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Lesson2Hiroshima–the“Liveliest”CityinJapanHiroshima–the“Liveliest”CityinJapanⅠAdditionalbackgroundknowledgeⅡ.IntroductiontothePassageⅢ.Detailedstudyofthetext.Ⅳ.Appreciationofthetext.Ⅴ.Exercise-discussionI.Additionalbackgroundknowledge1.ThecityofHiroshima1)Hiroshima:Broadisland2)Itslocation:onthedeltaattheheadofHiroshimaBay.ItisthecapitalofHiroshimaprefecture,andthechiefindustrialandpopulationcenteroftheChugokuregion.3)It’spopulation:bythebeginningofWorldWarII,Hiroshimawasthe7thlargestcityinJapan,withapopulationof350,000.4)Its’importance:Duringthewar,itwasaregionalarmyheadquarterandamajorrailcenterandproducerofwarmaterials.Nowitisanimportantproducerofironandsteel,motorvehicles,ships,machinery,sewingneedles,paper,textilesandfoodproducts.2.Thefirstdroppingofatomicbomb---“LittleBoy”At8:15a.monAugust6,1945,thefirstatomicbomb,called“LittleBoy”wasexplodednearthecenterofHiroshima,Theexplosiondestroyedalmosteverythingwithinaradiusof6000to8000feet.Over71,000peoplewerekilledinstantly.Survivorsarestilldyingofleukemia(白血病)，perniciousanema(恶性贫血症)，andotherdiseasesinducedbyradiation.3.Whyisthewordofliveliestinthequotationmark?Hiroshimaisveryfamousforthebombexplosion.Alotofpeoplestillsufferalotfromit.Theword“liveliest”isputinquotationmarkstoshowthatthisiswhatthecityissaidtobeandthewriterperhapsconsidersitironictousetheword“liveliest”todescribeacitythathadbeenatomized.Ⅱ.IntroductiontothePassage1.Typeofliterature:apieceofradioreport2.Thepurposeofapieceofradioreport:toinformtheauditorsofthetruth3.Somecharacteristicsofradioreport:authenticityandobjectivityⅢ.Detailedstudyofthetext▲Organizationofthearticle:Part1:(paragraph1-27)theauthor’smeetingofthemayorofthecityofHiroshima:Isthecitytheliveliestcity?paragraph1-8:hisexperiencefromthestationtothecityhall.Paragraph9-27:hismeetingofthemayorofthecity.Part2(paras27-38):theauthor’svisittothehospitalwithanatomicsectionofatomicinfluencedpatientstofindtheanswertothequestionofwhetherthecityistheliveliestcityinJapan.▲Paragraph1-81.Generalideaoftheseparagraphs:Theauthor’experiencefromthestationtotheCityHall.2.Questionstodiscuss1)Whatinformationcanwegetfromthe1stparagraph?2)DidHiroshimaseemthesameasotherJapanesecities?3).Whatdoweknowaboutthecabdriverandtheusher?4).WhywastheauthorexperiencingatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorofHiroshimainhissocks?1).Whatinformationcanwegetfromthe1stparagraph?a.Hewashereonareportorialmissionb.Thiswasnothisfirstassignment.c.Hewaspreoccupiedwithsomesadthoughts,andhewastorturedbyaguiltyconscience.d.Hedidn’tunderstandJapanese.e.HewasanAmericanreporter.2).DidHiroshimaseemthesameasotherJapanesecities?yes.ThecityofHiroshimaseemedthesameasothercitiesofJapan.---didnotappeartohavethesamepreoccupation---littlegirlsandelderlyladies…teenagersandwomen---seriouslookingmen…3).Whatdoweknowaboutthecabdriverandtheusher?①driver:kindhospitableknowinglittleoftheircitybutpayingmuchattentiontotheirface.②theusher:kindpatienthospitableconsiderate.4).WhywastheauthorexperiencingatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorofHiroshimainhissocks?3.Importantphrases:1)havealumpinone’sthroat2)rubshoulderswithsb.3)beobliviousof:4)inresponseto5)attheprospectof4.Rhetoricaldevices:rhetoricalquestionmetaphorsynecdocheParagraph9-271.Mainidea:theauthor’smeetingofthecitymayor.2.Explanationtotheparts3.Questionstodiscuss①WhydidthemayorsayHiroshimawasfamousforoyster?②Whatarethecitypeople’sattitudetowardtheatomicexplosion?③WhydidthesmalloldJapanesemanasktheauthortosaythatthecitywasthegayestcityinJapan?Paragraphs27-381.Mainidea:hisvisittoahospitalwithasectiontodealwithpatientsofradiation.2.Explanationtothepart3.Questionstodiscuss①Ⅳ.Appreciationofthetext1.EffectiveWritingSkills1).accuratelyrecordingthedialogueswithsomeJapanesetoreinforcetheauthenticityofthereport2).carefullyobservinganddescribingdetailstoreinforcetheauthenticityofthereport3).vividandhumorousdescriptiontomakethereportinteresting2.RhetoricalDevices1).metaphor2).Climaxandanti-climaxⅤ.Exercise-discussion1.Questionstodiscuss1).Whatwasthewriter’sattitudetowardsHiroshima?2).WasHiroshimainanywaydifferentfromotherJapanesecities?3).EveninthisshortdescriptiononemayfindsomeoftheproblemsofJapan,oratleast,ofHiroshima.Canyousaywhattheyare?4).HowdotheJapanesethemselveslookatHiroshima?Why?