Unit5LearningfromNatureDevelopingideasReading課件高二英語選擇性

Unit5LearningfromnatureDevelopingideas—reading

ReadtheshortintroductionstoTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauandanswerthequestion.Bornintoapooraristocratic(貴族的)familyintheEasternJinDynasty,TaoYuanming(365–427)wasoneofChina’sgreatestpoetsandanoted（著名的）recluse(隱居者).

Amasterofthefive-wordline,Taohasbeendescribedasthefirstgreat“poetoffieldsandgardens”.HenryDavidThoreau(1817–1862)wasanAmericanessayist,poet,andphilosopher.Hebeganwritingnaturepoetryinhisearlytwenties,withpoetRalphWaldoEmersonasamentor

(導(dǎo)師)

andfriend.In1845,hebeganhisfamoustwo-yearstayatWaldenPond,whichhewroteaboutinhismasterwork,Walden.Readthepassagestructurequicklyandanswerthequestions.ReadandThink√1.What’sthemainideaofthepassageA.Benefitsoflivingclosetonature.B.HistoryaboutTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau.C.BothTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau’slovefornature.D.ThesimilarityofTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau.ReadandThinkPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.52.Readforthemainideaofeachparagraphandthepassagestructure.a.ThereasonwhyTaoreturnedtonature.b.BriefintroductionaboutTaoYuanmingandHenry.c.ThewayTaotreatednature.d.Benefitsoflivingsimplyandbeingateasewithnature.e.ThereasonwhyThoreaureturnedtonature.f.ThewayThoreautreatednature.Para.6PartⅡReasonswhyTaoandThoreaureturnedtonaturePartⅢWaysTaoandThoreautreatednaturePartⅣBenefitsoflivingsimplyandbeingeasewithnaturePartIBriefintroductionabouttwopoetsReadeveryparagraphcarefullyandanswerthequestions.ReadandThink2.WhatmadeTaoandThoreaueachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtimeFindthesentencesinparagraph1.Andyettheysharedanintenserespectfornature,whichmadethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.1.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph1Tointroducethetopic.3.WhatdotheirworkshaveincommonTheirworksshowitsbeautyandvalue.4.WhatwasthepurposeofThoreau’swritingThoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper.5.Whatshouldwedoifwewanttoattainpersonalwell-beingandfulfilmentLivesimplyandbeateasewithnature.LanguagepointsVTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauwerebothpoets,butonelivedinAncientChinaandtheotherin19thcenturyAmerica.Superficially,thesetwomen,whoseliveswereseparatedintimebynearly1,500years,werepolaropposites.Andyettheysharedanintenserespectfornature,whichmadethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.one...theother(兩者中）一個(gè)......另一個(gè)如果是三個(gè)及以上就用one···another一個(gè)···另一個(gè)polaropposites=totallydifferent截然不同para.1separateadj.單獨(dú)的，分開的；不同的v.（使）分開，分離‘分散separate...from/beseparatedfrom與...分離；與...區(qū)分figuren.數(shù)字；身材；（重要的）人物；價(jià)格，金額v.出現(xiàn)；認(rèn)為，估計(jì)；理解，弄懂；計(jì)算；想象Bothmenmadedramatictransformationstotheirlivesinordertoreconnectwithnature.AsanofficialintheEasternJinDynasty,Taofeltconflictedoverlifeatcourt.In405,hequittheserviceofthecourt

forgood,expressinghisunhappinessinthenowfamouslinethathewouldnot“bowlikeaservantinreturnforfivedouofgrain”.Hespentthenext22yearsuntilhisdeath,workingthelandinapoor,ruralarea.Fromhispoetry,wecanlearnthatalthoughhislifewasarduous,hesucceededinfinding

contentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.worktheland耕種succeedindoingsth

成功做成某事para.2dramaticallydrawingsth.fromsth.

從...得到...WhileTao’sreturntonaturewasareactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto,Thoreau’swasapersonaldecisiontotransformthewayhelived.Hehadadecentqualityoflife,buthewantedtoliveinasimplerway.Fortwoyears,twomonthsandtwodays,helivedinacottageintheforest

ontheedgeofWaldenPond,focusingonhimselfandhiswriting.HeexplainedhisreasonfordoingsoinWalden:“IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife.”Bothmenwerehappytowithdraw

fromcontemporarylife,seekingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnatureinthequietnessoftheirlives.front面對(duì)withdrawfrom從……退出para.3on/attheedgeof

在...的邊緣wasopposedto名師p150withdraw（使）撤離；（使）退出提取（存款等）收回（發(fā)言、意見等）脫離社會(huì)；不與人交往n.withdrawal寫出下列句子中畫線部分的漢語釋義。1.I’dliketowithdrawsomemoneyfrommyaccount. ___________2.Thetroopshavebeenwithdrawnfromthedangerarea.__________3.IwanttowithdrawastatementImadeearlier. ___________4.BritainhassuccessfullywithdrawnfromtheEU. ___________提取撤退收回/撤回退出AlthoughTaoandThoreaudonottreatnatureinquitethesameway,theirworksshowitsbeautyandvalue.Tao’snatureisaplaceoffieldsandvillages,inotherwords,rural,andhisanimalsaredomesticones,suchaschickensanddogs.Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoandcriticalofthedepressivecourtlife:Beyondthedarkanddistanceliesavillage,Thesmokeabovereluctant(不情愿的)todepart.Adogisbarkingsomewheredownthelane(小路),Andchickenssitatopthemulberry(桑葚)tree.

incontrastto與……（形成）對(duì)比becriticalof批評(píng)；批判para.4

bereluctanttodosth不愿做某事inotherwords換言之criticize v.

批評(píng)，批判；評(píng)價(jià)，評(píng)論

criticism

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批評(píng)，批判；指責(zé)；評(píng)論criticn.評(píng)論家;批評(píng)家depart:toleaveaplace,especiallytostartatrippart:ifapersonpartsfromanotherperson,ortwopeoplepart,theyleaveeachotherdepart/part在空白處1個(gè)填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。1.I’ll________WashingtonforLondontomorrow.2.We________attheairport.3.InthemorningMrMcDonald_________fromSydneytoLondon.

4.Hehasrecently________

fromhiswife.departdepartedpartedparteddepress1)將（某物）壓下；推下；拉下2)使抑郁；使沮喪；使消沉3)使蕭條；削弱詞匯拓展depressedadj

抑郁的；沮喪的depressingadj

令人沮喪的depressiveadj

患抑郁癥的；抑郁的;壓抑的；

n[C]抑郁癥患者depressionn.沮喪；消沉；抑郁（癥）一、寫出下列句子中畫線部分的漢語釋義。1.Thethoughtoftakingtheexamagaindepressedhim.____________2.Awarwilldepresstheglobaleconomy.___________3.Highinterestratesmaydepressshareprices. ____________二、在空白處填入括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。1.Shefeltvery__________(depress)aboutthefuture.

2.Lookingforajobthesedayscanbevery__________(depress). 3.Thepatientissufferingfrom__________(depress).4.Manypeoplewitha__________(depress)illnessneverseektreatment.Practicemakesperfect!使沮喪使蕭條降低depresseddepressingdepressiondepressiveThoreau’s

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journals.Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper,aswedo.Weshouldlivewiththeminharmonyandenjoynature’sgifts,ashedescribesinhisjournals:Liveineachseasonasitpasses;breathetheair,drinkthedrink,tastethefruit,andresignyourselftotheinfluencesofeach.Letthembeyouronlydiet,drinkandbotanicalmedicines.resignoneselfto聽任para.5devote

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致力于，專心于，獻(xiàn)身于(1)convincesb.(of)sth.使某人相信某事convincesb.todosth.說服某人做某事convincesb.that使某人確信?(2)convincedadj．信服的;確信的beconvincedof/that.….相信；確信(3)convincingadj.令人信服的convincev.使確信，使相信；說服，勸說Afterstudyingvarietiesofbirds’flyingpatterns,theman____________(convince)thatitwashightimethatheshouldshoweveryonehecouldfly.wasconvincedIttakesconsiderablecouragetorejecttheeasyandfamiliarandinsteadtrytoliveclosertonature,asbothTaoandThoreaudid.Theirchoicesledthemtoquietandreflectiveliveswithfewermaterialdesires.Intoday’smodernworld,theirideasaboutlivingsimplyandbeingateasewithnaturemaytakeusastepclosertoattainingpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment.para.6consid