新編英語教程 3 Unit 15 A Fable for Tomorrow

新編英語教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrow新編英語教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrow新編英語教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrowxxx公司新編英語教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrow文件編號：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計，管理制度Unit15AFableforTomorrowI.TeachingAims:Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:1.Practicereadingstrategiessuchaspredicting,skimming,guessing,etc.2.Graspsomenewwordsandexpressionstoenrichstudent’svocabulary;3.Dosomeoralworksuchaspre-readingquestions,roleplayandinteractionactivitiestohelptodevelopthestudents’oralcommunicativeabilities;4.Appreciatethetwotextsinthisunitandlearnsomewritingskillsandpracticeitalongwithletterwriting;5.Dosomeotherafter-classexerciseincludinglisteningandtranslationtoimprovestudents’comprehensiveskills.II.TeachingEmphasis:1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;2.Newwordsandexpressions:fableintheheartof(center)harmony(harmonious,harmonize)inthemidstofcheckerboardprosperous/prosper/prosperitycloudsofbloomdrift/float/flowablazeofcolorflame/fire/flickerbackdrop/backgrounddelight/delighted/delightfulfeed/feedonanabundanceof(inabundance/abundant(supplies)blightevilspellmaladyaflockofchickenashadowofdeathatplay/atworkmoribundthrobbrood/hatchlitter(v./n)comeintobloompollinationangler/fishermeneaveandshinglegranularwitchcraftsilence(v./n)grimspectrestarkrealitymigrate,immigrate,emigrate&migrant,immigrant,emigranthatchIII.TeachingProcedures1.lead-in:Whenyouseethetitle“AfableforTomorrow”,whatcomesintoyourmindfirstWhyisthispassagecalledafable?WhatcanthisfablebeaboutWhataresomeoftheproblemsrelatingtothefuturemostpeopleareveryconcernedaboutAfableisanimaginarystorytoldtoteachamoral.“AFableforTomorrow”isastoryinventedbythewriterwhichismeanttotellusamoral:ifthesizableuseofchemicalinsecticidescannotbebroughtundercontrol,theseeminglyimpossibletragedywillbecomeastarkreality.Worldeconomyhasbeenstridingforwardinthepastcentury.However,thishasbeenachievedatthecostofcontaminatingtheenvironmentwearelivingin,andhumanbeingsarenowpayinghighpricesforwhattheyhavedonetonature.Meanwhile,manyenvironmentalistsaredevotedtomakingmorepeoplerealizetheecologicalconsequencesincurredintheprocessofmodernization.Nowenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopmenthavebecomethetwogreatestconcernsforthewholeworld.TypesofPollutionThechieftypesofenvironmentalpollutionincludeairpollution,waterpollution,soilpollution,pollutioncausedbysolidwasteandhazardouswaste,andnoisepollution.Besides,pesticideshavebeenregardedbymanyenvironmentalistsasatypeofpollution,too.Itisbelievedthatpesticidesarepoisonswhichshouldbeusedasalastresortandifused,thentheyshouldbeusedwithextremecaution.1)Makeashortspeech,tellingastoryordescribingasceneaboutthefutureworldinoneoftheaspectssuchasmedicine,environment,food,energy,housing,population,transportation,etc.Reference1:BackfromtheDeadOnemorningintheyear2070,amancalledDuaneawakens.Helooksupandseesadoctorinawhitecoatsmilingathim.“WhyamIinhospital”heasks.“You’vebeensick.”Thedoctorreplies.ThenDuanenoticesabadgeonthedoctor’scoat.Itreads“AlcorResuscitation.”SuddenlyDuanerememberseverything.Hehascomebacktolife,70yearsafterhe“died”.Thereasonthiswaspossibleisbecause,insteadofbeingburiedorcrematedwhenhedied,Duane’sbodywaspreservedina“flask”ofliquidnitrogen(at–196degreesCelsius).Andthereit“waited”untilsciencehaddevelopedthetechnologytoreviveafrozenhumanbeing.Suddenly,awomanappearsbesidethedoctor.ItisDuane’swifeJeannie,lookingmorebeautifulthanever.Forthepast70years,shehasbeentakingdrugsthatpreventherbodyfromaging.Duanelookslovinglyather,andthenathisownbody.That,too,isinperfectcondition.Thecouplelookateachotherapprehensively—afterall,theyhaven’tseeneachotherfor70years.“Iguesswe’vegotsomestufftotalkabout,huh”Duanesaystoher.Reference2:TheMagicoftheButtonItis7:30inthemorning,Theregoesthebellofthealarmclock.Thecurtainofthebedroomdrawapart,andtheshutterrollupautomatically.Inthekitchen,thecoffeepotstartstogrumble.Thebackdooropenstoletthedogout.OnTV,emergeaseriesofflash,thepresentationofnewsitemstoday,includingthelatestdevelopmentsineconomy,politics,etc.Afterthatthereappearsthemorningmail.Atthismoment,themodernAlatin,lyingcomfortablyinbed,pressesabuttononhisbedside,andonthescreenofthetelevisionappearthememosaboutbusinessaswellasprivatelife.Thenhegetsup,andgetsintothebathroomwheretheshowerisonautomatically.Afterthat,heisremindedbyaspecialsoundandatthesametimeablueflashonthescreenthathisbossisonthewaytowork.Soheisdressed,andatleisurehewalkstowardshiscar,whichisreadytogo.Afterkissinggoodbyetoherhusband,AliceAlatinsitsdowninfrontofthescreen,readingwithconcentrationthepricecatalogsofdepartmentstoresandmarketsinthelocality.Afterfacetofacenegotiationwiththebutcher,bakerandgroceryowneronthescreen,shepressesabutton,orderingfooditemsforthedinner.Thenshepressesabuttonontheterminalofthekitchencomputer,retrievingherfavoriterecipefromthecomputermemory,andgivingdirectionstothecomputertocalculatethedifferentamountsofingredientsandthetimetocookandtheappropriatetemperature.AfterthatAlicetakespartinaseminaronartsthroughtheinternet.Thenshegoesintothelanguagelab,andpicksuptheearphoneandlearnsthathersonAlatinJuniorgetsan“A”inLatin.2)Brainstormthewordsorexpressionsdescribingnaturalenvironment,forexample,flower,tree,water,soil,sky.Reference:Pleasant:(1)flower:fragrant,sweet,blooming,colourful,cloudsofbloom(2)tree:green,evergreen,flourishing,thriving,ablazeofcolor(3)water:crystalclear,sweet(4)soil:fertile,rich,productive,landofmilkandhoney(5)sky:freshair,blue,clear,(6)whole:beautyofnature,richinnaturalresources,avarietyofbirdsandanimals,throbbingwithchorusofbirds,abundant,fairyland,harmonious,peaceful,idyllicandpastoralland,legendaryland,spiritualpurificationUnpleasant:(1)flower:stainsonthepetals,onlyblossomsbutnopollination(2)tree:cutdown,clearancesintheforest,shrubsandbushesstrugglingtosurvivethedustandfumes(3)water:dryup,brownandblack,dirtied,fouled(4)otherplants:brownedandwitheredvegetation,shrink,wither,shrivelup(5)soil:barren,sterile,washedawaybyfloods,landpollution,erosion,pesticidesandfertilizers(6)whole:awasteland,aprevailingsilenceandstillness,desertexpansion,deforestation,thefrequentoccurrenceofnaturaldisaster,theepidemicofdisease,theexhaustionofnaturalresources2.themainidea(pairwork)ThiswasabeautifultownintheheartofAmerica,surroundedbyprosperousfarmsandhillsidesoforchards.Flowersbloomedeverywhereandtreesgrewbytheroadside.Youcouldhearthesingingofthebirdsandseetheleisurewalkingofanimals.Touristswereattractedtothisplacewhereeverythinglivedinpeaceandharmony.However,onedayallthischanged:ablighthadstrickenthisarea.Animalsandfowlsgotsickenedanddied.Mysteriousillnessspreadinthevillage;therewasnomorechorusofthebirds;nobeeshoveredamongthetrees…Silencewaseverywhere.Thepatchesofwhitegranularpowderontheroofbespokethatmankinditselfhadcausedthistragedy.Eventhoughitisjustanimaginedtown,itmightbewhathappenstohumanbeingstomorrow.Similardisastersarehappeningunnoticedandwillbecomeevenmoreseriousifnothingisdone.Itisurgenttopreserveandprotecttheworld.Otherwisetheworldwouldberuined.Part1(lines1-14):AlllifeinharmonywithitssurroundingsPart2(lines15-34)ThecomingofastrangeblightPart3(lines35-39)ThestrickenworldsilencebypeoplethemselvesPart4(lines40-44)Warningagainstagrimspectre/starkreality3.textanalysisPara.11.harmony:agreementinfeelingoropinion;accordinharmonywith:由于國際社會和地區(qū)政府的共同努力，這一地區(qū)各族的人民和睦相處已達(dá)10年之久。Thankstotheconcertedeffortsoftheinternationalcommunityandregionalgovernments,thepeoplesofthisareahavebeenlivinginharmonywitheachotherforadecade.keep…inharmony;outofharmonyThetuneisoutofharmony.Humorkeepusinharmonywithothers.harmonizev.:tobringorcomeintoagreementorharmony你外套、帽子和圍巾的色彩應(yīng)該協(xié)調(diào)。Thecolorsofyourcoat,hatandmufflershouldharmonize.harmoniousadj.:exhibitingaccordinfeelingoractionThecentralgovernmentproposedmakingthecountryaharmonioussocietyby2020-theaimisasocietyinwhichpeoplecanenjoyahighqualityoflife,agoodsocietyandabalancebetweenmanandthenaturalenvironment.2.Thetownlayinthemidstofacheckerboardofprosperousfarms,withfieldsofgrainandhillsidesoforchardswhereinspringwhitecloudsofbloomdriftedabovethegreenfields.Inautumn,oakandmapleandbirchsetupablazeofcolorthatflamedandflickeredacrossabackdropofpines.Thetownwassituatedamongprosperousfarmsthatlookedlikethesquaresinacheckerboard.Inthefieldsgrainwasgrowingandalongthehillsidestherewereorchards.Inspringcountlesswhiteflowerswerefloatingabovethegreenfields.Inautumn,oak,hemistof:1)inthemiddlepositionorpart;thecenter;在沙漠中間inthemidstofthedesert2)undertheconditionofbeingsurroundedorbesetbysomething;我們被我們所遇到的問題所困擾Weareinthemidstofallofourproblems3)inthemiddleofaperiodoftime.在戰(zhàn)爭進(jìn)行之中inthemidstofthewarapoem:InTheMidstOfAllInthemidstofdarkness,thereislight.Inthemidstofevil,thereisvirtue.Inthemidstofwar,thereispeace.Inthemidstofagony,thereisecstasy.Inthemidstofnight,thereisday.Inthemidstofillness,thereishealth.Inthemidstofwinter,thereissummer.Inthemidstofhate,thereislove.……3.prosperous:1)flourishing繁榮的一家成功的新公司aprosperousnewbusiness2)well-to-do富裕的一家aprosperousfamily脫貧致富

Castoffpovertyandbecomeprosperous衷心祝愿新年快樂，諸事順?biāo)?Bestwishesforahappyandprosperousnewyear!建設(shè)一個富強(qiáng)、民主、文明的國家

"Buildaprosperous,strong,democraticandculturallyadvancedcountry"保持香港的繁榮穩(wěn)定是符合中國的切身利益的。

ItisinChina'svitalinteresttokeepHongKongprosperousandsperv.:tobefortunateorsuccessful,especiallyintermsofone'sfinances;thrive繁盛中國的發(fā)展蒸蒸日上。Chinaisprosperingwitheachpassingsperityn.4.cloudsofbloom:agreatnumberofflowersbloom:n.1)theconditionofbeinginflower開花期玫瑰花盛開aroseinfullbloom2)aconditionortimeofvigor,freshness,andbeauty;prime最盛期希臘文明光輝燦爛的全盛時期theradiantbloomofGreekgenius3）afresh,rosycomplexion紅潤，清新，紅潤的面色她身材嬌小、豐滿，皮膚白皙，面頰紅潤。Shewasshort,plump,andfair,withafinebloom.(JaneAusten)v.1)tobearaflowerorflowers開花這些花春天開放。Theseflowersbloominthespring.2)tocausetoflourish他們的友誼大有進(jìn)展。Theirfriendshipbloomed.心花怒放

One'sheartburstsintobloom5.drift/float/flowdrift:v.1)tobecarriedalongbycurrentsofairorwater流動船骸漂向海岸。Thewreckagedriftedtowardshore.2)tomoveleisurelyorsporadicallyfromplacetoplace,especiallywithoutpurposeorregularemployment漂泊他是一個臨時工，從一個城鎮(zhèn)漂泊到另一個城鎮(zhèn)Heisadaylaborer,driftingfromtowntotown.n.大陸漂移學(xué)說

continentaldrifttheory花錢憑沖動,等于無底洞

DriftisasBadasunthrift.flow:1)tomoveorrunsmoothlywithunbrokencontinuity,asinthemannercharacteristicofafluid流，流動江河流入海洋。

Riversflowintothesea.汽車在干道上不停地駛過。Thecarsflowedinasteadystreamalongthemainroad.2)tostreamcopiously;flood泛濫；漲滿了河水；淹沒Contributionsflowedinfromallpartsofthecountry.從全國各地紛涌而至的捐助。3)acontinuousoutput不斷的產(chǎn)出或涌出不斷涌現(xiàn)的想法aflowofthoughtfloat:1)toremainsuspendedwithinoronthesurfaceofafluidwithoutsinking浮，漂木頭漂浮在水上。Woodfloatsonwater.為什么潛水艇既能浮在水面，又能潛入水底？

Whycanasubmarinefloatandsink?

2)Economicstofindalevelinrelationshiptoothercurrenciessolelyinresponsetothelawofsupplyanddemand【經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)】（貨幣）浮動匯率浮動的英鎊thefloatingpound6.美國新英格蘭地區(qū)的秋天格外美麗，風(fēng)葉使整個大地披上金黃、火紅的盛裝。ThefallofNewEnglandintheUnitedStatesisexceptionallybeautiful,withthemapletreeleavessettingthelandinablazeofyellowandred.7.flame/fire/flickerflame:1)thezoneofburninggasesandfinesuspendedmatterassociatedwithrapidcombustion;ahot,glowingmassofburninggasorvapor火焰奧運(yùn)圣火是什么？

WhatistheOlympicFlame

星星之火，可以燎原。

Fromlittlesparkmayburstamightyflame.2)toburnbrightly;blaze燃燒：燒亮；發(fā)出火焰3)tocolororflashsuddenly面紅：突然臉紅或閃光：她因?qū)擂味兗t的雙頰。Hercheeksflamedwithembarrassment.fire:1)Arapid,persistentchemicalchangethatreleasesheatandlightandisaccompaniedbyflame,especiallytheexothermicoxidationofacombustiblesubstance.火2)tocausetoburn;ignite使燃燒3)tobecomeangryorannoyed生氣4)toshootaweapon開槍：他向目標(biāo)瞄準(zhǔn)并射擊。Heaimedandfiredatthetarget.flicker:toburnunsteadilyorfitfully（火焰）忽明忽暗燭火搖曳著，隨即熄滅了。Thecandleflameflickeredandwentout.Para.21.Whatmadethefirstsettlersraisetheirhouses,sinktheirwellsandbuildtheirbarnsinthatlocality?Thelocalitywasaplaceofbeautyandimmenseattractiontowould-bedwellerswherealargevarietyofplantsandflowerswereprosperousthroughmuchoftheyear.Therewerecountlessbirdsinthecountryside.Thestreamsflowedclearandcoldandaboundedinfish.2.…delightedthetraveler’seyethroughmuchoftheyear.…gavegreatpleasuretothetravelersduringthegreaterpartoftheyear.delight/delighted/delightfuldelight:1)greatpleasure;joy高興take/finddelightin2)totakegreatpleasureorjoy感到高興我喜歡古典音樂。

Idelightinclassicalmusic.我不喜歡大驚小怪。

Ididn'tdelighttomakeafuss.delighted:adj.filledwithdelight充滿歡樂的我的妻子高興了，因為情況再一次恢復(fù)了正常。Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.聽到你成功了的消息時我非常高興。Iwasdelightedtohearthenewsofyoursuccess.delightful:adj.greatlypleasing令人高興的這消息使他喜出望外。Thenewsgavehimadelightfulsurprise.3.feed/feedon1)togivefoodto;supplywithnourishment給予食物；供給營養(yǎng)：她給孩子們喂飯。Shefeedsthechildren.2)toprovideasfoodornourishment供以…為食：把…作為食物或營養(yǎng)供給：他把魚喂給了貓。Hefedfishtothecat.3)toserveasfoodfor作為食物供給：那只火雞大得足夠十二個人吃。Theturkeyislargeenoughtofeedadozen.4)tobenourishedorsupported支持：得到滋養(yǎng)或支持：奉承助長自負(fù)。Egofeedsonflattery.蠶靠吃桑葉維持生命。Silkwormsfeedontheleavesofmulberrytrees.4.Thecountrysidewas,infactfamousfortheabundanceandvarietyofitsbirdlife,andwhenthefloodofmigrantswaspouringthroughinspringandautumnpeopletraveledfromgreatdistancestoobservethem.Infact,thecountrysidewaswellknownforitsrichnessanddiversityofbirds.Inspringandautumnwhenmigratorybirdscameinlargenumbers,peopletraveledfromfarawayplacestowatchthem.5.abundance:agreatorplentifulamount大量anabundanceof:plentyofinabundance宴會上有豐盛的食品和飲料。Atthefeasttherewasanabundanceoffoodanddrink.abundant:plentiful她豐富的聰明才智herabundanttalentabound:tobegreatinnumberoramount豐富充滿花朵的花園Thegardenaboundswithflowers.6.migrate,immigrate,emigrate&migrant,immigrant,emigrantMigratecanbeusedtorefertoboththingsandpeople,immigrateandemigrateareusedtorefertopeople,butimmigratemeansmoveintoaplacewhileemigratemeansmoveoutofaplace.城市居民也因為市區(qū)內(nèi)犯罪率的增長而譴責(zé)民工。Cityresidentsalsoblamemigrantworkersforthesharpriseintheurbancrimerate.美國有很多歐洲移民。AmericahasmanyimmigrantsfromEurope.納粹在德國執(zhí)政以后，很多科學(xué)家移民了。AftertheNaziscametopowerinGermany,manyscientistsemigrated.Para.31.Whatarethedifferentwordsthatthewriterusestorepeattheconceptofblightinthethirdparagraph?Thewordsusedtorepeattheconceptofblightinthethirdparagrapharemany.Justtonamesome:1)evilspell;2)mysteriousmaladies;3)sickenedanddied;4)ashadowofdeath;2.Whatwasthetownlikebeforethestrangeblight?3.Whatdidtheblightdotothetown?4.Whocasttheevilspelloverthetownwithwhat?

5.Whatdoesthecolononline16signaltous?Itservestointroduceaseriesofspecificinstancestosupportthegeneralstatement——“Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity”.6.Thenastrangeblightcreptovertheareaandeverythingbegantochange.Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity.Thenamysteriousdiseasestrucktheareaalmostunnoticedandeverythingwasaffected.Itwasasifanevilmagicalpowerhadbefallenonthecommunity.7.把這輛車作為我的生日禮物說明我姑母的愛心和慷慨。Thiscar,giventomeasabirthdaypresent,speaksofmyaunt’sloveandgenerosity.Para.41.WhatisthetopicsentenceofthefourthparagraphIndicatethekeyterminthatsentenceandthewordswhichechoitlaterintheparagraph.Thetopicsentenceofparagraph4isthefirstsentence——“Therewasastrangestillness.”Thekeytermsis“astrangestillness”.Thewordsthatechothekeytermare“withoutvoices”,“nosound”and“silence”.2.自當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裰邪l(fā)生了幾起莫名其妙的死亡事件后，小鎮(zhèn)變成了一座空城。Thesmalltownwasvirtuallydesertedaftertheoccurrenceofseveralmysteriousdeathstothelocalresidents.3.moribund:1)approachingdeath;abouttodie臨近死亡的；快要死的2)onthevergeofbecomingobsolete逐漸廢棄的：處于過時邊緣的過時的風(fēng)俗moribundcustoms;過時的生活方式amoribundwayoflife3.Onthemorningsthathadoncethrobbedwiththedawnchorusofrobins,catbirds,doves,jays,wrensandscoresofotherbirdvoicestherewasnownosound;…Onthemorningsthatusedtobeexcitingwiththesinginginchorusofrobins,catbirds,doves,jays,wrensandmanyotherbirds,nosoundcouldbeheardanymore.Para.5litter:1)theoffspringproducedatonebirthbyamultiparousmammal幼仔一窩狗崽alitterofpuppies2)tomakeuntidybydiscardingrubbishcarelessly使雜亂：隨意棄置垃圾而導(dǎo)致零亂：自私的野餐者亂扔包裝紙使漓江沿岸雜亂不堪SelfishpicnickerslitterthebankofLiRiverwithfoodwrappers.2.那個小女孩在轟炸中存活下來確實是個奇跡。Itwasindeedamiraclethatthelittlegirlshouldhavesurvivedthebombing.Para.6angler/fishermanangler:onewhofisheswithahook垂釣者fisherman:onewhofishesasanoccupationorforsport漁民Para.71.hatch:1)(ofayoungbirdorfish,etc)emergefromanegg蛋未孵出莫數(shù)小雞。Don’tcountthechickensbeforetheyarehatched.2)thinkoutorproduce~sthout/upE.g.Whatmischiefarethosechildrenhatchingup?

2.Whatistheimpliedmeaningof“…whitegranularpowderstillshowedafewpatches,…”

Theimpliedmeaningisthatchemicalfertilizersandpesticideshadbeenusedinsuchquantityandonsuchanextensivescalethatevenseveralweeksafterwards,tracescouldstillbeseenhereandthere.Para.8silence:1)tomakesilentorbringtosilence使安靜或使無言總統(tǒng)做手勢使人群安靜下來。Thepresidentsilencedthecrowdwithagesture.2)tocurtailtheexpressionof;suppress壓制：制止…的表白；壓制壓制所有的批評silenceallcriticism;壓制他們的反對者silencedtheiropponentsPara.91.英國的首相和美國的總統(tǒng)在職位方面并非完全相對應(yīng)。ThePrimeMinister