口中餐。ChineseVersionkeepaneyeon:tolookaftersb.orsth.照看；留神e.g.PleasekeepaneyeonmyluggagewhileIgotobuymyticket.我去买票，请照看一下我的行李。Sheaskedmetokeepaneyeonherbabywhileshewentshopping.她去购物时让我照看一下她的孩子。brood:

n.agroupofyoungbirdswhoallhavethesamemotherandwerebornatthesametime一窝孵出来的雏鸡（或雏鸟等）e.g.Hethenreturnstohisfirstmate,whoseeggsarebynowjusthatching,andhelpsherraisethisbrood.他回到了第一个配偶那里，她的蛋此时已经孵出，他帮助她养育这窝幼仔。Youwillfindthatthebroodwillgrowatafairlyconstantrateandshouldbearound6mminlengthinaboutfiveweeks.你会发现这窝幼仔成长速度相当均匀，大约5周内就可长到6毫米长。encounter:

v.toexperienceordealwithsth.,esp.aproblem遭遇e.g.Iexpectedtoencountermanydifficultiesinthecourseofthisjob.我预料在做这个工作的过程中会遇到很多困难。Tomorrowwewillencountertheenemy.明天我们将要和敌人交战。apparently:

ad.asfarasoneknowsorcansee显然地e.g.Apparently,hedislikesme.他显然不喜欢我。Apparently,shewasveryworriedaboutherson’ssafety.显然，她很担心儿子的安全。wade:

v.towalkinorthroughwaterorotherliquidthatisnotverydeep蹚水e.g.Thechildrenwadedoutintothelake.孩子们蹚水到湖里去。Wewadedacrosstheriverbecausetherewasnobridge.由于没有桥，我们只得涉水过河。scatter:

v.tomakethegroupmoveawayindifferentdirections驱散；使分散e.g.Thecloudswerescatteredbythewind.风起云散。Thepolicescatteredthedisorderlycrowd.警察驱散了骚乱的人群。inanattempttodo:inanefforttodosth.,wantingtodosth.试图做某事e.g.Theyfailedintheirattempttoclimbthemountain.他们试图攀登这座山，但没有成功。Hestudiedhardinanattempttopasstheexam.他努力学习试图通过考试。youngster:

n.ayoungpersonorasmallanimal小孩；幼小动物freesb.from:tohelpsb.togetoutof把…从…解脱出来e.g.Wemustfreetheworldfromhunger.我们必须使这个世界摆脱饥饿。Themanwhorefusedtodecideisnottherebyfreedfromresponsibility.拒绝作出决定的人并不因此而无须承担责任。snag:

v.tocatchonasharpprojection使搁浅；撞上暗桩e.g.Thebranchofthetreesnaggedhissweaterfrombehind.树枝从后面刮到了他的毛衣。Onepossibilityisthatthenetssnaggedonsomethingontheseabed.一个可能性就是渔网在海底被某个东西缠住了。snappingturtle:asmallturtlewithpowerfuljawsandahardshellcoveringitsbackthatlivesinlakesinNorthernandCentralAmerica鳄龟，啮龟resident:

n.someonewholivesinaparticularplace居民e.g.ChineseresidentsofAmerica侨居美国的中国人foreign/localresidents外国侨民/当地居民…buttherewasnowaytheturtlewasgoingtoletgoofhisdinner.:…butitwasimpossiblefortheturtletoreleasetheduckling—hisdinner.letgoof:tostopholdingsb.orsth.放开e.g.Ninaletgoofherhand.尼娜放开了她的手。Thelittlegirlwon’tletgoofhermother’shandwhenshetakeshertoschool.小女孩在她妈妈送她上学的时候不肯松开她的手。

Itwasn’tapleasantsight,watchingonecarnivorousanimalgoingabout14

histaskofstayingalive,feedingon15anotheranimalwhosuddenlyfindshislifeending.Butonceagain,Iwitnessedjusthowanimalsrelateto16

andcareforeachother.Astheyoungducklingstruggledinthewater,thefatherswamaroundandaroundthefranticmotherassheprotectedherotherelevenducklings.Hequackeddeepandcommandingcallstoeachofthem.Finallythemotherrespondedandassistedhimingatheringalltheremainingyoungintooneplaceatthewater’sedge.Forseveralseconds,bothparentsfloatedsidebyside,decidingwhattodo.Then,inaverydeliberateaction,themotherduck,withherfamilyofducklingsnearher,swamdownriverawayfromthetragicscene.Para.7ofTextA

14.着手干15.以…为食物16.发生共鸣；认同

Whatdidtheauthorwitnessfromthisunpleasantsight?Whatdidthefatherduckdoinresponsetotheduckling’sdisaster?Whydidthemotherduckgetherfamilyofducklingsnearherandswamdownriver?Theauthorwitnessedhowanimalsrelateandcareforeachother.Heswamaroundthefranticmotherandquackeddeepandcommandingcallstothewholefamily,gatheringalltheremainingyoungintooneplaceatthewater’sedge.Shewantedtotakethemawayfromthetragicscene.QuestionsAboutThisParagraph看着一个食肉动物为了生存而捕食另一个突然发现自己的生命走到尽头的动物，这可不是让人愉快的场景。但我也再一次亲眼看到动物如何和睦相处、彼此关爱。就在小鸭子在水里挣扎的时候，鸭爸爸在发狂的鸭妈妈身边游来游去，而鸭妈妈则保护着其他的11只小鸭子。鸭爸爸向他们发出低沉、威严的嘎嘎叫声。最终，鸭妈妈也有了回应，协助他把剩下的幼仔聚集在水边的一个地方。好几秒钟，夫妻俩肩并肩地漂浮在一起，决定该怎么办。然后，鸭妈妈非常慎重地带着身边的小鸭子们顺流而去，离开那惨不忍睹的场面。ChineseVersioncarnivorous:

a.feedingonotheranimals食肉的e.g.Mostantsarecarnivorous.大部分蚂蚁是食肉动物。Wesetourselvesapartfromotherbeasts,carnivorousornot.我们把自己和其他野兽区别开来了，不管它们是否是食肉动物。goaboutsth.:tobeginorcarryonwithsth.着手干e.g.goingabouttheirdailybusiness着手日常业务WhilethebombswereexplodingdailyinBelfast,thehousewiveswentabouttheireverydaytasksofkeepingtheirhouseholdsgoing.在贝尔法斯特每天都被轰炸期间，家庭主妇们照样操劳着使家庭正常运作的日常家务。feedon:toeatsth.asone’sfood以…为食物e.g.Certainanimalsfeedoninsects.有些动物以昆虫为食。Thereadingpublicfeedsonthesemagazines.读者大众以这些期刊为精神食粮。relateto:tobeabletounderstandasituationorthewaythatsb.feelsandthinks发生共鸣；认同e.g.Someteenagersrelatebettertotheirfriendsthantotheirfamily.有些青少年与家人反而不如与朋友合得来。Someadultscannotrelatetotheirchildren.有些成人和他们的孩子合不来。frantic:

a.soworriedorupsetthatoneisnotabletocontrolhisfeelings发狂似的e.g.befranticwithanxiety焦虑得发狂Thechild’sparentswerefranticwhenshedidn’tcomehomeontime.当孩子没有按时回家的时候，她的父母简直都发狂了。downriver:

ad.atortowardsaplacethatisfurtheralongariverasitflowsinthedirectionofthesea向河口.Similarlyformedwordsaredowntown（向市区）,downwind（顺风地）,downhill（向山下）anddownstairs（往楼下）.

Thefatherduck,however,tookaverydifferentcourseofaction17.Heswamdirectlybacktothedyingbabyduckandstayedthere,notleavinghissideforonemoment.Thoughhecouldn’tchangethecourseofNature,healsocouldnotleavehisyoungstertheretodiealone.Thatlovingfathercomfortedhisbabyandwatchedhimdie.Eventhenhestayedtomournhisloss,floatingsilentlyinthewater,knowinghisducklingwasgone.Para.8

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17.行动路线

Whatdidthefatherduckdowhilehiswifetookother

ducklingsdownriver?Heswamdirectlybacktothedyingbabyduckandstayedthere,notleavinghissideforonemoment.Becausehecouldn’tleavehisyoungstertheretodiealoneandhewantedtocomforthimandwatchedhimdie.2)Whydidthefatherduckdothat?QuestionsAboutThisParagraph然而，鸭爸爸采取的却是完全不一样的行动。他径直游回到那只奄奄一息的小鸭子身边，待在那里一刻也不离开他。虽然他无法改变大自然的进程，却也不忍心抛下自己的孩子，让他孤单地死去。慈爱的鸭爸爸安慰着自己的孩子，看着他死去。在那一刻，他还待在那里哀悼着失去的幼仔，他静静地浮在水上，知道自己的孩子已经走了。ChineseVersionacourseofaction:thethingsthatonechoosestodoinaparticularsituation行动路线e.g.Onlyonecourseofactionisopento:wemustquittheoriginalplan.我们现在只有一个行动方案，那就是必须放弃原计划。Thisyoungwomandidnotbelievethiscourseofactionwouldsolveanything.这个年轻的女人不相信这个行动方针可以解决任何问题。mourn:

v.tofeelextremelysadbecausesomeonehasdied,andtoexpressthisinpublic（表示）哀悼e.g.mournone’smisfortunes为自己所遭受的不幸而感到痛心Shehadtomournherfriendswhodiedintheaccident.她不得不哀悼在事故中死去的朋友。

Itwasn’tuntilhalfanhourlaterthatwewatchedasthefatherduckswamslowlydownrivertoreunitewith18

hisfamily.Themotherhadkeptalloftheirotheryoungsterstogether,waitingforhisreturn.Thesaddenedparentsfloatedsidebysideforatime,quackinginunison19

inquiet,lowtones.Thesurvivingducklingsswamaroundthem,butsoonbegantosplashandplay.Astheparentswatched,theyseemedrelievedthattheordealwasbehindthemandtheirfamilywassafeagain.Nowitwastimetomoveon,caringforthedependentlittleducks,helpingthemgrowandeventuallysendingthemoff20

tolivetheirownlives.Para.9

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18.与…团聚19.同时地；共同地20.把…送走

Whendidthefatherduckreunitewithhisfamily?Halfanhourlater.Theyfloatedsidebysideforatime,quackinginunisoninquiet,lowtones.2)Howdidthesaddenedparentsexpresstheircareforeachother?Theysoonbegantosplashandplay.3)Whatdidthesurvivingducklingssoonbegintodo?QuestionsAboutThisParagraph我们观看了半个小时后，鸭爸爸才顺流而下，重新与家人团聚。鸭妈妈让他们其他所有的孩子待在一起，正等待着他的归来。伤心的父母并排地在水上浮了一会儿，用低沉的音调同时嘎嘎地叫着。幸存下来的小鸭子在他们周围游着，但不久就开始戏水玩耍。鸭爸爸、鸭妈妈看着，似乎欣慰地觉得苦难已经过去，全家人又安全了。现在该是继续下去的时候了，照看那些不能独立生活的小鸭子，帮助他们成长，最终送走他们去过自己的生活。ChineseVersionreunitewith:tocometogetherwithsb.againafteraperiodofseparation与…团聚e.g.HewouldreunitewithhisparentseverySpringFestival.他每年春节都会和父母团聚。IfeelexcitedattheideaofreunitingwithmyoldfriendswhomIhavenotseenforover10years.一想到将和10年未见的老朋友团聚，我就很是激动。sadden:

v.tomakesb.feelsad使…伤心；悲伤e.g.Whatsaddensmemostisthathisoldparentshavetoworkashardashedoes.让我最伤心的是他的老父母只得像他一样苦干。Itsaddensmetothinkthatmanychildreninthatregionhavetodropoutofschoolbecauseofpoverty.那个地区很多孩子因为贫困而辍学，想起这点我就很伤心。inunison:together,oratthesametime同时地；共同地e.g.“Itwasn’tus,”theysaidinunison.“那不是我们干的,”他们异口同声地说道。Asthedawnslowlybroke,thecocksbegantocrowinunisonoutsidethecottages.黎明来到的时候，农舍外面的公鸡开始同时打鸣。ordeal:

n.anextremelyunpleasantexperience,esp.onethatlastsforalongtime苦难经历e.g.Theyhavesufferedaterribleordeal.他们遭受了可怕的苦难经历。IonlyhopethatbyfollowingthisadviceothermembersdonotfacetheordealwhichMr.Smithhasexperienced.我只希望其他成员遵从了这个建议就不必再遭受史密斯先生经历过的磨难。dependent:

a.requiringsb.orsth.forfinancialorothersupport依赖的e.g.Hehasamothercompletelydependentonhim.他有一个完全靠他赡养的母亲。Thecountryisdependentonforeignaid.