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Lesson48Thesilentvillage沉默的村庄一、【Text】课文Inthismuch-travelledworld,therearestillthousandsofplaceswhichareinaccessibletotourists.Wealwaysassumethatvillagersinremoteplacesarefriendlyandhospitable.Butpeoplewhoarecutoffnotonlyfromforeigntourists,butevenfromtheirowncountrymencanbehostiletotravellers.Visitstoreallyremotevillagesareseldomenjoyable--asmywifeandIdiscoveredduringatourthroughtheBalkans.Wehadspentseveraldaysinasmalltownandvisitedanumberofoldchurchesinthevicinity.Theseattractedmanyvisitors,fortheywerenotonlyofgreatarchitecturalinterest,butcontainedalargenumberofbeautifullypreservedfrescoesaswell.Onthedaybeforeourdeparture,severalbusloadsoftouristsdescendedonthetown.Thiswasmorethanwecouldbear,sowedecidedtospendourlastdayexploringthecountryside.Takingapathwhichledoutofthetown,wecrossedafewfieldsuntilwecametoadensewood.Weexpectedthepathtoendabruptly,butwefoundthatittraceditswaythroughthetrees.Wetrampedthroughthewoodforovertwohoursuntilwearrivedatadeepstream.Wecouldseethatthepathcontinuedontheotherside,butwehadnoideahowwecouldgetacrossthestream.Suddenlymywifespottedaboatmooredtothebank.Inittherewasaboatmanfastasleep.Wegentlywokehimupandaskedhimtoferryustotheotherside.Thoughhewasreluctanttodosoatfirst,weeventuallypersuadedhimtotakeus.Thepathledtoatinyvillageperchedonthesteepsidesofamountain.Theplaceconsistedofastragglingunmaderoadwhichwaslinedoneithersidebysmallhouses.Evenunderaclearbluesky,thevillagelookedforbidding,asallthehouseswerebuiltofgreymudbricks.Thevillageseemeddeserted,theonlysignoflifebeinganugly-lookingblackgoatonashortlengthofropetiedtoatreeinafieldnearby.Sittingdownonadilapidatedwoodenfencenearthefield,weopenedacoupleoftinsofsardinesandhadapicniclunch.Allatonce,Inoticedthatmywifeseemedtobefilledwithalarm.LookingupIsawthatweweresurroundedbychildreninragswhowerelookingatussilentlyasweate.Weofferedthemfoodandspoketothemkindly,buttheyremainedmotionless.Iconcludedthattheyweresimplyshyofstrangers.Whenwelaterwalkeddownthemainstreetofthevillager,wewerefollowedbyasilentprocessionofchildren.Thevillagewhichhadseemeddeserted,immediatelycametolife.Facesappearedatwindows.Meninshirtsleevesstoodoutsidetheirhousesandglaredatus.Oldwomeninblackshawlspeeredatusfromdoorways.Themostfrighteningthingofallwasthatnotasoundcouldbeheard.Therewasnodoubtthatwewereunwelcomevisitors.Weneedednofurtherwarning.Turningbackdownthemainstreet,wequickenedourpaceandmadeourwayrapidlytowardsthestreamwherewehopedtheboatmanwaswaiting.二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语●inaccessibleadj.难接近的,达不到的●hospitableadj.不好客的●hostileadj.不友好的,有敌意的●vicinityn.周围,近邻●architecturaladj.建筑的●frescon.壁画●abruptlyadv.突然地,意外地●trampv.徒步行进●moorv.（用绳、链、锚）系（船）●ferryv.（用渡船）运●stragglev.蔓延，散乱分布●sardinen.沙丁鱼，沙丁鱼罐头●dilapidatedadj.陈旧破烂的，倒塌的●ragn.破烂衣服●motionlessadj.不动的●processionadj.不动的●shawln.披巾，围巾●peerv.凝视，盯着●quickenv.加快◆inaccessibleadj.难接近的,达不到的accessn.通路，通道entrance入口accessibleadj.:easytogetto/easytounderstandEg:Thebookisaccessibletolearners/beginners.Thefactsareaccessibletoallofus.易于得到的/易于理解的Eg:Heavysnowmadethevillageinaccessibletotraffic.approach:v.接近approachableunapproachable无可匹敌的；难以接近的Eg:Hehasgotunapproachablebeauty.access:opportunity机会Eg:Onlyhighofficialeshaveaccesstohim.Onlyteachereshaveaccesstotheheadmaster.◆hospitableadj.好客的amiable亲切的cordial热诚的，热心的faithful忠诚的friendly友好的neighborly和睦的receptive善于接受的，接纳的◆hostileadj.不友好的,有敌意的unfriendlybehostileto/beunfriendlytoantagonistic:对抗性的，敌对的effensive:进攻性的Eg:Itooknoticeofhisevvensiveremarks.aggressive;挑畔的◆vicinityn.周围,近邻inthevicinity/inthenerborhood比后一个正式（书面用词）Ioftenvisitthefairinthevicinity.vicinity:aboutinthevicinityofHeisinthevicinityoffifty.他大约50岁吧。theinhabitantofthevicinity◆architecturaladj.建筑的◆frescon.壁画◆abruptlyadv.突然地,意外地◆trampv.徒步行进◆moorv.（用绳、链、锚）系（船）◆ferryv.（用渡船）运◆stragglev.蔓延，散乱分布◆dilapidatedadj.陈旧破烂的，倒塌的dilapidatevt.使倒塌，便破损dilapidationn.batterv.撞坏，撞击batteredadj.Eg:Itiseasytorecognizethebatteredcar.broken-downrundown渐渐变糟，恶化;run-down:渐渐被恶化的Eg:Thedoctorhadnottodowithhisrun-downrenew.◆sardinen.沙丁鱼，沙丁鱼罐头◆ragn.破烂衣服◆motionlessadj.不动的◆processionadj.不动的◆shawln.披巾，围巾◆peerv.凝视，盯着◆quickenv.加快三、【课文精析】beaccessible/inaccessibletosb.是......难以达到的notonlyfrom/butfrom强调介词cutofffrom:separatefrom/isolatefrom与......隔绝Keysentence:VisitstoreallyremotevillagesareseldomenjoyableEg:Heiscutofffromallhisfriendsafterhewentabroad.Suchpeoplewhoarehostiletotravellersareoneswhoarecutofffromthesociety.ofgreatinterestbeautifully-preservedKeysentence:Onthedaybeforeourdeparture,severalbusloadsoftouristsdescendedonthetown.Keysentence:Takingapathwhichledoutofthetown,wecrossedafewfieldsuntilwecametoadensewood.Keysentence:Thevillageseemeddeserted,theonlysignoflifebeinganugly-lookingblackgoatonashortlengthofropetiedtoatreeinafieldnearby.Keysentence:Thevillagewhichhadseemeddeserted,immediatelycametolife.Keysentence:Themostfrighteningthingofallwasthatnotasoundcouldbeheard.thereisnodoubtthat/withoutanydoubts毫无疑问traceitswaymakeone’swayoutoffightone’sway杀出一条路来feelone’sway摸出一条路windone’sway碗延一条路Keysentence:butwehadnoideahowwecouldgetacrossthestream.aboatmooredtothebankaboa