课件7张PPT。Unit 4 Helping people around the world教材背景链接It is not enough to help the feeble up,but to support him after.
—William Shakespeare,British dramatist
仅仅把弱者扶起来是不够的,还要在他站起来之后支持他。——英国剧作家 威廉·莎士比亚He that will not allow his friend to share the prize must not expect him to share the danger.
—Aesop,Ancient Greek fable writer
不肯让朋友共享果实的人,不要指望朋友与他共患难。
——古希腊寓言作家 伊索
I find life an exciting business and most exciting when it is lived for others.
—Helen Keller,American writer
我发现生活是令人激动的事情,尤其是为别人活着时。
——美国作家 海伦·凯勒Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends,a candlelight dinner,or perhaps a celebration at a pub for students.But for Cai Yingjie,the night has a different meaning:helping beggars and the homeless.Cai,who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua,could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening.When she saw an old beggar,she took the cold,rough hands of the woman with her warm,clean hands,and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves.The woman was surprised for a few seconds,then burst into tears,saying “for the first time I feel respected”.
Cai said,“A beggar’s life is very hard.That’s why I want to help them.”
Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor.They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday,visiting 15 beggars in Beijing’s Haidian District.They brought bread and gloves with them,and stopped to greet beggars and offered them some of the warm food.Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.
“I know the activity can’t help much,but it’s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun,head of the group.“And Christmas is a good time for that.”Read the passage and answer the questions:
1.What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?
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2.What does the beggar mean by saying“for the first time I feel respected”?
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3.What did each beggar feel when they received greetings?
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Keys:1.Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.
2.The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long.
3.Amazed.