unit-6-wisdom-of-bear-wood

WISDOMOFBEARWOODMichaelWelzenbachWARMING-UPIntroduceoneofyourbestfriendstoyourclassmates.Whydoweneedfriendship?Whatcanwegetfromit?Canyougiveussometipstobettercultivatefriendship?Listouttheingredientsyouthinkofimportancetotruefriendship.Makeupastorywiththefollowingelements.woodlandsanowlaboyshortbreadanoldladyacottageIII.StoryTellingSAYINGSABOUTFRIENDSHIP•Afriendis,asitwere,anotherself.•Oldfriendsandoldwinesarebest.•Everythingisgoodwhennew,butfriendswhenold.•Afriendtoallisafriendtonone.•Amancannotbesaidtosucceedinhislifewhodoesnotsatisfyonefriend.•Beslowinchoosingafriend,slowerinchanging.•Betteralonethanhaveafalsefriendforcompany.SAYINGSABOUTFRIENDSHIP•可以说，朋友是自己的化身。•陈酒味醇，老友情深。•东西新的好，朋友老的佳。•滥交者无友。•不能使一个朋友满意的人，不能说是一个成功者。•择友不宜快，绝交更须慢。•交损友不如无友。SAYINGSABOUTFRIENDSHIPSomecomponentsofathrivingfriendshiparehonesty,naturalness,thoughtfulness,somecommoninterests.确保友谊常青的诸要素是：诚实、朴实自然、体贴和某些共同的兴趣。Truefriendshipislikesoundhealth.Thevalueofitisseldomknownuntilitislost.真正的友谊犹如健康，只有失去时，才会意识到它的价值。Fireisthetestofgold;adversityoffriendship.烈火见真金，逆境知友谊。Theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone.唯一能获得朋友的办法就是自己先有友道。SAYINGSABOUTFRIENDSHIPFriendshipisbothasourceofpleasureandacomponentofgoodhealth.友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。Withclosefriendsintheirlives,peopledevelopcourageandpositiveattitudes.Teenagershavethemoralsupporttoasserttheirindividuality;theelderlyapproachtheiradvancedyearswithoptimismandaninterestinlife.生活中有挚友，人们就能鼓起勇气，变得积极。年经人就有精神支柱来表现自己的个性；中老年人则会怀着乐观主义和生活情趣步入晚年。INTRODUCTIONOFTHEAUTHORMichaelWelzenbach迈克尔·威占巴赫(1954—2001)Hewasanfreelanceartcriticaswellasamusician,apoetandanovelist,andhecaredpassionatelyaboutbeautyandabouttruth.HewrotesomeofthemoststimulatingcriticismsofartandmusicfortheWashingtonPost.STRUCTUREPart1:mylifebeforetheencounterPart2:myfriendshipwiththeoldladySection1(5-23)friendshipstartedSection2(24-27)friendshipdevelopedSection3(28-35)friendshipendedPart3:thelegacyofthefriendship(1-4)(5-35)(36-37)DifferencesSimilaritiesFriendshipBetweenTwoSoulsoldEnglishwomanlostherhusband12Americanboyseparatedfromfriends1.lonely2.commoninterest—natureandknowledge3.truelove—givingnottaking4.others…HOMONYMS同音异意词Homonyms:wordsthathappentohavethesamesoundandoftenthesamespellingbutdifferinmeaning.Indictionaries,theyareputindifferententries.DETAILEDANALYSISWhenIwas12yearsold,myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife.Question:Whatdoestheauthorintendtoemphasize,usingthissentenceastheopening?Theauthorintendstoimpressthereadersthattheboydislikedmovingverymuch.DETAILEDANALYSISMyfather’sgovernmentjobdemandedthathegooverseaseveryfewyears,soIwasusedtowrenchingmyselfawayfromfriends.everyfewyears:sth.willhappenregularlyafterafewyears每隔几年every＋基数词(大于或等于2)＋复数名词每……Theoldmanwenttohospitaleveryfivedays.那老汉每五天／每隔四天就去看一次病.DETAILEDANALYSISevery＋序数词(大于或等于2)＋单数名词每第……TheOlympicGamesareheldeveryfourthyear.奥林匹克运动会每四年／每隔三年举办一次。everyother＋基数词(大于或等于2)＋复数名词每隔……Ihavetoworkouteveryothertwodays.我每隔两天就要作一次运动。DETAILEDANALYSISeveryother＋零基数词(等于1)＋单数名词每隔一……Takethismedicineeveryotherday.这药每两天／每隔一天服一次。everyfew＋复数名词每隔几……Hecametoseemeeveryfewdays.他每隔几天来看我一次。他每两天／每隔一天进城一次。Hegoestotowneverytwodays/everysecond/otherday.BERKSHIREBerkshire,acountyofsouthernEngland,thatoccupiesthevalleysofthemiddleThamesanditstributary（支流）,immediatelytothewestofLondon.Itsareais1,256sqkm,anditisdividedintosixdistricts:Bracknell,Newbury,Reading,Slough,WindsorandWokingham.PictureTourofBerkshireBerkshirethesunsettingovertheRiverThamesKennet&AvonCanalLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodBerkshirePictureTourofBerkshire15thcenturyElizabethanManorHousewrenchingoneselfawayfrom：totwistandpullviolentlyawayorfreefrom猛扭；猛拉Lovingnature,however,Iwasmostdelightedbytheendlesspatchworkoffarmsandwoodlandthatsurroundedourhouse.DETAILEDANALYSISpatchworkPATCHWORKOFFARMSANDWOODLANDSDETAILEDANALYSISInthedeepwoodsthatvergedagainstourbackfence,anetworkofpathsledalmosteverywhere,andpheasantsrocketedoffintothedenselaurelsaheadasyouwalked.verge:N.&V.N.anedgeorrim;margin边缘这个国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。Thecountry'seconomyisonthevergeofcollapse.那老人已年近八十。Theoldmanwasonthevergeofeighty.DETAILEDANALYSISV.benear(to)接近;濒临tomoveorinclineinacertaindirection趋向;倾向vergeagainst:tobecloseto,tobeattheedgeorborderof(against:closeto/touching)vergeon:touchorbenextto(sth)解放大道靠近中山公园。JiefangAvenuevergesonZhongshanPark.DETAILEDANALYSISvergeinto:changeslowlysoastobecomepartof(sthelse)我们望着天空,落日的余晖渐渐地被吞没。Welookedattheskywherethelastofthesunlightwasvergingintodarkness.vergetowards:beneartowardssomewhere经济倾向于通货膨胀。Theeconomyvergestowardinflation.DETAILEDANALYSISnetworkofpathpheasantDETAILEDANALYSISpheasantlaurelDETAILEDANALYSISroam:towalkortravel,usu.foralongtime,withnoclearpurposeordirection.他们喜欢在西弗吉尼亚山脉间漫游。TheylovedtoroamthehillsofwestVirginia.roamabout漫游；漫步roamaround散步，闲逛这位旅行家漫游世界。Thetravelerroamedabouttheworld.我喜欢在田野中散步。IliketoroamaroundthefieldsROBINHOODRobinHoodisalegendaryheroofaseriesofEnglishballads民歌,someofwhichdatefromatleastthe14thcentury.Hewasarebel,andmanyofthemoststrikingepisodesi