THE-ICY-DEFENDER

Dailymotto每日格言Manproposes,Goddisposes.谋事在人，成事在天。THEICYDEFENDERWhentalkingabout“nature”,whichwordwillturnupinyourmind?magicmagnificentI.Pre-readingtasks:marvelousmysteriousHowever,whilenatureiscolorful,diverse,splendid,wonderful,mysterious,magic,andbeautiful,sometimesitisstill___________,even_______________________.disastrousdestructiveordevastatingtornadotsunamiAvalancheFlood雪崩，山崩typhoondroughtHurricaneEarthquakeVolcanoSnowstormMud-rockflowCave-inNaturalDisasters•Thereisatyphooncoming.•Themudslidecausedadisaster.•Theskywasprettydark.•Wehadablackout.•Wehadashortageofwater.•Wegotflooded.•Thewaterseepedintothehouse.•Thefurniturewasfloating.•Thebuildingwasshaking.Discussion:Manandnature,whichismorepowerful?Mancanchangenatureinordertoliveinabettercondition.Widely-accepted:MancouldbebetteradaptedtothenatureManmustalsobecarefulnottodisregardthelawsofnature.Weshouldfightwiththenatureinsteadoffightingagainstthenature.•Eversincetheknownagesofmankind,menhavebeentryingtoconquernature.Weinventedfireandtools,developedsystemsandsociety;westudyfromancientfossilsasevidenceofevolution,werecordandphototoprovetherevolutionanddevelopmentofmankind.•Wedigintodeepoceansanddrainthecoreoftheearthtofulfillourneedsofoil,wecontinuetobuildandinventanddevelop,toexpandtheusageofoilandnaturalresources.Duringourbuildingandinventinganddeveloping,wecreateneverendingamountofwasteandtoxin,thenwefilltheoceantostoreandhidethesepostmaterialproducts.•Men'sambitionofconqueringhasneverandwillneverend.Whenonemanbecomesstronghewantstorulethevillage,whenonevillagebecomesstrongitattemptstorulethenation;whenonenationbecomesstrongittriestocontroltheworld.Whatcomesaftertheworld?Thewholenature?Menhavealreadytastedtheangerofthenature,withouthavingconqueredit.TheTsunami,theearthquake,thehurricane,thetyphoon.Facingthese,mencanonlyhideandrun.Mothernaturehasbeenpamperingusmankind,shehasbeenkindandgenerous,lovingandguiding.Considerthesenaturaldisastersslapsonthewristfromamotherwhenachildmakesmistake;shouldthechildkeepbeingnaughtyandcareless,Mothernaturewillbetired,disappointed,andeventuallyheartbroken.Conqueringismen'snature,butnatureisnottobeconquered.Sincemankindhavebeenfightingforbetterliving,andbetterlives.Weshouldlearntofightwiththenature,insteadoffightingagainstit.IfMothernaturereachesherdesperationtoherchildren,theonlythingleftformankindwillbeArmageddon.•So,manmustbecarefulnottodisregardthelawsofnature.WhenNapoleonandHitlerfinallyrealizedtheirarrogance,itwastoolate.•Inthistext,NapoleonandHitlerlaunchedmilitarycampaignsagainstRussia(theSovietUnion),buttheybothignoredtheIcyDefender.Asaresult,theybothfailed.NapoleonBonaparte(1769-1821)1.Heis_________oftheFrench,whoconsolidatedtheFrenchRevolution,andoneofthegreatest_________2.During1802-1815NapoleontriedtogaincontrolofthewholeEurope,Hehadgreatsuccessagainstallhisenemiesexcept_________,becauseof______________________3.Hisdecisivewar:_________________________.4.Hewasexiledto_________anddiedin1821.emperormilitarycommandersBritainitspowerfulnavyforcetheBattleofWaterlooin1815St.HelenaAdolfHitler(1889-1945)1.HeisGerman________and_______leaderandoneofmostpowerful__________.politicalmilitarydictators2.HeconvertedGermanyintoafully___________societyandlaunched_____________in1939.militarizedWWII3.Akeystoneofhispropagandaandpolicies:__________________4.Thepartyhebuilt:______5.Toenforcehisideaofracialpurity,heslaughtered___________anti-SemitismNaziJewsIntroductionofStalin1.__________________oftheCommunistPartyoftheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics(USSR).2.UnderhisleadershiptheUSSRwasbuiltinto___________________________________thatrepelledHitler’sarmiesinWorldWarIIandrivaled对抗theUnitedStatesduring______________________________.generalsecretaryamoderneconomicandmilitarypowerTheColdWarperiod•scanthetextandfinishthefollowingtasks(10minutes)•1.decidewhethertheyaretrueorfalse.•2.trytodividethetextintopartsandconcludethemainideasofeachpart.Whendoingthisyoushouldpaymoreattentiontothesubtitle.•TrueorFalse1.“TheIcyDefender”referstotheRussianRiver.()2.NapoleonandhistroopsgainedaquickvictoryofRussiaastheyhadexpected.()3.Napoleondidn’tcapturethecapitalofRussia.()4.HitlerbegananinvasionoftheSovietUnionthatwasthelargestmilitarylandcampaigninhistory.()5.Germantroopsadopted“scorchearth”policywhentheyenteredRussia.()6.HitlerfailedtocaptureMoscowbecauseofthestrongresistanceofRussianpeople.()TFFFFFPartDivisionoftheTextPartsLinesMainIdeas11~12Introduction–BothNapoleon’sandHitler’smilitarycampaignsfailedbecauseoftheseverityoftheRussianwinter.213~62Napoleon’smilitarycampaignagainstRussia.363~113Hitler’smilitarycampaignagainsttheSovietUnion.4114~117Conclusion–Theelementsofnaturemustbereckonedwithinanymilitarycampaign.Dailymotto每日格言Nomanisbornwiseorlearned.人非生而知之。inthecaseof(preface)•asfaras...isconcerned至于，就什么来说•incase以防；可能；倘若.•incaseof如果；万一.•Inanycase无论如何•innocase在任何情况下都不•inthatcase既然那样的话•standby在场；靠近袖手旁观（无线电台或军事方面）试图援助；极力支持忠于；信守tostandbyone'spromise遵守诺言•standfor代表，象征容忍；允许•standout明显；醒目突出；杰出坚持；支撑tostandoutacrisis挨过危机•standup耐久；耐