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Focus1contentStarterText:AwhiteheronWorkingwithwordsandphrasesDiscussionPractice:interpretingPractice:translationPractice:writingSurfingtheInternetHighlightsTableofContentsPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentBackNext3應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2上海交通大學(xué)出版社

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ChimpanzeeL:AmanamongwolvesR:AwhiteheronW:WritingtheintroductoryparagraphandconcludingparagraphInternetwork:IntroducingthreeworldnaturalheritagesitesinCanadaPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentBackNext4應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2上海交通大學(xué)出版社

BackNext1.Starterfocus1starterA.Listentothefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouheard.MindMapchimpanzee//n.

黑猩猩elusive//a.

難找的；難以解釋的uncanny//a.

神秘的，離奇的meticulously//ad.

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ChimpanzeeForcenturiestherewerefearsometalesofahalf-humanmonsterroamingtheAfricanforests.Eveninmoderntimes,knowledgeoftheelusivecreature,thewildchimpanzee,waslargelybasedon(1)__________.Then,in1960adaringyoungEnglishwomansetoutto(2)

fictionfromtruth.Shehadbeenwarned“You’llnevergetnearthechimpanzees,”butshewas(3)

totry.HernameisJaneGoodall,whowas26yearsoldanddestinedtomakescientifichistory.Inspiteoftheoddsagainsther,she(4)

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isanawesomeportraitoftheanimalsmostlikeman.The(6)

tohumansarestartling:theobviousphysicalresemblance;thediscoverythattheyhuntandeatmeat;theevenmore(7)

revelationthattheyareintelligentenoughtomakeandusetools;andtheirnonverbalcommunicationis,perhaps,themostuncannyresemblanceofall.Meticulouslydocumentedonmotion-picturefilm,JaneGoodall’sclassicstudy(8)

________from1960tothepresentday—acompellingchroniclethatspansthreegenerationsofchimps.Itisthelongeststudyofanywildanimalgroupintheworld.

emergedsimilaritiesprofoundstretches7應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2B.ListentoashortpassageentitledAManAmongWolvesandanswerthefollowingquestions.focus1starter上海交通大學(xué)出版社

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2.Whataretherisksoflivingwiththewolves?

3.HowdoesShaunsurviveinthewildwithhiswolfpack?Becausehehaspassionfortheanimalsandhopestoprovethatmancanliveinharmonywithwolvesaslongasherespectstheirways. Thewolvescouldseriouslyinjurehim,evenkillhimatanymoment.Shaunhasspent15yearsstudyingwolflanguageandbehaviorandheobeysthelawsofnatureandtherulesofthewolves.Herespectswolvesandisteachingthemhowtosurviveinthewild.9應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1starter

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1.StarterAManAmongWolvesThisisShaunEllis.He’sdonesomethingthatfewwoulddareandevenfewerunderstand.Hispassionfortheseanimalshasledhimtolivelifeasawolf.Shaunhasnoformalscientifictraining,butfor15years,he’sstudiedandwrittenaboutwolvesinPolandandAmerica.HespenttwoofthoseyearsintheUnitedStates,studyingwithanativeAmericanwolfexpert.He’salsobeenawolfadvisorinzoosandwildlifeparksaroundtheworld.Bybeingacceptedintoawolfpack,Shaunhopestoprovethatmancanliveinharmonywithwolvesaslongasherespectstheirways.BackNextTobecontinued10應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1starter

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1.StarterDayinanddayout,Shaunputshislifeonthelinetobeacceptedasamemberofthepack.Atanymoment,thesewolvescouldseriouslyinjurehim,evenkillhim.Buthe’sspent15yearsstudyingwolflanguageandbehavior,andthatknowledgeiswhatkeepshimalive.“Everydayisabattleforsurvival.Thatisharshexistencecomingundernature’slaws,theirrules.”ShaunandhispackofNorthAmericantimberwolveslivehere,attheCombeMartinWildlifeParkinEngland,about200milessouthwestofLondon.Thisisauniqueexperiment.Bylivingwiththesewolves,Shaunhopestogaininsightintotheirbehavior.Andthoughheisteachingthemhowtosurviveinthewild,theyarealsoteachinghimathingortwo.ThispackhasallowedShauntoentertheirworldandliveasoneoftheirown.They’veevenacceptedhiminadominantrole.Sohowdidthismanbecometheleaderofawolfpack?Theshortansweristhathefitthebill.Inthiscase,thebestwolfforthejobwasn’tawolfatall.BackNext11應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text

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1TheforestwasfullofshadowsasalittlegirlhurriedthroughitonesummereveninginJune.Itwasalreadyeighto’clockandSylviawonderedifhergrandmotherwouldbeangrywithherforbeingsolate.2EveryeveningSylvialefthergrandmother’shouseatfivethirtytobringtheircowhome.ItwasSylvia’sjobtobringtheanimalhometobemilked.WhenthecowheardSylvia’svoicecallingher,shewouldhideamongthebushes.Translation白鷺1六月的一個黃昏，森林里樹影婆娑，一個小女孩正在其中匆匆穿行。已經(jīng)是晚上八點了，西爾維婭想，這么晚回家，外婆會不會生氣呢？

2每天傍晚五點半，西爾維婭就離開外婆家去把母牛牽回家。她的活就是把這頭牲口趕回家擠奶。母牛聽到西爾維婭叫她的聲音時，老是躲到灌木叢中去。

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Notethatforthepassiveinfinitive“tobemilked”,itslogicalsubjectis“theanimal’’,whichistheobjectoftheverb“bring”.Moreexamplesofthepassiveinfinitive:e.g.Therearemorethanfiftyproposalstobediscussedattheconference.Ifthebuildingprojecttobecompletedbytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbefined.QuestionaboutPara.115應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text

1.Whenandwheredoesthestoryhappen?ThestoryhappensinaforestinJune.上海交通大學(xué)出版社

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16應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text3ThiseveningithadtakenSylvialongerthanusualtofindhercow.Thechildhurriedthecowthroughthedarkforest,towardhergrandmother’shome.Asthecowstoppedatasmallstreamtodrink,Sylviaputherbarefeetinthecold,freshwaterofthestream.4Shehadneverbeforebeenaloneintheforestaslateasthis.Sylviafeltasifshewereapartofthegrayshadowsandthesilverleavesthatmovedintheeveningbreeze.Translation3

這天晚上，西爾維婭花了比平時更長的時間才找到母牛。小女孩趕著牛，匆匆穿過陰暗的樹林，向外婆家走去。母牛在一條小溪邊停下來飲水時，西爾維婭就把她的光腳浸在冰涼清澈的溪水中。

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她以前從未這么晚還獨自一人呆在林子里。西爾維婭覺得自己仿佛與灰暗的樹影和在晚風(fēng)中搖曳的銀色樹葉融為一體了。

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hurry:

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使趕緊，催促e.g.Don’thurryme.I’mdoingthisasfastasIcan.vi.

趕緊，匆忙e.g.Ifwehurry,we’llgetthereintime.17應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text5Itwasonlyayearagothatshecametohergrandmother’sfarm.Beforethat,shehadlivedwithhermotherandfatherinadirty,crowdedfactorytown.Oneday,Sylvia’sgrandmotherhadvisitedthemandhadchosenSylviafromallherbrothersandsisterstocomehelpheronherfarminVermont.Translation5

她是一年前才來到外婆的農(nóng)場。之前，她和父母住在一個骯臟擁擠的工業(yè)小鎮(zhèn)。一天，西爾維婭的外婆來看望他們，在西爾維婭所有的兄弟姐妹中挑中了她，把她帶回佛蒙特州的農(nóng)場做幫手。

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Notethebareinfinitive“help”.InspokenEnglish,especiallyinAmericanEnglish,“to”isoftenomittedfromtheinfinitiveafter“come”and“go”.e.g.Comesitdown.Goaskher.18應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text

2.WheredidSylviausetolivebeforeshecametohergrandmother’sfarm?Sheusedtoliveinadirty,crowdedfactorytown.

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19應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text6Thecowfinisheddrinking,andasthenine-year-oldchildhurriedthroughtheforest,theairwassuddenlycutbyasharpwhistlenotfaraway.Sylviaknewitwasn’tafriendlybird’swhistle.Sheforgotthecowandhidinsomebushes.Butshewastoolate.7“Hello,littlegirl,”ayoungmancalledoutcheerfully.“Howfarisittothemainroad?”Sylviawastremblingasshewhispered“twomiles”.Shecameoutofthebushesandlookedupintothefaceofatallyoungmancarryingagun.Translation6母牛喝完水后，這個九歲的小女孩繼續(xù)在林中匆匆前行。突然，不遠處傳來一聲尖銳的口哨聲，打破了林中的寧靜。西爾維婭知道，這不是鳥兒親切的啼鳴。于是她不顧母牛，躲進了一叢灌木，但是已經(jīng)太晚了。

7“嗨，小姑娘，這兒離大路有多遠?。俊币粋€年輕人高興地喊道。西爾維婭渾身顫抖，低聲囁嚅道：“兩英里?！彼龔墓嗄緟仓秀@出來，抬頭看到一個高高的小伙子，手里拿著一桿槍。

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whistle:n.1)[C]口哨聲e.g.Georgescoredjustminutesbeforethefinalwhistle.2)[C]哨子e.g.Therefereeblewhiswhistle,andthegamestopped.vi./vt.吹口哨；吹哨子e.g.Adamwhistledhappilyonhiswaytowork.

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低語，耳語e.g.Youdon’thavetowhisper.Noonecanhearus.n.[C]低語，耳語e.g.“Wherearewegoing?”heaskedinawhisper.

20應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text8ThestrangerbeganwalkingwithSylviaasshefollowedhercowthroughtheforest.“I’vebeenhuntingforbirds,”heexplained,“butI’velostmyway.DoyouthinkIcanspendthenightatyourhouse?”Sylviadidn’tanswer.Shewasgladshecouldseehergrandmotherstandingnearthedoorofthefarmhouse.Translation8

西爾維婭繼續(xù)趕著母牛穿過森林，陌生人跟著她走?！拔沂莵韺ふ银B的，”他解釋道，“但我迷了路，我能不能在你們家住一宿？”西爾維婭沒有回答。她很高興看到外婆正站在農(nóng)舍門口等她。

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QuestionaboutPara.83.Whydidtheyoungmancometotheforest?Hecametotheforesttohuntforbirds.21應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text9Whentheyreachedher,thestrangerexplainedhisproblemtoSylvia’ssmilinggrandmother.10“Ofcourseyoucanstaywithus,”shesaid.“Wedon’thavemuch,butyou’rewelcometosharewhatwehave.NowSylvia,getaplateforthegentleman!”Translation9他們走上前去，陌生人向西爾維婭的外婆說明了他的困境，外婆一臉笑意。10“您當(dāng)然可以住在這里?！彼f道，“我們不怎么富裕，但還是歡迎您和我們分享一切。好了，西爾維婭，給這位先生拿只盤子。”

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Notethattheadverb“now”doesn’trefertotimehere.ItisoftenusedinspokenEnglishtointroduceastatementoraquestion.e.g.Now,let’smoveontothequestionofpayment.

22應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text11Aftereating,theyallsatoutside.Theyoungmanexplainedhewasabirdcollector.“Doyouputtheminacage?”Sylviaasked.“No,”heansweredslowly,“Ishootthemandstuffthemwithspecialchemicalstopreservethem.IhaveoveronehundreddifferentkindsofbirdsfromallovertheUnitedStates.”12“Sylviaknowsalotaboutbirds,too,”hergrandmothersaidproudly.“Sheknowstheforestsowell,thewildanimalscomeandeatbreadrightoutofherhands.”Translation11晚飯后，三人都坐到屋外。年輕人解釋說他是個鳥類收藏家。“您把它們關(guān)在籠子里嗎？”西爾維婭問道?！安?，”他慢慢地回答，“我用槍把它們打下來，然后用一些專門的化學(xué)藥物把它們制成標(biāo)本保存起來。我已經(jīng)有來自美國各地一百多種不同鳥類的標(biāo)本了?！?2“西爾維婭對鳥也很熟悉?！蓖馄抛院赖卣f，“她對這片林子了如指掌，野生動物甚至都會到她身邊，吃她手里的面包?！?/p>

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stuff:vt.1)填充，塞滿；把……塞進；使吃飽e.g.Hestuffedtheshoewithnewspaper.Hestuffedtheletterthroughthedoorandhurriedaway.2)制作動物標(biāo)本

e.g.Theystuffedthegoldeneagle.n.[U]材料，原料；資料；東西e.g.Allthestufffortheconferenceisoverthere.

23應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text13“Maybeshecanhelpmethen,”theyoungmansaid.“Isawawhiteherontwodaysago.I’vebeenlookingforiteversince.It’saveryrarebird.Haveyouseenit,too?”HeaskedSylvia.ButSylviawassilent.“Youwouldknowitifyousawit,”hesaid.“It’satall,strangebirdwithsoftwhitefeathersandlongthinlegs.Itprobablyhasitsnestatthetopofatalltree.”Translation13“這樣或許她能幫幫我?！蹦贻p人說，“兩天前我看見一只白鷺，然后一直在尋找它，這種鳥非常少見。你見過它嗎？”他問西爾維婭，但西爾維婭沉默不語?！爸灰姷剿憔蜁朗撬??！蹦贻p人說，“這種鳥體型高大，非常奇特，羽毛又白又軟，雙腿細(xì)長。它很可能把巢筑在大樹的頂端?！?/p>

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feather:n.[C]羽毛；翎毛e.g.featherpillowBirdsofafeatherflocktogether.

24應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text14Sylvia’sheartbegantobeatfast.Shehadseenthatstrangewhitebirdontheothersideoftheforest.TheyoungmanwasstaringatSylvia.“Iwouldgivetendollarstothepersonwhoshowedmewhereitis.”15ThatnightSylvia’sdreamswerefullofallthewonderfulthingssheandhergrandmothercouldbuyfortendollars.Translation14

西爾維婭的心開始狂跳，她在森林的另一頭見過這只奇特的白鳥。年輕人盯著西爾維婭說：“誰能幫我找到那只鳥，我就付給她十美元?！?/p>

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那天晚上，西爾維婭的夢里盡是她和外婆用這十美元能買到的好東西。

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QuestionsaboutPara.1425應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text

4.WhydidSylvia’sheartbeatfastwhensheheardthemantalkingaboutthewhiteheron?Becauseshehadseenthatstrangewhitebirdontheothersideoftheforest,andshewaswonderingwhethertotellthemanornot.

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26應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text16Sylviaspentthenextdayintheforestwiththeyoungman.Hetoldheralotaboutthebirdstheysaw.Sylviacouldnotunderstandwhyhekilledthebirdsheseemedtolikesomuch.Shefeltherhearttrembleeverytimeheshotanunsuspectingbirdasitwassinginginthetrees.Translation16第二天，西爾維婭和年輕人在林子里呆了一整天。他告訴了她許多關(guān)于他們看到的鳥的事情。西爾維婭不明白，為什么他看起來這么喜愛這些鳥，但卻要把它們殺死。每當(dāng)他把一只毫無戒心正在唱歌的小鳥從枝頭打落時，她的心都顫抖不已。

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QuestionaboutPara.16Meaning:Whenevertheyoungmanshotabirdthatwasunawareofthedangerandwasstillsinginginthetree,shefeltherheartbeatinguneasily.

unsuspecting:a.無疑心的，無戒心的e.g.Theunsuspectinghenwasscaredmotionlesswhenalongsnakefelldownfromthetree.27應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text

6.WhatdidSylviaandtheyoungmandothenextday?Theyspentthenextdayintheforestlookingfortheheron.

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28應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_217要是他手里沒有槍，西爾維婭準(zhǔn)會更加喜歡他。白日將盡，西爾維婭仍然滿懷欽慕之情地注視著這個年輕人，沉睡在這個孩子心底的那顆女性之心被一種愛戀的夢幻輕輕地攪動了。他們時而停住腳步，聆聽鳥兒的歌唱；時而撥開樹枝向前急行，偶爾耳語幾句。西爾維婭落后幾步跟在年輕人的后面，心醉神迷，那雙灰色的眼睛因興奮而變得黑亮。focus1text17Sylviawouldhavelikedhimvastlybetterwithouthisgun;butasthedaywaned,Sylviastillwatchedtheyoungmanwithlovingadmiration;thewoman’sheart,asleepinthechild,wasvaguelythrilledbyadreamoflove.Theystoppedtolistentoabird’ssong;theypressedforwardagaineagerly—speakingtoeachotherrarelyandinwhispers;Sylviafollowedtheyoungman,fascinated,afewstepsbehind,withhergrayeyesdarkwithexcitement.Translation

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Meaning:Intenselyattractedbytheyoungman,Sylviawasfollowinghimjustacoupleofstepsbehind,andshewassoexcitedthathergrayeyesgrewdark.

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Notethatwouldhavedoneisinthesubjunctivemoodtoassumesomethingcontrarytothefact.e.g.Ifshehadlistenedtome,thiswouldnothavehappened.Wewouldhavebeenintroubleifyouhadn’ttoldus.

vastly:

ad.

非常，很e.g.Hispianoplayinghasimprovedvastlysincelastyear.Thisbookisvastlysuperiortohislastone.

vaguely:ad.稍微；含糊地，模糊地e.g.Therewassomethingvaguelyfamiliaraboutherface.Ivaguelyremembertheirhouse.Hisstatementwasveryvaguelyworded.

fascinated:

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被……強烈吸引??；對……非常感興趣e.g.TomCruisesayshewasfascinatedbytheplotofthefilmthatrevolvesaroundatruelifeincident.Becauseofmyfather’sinfluence,Iamfascinatedwithpoetry.

29應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text18Longafterthemooncameoutandtheyoungmanhadfallenasleep,Sylviawasstillawake.Shehadaplanthatwouldgetthetendollarsforhergrandmotherandmaketheyoungmanhappy.Whenitwasnearsunrise,shequietlyleftherhouseandhurriedthroughtheforest.Shefinallyreachedahugepinetree.Herplanwastoclimbtothetopofthepinetree.Shecouldseethewholeforestfromthere.Shewassureshewouldbeabletoseewherethewhiteheronhadhiddenitsnest.Translation18月亮早己爬上樹梢，年輕人也進入了夢鄉(xiāng)，西爾維婭卻無法入睡。她想出了一個主意，既能為外婆拿到十美元，又能讓年輕人高興。拂曉時分，她悄悄離開家，匆匆穿過森林，最后來到一棵大松樹前。她打算爬到樹頂，在那兒能看到整個森林。她確信在那里能看到白鷺隱蔽著的巢。

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30應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text19Sylvia’sbarefeetandtinyfingersgrabbedthetree’sroughtrunk.Sharpdrybranchesscratchedatherlikecat’sclawsassheclimbedhigherandhigher.20WhenSylviahadatlastreachedthetree’shighestbranch,thegoldensun’srayshitthegreenforest.Twohawksflewtogetherinslow-movingcirclesfarbelowSylvia.Sylviafeltasifshecouldgoflyingamongtheclouds,too.Translation19

西爾維婭用赤腳和小手緊緊扒住粗糙的樹干，越爬越高，松樹尖硬的枝條像貓爪一樣抓撓著她。20

西爾維婭終于攀上了松樹最上面的一根枝椏，這時，金色的陽光傾瀉而下，映照著整個青翠的森林。兩只鷹在西爾維婭腳下很遠的地方緩緩盤旋，西爾維婭覺得自己仿佛也能在白云間自由地飛翔。

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scratch:vi./vt.抓，刮擦e.g.Thedogwasscratchingatthedoortobeletin.Wescratchedthepaintoffthewall.Thecatscratchedaholeintheground.

Notethatslow-movingisahyphenatedadjective,whichcanbeformedbyjoininganadjectiveoranadverbandapresentparticiple.Otherexamples:fast-growing(高速發(fā)展的),far-reaching(深遠的),long-lasting(持續(xù)時間長的),etc.31應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text21SuddenlySylviacaughtaflashofwhitethatgrewlargerandlarger.AbirdwithbroadwhitewingsandalongslenderneckflewpastSylviaandlandedonapinebranchbelowher.Thewhiteheronsmootheditsfeathersandcalledtoitsmate,sittingontheirnestinanearbytree.Thenitflewaway.Translation

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突然，一道白光映入西爾維婭的眼簾，越來越大。那是一只有著白色大翅膀和細(xì)長脖子的鳥，它掠過西爾維婭，停在了她下面的一枝松椏上。這只白鷺理了理羽毛，對停在附近一棵樹上的鳥巢里的同伴叫了一聲，然后飛走了。

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slender:

a.1)細(xì)長的，纖細(xì)的e.g.Thewillowhassmoothbarkandslenderbranches.2)苗條的e.g.She’sgotabeautifulslenderfigure.3)微薄的，不足的e.g.Thecompanyonlyhasaslenderhopeofsurvival.

Notethatsmoothinthesentenceisusedasaverb,meaning“tomakesomethingsmooth”.Manyadjectivescanalsobeusedasverbs,suchasdirty,busy,warm,slow,narrow,quiet,thin,empty,free,wrong,right,better,dry,dull,etc.e.g.Theteacherfailedtoquietthechildren.Thecarsloweddownasitapproachedthejunction.

Notethathere“calltosb.”isjustlike“callouttosb.”or“callsb.”,whichmeans“sayorshoutsomethingloudlysothatsomeonecanhearyou”.e.g.Thefiremencalledto/calledoutto/calledhim.

mate:n.1)[C]配偶；伴侶e.g.Themalehuntsforfoodwhilehismateguardsthenest.2)[C]伙伴，朋友e.g.Hefoundhimselfseparatedfromhismates.3)[C]同伴，同事e.g.Dad’sofficematesarethrowingapartyforhim.

QuestionaboutParas.20-21

32應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text

7.WhatdidSylviaseewhenshereachedthetopofthepinetree? Shesawthegoldensun’srayshitthegreenforest,twohawksflytogetherinslow-movingcirclesfarbelowher,andthewhiteheron.

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33應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text22Sylviagavealongsigh.Sheknewthewildbird’ssecretnow.Slowlyshebeganherdangeroustripdowntheancientpinetree.Shedidnotdaretolookdownandtriedtoforgetthatherfingershurtandherfeetwerebleeding.Allshewantedtothinkaboutwaswhatthestrangerwouldsaytoherwhenshetoldhimwheretofindtheheron’snest.

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西爾維婭長長地呼了一口氣?，F(xiàn)在她知道這只野鳥的秘密了。她開始慢慢地從這顆老松樹上往下爬，可下去很危險，她都不敢往下看，只能盡量不去想受傷的手指和流血的雙腳。她現(xiàn)在只想知道，當(dāng)她把白鷺的巢在哪兒告訴年輕人的時候，他會對她說些什么。

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Meaning:Shetriedtooccupyhermindwiththisquestiononly:whatthemanwouldsaytoherwhenshetoldhimthelocationofthebird’snest.

34應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text23AboutanhourlaterSylviacamebackhome.Bothhergrandmotherandtheyoungmanstoodupasshecameintothekitchen.Thesplendidmomenttospeakabouthersecrethadcome,butSylviawassilent.Sherememberedhowthewhiteheroncameflyingthroughthegoldenairandhowtheywatchedthesunrisetogetherfromthetopoftheworld.Sylviacouldnotspeak.Shecouldnottelltheheron’ssecretandgiveitslifeaway.Translation23

大約一小時后，西爾維婭回到了家。當(dāng)她走進廚房時，外婆和年輕人都站了起來。宣布她秘密的最佳時刻來臨了，西爾維婭卻陷入了沉默。她想起那只白鷺在金色的天空中翱翔，他們在世界之巔一起觀賞日出。西爾維婭不能說。她不能泄露白鷺的秘密，斷送它的生命。

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giveaway:

泄露，出賣；送掉，放棄e.g.Theygaveawaycompanysecrets.HegaveawayhislastchanceofwinningtheelectionwhenhesaidthewrongthingonTV.

35應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2focus1text24Theyoungmanwentawaydisappointedlaterthatday.Heneverreturned.ManyanightSylviaheardtheechoofhiswhistlehauntingtheforest.Sheforgotevenhersorrowatthesharpreportofhisgunandthesightofthrushesandsparrowsdroppingsilenttotheground,theirsongshushedandtheirprettyfeathersstainedandwetwithblood.25Werethebirdsbetterfriendsthantheirhuntermighthavebeen?Whocanknow?

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那天晚些時候，年輕人失望地離開了，再也沒有回來。很多個夜晚，西爾維婭仿佛又聽見他的口哨聲在樹林里回蕩。他那尖利的槍聲，畫眉與麻雀無聲的墜落，鳥兒的歌聲戛然而止，美麗的羽毛血污模糊……她甚至忘記了看到這一切時的悲傷。

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鳥兒是比獵手更好的朋友嗎？可這又有誰知道呢？

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Meaning:Sheevenforgothowheart-brokenshewaswhensheheardhisfiringandsawhowthebirdsceasedtosingastheydroppeddeadontheground,withbloodsmearingandsoakingtheirbeautifulfeathers.

Meaning:Thelittlegirlwasreflectingifshehadindeedmadetherightchoicebyprotectingtheheronattheexpenseoflosingtheyoungman’sfriendship.Itseemsthatthegirlwastornbetweenherinstinctiveloveofnatureandhernewly-developedromanticinterestintheyoungman.

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)1.clawa.tosaysomethingloud;shout(

)2.thrilledb.tokeepaparticularquality,feature,etc.(

)3.calloutc.tocausetobeattractedandinterested(

)4.giveawayd.aplacemadeorchosenbyabirdtolayitseggsinandtoliveinBackNextghfa38應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2Focus1words&phrases4.Workingwithwordsandphrases

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)5.fascinatee.tofillthedeadbodyofananimalwithmaterialandpreserveit,sothatitkeepsitsoriginalshapeandappearance(

)6.preservef.torevealsomethingthatissupposedtobekeptsecret(

)7.nestg.oneofthesharpcurvednailsontheendofananimal’sorabird’sfoot(

)8.stuffh.veryexcited,happy,andpleasedBackNextdbce39應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_21.Thesplendidparadeonthe60thNationalDayfilledtheChinesepeoplewithgreat

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giraffe(長頸鹿)wassofrightenedbytheattackinglionthatitfellinthewaterandwasdrowned.3.NosoonerhadZorro

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differentandthat’swhytheycanhardlycommunicate.5.Theofficerpunishedtwoofhissoldiersfor

whilehewasspeakingatthemeeting.6.Aftertheaccidentandamajoroperationonherwoundedhead,shecouldonly

rememberherfamilymembers.7.Her

figureseemedtoproveherworkoutshadbeenfruitful.8.TomSawyerwastoonervoustofeeltheroughwall

athisfacewhenhewastryingtogetoutofthecaveinthedark.Focus1words&phrases4.Workingwithwordsandphrases

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BackNextYes,Iwoulddothesamething.Tome,wildanimalsarefriendsofhumanbeings,soIwouldnotloveapersonatthecostofkillingone.Itistruethatmoneyisindispensableinmodernsociety,butweshouldnotdoanythingagainstourwillorconscienceforthesakeofmoney.2. WouldyoudothesamethingifyouwereSylvia,tectthewhiteheroninspiteofheradmirationfortheyoungmanandthetendollarssheandhergrandmotherneededbadly?Why(not)?44應(yīng)用型大學(xué)英語綜合教程四_Unit_2Focus1discussion5.Discussion

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