7Unit1We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas.Talkaboutthepictures123Confucius(about551-479BC).HeisalsocalledKongZi.Hewasagreatthinker.OneofhisworksisLunyu.Whenthreepeoplearewalkingtogether,Iamsuretofindteachersamongthem.三人行,必有我师焉。--孔子《论语》Shakespeare(1564-1616)Hewasconsideredthegreatestplaywright(剧作家)intheworldandthefinestpoet(诗人)whohaswrittenintheEnglishlanguage.Itistheeast,andJulietisthesun.(RomeoandJuliet)那是东方,而朱丽叶就是太阳。——《罗密欧与朱丽叶》Thisaboveall:tothineselfbetrue.(Hamlet)最重要的是,你必须对自己忠实。——《哈姆雷特》MarkTwain(l835~1910)HewastheUScriticalrealism(批判的现实主义)literaturefounder(奠基人),worldfamousshortstorymaster(大师).thinkern.思想家;思考者Platoisagreatthinker.柏拉图是一个伟大的思想家。wiseadj.1).有智慧的;聪明的Thewisdomofthemassesexceedsthatofthewisestindividual.三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。2).英明的;明智的Youarewisenottojointheclub.你不加入俱乐部是明智的。influencen.(1).影响,作用[C][U][(+on/upon)]Theinfluenceofclimateoncropsareself-evident.气候对农作物的影响是不证自明的。(2).影响力;势力,权势[U][(+over/with)]Mr.Smithisamanofinfluenceinthistown.史密斯先生是这个镇上有权势的人物。(3).有影响的人(或事物);有权势者[C][(for/on)]vt.影响,感化Idon’twanttoinfluenceyou.Youmustdecideforyourself.我不想影响你。你必须自行决定。1.Workinpairs.Lookatthepictures.Saywhothepeopleareandwhytheyarefamous.Nowlistenandcheckyouranswers.ListenandcheckyouranswerstoActivity1.great,influence,respectthinker,thought,wiseplay,poem,writerstory,writer2.Listenagainandcompletethesentences.1.Confuciusiswell-knownin______________.2.Shakespearewrote___________________.3.MarkTwain’sstoriesareset___________oftheUS.manycountriesplaysandpoemsinthesouth备注:见视频Module7Unit1Activity3MrJackson:Hello,Betty.What’sup?Betty:IwanttojoinanInternetgrouptodiscussgreatbooksbygreatwriters.MrJackson:So,whoareyourgreatwriters?Betty:Well,maybeConfuciusandShakespeare.MrJackson:Really?Iacceptthatthey’regreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbymanypeopletoday.ButIthinkI’ddescribe3.Listenandread.Confuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.Hewasaverywiseman.Whatdoyouhavetodoforthediscussion?Betty:Well,eachofusreadsafavouritebookandwritesareviewforthediscussion.MrJackson:Isee.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’ideas,andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.Peoplehavealwaysread,andwillalwaysreadgreatbooks.Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkofMarkTwain,thegreatAmericanwriterinthenineteenthcentury?Betty:Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.MrJackson:No,buthisbooksarestillpopular,andoneofhisbooksismyfavourite,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Betty:Great!Whydon’tyoujoininthediscussionandtellusaboutit?1.在本模块中,work是名词,意为“著作;作品”,既可以指文字作品,也可以指音乐、美术等作品。如:HeismakingastudyofWilliamFaulkner’sworks.他在研究威廉·福克纳的作品。其它用法回顾(1).作名词,意为“工作;(要做的)事情”。如:Ican’tfindworkinthistown.在这个小镇上我找不到工作。Hedidmuchworkforclasseveryday.他每天为班级做好多事情。(2).作动词,意为“工作”。如:Henryworksinabank.享利在银行工作。(3).作动词,意为“运转;运行”。如:Mywatchdoesn’twork.我的表不走了。2.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.我更愿意把孔子描述为教师兼思想家,而非作家。more…than…在本文中指“与其说……不如说……”常见的用法有:(1).比……更(形容词和副词的比较级)。如:Sheismorebeautifulthanhersister.她比她妹妹更漂亮。(2).与其说……不如说……。如:Hewasmorehardworkingthanclever.与其说他聪明不如说他勤奋。3.makesense讲得通,有意义,合情合理的。Canyoumakesenseoutofwhatthisbooksays?你能理解这本书的内容吗?Itwouldmakesensetoleaveearly.还是早点走好。4.bytheway顺便说一下Notbad.Bytheway,howisyourmother?还好。顺便问一下,你母亲怎么样?5.Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.(1).suppose猜想,推测,相信,认为。Isupposehe’llcomebacknow.我想他这会儿该回来了。(2).as…as…意为“和……一样”,表示同级的比较。使用时要注意第一个as为副词,第二个as为连词。其基本结构为:as+adj./adv.+as。Thisfilmisasinterestingasthatone.这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。其否定式为notas/so+adj./adv.+as。例如:Thisdictionaryisnotas/sousefulasyouthink.这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。若有修饰成分,如twice,threetimes,half,aquarter等,则须置于第一个as之前。Yourbagistwiceasexpensiveasmine.你的袋子比我的贵一倍。(3).well-known出名的,众所周知的(+for/as);熟知的Heisoneoftheworld'sbest-knownoperasingers.他是世界上最有名的歌剧演员之一。Nowmatchthepeoplewiththedescriptions.1.Confucius2.Shakespeare3.MarkTwaina).Hewasaverywiseman.b).Heisnotaswellknownastheothertwopeople,buthisworksarestillpopular.c).Hisplaysarereadbymillionsofpeople.d).Hewasmoreateacherandthinkerthanawriter.e).Peoplearestillinfluencedbyhisideas.EverydayEnglishWhat’sup?Well,maybe...Isupposethat...Whydon’tyou...?4.Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.accept,discuss,influence,review,sense,thinker,wiseMrJacksonandBettyare(1)__________greatwriters.BettyexplainsthatinherInternetgroup,eachpersonreadsafavouritebookandthenwritesa(n)(2)_______ofit.MrJackson(3)_______thatConfuciusandShakespearearegreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbypeopletoday,buthethinksdiscussingreviewacceptsConfuciuswasmoreateacherand(4)_________thanawriter.HesaysthatConfuciuswasavery(5)_______man.MrJacksonthinksthatwearestill(6)___________byConfucius’ideasandthatShakespeare’splaysstillmake(7)_______topeopletoday.thinkerwiseinfluencedsense5.Listenandunderlinethewordsthespeakerstresses.1.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’ideas.2.Shakespeare’splaysalsomakealotsensetoustoday.3.Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.Nowlistenagainandrepeat.6.Workingroups.Doyouagreewiththefollowingopinions?Giveyourreasons.1.TeahouseisoneofthegreatestplaysinChina.2.Everyoneshoul