(共12张PPT)
Unit 2 A life’s work
Developing ideas
In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace. If it hadn’t been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people1. __________(work) here are masters of their craft, 2.________ have spent their lives3. _____________(restore) precious antiques. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin.
4._________(walk) through the seven crimson gates towards his workplace, Wang Jin still regards himself 5.______ an ordinary worker in the Palace Museum, 6._________ now he is often stopped by admirers 7.___________(want) their photo taken with him. Day in, day out, Mr. Wang and his student spend their time restoring clocks 8.___________(date) back 9.__________(hundred) of years. But for quite some time, he and his student Qi Haonan used 10._________(be) the only two people 11.___________(repair) timepieces in the Palace Museum.
Qing emperors were very fond 12.______ clocks. Therefore, in order 13.___________(please) them, foreign envoys presented these emperors 14.________ the most intricate and splendid timepieces. Today, the Palace Museum has one of the most significant 15.____________(collect) of timepieces in the world, mainly 16.___________(originate) from Europe and China. With objects 17.___________(range) from small pocket watches to clocks over one metre in 18.___________(high) , each of these requires its own unique method of restoration.
Given the19.__________(complex) of the work and the lack of necessary materials, this means that each expert can work on 20._____ maximum of two large pieces a year. But, through their painstaking efforts, Mr Wang and his student do more 21.________ repair the clocks – they bring them back 22._____ life.
The only sound to break the 23._________(silence) in Wang Jin’s workshop is the chiming melody of the repaired and 24._______(polish) clocks. To Wang Jin it is 25._______________( beautiful) music in the world. Now, after eight months of endless 26.______________(adjust) , the time has finally come for Mr. Wang 27._________(wind) up the gigantic clocks 28. _______ date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong. The intricately fashioned objects that have stood still for 29._________ (century) instantly come back to life: water flows, boats sail, dogs bark, chickens flap their wings and a woman starts to spin. It is a 30._________(true) awe-inspiring moment. 31._____ is suddenly clear that when the clock masters say that “these antiques have lives”, it is neither an exaggeration 32.______ a metaphor.
But, despite the 33.___________(combine) work of several generations of masters, it seems 34.___________(likely) that the restoration of the clocks will ever be complete. Even if every clock in the Palace Museum were restored, there would still be work to do, 35._______ restoration would probably need to begin again on the clocks 36._______were repaired long ago. This is a race against time that can never 37.__________(win)! Nonetheless, Mr Wang remains optimistic38._______ the future of these timepieces. 39._______(follow) in the footsteps of his own teacher all those years ago, Mr Wang has now passed on his skills to the new members, who will take on many of the future repairs. What’s more, 40.__________(inspire) to follow in his father’s footsteps, Mr Wang’s son now has also taken 41._____ repairing antique clocks. This new generation of artisans will not only help preserve traditional skills, the innovation they bring42.______ the craft will also ensure that the art of clock repairing 43.___________(stand) the test of time.
In today’s fast-paced world, the saying that “time waits for no man” has never seemed more apt. Yet inside the 44.__________(hide) courtyards of Xi San Suo, there is something timeless about the way Mr Wang and his colleagues sedately piece together the past with 45.____________(skill) hands and modest hearts. It is as if they have become one with their craft and with the history of the country.
the Forbidden City
at one’s own pace
regard ... as ...
day in, day out
be fond of
originate from
range from ... to
more than
bring...back to life
wind up /wa nd/
紫禁城
按自己的节奏/速度
把……看作……
日复一日
喜欢
源于……;来自……
(范围)从……到……
多于;不只是
使……复活;使……恢复生机
上发条 wound-wound
date back to
neither ... nor
even if
remain/be optimistic about
follow in the footsteps of sb.
pass on ... to
take on
take up
stand the test of time
time waits for no man.
追溯到
既不……也不……
即使
对……保持乐观
效仿某人的做法或行为
传给;传递……给……
承担;呈现;雇用
从事
经受时间的考验
时不我待
1.If it _______________(not be) for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people working here are masters of their craft, who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques.三维
three-episode documentary 三集纪录片
本文中的这部纪录片指的是纪录片《我在故宫修文物》
hadn’t been
本句是一个主从复合句。If 引导的是_______条件状语句, 表示与______事实相反,从句谓动用had done,主句用_______________________的形式。
虚拟
would+have done
主句中that引导_______从句,该从句中又包含一个______ 引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰_________.
过去
宾语
who
masters
Translation
如果不是一部三集的纪录片,外人永远不会知道,在这里工作的那些衣着朴素的人都是技艺精湛的大师,他们一生都在修复珍贵的古董。
事实情况 if条件从句 主句
与现在事实相反 If+主语+动词的过去式(be动词用were) ... 主语+should/would/might/
could+do ...
与过去事实相反 If+主语+had+done ... 主语+should/would/might/
could+have done ...
与将来事实相反 ①If+主语+were to do ... ②If+主语+should+do ... ③If+主语+动词的过去式 (be动词用were) ... 主语+should/would/might/
could+do ...
【用法】
完全倒装句
2. Among these is the clock restoration master,Wang Jin.
这其中便包括钟表修复大师王津。 三维
【用法】
本句是一个由表示地点的介词短语开头的完全倒装句。为了保持句子平衡或使上下文衔接紧密,有时可将状语或表语置于句首,句中的主语和谓语完全倒装。在表语置于句首的这类倒装结构中,要注意其中的谓语应与其后的主语保持一致,而不是与位于句首的表语保持一致。
1.下课后孩子们蜂拥而出。(out引起的完全倒装句)
after the class.
2.墙上挂着两张地图。
On the wall hang two maps.
3.车来了。
Here comes the bus.
Out rushed the children