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Reading (II)
Language Points
Unit 4 Exploring literature
Read and underline the following key words or expressions.
1. amaze 2. unnoticed 3. in store for sb.
4. appeal to … 5. be capable of … 6. awaken
7. in the presence of … 8. permanence 9. adapt
1. What amazed the child was …! (line 5)
amaze v. to surprise sb.使惊奇
n. amazement
adj. amazing/amazed
be amazed at/by sb./sth.
be amazed to do sth.
in amazement
amazingly
We were amazed __________(find) that no one was hurt.
2. To my ___________(amaze), he remembered me.
3. __________ amazed me is how long she managed to
hide it from us.
4. __________(amaze), the meal in such a grand hotel
was so cheap.
5. _____ amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
Practice makes perfect.
to find
amazement
What
Amazingly
It
2. …, but the unnoticed music of the old. (line 6)
adj. not seen or noticed未被看见或注意的
go unnoticed
翻译:The teacher’s kindness did not go unnoticed by his students.
这位老师的善良,学生们了然于心。
3. … lies in store for us … (line 7)
in store for sb.: waiting to happen to sb.
即将发生在某人身上;等待着某人
I don’t know what life holds _______ store for me.
They think it will be easy, ______ they have a surprise in store.
If she_____________(know) what lay in store for her, she would never have agreed to do that.
Practice makes perfect.
in
but
had known
4. Let a little song appeal to the ear,…(line 8)
v. to attract or interest sb.有吸引力
v. to make a serious and urgent request 呼吁
appeal to sb. for sth. 因某事而向某人呼吁/恳求
appeal to sb. to do sth. 呼吁某人做某事
appealing adj. 有吸引力的;恳求的,可怜的
The design has to appeal _____ all ages and social groups.
Police have appealed to witnesses _______ (come) forward.
The dog looked up at her _____________(appeal).
Personally, village life is somehow more ___________ (appeal).
Practice makes perfect.
to come
appealingly
to
appealing
5. … is capable of seeing the beauty… (line 19)
be capable of: having the ability or qualities necessary for doing sth. 有能力做某事
capability n.
incapable adj.没有能力的
capably adv.
1. If people keep telling you that you are ________ (capable), you begin to lose confidence _______ yourself.
2. I am _________(perfect) capable of doing it myself.
3. The kitchen is capable _________catering for several __________(hundred) people.
4. The issue was dealt with very ________(capable) by the police and security people.
Practice makes perfect.
incapable
in
perfectly
of
hundred
capably
6….what it awakens in us than...(line 22)
v. to wake up (使)醒来
v. to cause sb. to start having some feeling唤醒(某种感觉)
awaken-awakened-awakened
awake-awoke-awoken
Compared with awake, the word awaken is much more formal, which is used especially in literature.
awaken to sth. 意识到……;察觉到……
He ____________(awaken) at dawn by the sound of crying.
I gradually awakened _________ the realization that our marriage was over.
Her voice_______(awake) the sleeping child this morning.
It took her some time _______________ (awake/awaken) to the dangers of the situation.
Practice makes perfect.
was awakened
to
awoke
to awake/awaken
7. ... in the presence of Helen, ... (line 23)
in the presence of sb./in one’s presence:
with sb. in the same place 有……在场
She asked them not to discuss the matter in ______ presence.
The document___________(sign) in the presence of two witnesses.
The talks took place _____ the presence of the class teacher.
Practice makes perfect.
was signed
her
in
8. … is its permanence . (line 26)
n. the state of lasting for a long time or for all time in the future 永久(性)
adj. permanent
adj. impermanent
adv. permanently
She had decided to settle ___________(permanent) in France.
Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage ___ the brain.
The spoken word is immediate but lacks ___________ (permanent).
We are reminded just how small and how ___________ (permanent) we are.
Practice makes perfect.
to
permanence
permanently
impermanent
9. Adapted from ... (line 33)
v. to deal with something successfully适应
v. to change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation改装
v. to change a book or play改编
adapt(oneself) to sth.(使)适应
adapt sth. for sth. from sth. 改编
adaptation n.
We have had to adapt quickly ______ the new system.
Three of her novels have been adapted _____ television.
It is an _________(adapt) of Cixin Liu’s The wandering earth.
It took him a while to adapt__________ to the new surroundings.
Practice makes perfect.
for
adaptation
to
himself
Analysis on difficult sentences.
1. Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. (lines 8-9)
思考:or a great book to the heart部分省略了什么
其完整的表述为or let a great book appeal to the heart, 目的是避免重复,使语言精练。
Sentence Analysis
1. What amazed the child was not a new world, but the unnoticed music of the old.
让孩子为之惊奇的其实不是一个新世界,而是旧世界那被人忽视的乐音。
2. Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature.
当我们开始学习文学的时候,我们也会有如此这般的体验。
3. Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments.
每本书背后都有一个人,此人身后是一个族群,这个族群背后是自然和社会环境。
Sentence Translation
4. He opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and heroism.
他打开了一扇门,通过这扇门,我们的想象力进入了一个充满爱、美和英雄主义的新世界。
5. In summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man’s thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul.
总之,文学是以真和美的形式对生命的表达,是人类思想和感情的写照,是人类灵魂的历史。
Further Consolidation on the text.
A child and a man ________________(walk) on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear.
The child listened to the sounds ________ wonder.
_________ amazed the child was not a new world, ___________ the unnoticed music of the old.
Some such experience _____ this lies ______ store for us when we begin the study of literature.
Behind every book______(be) a man.
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6. _______ a word, we have now reached a point___________ we wish to enjoy and understand literature.
7. The first step is _____________(determine) some of its significant qualities.
8. The first quality of literature is its_____________(describe) of truth and beauty.
9. One ______ reads it is capable _____seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before.
10. Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us ________ what it says.
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11.He opens a door through_________ our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and ________(hero).
12.The third quality of literature, __________(come) out of the other two, is its ____________(permanent).
13.It also takes _______ a personal style —no writer can describe human life __________ reflecting his own life and ____________(experience).
14. _______ summary, literature is the __________ (express) of life in forms of truth and beauty, the _________(write) record of man’s thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul.
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6. are capable of
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8. In summary
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