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Unit2 Natural disasters
Extended reading
The last Days of Pompeii
Step 1 Lead-in
What do you know about Pompeii
Pompeii is an ancient Roman city which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The city has been unearthed gradually and nowadays becomes an international tourist destination.
Introduction of Pompeii
Learning-aims
By the end of this calss,we will be able to
1.Get to grasp the main idea of this passage
2.Get to master the usage of these key words
Guidance&exploration
Step 2 Pre-reading
According to the title, Can you guess what is the novel The Last Days of Pompeii about
Ⅳ. Guidance and exploration
Watch the video
Match the main idea of each paragraph
Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
Signs before the volcanic eruption
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Reactions and feelings of people
Rediscovery of the city
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Complete the mind map
The last Days of Pompeii
Before the volcanic eruption
(setting)
During the volcanic eruption
After the volcanic eruption
Para.1
Para.2-4
Para.5
Para. 2 Paras. 3 Paras. 4
Volcano The earth____________ Roofs _______________ Mountain-cloud_______ Ashes and stones______ The earthquake came.
People’s action The crowd looked upwards, and saw with unspeakable fear. Women cried. Men were silent.
People’s feeling
fearful
fly, run
press, push
hurry
scared, frightened
hopeless, desperate
A huge cloud shot from the top of the volcano.
shook
fell
rolled
showered
Edward Bulwer - Lytton (1803-1873) was a talented British writer who left his mark on the English language . His classic novel The Last Days of Pompeii imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in the year 79, when Mount Vesuvius erupted . This terrible natural disaster destroyed Pompei completely , but it also kept the ancient city as it was for future ages . Since 1748, Pompeii has been systematically unearthed . Today it is an international tourist destination .
talent (n)天赋----talented (adj)有天赋的
be talented in 在....方面有天赋
erupt (v)爆发---eruption (n)爆发
erupt into 突然变为或发展为
erupt into laughter/shouting 突然大笑、突然大喊起来
Key words
...when Mount Vesuvius erupted…
…当维苏威火山爆发时。
erupt vi.& vt.(火山)(of a volcano) become active and ejectlava, ash, and gases; to start suddenly and violently 爆发;突然发生
e.g. Mount Pinatubo began erupting in June.
迪纳图博山6月开始喷发。
Practice
1) The extinct volcano’s _________(erupt) would mean adisaster for the city.
2) Finally their argument erupted _________fierce fighting.
3) Violence _________(erupt) in the city after the footballmatch.
eruption
into
erupted
mark n. 斑点,污迹;记号,符号;成绩,分数;评价;靶子
They followed the marks that the tyres轮胎 _________ on the road.
He ________________________________ (得高分) in the examinations.
He __________ (击中/没有击中) the mark.
left/made
got/received/gained/earned high marks
hit/missed
Introduction
leave one’s mark on sth在某物上留下某人的印记
mark v.做标记;留下印记;标示;给...评分;赋予特征
Prices __________ (mark) on the goods.
The surface are made from a material that _________ (not mark).
The route has been marked ___ red.
The agreement ________________ (标志新时代)in international relations.
I spend at least six hours a week ________. (mark)
Our defender防守员 had him closely marked.
are marked
doesn't mark
in
marks a new era
marking
“打分”
“盯人”
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Correction
Marking with his name, the bag will be found soon.
Marked
Pompeii was a typical Roman city . In its little shops , its tiny palaces , its forum , its wine bars , its theatre - in the energy and skill of its people , you saw a model of the whole Roman Empire . Trading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas , along with golden pleasure boats for the rich , were crowded together in the glassy water of the port . The boats of the fishermen moved rapidly in all directions . Above all , the cloud - capped top of Mount Vesuvius appeared . Its ashy rocks , now dark , now light , told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what was to come !
type (n)类型(v) 打字--typical (adj)典型的
energy (n) 精力,能量---energetic (adj)精力充沛的
crowd (v)拥挤 (n)人群---crowded (adj)拥挤的
be crowed with 挤满
Key words
Trading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas,...
把进口货物运到城里或把出口货物运往海外的商船,…
import n./v.
a product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there, or the business of doingthis进口产品,输入的产品
The action of bringing goods or fashions into a country 引进
Key words
e.g.They don't like eating food imports.
他们不喜欢吃进口食品。
The import of cotton goods went up sharply.
棉制品的进口急剧增加。
The country has to import most of its raw materials.
这个国家原料大部分靠进口。
import ... from… 从..进口
import ... into… 进口......到......
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Para.1
Trading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas, along with golden pleasure boats for the rich, were crowded ... (Lines 9-11)
imports & exports 进口 / 出口
带im/in前缀的单词往往有“向内”的意思,而ex-前缀则相反
如:include & exclude (包含 / 排斥,排除)
internal & external (内部的/ 外部的,表面的)
Key words
They __________________________ (进口棉花和羊毛到...) their country to meet people’s needs.
The goods on the truck will _______________(出口到...) the US and Canada.
import cotton and wool into
be exported to
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Para.1
Trading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas, along with golden pleasure boats for the rich, were crowded ... (Lines 9-11)
along with 连同;随着;以及;和……一起;除……以外(还)
eg. So long as what you do is right, I'll go along with you.
当together with连接前后两个主语时,谓语应该根据前面主语的人称和数来决定,此类短语还有but、except、besides、including、like、with、as well as、as much as、 no less than、along with、in addition to、combined with、rather than等。
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当together with连接前后两个主语时,谓语应该根据前面主语的人称和数来决定,此类短语还有but、except除了、besides另外、including、like像、with、as well as、as much as差不多、 no less than、along with、in addition to另外、combined with、rather than等。
Have a try
John, rather than his roommates, ______ to blame.
My father, no less than I, _______ a baseball fan.
no less than 不亚于
Two children with their mother _______ come.
is
is
have
当句子中的连词为
as well as ;
( together / along / combined ) with ;
rather than ;
except ;
besides ;
but
in addition to ;
apart from ,
like
including 时谓语动词习惯性要和与其较远的主语保持统一形式。
Nobody but two students is in the classroom .除了这两个学生,没有人
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Para.1
Its ashy rocks, now dark, now light, told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what was to come!(line 12-13)
句意:火山岩忽明忽暗,讲述着几度喷发的往事,这原本可以警告这座城市里的人们,即将到来的是什么!
might have done 过去本可以做而实际未做
含有轻微的责备或惋惜之意
例:
1. 要不是妈妈坚持让她去,她可能就失去这个机会了。
She _________________ if her mother hadn't insisted on her going.
might have lost
2. 如果你多给她点机会,她可能已经取得更大的成绩。
She _________________ (achieve) greater progress, if you had given her more chances.
might have achieved
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Para.2
The crowd looked upwards, and saw, with unspeakable fear, a huge cloud shooting from the top of the volcano.(line 16-17)
句意: 民众抬头一看,只见一片巨大的云块从火山顶上喷了出来,他们有一种说不出的恐惧。
shoot 发射
分词短语作宾语补足语
The awful night rolled slowly away , and the dawn greyly broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEI ! The crowd looked upwards , and saw , with unspeakable fear , a huge cloud shooting from the top of the volcano . It took the form of a huge tree : the trunk , blackness , the branches , fire ! This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment : now it was wildly bright , now of a pale and dying red , and now again it burnt with an unbearable light !
took the form of 呈现.....的形状 采取......的形式
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Para.2
It took the form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire! (line 17-18)它变成了一棵大树的形状:树干是黑色的,树枝是火!
take the form of 表现为……的形式
in forms of 以……的形式
take form 具有一定形式,成形
in form 在形式上
Then the shadowy阴影的 outline轮廓 did ___________.
Literature is the expression of life ___________ truth and beauty.
Our next class will ________________ a debate辩论.
His essays are fixed _____________.
take form
in forms of
take the form of
in form
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Para.2
This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment: now it was wildly bright, now of a pale and dying red, and now again it burnt with an unbearable light!
change in colour with every moment 颜色每时每刻在变化
wildly adv. 疯狂地;粗暴地,野蛮地
wildly bright 非常地亮
pale adj. 浅色的;暗淡的
dying adj. 临终的;垂死的
burnt with an unbearable light 燃烧着发出令人难以忍受的光芒
这堆火每时每刻都在移动,颜色也在变化:一会儿非常明亮,一会儿是苍白和衰败的红色,一会儿又燃烧着发出令人难以忍受的光芒!
Key words
… and now again it burnt with an unbearable light!
…一会儿又燃烧成难以忍受的光!
unbearable adj.
Not able to be endured or tolerated 难耐的,无法忍受的
e.g. The heat was getting unbearable.
热得叫人无法忍受。
The cries of women broke out ; the men looked at each other , but were silent . At that moment , they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet ; beyond in the distance , they heard the crash of falling roofs . A moment later , the mountain - cloud seemed to roll towards them , dark and rapid , like a river ; at the same time , it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone ! Over the empty streets - over the forum - far and wide - with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea - fell that awful shower !
break out (战争,火灾....)爆发
silent (adj) 沉默的---silence (n)沉默
in silence 沉默地
distant (adj)远处的---distance(n)远处
in the distance 在远处
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The cries of women broke out; the men looked at each other, but were silent.(line 21)
句意:女人们开始尖叫;男人们面面相觑,却都一言不发。
break out(战争、瘟疫、灾害等)突然开始;爆发
例:
After COVID-19 _________, medical workers tried their best to prevent the spread of it.
broke out
【拓展】break相关短语
break into break in
break up break down
非法闯入
闯入;打断;插嘴
打碎,分散,解散
出故障,垮掉,失败
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Para.3
练习:用break相关短语填空。
1. 这些陈旧的规章制度必须废除。
The old rules must be __________.
2. 昨夜一个小偷闯了进来,偷走了他的相机。
Last night a thief ________ and stole away his
camera.
3. 听到这个悲哀的消息,这位老年妇女突然哭了起来。
Hearing the sad news, the old woman _________
tears.
4. 让我们化整为零。
Let's _________ the whole into parts.
broken down
broke in
broke into
break up
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Para.3
At that moment, they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs.(line 21-22)
句意:就在那一刻,他们感到脚下的大地在晃动;从另一边的远处传来屋顶坍塌的巨响。
distance n. 遥远;久远;距离;差异;疏远
in the distance 在远处
distant adj. 遥远的;远处的;久远的
例:
1. 远处山峦叠起。
Mountains rose _____________.
2. 他是市长的远房亲戚。
He's a ________ relative of the mayor.
in the distance
distant
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Para.3
A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone!
roll v 翻滚,翻动,翻身,卷起
n.名单,一卷,一管,翻滚
roll call 点名
roll toward sb 朝某人翻滚过来
throw-threw-thrown v 投,抛,扔,摔,使什么进展不顺
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Para.3
A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone!
throw out 扔掉,扔出
throw up 呕吐
throw away 扔掉,丢弃
throw light on 阐明……,照亮,使……显得清楚
This problem is hard enough to throw the teacher.
We are ready to throw a party.
难住老师
举办晚会
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Para.3
A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone!
shower n. 淋浴间;一阵;送礼聚会
a shower of 一阵
piece n.块;碎片;部件
huge pieces of burning stone 大块的燃烧的石头
翻译:
片刻之后,山上的云似乎向他们翻滚而来,云是黑色的,移动速度很快,像一条河流;与此同时,它“吐出”一大批灰烬和大块燃烧的石头!
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Para.3
Over the empty streets—over the forum—far and wide—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower!
圆周句,掉尾句
句意:可怕的熔岩雨砸下来了,落在空荡荡的街道上、广场上、到处都是,落在波涛汹涌的大海里,发出阵阵巨响。
【圆周句、掉尾句】最重要的信息以主句形式出现在最后,次要的信息出现在句首。
这种句式能抓住读者的注意力,在末尾形成高潮,有力地表达重要的信息。
判断:下面哪句是圆周句?
It is important to learn English well.
To learn English well is important.
To repair cars in the garage is his job.
It is his job to repair cars in the garage.
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Each turned to fly - each running , pressing , pushing against the other . If , in the darkness , wife was separated from husband , or parent from child , there was no hope of their meeting again . Each hurried blindly and fearfully on . So came the earthquake .. and so ended life in Pompeii .
separate (v)分开
be separated from 与....分开
divide......into.... 把....分成.....
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Each turned to fly—each running, pressing, pushing against the other. If, in the darkness, wife was separated from husband, or parent from child, there was no hope of their meeting again. Each hurried blindly and fearfully on. So came the earthquake... and so ended life in Pompeii.
be separated from 与...分离
采用了省略,还原:wife was separated from husband, or parent was separated from child.
完全倒装:so the earthquake came, and so life in Pompeii ended.
Nearly seventeen centuries had rolled away before the city of Pompeii was dug from its silent resting place . Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday ; not a single colour changed on the rich pattern of its floors . In its forum , the half - finished columns seemed as if just left by the workman ' s hand . Long after fire and ash came for the people of Pompeii , the remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us that human lives burn bright and short .
as if/as though 倘若,好像
even if/even though 即使
remain (v) 保持,剩余 (n)剩余物,遗迹
remind (v) 提醒,使想起---reminder (n)提醒物
remind sb of sth/sb 使某人想起某人/某物
remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事
remind sb that +句子 提醒某人.........
Language points
Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday;
...它的墙壁是暂新的,仿佛是昨天粉刷过的
as if painted是省略了的状语从句,补充完整为as if theywere painted。
e.g. After taking the medicine, she felt much better.
服药后,她感觉好多了。
While at college, I began to know him, a strange but ablestudent.
我在上大学时就开始认识他,一个奇怪但有能力的学生。
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Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday ... (Line 33)
... the half-finished columns seemed as if just left by the workman's hand (Lines 36-37)
as if =as though “好像”,可在look, seem等系动词后引导表语从句。
He looked as if / though he was ill.
It seems as if it is going to rain.
它还可引导方式状语从句。如:
I remember the whole thing as if / though it happened yesterday.
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①当说话者认为句子所述的是真实的或极有可能发生或存在的事实时,as if从句用陈述语气。如:
He talks as if he is drunk.
②当说话人认为句子所述的是不真实的或极少有可能发生或存在的情况时,as if从句用虚拟语气。
表示与现在事实相反,谓语动词用一般过去式。如:
You look as if you _______________ (not care).
He talks as if he ________ (know) what had happened.
It looks as if it ________ (may) snow.
didn't care
knew
might
表示与过去或与谈话时间为止发生的事实相反,谓语动词用“had +过去分词”。如:
He talked about the Great Wall as if he ___________(be) there before.
The girl listened as if she ________________ (turn) to stone.
表示与将来事实相反,谓语动词用“would / could / might + 动词原形”。如:
He is ready to open his mouth as if he ____________ (say) something.
had been
had been turned
might say
as if从句中的省略
如果as if 引导的从句是“主语+系动词”结构,可省略主语和系动词等成份,这样as if 后就只剩下名词、不定式、形容词(短语)或动词-ing形式等。
He acts as if he was a fool.
He paused as if he was going to let the sad memory pass.
The girl left the room hurriedly as if she was angry.
From time to time, Jason turned round as if he was searching for someone.
Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday.
The half-finished columns seemed as if just left by the workman’s hand.
as if 用法;省略句
Para.5
Long after fire and ash came for the people of Pompeii,
the remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us
that human lives burn bright and short. 翻译
在大火和火山灰吞噬庞贝城的人们很久很久之后,
这座美丽城市的遗迹幸存下来,提醒我们人类的生命灿烂而短暂。
Para.5