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Unit5MeetingyourancestorsSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]THEFEAST：18,000BC①Worriedaboutthepreparationsforherfeast②，Lalaquicklyturnedforhomewithhercollectionofnuts,melons③andotherfruit.Itwasthecustomoffamilygroupstoseparate④andthengatheragainatdifferentsitesforreuniousastheyfollowedtheanimalherdsacrossthegrasslands⑤.Awrinkle⑥appearedonherforehead.Ifonlyitcouldbejustlikelastyear⑦！AtthattimeshehadbeensohappywhenDahuchose⑧herasthefuturemotherofhischildren.Hewasthebesttoolmakerinthegroupanditwasagreathonour⑨forhertobechosen.Sherememberedthebloodpulsing⑩throughherveins⑪.Shehadfeltsoproudasthegroupshoutedloudlytoapplaud⑫hischoice⑬.Ifonlyshehadlookedahead⑭andplannedbetterthisyear!Thenshewouldn'thavebeenfeelingsoworriednow.Havingheardwolveshowling⑮intheforest,Lalaaccelerated⑯herwalkupthepathtothecavesfearingthattheremightbewildbeastslyinginwaitforher⑰.Shehadnomanwithhisspear⑱toprotecther⑲.Shehadalmostreachedherdestinationwhen⑳adelicioussmellarrested○21herprogressandshestopped.Sothemenhadbroughthomethemeatforthefeast!Thesmellofcookingmeatfilledtheairsurroundingher○22，andhersensesbecamedizzy○23withhunger.Shecouldseehermotherandtheolderchildrenpreparingthedeerandpigmeatoverthefire.Herauntsweremakingclotheswithanimalskins.Abruptly○24shesatdown,onlytobescooped○25upbyherlaughing,shoutingsister,Luna○26.Lalasmiledwithrelief○27.Itwasgoodtohaveherfamilyaroundher.Justthenatallmancameup○28behindher.Hehadalarge,squareface,withstronglypronounced○29eyebrows○30andcheekbones○31.Overhisshoulderhecarriedseveralfishandsomepiecesofwoodunderhisarm.LalasmiledandhandedsomestonescrapersovertoDahu,whosmiledandwentoutsidethecavetobeginhistask○32.Firsthelookedcarefullyatthescrapersandthenwenttoacornerofthecaveandpulledout○33somemoretools.Theywereinapilewithothersharparrowheads○34andstoneaxeheads○35.Hechoseonelargestoneandbegantouseitlikeahammer○36strikingtheedgeofthescraperthatneededsharpening○37.Nowandthen○38Dahuwouldstop,lookatitandtryitagainsthishandbeforecontinuinghistask.Hestoppedwhenhefeltthescrapersweresharpenoughto○39cutupthemeatandscrapethefish.AshepassedthemtoLala,thefirstoftheguestsfromtheneighbouring○40cavesbegantoarrivefordinner.Lala'sspirits○41rose.Yes,itwasgoingtobejustaswonderfulaslastyear!Shesmiledtoherselfgaily○42andwentoutofthecavetowelcomeherfriendsandneighbours.[再记住]①BC公元前②形容词短语Worriedabout...作原因状语，意为“因担心……”。③melon/'melən/n.(各种)瓜④separatevt.&vi.分开；分离adj.独立的；单独的⑤Itwasthecustom...toseparate...astheyfollowed...中，it作形式主语，toseparate...作真正主语；astheyfollowed...是as引导的原因状语从句。⑥wrinkle/'rIŋkl/n.皱纹⑦ifonly意为“要是……就好了，但愿”，常用虚拟语气。本段倒数第二句也是这样的句子。⑧choosevt.&vi.选择；挑选⑨agreathonour意为“一件非常光荣的事情”。⑩pulse/pʌls/vi.强烈而有规律地跳动；搏动n.脉搏；节拍⑪vein/veIn/n.血管；静脉⑫applaud/ə'plɔːd/vi.&vt.鼓掌欢迎；赞赏⑬asthegroupshoutedloudly...是as引导的时间状语从句。⑭lookahead向前看；为将来打算⑮howl/haʊl/vt.&vi.嗥叫；叫喊；吼叫n.长嚎；嗥叫⑯accelerate/ək'seləreIt/vi.&vt.加速；促进⑰that引导宾语从句。⑱spear/spIə/n.矛；枪⑲withhisspeartoprotecther是with的复合结构，作定语，修饰man。⑳hadalmost/justdone...when...几乎/刚刚做完某事，这时……○21arrest/ə'rest/vt.逮捕；吸引n．逮捕；拘留○22现在分词短语surroundingher作后置定语，修饰theair。○23dizzy/'dIzI/adj.头晕目眩的；眩晕的；使人发晕或困惑的○24abruptlyadv.突然○25scoopvt.抱起；拿起○26动词不定式短语onlytobescoopedup...作结果状语，表示意料之外的结果。○27withrelief宽慰地○28comeup走近；发生；被提出；长出；发芽。句中是“走近”之意。○29pronouncedadj.显著的；很明显的○30eyebrow/'aIbraʊ/n.眉毛○31cheekbone/'tʃiːkbəʊn/n.颧骨○32who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Dahu。○33pullout拔出；抽出；取出○34arrowhead/'ærəʊhed/n.箭头○35axeheadn．斧头axe/æks/n.斧；斧子○36hammer/'hæmə/n.铁锤；锤子○37现在分词短语strikingtheedgeof...作方式状语，其中thatneededsharpening是that引导的定语从句，修饰thescraper。needdoing＝needtobedone，意为“需要被……”，doing是主动形式表示被动含义(用法同want,require)。○38nowandthen时而；不时○39“be＋adj.＋enough＋todo...”结构意为“做……足够……”。○40neighbouringadj.邻近的；附近的；毗邻的○41spiritsn．(pl.)情绪；心境○42gaily/'ɡeIlI/adv.快乐地；轻松地gay/ɡeI/adj.快乐的；欢快的[再翻译]公元前一万八千年的一次盛宴拉拉担心她这次盛宴的准备工作，所以赶紧把坚果、甜瓜和其他水果收集起来就快步回家了。由于在草原上放牧，家族成员先分散开，然后在不同的地方相聚，这是他们的一个习俗。她的额头出现了一道皱纹。要是能像去年那样就好了！当大胡选拉拉作未来孩子的母亲时，她觉得非常高兴。他是这个家族中最好的工匠，被他选中对拉拉来说是莫大的荣幸。她记得当时血脉加快，心情激动。当族人为大胡的选择欢呼鼓掌的时候，拉拉觉得非常自豪。她今年要是早有预见，计划得更好些就好了！那么她现在就不会这么担心了。沿着回洞穴的路走着，听到森林里狼的嗥叫声，拉拉加快了步伐，她担心会有野兽隐蔽埋伏着，正等着她。她身边没有男人拿着矛来保护她。快到达目的地的时候，一阵香气扑鼻，她停下来，不往前走了。原来男人们为这次盛宴已经把肉带回了家！烤肉的香味弥漫在周围的空气中，她因为饥饿而感到眩晕。她看到母亲和大一些的孩子在火上烧烤鹿肉和猪肉。她的姨妈们在用兽皮做衣服。突然间她坐了下去，但又被她那又笑又叫的妹妹卢娜一把搂了起来。拉拉宽慰地笑了，跟家人在一起实在是太好啦。就在那时，一个高个子男人从她身后走了过来。他的脸盘很大、方形脸，浓眉大眼、颧骨突出，肩上扛着几条鱼，腋下夹着一些木头。拉拉对大胡微笑着，递给他一些石头做的刮子。大胡也笑着，走出洞穴，开始工作。他先朝这些石刮子仔细瞧了瞧，然后走到洞穴的一个角落，拖出来更多的工具。这些工具同其他一些锐利的箭头和石斧头堆放在一起。他选了一块大石头，开始用它作锤子敲打一个需要磨快的石刮子边缘。他时不时地停下来看看，在手上试一试，然后再继续工作。当他觉得石刮子够快，能够切碎肉并能刮鱼鳞了，他才停下来。他把它们递给拉拉，这时候，来自邻近洞穴的第一批客人就开始来吃饭了。拉拉情绪高涨起来了。是的，今年的盛宴将会跟去年一样热闹！她高兴地笑着，走出洞穴，去欢迎她的朋友和邻居。通语篇学理解重分析2语篇理解Step1FastReadingReadthetextandthenmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.1．Para.1A．Lalaandherfamiliesmadepreparationsforthefeast.2．Para.2B．ThedescriptionofDahu.3．Para.3C．HowdidDahumaketools?4．Para.4D．Lalaworriedaboutthepreparationsforthefeastandshehopedthefeastcouldbeasgoodastheonelastyear.答案：1～4DABCStep2CarefulReading(一)Readthetextandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThemarriagelifeofLalaandDahu.B．Theseparateresponsibilitiesofmenandwomen.C．Thediffe