(共21张PPT)
Unit 5
Learning from nature
To learn something about Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau
To read the passage and find out what Tao and Thoreau learnt form nature
To learn how to read a comparative essay
To learn some useful words and expressions
Read the short introductions to Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau and share what else you know about them with the class.
Tao Qian (365~427) born in Xunyang, Jiangxi Province, also called Tao Yuanming. Tao Qian took a minor official post while in his 20s in order to support his aged parents. After about 10 years at that post, he resigned from official life. Tao was one of a noted recluse (n. 隐士). A master of the five-word line, Tao
Has been described as the first
great “poet of fields and gardens”.
He was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He began writing nature poetry in his early twenties. His understanding of nature is unprecedented in American literature.
Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗
(1817-1862)
He spent most of his lifetime observing nature and wrote many works on nature and man-nature relationship. The ideas in these works went beyond his age and were thus ignored by his temporaries. In 1845, he
began his famous two-year
stay at Walden pond, which
he wrote about in his
masterwork, Walden.
1.鞠躬,低头__________
→过去式_______过去分词_______ 2.cottage_______
3.农村的,乡村的______→城市的_____
4.domestic_____________
5.退出,撤退_______________
→过去式__________→过去分词______
bow
bowed
bowed
乡村小屋
rural
urban
驯养的,家养的,国内的,家庭的
withdraw
withdrew
withdrawn
6.抑郁的,压抑的________________
→(人)沮丧的,抑郁的________________
→令人沮丧的____________________
→n.抑郁(病),萧条期__________________
7.reluctant adj._________________
→adv.不情愿地,勉强地_____________
8.离开,出发 v._________→ n._________
9.resign ____________________
depressive
depressed
depressing
depression
不情愿的,勉强的
reluctantly
depart
departure
使自己顺从于(做)某事
辞职
10.purity n.____________→adj.________
11.拒绝接受___________________
12.ease n.____________ v._____________
13.evaluate____________________
14.fulfilment n.__________
→v.fulfil(l)______________________
15.得到,获得________________
纯洁,洁净
pure
reject
舒适,悠闲
缓解,减轻
评估,评价
满足(感)
履行,完成,实现
attain
get gain obtain acquire
Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau shared an intense respect for nature, which made them each influential figure of their time.
which引导的非限制性定语从句,对respect for nature进行补充说明;
对...的尊重_____________________
有影响力的人物__________________
respect for
influential figure
2. In 405, Tao Yuanming quit the service of the court for good, expressing his unhappiness in the now famous line that he would not “ bow like a servant in return for five dou of grain”.
现在分词短语
做伴随状语
that引导同位语从句,对line进行解释
quit the service of court for good______________
作为对...的回报__________________
bow like a servant in return for five dou of grain
_________________________________________
永远辞去官职
in return for
不为五斗米折腰
3. While Tao’s return to nature was a reaction to a lifestyle he was opposed to, Thoreau’s was a personal decision to transform the way he lived.
while conj. used to contrast two things 却,但,然而(用于强调两种情况的区别),
此处作者用对比的方法介绍两位诗人回归田园生活的不同初衷。
eg Schools in the north tend to be better equipped, while those in the south are relatively poor.
均为定语从句
be opposed to 反对
a reaction to 对...的反应
4. Tao’s nature is a place of fields and villages, in other words, rural. The calm and peaceful life Tao Yuanming wrote about is in contrast to and critical of the depressive court life.
与……(形成)对比_________________
eg He looks healthier in contrast to his
former self.
批评,批判_________________
eg Many parents are strongly critical of the training agency.
in contrast to…
be critical of
换句话说_________________
in other words
5. Devoting himself to observations of the natural phenomena, Thoreau recorded his detailed findings in his journals. Thoreau’s writing aimed to convince people that animals and plants had a right to live and proper, as we do.
奉献于,投身于____________________
自然现象___________________________
目的是_____________________________
有权利做某事_______________________
devote oneself to...
natural phenomena
aim to do
have a right to do
6. Breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
resign oneself to (doing) sth
使自己顺从于(做)某事; 安于
eg We had to resign ourselves to fate .
呼吸新鲜的空气,畅饮美酒,品尝水果,尽情享受这一切
7. It takes considerable courage to reject the easy and familiar and instead try to live closer to nature, as both Tao and Thoreau did. Their choices led them to quiet and reflective lives with fewer material desires. In today’s modern world, their ideas about living simply and being at ease with nature may take us a step closer to attaining personal well-being and fulfilment.
相当大的,相当多的
拒绝
“the +adj.” 表示一类人或事物
像…一样; 引导方式状语从句
物质欲望
不拘束,放松
获得
幸福
满足(感)
1.What can we do for them in return ____ all the help they gave us when we were in trouble
2.Our meeting today focuses______the question of children's rights.
3.He spoke in such a pleasant manner that I felt _____ ease with him.
4.In contrast _______ China, the US has no national college entrance exam.
for
on
at
to
5.If you withdraw_______the activity, you will be removed from our society.
6.Not only politics but also history is important. _____ other words, both of them should be taken seriously.
7.He seems to be reluctant _________ (join) us in the project.
8._________(devote) to her children, the mother has little time for herself.
from
In
to join
Devoted