2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 2 Fantasy Literature Sectio

Module2FantasyLiterature[话题导读]《黑暗物质》三部曲是英国作家菲利普·普尔曼创作的奇幻小说。让我们从中领略一下作者丰富的想象力吧……Enjoythebookseries—HisDarkMaterialsMythreegirlsandIalllovetoread.ImeanLOVEit!Wealsoliketodiscussbookswereadtogether.Itisalwaysajoytocomeacrossabookorseriesthatengages(吸引住)allofusandendswithlongconversationswealllearnfrom.WhileIdonotfeelthesebooksareageappropriate(恰当的，合适的)formy8yearsold，evenwithanadvancedreadinglevel，itisformy13and17yearsolds.AfterTheGoldenCompass，theybothfoughtoverwhowouldgettoreadTheSubtleKnifefirst.Basedonsomeofthereviews，muchofthisseriesseemstopersonallyoffend(冒犯，得罪)anyonewhoisChristian.Itseemslikeanythingthatisthreateningtheirbeliefsisdangerousandnegative.However，Ithinkitisagoodthingtohaveyourbeliefschallenged;itmakesyouuseyourminds，questionthings，andcreatethoughts!Iwouldmuchratherhavemygirlsreadsomethingtheydidn'tagreewithandfounddistasteful(使人不愉快的)thanhavetheirrighttoreadwhattheywantedtodeny.Iamgratefulforthefreedomtheyexperienceinourcountryandtheopportunitiestheyareaffordedbecauseofit—opportunitiestoreadsomethinglikethesebooksthatwillmakethemusetheirminds，forexample!Itcomesdownto(归结起来为)this：Ifyouaresomeonewholikestoread，likestobeentertained，likestouseyourimagination，andlikestothinkforyourselfratherthanallowsomeoneelsetothinkforyou，youwillfindvalueinthisseries！SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]TheCatThatVanished①Willwasstupefied②withexhaustion③，andhemighthavegone④ontothenorth,orhemighthavelaid⑤hisheadonthegrassunderoneofthosetreesandslept;butashestoodtryingtoclear⑥hishead,hesawacat.Shewasatabby⑦，likeMoxie.Shepadded⑧outofagardenontheOxfordsideoftheroad,whereWillwasstanding.Willputdown⑨hisshoppingbagandheldout⑩hishand,andthecatcameupto⑪rub⑫herheadagainsthisknuckles⑬，justasMoxiedid.Ofcourse,everycatbehaved⑭likethat,butallthesameWillfeltsuchalonging⑮toturnforhomethattearsscalded⑯hiseyes.Eventuallythiscatturnedaway⑰.Thiswasnight,andtherewasaterritorytopatrol⑱，thereweremicetohunt.Shepaddedacrosstheroadandtowardsthebushes⑲justbeyondthehornbeam⑳trees,andthereshestopped.Will,stillwatching,sawthecatbehavecuriously.Shereachedoutapaw○21topat○22somethingintheairinfrontofher，somethingquiteinvisible○23toWill.Thensheleapt○24backwards,backarched○25andfuronend○26，tail○27heldoutstiffly○28.Willknewcat­behaviour.Hewatchedmorealertly○29asthecatapproachedthespotagain,justanemptypatch○30ofgrassbetweenthehornbeamsandthebushesofagardenhedge○31，andpattedtheaironcemore.Againsheleaptback，butlessfarandwithlessalarm○32thistime.Afteranotherfewsecondsofsniffing○33，touching,whisker­twitching○34，curiosity○35overcame○36wariness○37.Thecatsteppedforward,andvanished.Willblinked○38.Thenhestoodstill○39，closetothetrunkofthenearesttree，asatruckcameroundthecircleandsweptitslightsover○40him○41.Whenithadgonepasthecrossedtheroad，keepinghiseyeson○42thespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigating○43.Itwasn'teasy,becausetherewasnothingtofixon○44，butwhenhecametotheplaceandcastabout○45tolookclosely,hesawit.Atleast○46，hesawitfromsomeangles.Itlookedasifsomeonehadcutapatchoutoftheair○47，abouttwometresfromtheedge○48oftheroad,apatchroughly○49square○50inshape○51andlessthanametreacross.Ifyouwerelevel○52withthepatchsothatitwasedge­on○53，itwasnearlyinvisible,anditwascompletelyinvisiblefrombehind.Youcouldonlyseeitfromthesidenearesttheroad,andyoucouldn'tseeiteasilyevenfromthere，becauseallyoucouldseethroughit○54wasexactlythesamekindofthingthatlayinfrontofitonthisside○55：apatchofgrasslitbyastreetlight○56.ButWillknewwithouttheslightestdoubtthat○57thatpatchofgrassontheothersidewasinadifferentworld.Hecouldn'tpossiblyhavesaidwhy.Heknewitatonce,asstronglyasheknewthatfireburnedandkindnesswasgood○58.Hewaslookingatsomethingprofoundly○59alien○60.Andforthatreasonalone,itenticed○61himtostoop○62andlookfurther.Whathesawmadehisheadswim○63andhisheartthump○64harder,buthedidn'thesitate○65：hepushedhisshoppingbagthrough○66，andthenscrambled○67throughhimself，throughtheholeinthefabric○68ofthisworldandintoanother.Hefoundhimselfstandingunderarowoftrees.Butnothornbeamtrees:theseweretallpalms○69，andtheyweregrowing,likethetreesinOxford,inalinealongthegrass.Butthiswasthecentreofabroadboulevard○70，andatthesideoftheboulevardwasalineofcafésandsmallshops,allbrightlylit,allopen,andallutterly○71silentandemptybeneath○72askythickwith○73stars.Thehotnightwasladenwith○74thescentofflowersandwiththesaltsmellofthesea.Willlookedaroundcarefully.Behindhimthefullmoonshonedownoveradistantprospect○75ofgreatgreenhills,andontheslopes○76atthefootofthehillstherewerehouseswithrichgardensandanopenparkland○77withgroves○78oftreesandthewhitegleam○79ofaclassicaltemple.Justbesidehimwasthatbare○80patchintheair,ashardtoseefromthissideas○81fromtheother,butdefinitelythere.Hebent○82tolookthroughandsawtheroadinOxford,hisownworld.Heturnedawaywithashudder○83：whateverthisnewworldwas○84，ithadtobebetterthanwhathe'djustleft.Withadawning○85light­headedness○86，thefeelingthathewasdreaming○87butawake○88atthesametime○89，hestoodupandlookedaroundfor○90thecat,hisguide.[再记住]①vanish['vænΙʃ]v.消失②stupefied['stjuːpΙˌfaΙd]a