Lesson-1-The-liveliest-city-in-Japan解读

Lesson2Hiroshima--theLiveliestCityinJapanTeachingContent•1.BackgroundInformation•2.DetailedStudyoftheText•3.Writingcharacteristics•3.Rhetoricaldevices•4.ExercisesBackgroundInformation•Sept.1,1939HitlerinvadedPoland,WorldWarIIbegan.•Dec.7,1941JapanattackedPearlHarbor,bringingtheU.S.intothewar•Sept.1943Italysurrendered•May.7,1945Germansurrenderedunconditionally•Aug.6,1945thefirstA-bombexplodedinHiroshima;Aug.9,inNagasaki.•Aug.14,1945JapanannounceditssurrenderSomeimportantdatesHiroshimaAug.6,1945NagasakiAug.9,1945•LittleBoyFatManAtomicbombinginHiroshima8:15am,Aug.6,1945AtomicbombinginNagasaki11:02am,Aug.9,1945HiroshimaandNagasakiAftertheatomicbombing,1945•DamagetotheHiroshimapeople•Atomicvictim•Hiroshima•HiroshimaPeaceMemorialPark,HiroshimaDetailedstudyofthetextHiroshima---theLiveliestCityinJapanWhyisthewordLiveliestputinthequotationmarks?MaybethecitycallsitaLiveliestcity,buttheauthormaythinkitironictousethewordLiveliesttodescribeacitywhichhadbeenatomized.Para11.Hiroshima!Everybodyoff!2.slippedtoastopinHiroshimaStationHiroshimaStationhascomeandeveryoneshouldgetoffthetrainslip:movequitelyandsmoothlysliptoastop:cometoastopquitelyandsmoothly,inaglidingmannerAndsecondly,becauseIhadalumpinmythroatandalotofsadthoughtsonmymindthathadlittletodowithanythingaNipponrailwaysofficialmightsay.1.lump:amassofsubstance;aswellingundertheskin2.Ihadalumpinmythroat:Iwaschokedwithemotions,especiallythestrongnegativefeelingsoremotions.Thefeelingyougetinyourthroatwhenyouaregoingtocry.3.havetodowith:tobeabout;tobeconnectedwith;berelevanttoIwaschokedwithsomedepressedemotionsandIhadalotofsadthoughtsonmymindwhichhadnoconnectionwithwhatthestationmastermightsayPara.1Theveryactofsteppingonthissoil,inbreathingthisairofHiroshima,wasformeafargreateradventurethananytriporanyreportorialassignmentI'dpreviouslytaken.1.very:itselfandnothingelse2.steppingonthissoil:landing\standinginHiroshima3.adventure:anexcitingjourneyorexperience4.reportorialassignment:reportingworkforanewspaperParaphraseandtranslationThefactthatIwasnowlandinginHiroshimaandbreathingitsairwasinfactamuchmoreexcitingexperienceformethananytriporanyreportingworkIhadtakeninthepast踏上这块土地，呼吸着广岛的空气，对我来说这行动本身已是令人激动的经历，其意义远远超过我以往所进行的任何一次旅行或采访活动•WasInotatthesceneofthecrime?1.scene:placewhereaneventorincidentoccuredinreallifeorfiction2.crime:thedroppingoftheAtomicbombonHiroshima3.rhetoricalquestionsareusedusuallytoemphasizeapoint,noanswerbeingexpected.IwasnowattheplacewherethefirstA-bombwasdropped.TheauthorwashereonareportorialmissionHewaspreoccupiedwithsomedepressedemotionsandsadthoughts-hewastorturedbyaguiltyconscienceHecouldnotunderstandJapaneseQuestionWhatinformationabouttheauthorcanyougetbasedonPara.1?Para.21.appear:seem2.preoccupate:dominateone'smindtotheexclusionofotherthoughts.Herepreoccupationmayrefertotheauthor'sdepressedfeelings,sadthoughtsorguiltysense.ItseededthattheJapanesepeopleinHiroshimadidnothavethebadfeelingIwasexperiencing.TheJapanesecrowddidnotappeartohavethesamepreoccupationsthatIhad.•Littlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonosrubbedshoulderswithteenagersandwomeninwesterndress.•elderly:appraochingoldage,pastmiddleage•kimono:longlooseJapaneserobewithwidesleeveswornwithsash,atraditionalJapanesecostume.•rubshoulderswithsb:meetandmixwithsb摩肩接踵Littlegirlsandoldladieswearingkimonosmixedthemselveswiththeyoungpeoplewearingthewesterndressandacceptedeachotherasonepartofthiscommunity.Seriouslookingmenspoketooneanotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowdsaboutthem,andbobbedupanddownrepeatedlyinlittlebows,astheyexchangedtheritualformulaofgratitudeandrespect:Tomoaligatogozayimas.1.beabliviousof:beunwareof/paylittleattentionto2.bobbedupanddown:tomoveupanddownautomatically(hererefersbowrepeatedly)3.rite:asocialcustom,practice,orconventionalact;religiousceremony礼节惯例ritual:likeacustomorconvention4.formula:afixedformofwords,especiallyoneusedinparticularcontextsorasaconventionalusage惯用语客套话facade:frontorfaceofabuildingtowardastreetoropenplacegrocerystore:astorewherevariousgoodsaresold,forexample,tea,butter,vegetables,soap,soappoweretc.Otherswereusinglittleredtelephonesthathungonthefacadesofgrocerystoresandtobaccoshops.Para.3martyr:v.causegreatpainordistresston.apersonwhoiskilledbecauseoftheirreligiousbeliefsflashby:passquicklylurch:torollorswaysuddentlyforwardortooneside倾斜、摇晃sharptwist:abruptchangeofdirectionThetallbuildingsofthemartyredcityflashedbyaswelurchedfromsidetosideinresponsetothedriver'ssharptwistsofthewheel.Para.5Atlastthisintermezzocametoanend,andIfoundmyselfinfrontofthegiganticCityHall.intermezzo:v.ashort,lightdramatic,musicalorballetentertainmentbetweentheactsofaplayoranopera.Hereitisusedfigurativelytorefertotheeventthatthedrivercouldnotfindthewaytothedestination.插曲gigantic:titantic,massiveQuestionWhydidtheusherutteralong,almostlymusicalsigh?Para.7Thankstohismap,Iwasabletofindataxidriverwhocouldtakemestraighttothecanalembankment,whereasortofbargewitharooflikeoneonaJapanesehousewasmoored.1.thanksto:onaccountof;becauseof2.barge:alargeflat-bottomedboatforcarryinggood