unit-9-Following-in-the-Steps-of-Emperors-市公開(kāi)課一等獎(jiǎng)省

FollowingintheStepsofEmperorsbyFranciscoLittle1/192/19

WhatshallIsayoftheGreatPeak?Theancientdukedomsareeverywheregreen,Inspiredandstirredbythebreathofcreation,WiththeTwinForcesbalancingdayandnight.Ibaremybreasttowardopeningclouds,Istrainmysightafterbirdsflyinghome.WhenshallIreachthetopandholdAllmountainsinasingleglance?AVIEWOFTAISHAN3/19Pre-readingQuestionsHowmuchdoyouknowaboutMountTai?Haveyouevertraveledthere?Whereisitlocatedandwhatisitfamousfor?4/19MountTaiMountTaiisamountainofhistoricalandculturalsignificance(whichis)locatedinnorthofthecityofTai'an,inShandongprovince.ThetallestpeakistheJadeEmperorPeak(玉皇頂),whichisreportedasaround1,500metrestall.MountTai

5/19Regardedasthetheforemostofthe"FiveGreatMountains"(五岳之首)，MountTaihasbeenaplaceofworshipforatleast3,000yearsandservedasoneofthemostimportantceremonialcentersofChinaduringlargeportionsofthisperiod.6/19ReligiousworshipofMountTaihasbeenpracticedfromthetimeoftheShangtothatoftheQingDynasty.Overtime,thisworshipevolvedintoanofficialimperialriteandMountTaibecameoneoftheprincipalplaceswheretheemperorwouldpayhomagetoheaven(onthesummit)andearth(atthefootofthemountain)intheFeng(封)andShan(禪)sacrificesrespectively.7/19FollowingintheStepsofEmperors“Theworldissmall,”saidConfucius.WhenhemadethatcommenthewasstandingonthetopoftheTaishanMountain.WhenIstoodinthesamespot,Iwonderedifthegreatsagehadapremonitionaboutglobalization,orhejustmarveledatthebird’s-eyeview.premonition:Ifyouhaveapremonition,youhaveafeelingthatsomethingisgoingtohappen,oftensomethingunpleasant.

marvel:

Ifyoumarvelatsomething,youexpressyourgreatsurprise,wonder,oradmiration.e.g.StandingonthetopofMountTai,Imarveledatitsmagnificence.8/19Ilostcountofthestepsafter30minutes.ThepartofmybrainthatswitchesoffwhenIdoanythingstrenuoussignaledshutdownandmyfeetmovedmetronomically.IkepttellingmyselfIwasfollowinginthefootstepsof72emperors,ConfuciusandevenChairmanMaohimself.Suddenlythephrase“onestopatatime”tookonawholenewmeaning.Analyzetheaboveunderlinedsentenceandtranslateit.我一旦運(yùn)動(dòng)過(guò)分，腦袋一部分功效便自動(dòng)關(guān)閉。（在爬了30分鐘后）我腦袋那個(gè)部分正發(fā)出關(guān)閉信號(hào)，腿腳運(yùn)動(dòng)也變得機(jī)械起來(lái)。9/19Todaythecommonfolkwhobravethealmost7,000-stepclimbcometomaketheirownblessingsforfertility,longlife,healthorgoodfortune.TaishanhasdeepTaoistconnections,withtemplesbuiltintothemountainatalllevels,whereclimbersburnincenseandplacementallocksinthehopeofsecuringtheirfuture.BeingincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1987hasonlyaddedtothenumbersofthemanywhomakethepilgrimage.Analyzetheaboveunderlinedsentencesandtranslatethem.10/19

TaishanhasdeepTaoistconnections,withtemplesbuiltintothemountainatalllevels,whereclimbersburnincenseandplacementallocksinthehopeofsecuringtheirfuture.BeingincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1987hasonlyaddedtothenumbersofthemanywhomakethepilgrimage.泰山有著深刻道家淵源，山上每一段都建有廟宇，在那里，人們焚香、掛鎖，祈愿自己有個(gè)美好前途。自1987年被聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織列入世界文化遺產(chǎn)，泰山便吸引了越來(lái)越多游客來(lái)此朝圣。11/19Pausingforbreathnearaholycavesurroundedbystoneinscriptions,Iheardthefamiliar“hello,hello”greetinggiventoforeignersandturnedtoseewhatlookedlikeamountainmanemergingfromtheshadowedentrance.Hebeckonedmein,and

neverbeingshortoncuriosityIfollowed.Theentranceeventuallyopenedoutintoasmallishcavedeepinthemountain,cloudedwithincensesmokeanddesperatelycold.Inthelightoffourfatredcandleshemotionedmetositonastoneseatandproceededtotellmemyfortune.Isat,noddedappreciativelyandleft20minuteslater,sensesinadaze.Itriedtopress50yuanintohiscallousedhandbuthewavedmeoff,refusingpayment.Translatetheunderlinedsentence.12/19Pausingforbreathnearaholycavesurroundedbystoneinscriptions,Iheardthefamiliar“hello,hello”greetinggiventoforeignersandturnedtoseewhatlookedlikeamountainmanemergingfromtheshadowedentrance.我在一個(gè)石碑圍繞仙洞旁停下來(lái)喘口氣，聽(tīng)到熟悉“你好，你好”，我回頭一看，一個(gè)長(zhǎng)得像山里人出現(xiàn)在被樹(shù)蔭遮蔽洞口處，向我打招呼。13/19TheblueskylookedbluernowandIturnedbacktowaveatmysoothsayerbuthehadslunkbackintothemountain.Howdidheknowthosethings,Iwondered?Abellechoedacrossthemountain,itsdeepsoundseemingtocomefromthesummit.Iliftedmyfeetagain.Whatfunctiondoestheitalicizedelementplayinthesentence?itsdeepsoundseemingtocomefromthesummit:

nominativeabsoluteechoedacrossthemountain：回蕩在山間14/19Thelast2,000stepsaremurder,almostverticalandpassingsmallstallssellingtrinkets,cucumbersandtomatoes.Pausetosuckincrispairandplatoonsoftoutsaccostyouinyourweakestmoment,totakephotos,carryyouuporjusttosellyouexorbitantlypricedbottlesofwater.bemurder:(spoken)tobeverydifficultorunpleasant:

e.g.It'smurderdoingtheshoppingonSaturdays.accost:

togotowardssomeoneyoudonotknowandspeaktotheminanunpleasantorthreateningway上前搭訕15/19Whenthelastwaterfalls,stoneinscriptionsandoddlyshapedpinesandcypresseshavegivenwayandyoulookup,exhausted,attheredgateonthesummit,it’sarush.Asmallvillagehasbeenbuiltontheflatsectionatthetopwhereclimberscanstopfortea,haveamealorspendthenightinthehopesofcatchingthefamedsunrise.16/19Iwentinsearchofthebellandfounditonthefirstfloorofaricketytowerjuttingoutfromthewesterncliffs.Thebellwardenurgedmetoringit.Iheldtheropesandclosedmyeyestomakeawish.AsIwasabouttoswingthewoodenpolehestoppedme.“10yuan,”hesaid.Iputmywishonhold,paidupandstruck,shatteringthesoundofsilence.put...onhold:delay暫時(shí)擱置e.g.Theagentputmeonholdwhilesheconsultedacolleague.payup:givesbthemoneythatyouowethem,eventhoughyouwouldprefernottogiveit.17/19OutsideonJadeEmperorPeak,theTempleoftheGodlayalmost9kmaway,atthefootofthemountain.Iftheclimbupsymbolizesyourlife,thenthelargeblankstelee