Unit2SpringSowing省公共课一等奖全国赛课获奖课件.pptx

Unit 2 Spring SowingBY Qi xiaoyang第1页Warm-upBackground informationWord studyText analysisSummaryContents第2页Warm-upTe第3页Q1:The text tells a story about spring sowing in Ireland,do you know how spring sowing is done in our country?Open up plow 犁地ridge 作垄Manure 施肥seaweed/straw 稻草sow/spread the seeds 播种.raise the sod 除草water浇水第4页第5页*Handsowing:Flatsowing平耕平耕Ridgesowing垄耕垄耕第6页*Q2:Whatdoesspringmeantoyou?*Q3:Whatarethetop3qualitiesyourspousemustpossess?第7页Traditional VirtuesHard workSimple livingDisciplineStrong sense of responsibilityResponsibility for the happiness of your wife/husband,parents and childrenHonestyLonging for the futureJoy and love第8页Background information1.Author:Liam OFlaherty第9页*1896-1984*OneofthemostsignificantandimportantmodernAnglo-Irishauthors.*Histhemesstemfromhisexperiencesgrowingupinapoverty-strickensocietyontheislandofAran.*Thenaturalistic,mystical,romantic,andrealisticstyles.第10页*MainWorks*Thy Neighbors Wife(你邻居妻子)*The Black Soul*The Informer（告密者）（was made into a film of the same name）*The Assassin*Shame the Devil*Famine（饥荒）第11页Irish Literature第12页Background information2.Ireland第13页第14页*TheAnglo-IrishWarendedin1921,creatingtheIrishFreeState,aDominionwithintheBritishEmpire,witheffectiveinternalindependence,butstillconstitutionallylinkedwiththeBritishCrown.*TheFreeStatelefttheCommonwealthtobecomearepublicin1949Language:English,IrishCapital:DublinReligion:92%Catholicism第15页Ireland is a small,modern,trade-dependent economy with growth averaging a robust（稳定，坚定）7%in 1995.Agriculture,once the most important sector,is now dwarfed by industry and services.Ireland Ireland第16页第17页Background information3.Potato第18页The potato was introduced around the year 1600.When it arrived,the potatos popularity was based on the potato producing more food per acre than any other crops Irish farmers had grown before.The Potato Comes to Ireland第19页Ireland was the first country in Europe where the potato became a major food source.By the 1800s,the potato was so important in Ireland that some of the poorer parts of the country relied entirely on the potato for food.Because the potato was so abundant and could feed so many people,it allowed the population of Ireland to grow very quickly.The Potato Comes to Ireland第20页WordsStudy第21页*assert*a.to state or express positively;to affirm清楚而有力地表明（某事物）为事实;声称;断言 assert ones innocence*b.to put(oneself)forward boldly or forcefully in an effort to make an opinion known坚定而有信心地使他人认识到（某事物）;坚持:*Example:I had to assert myself in the meeting in order to ensure acquisition of the new book.第22页 To assert is to state ones opinion confidently but often without proof to support it.e.g.:“I have endeavored to assert nothing but what I had good authority for.”(William Sewel)Asseverate connotes sober sincerity of assertion.e.g.:“The taxpayer also asseverates that his return from Greece proves conclusively that his intentions were and are honorable.”(Daily Report for Executives)纳税人同时郑重申明他从希腊返回，本身就非常有说服力地证实他意图，曾经是，现在也是老实（行政官员每日汇报）除了我确实有把握事情外，我不会断然地讲任何事情”（威廉西维尔）。第23页*Whatyoudowhenyoueat*Crunch:crush sth noisily with the teeth when eating 嘎吱嘎吱地咬或嚼某物:*E.g.:crunch peanuts,biscuits,etc 嚼花生 饼乾等*Munch/Champ/chomp:to bite or eat something noisily用力咀嚼（某物）;大嚼*E.g.:Barry sat munching on an apple.*Gnaw:to keep biting sth.hard(+away/at/on)咬，啃*E.g.:she gnawed at her fingernails.*Swallow:cause or allow(esp food or drink)to go down the throat 吞下或咽下（尤指食物或饮料）*E.g.:Taking pills is easy;just put them in your mouth and swallow.*Gulp/bolt:swallow(food or drink)quickly or greedily 快速或贪婪地吞咽（食物或饮料）*E.g.:She gulped down her breakfast and ran for the bus.第24页 brusque粗鲁,无准备;blunt率直,直言不讳;crusty爱发脾气,急躁These adjectives mean“abrupt and sometimes discourteous in manner or speech”.gruff (声音声音)粗哑粗哑;生硬生硬 (人行为人行为)冷淡冷淡;态度生硬态度生硬第25页 Gruff implies roughness or surliness of manner and often harsh speech but does not necessarily suggest rudeness.Her answer was gruff,but her eyes twinkled.Brusque emphasizes rude abruptness.Try to cultivate a less brusque manner.第26页*Blunt stresses utter frankness and usually anupsetting directness.e.g.:I have to be blunt:youre not welcome here.Crusty suggests a rough and forbidding(难亲近)manner that sometimes conceals benevolence of spirit.e.g.:Hes a crusty old gentleman who feeds stray dogs and cats.第27页 imminence n.*the nearness of something that is going to happenimminent a.about to happen very soonExamples:the imminence of nuclear war An announcement of further cuts in government expenditure is imminent.第28页a.to take great pleasure or delightb.(literary or humorous)to dance,drink,sing,etc.,at a party or in public,esp.in a noisy wayExamples:After the long hot summer we revelled in the rainstorm.They revelled all day and all night after their exams.revel v.revelryrevelerWord formation第29页*streak n.a.a line,mark,or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings b.a slight contrasting element;a trace(个性中）些微特点 Examples:streaks of grey appearing in his black hairThere was a streak of wildness/cruelty in him.(An inherent,often contrasting quality)第30页*swear v.a.to use rude and offensive languageb.to promise that you will do somethingc.to say very strongly that what you are saying is trueExample:He turned round and swore at me.Victor swore he would get his revenge.Mona swore never to return home.Do you swear on your honor that you will never tell anyone?第31页*subjugate v.a.to defeat(people or a country)and rule them in a way that allows them no freedomb.to treat(yourself,your wishes or your beliefs)as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefsSynonymsdefeatconquervanquishbeatovercomeExample:Journalists must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to fairness and balance.第32页*defeat,conquer,vanquish,beat,overcomeThese verbs mean“to get the better of an adversary”.Defeat is the most general.e.g.:“Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle,or by degrees,the consequences will be the same.”(Thomas Paine)Conquer suggests decisive and often wide-scale victory.e.g.:“A conquering army on the border will not be halted by the power of eloquence.”(Otto von Bismarck)第33页*Vanquish emphasizes total mastery.e.g.:The forces of Napoleon were vanquished at Waterloo.Beat,less formal,is often the equivalent of defeat,though beat may convey greater emphasis.e.g.:“To win battles you beat the soul of the enemy man.”(George S.Patton)Subjugate more strongly implies reducing an opponent to submission.e.g.:“The last foreigner to subjugate England was a Norman duke in the Middle Ages named William.”(Stanley Meisler)第34页To overcome is to prevail over,often by persevering.overcome an enemyovercome temptationovercome a physical handicap第35页*a.a shaking movement of the earth b.a shaking movement caused by fear，nervousness,illness,weakness,etc.Word Formationtremulous颤动,打颤Example:There was a slight tremor in his voice.The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine(脊椎).tremor n.第36页TextAnalysis第37页*Aboutthestory:*“SpringSowing”istakenfromtheauthorsfirstcollectionofshortstorieswhichbearsthesametitlepublishedin1924.Thestorydescribesthefirstdayofthefirstspringplantingofanewly-weddedcoupleagainstthebackgroundofatraditionalagriculturalcountry.第38页TextStructure*Part1(Paras.14):MartinandMarybegantheirfirstdayofspringsowingasacouple.a.Theyoungcouplegotupearly.(Paras.1-2)b.Theywerefilledwithbothexcitementandanxiety.(Paras.3-4)*Part2(Paras.531):Adetaileddescriptionofthespringsowing.a.Theysetoutwiththejoyofspringandwerethefirsttostart.(Paras.5-11)b.Martinsattentionwaswhollydevotedtowork.(Paras.12-14)c.Theyhadalunchbreakinthefield.(Paras.15-20)d.Martinsgrandfathercametoinspecttheirwork.(Paras.21-31)*Part3(Paras.3135):Theywereproudoftheirgooddayswork.a.ForafleetingmomentMarydreadedbeingafarmerswife.(Para.32)b.Martinwaspleasedwithhisdisplayofmanhood.(Para.33)c.Marylookedintoherfuturerealistically.(Paras.34-35)第39页Detailed Discussion of the TextPara 1lrake out sth:remove ashes from(a fire etc)llive coals live:still burning or glowing;not extinct e.g.:a live spark;a live volcanoMore“live”sLive fish,a live bomb,live coverage,live wire第40页lOutside,cocks were crowing and a white streak was rising from the ground,as it werelstreak(n.):a streak is a long thin mark,line or band of a different substance or color.Here in the text,it refers to the ray of early sunlight which was white against the dark sky.e.g.:There are streaks of gray appearing in her black hair.l 第41页*streak(v.):1)to cover with lines eg:The woman finished her moving story,our faces were streaked with tears.2)to move very fast eg:The cat streaked across the road with the dog behind it.(idm.)1)like a streak of lightning:very quickly 2)a winning/losing streak:refers to the repeated success/failure during a time of good or bad luck 第42页*asitwere:seemingly;in a way;so to speak(used to comment on the speakers own choice of words,which may give only an approximate meaning)e.g.:She seemed very relaxed-in her natural setting as it were.第43页Para 2lHis freckled face and his little fair moustacheufreckled:covered with small light-brown spots on the human skinufair:light in color;blond The mans fair moustache and freckled face suggest that he is still quite young第44页*Her black hair piled at the rear of her head with a large comb gleaming in the middle of the pile,Spanish fashion.P:her black hair piled into a mass at the back of her head with a comb shining in the middle of the pile,in the way Spanish people do.Comb is used here to keep her hair back and for decoration.第45页Para 3lThey ate in silence,sleepy and bad-humored and yet on fire with excitement,for it was the first day of their spring sowing as man and wife.uon fire:(fig.)burning with emotion,passion or sensation;greatly excited;full of ardor;very enthusiastic,excited,or passionate eg:He was on fire with excitement at this marvelous sight.uman and wife:husband and wifeP:They had their breakfast,keeping silent,although still not fully awake,the young couple was already greatly excited,because that day was the first day of their first planting after they got married.第46页*But somehow the imminence of an event that had been long expected,loved,feared and prepared for made them dejected.theimminenceofanevent:the fact that sth.(usu.unpleasant)is now about to take place.dejected:irritated;in a low spirit;depressed;disheartened;sadP:The couple had been looking forward to and preparing for this spring planting for a long time.But now that the day had finally arrived,strangely,they felt somehow a bit sad.第47页Para 4lMartin fell over a basket in the half-darkness of the barn,he swore and said that a man would be better off dead than be better off(doing sth):be wiser(to do sth specified);in a more favorable position or financial circumstances (This phrase is the comparative form of“well off”)e.g.:Hed be better off going to the police about it.They would be better off flying than driving there.Q:What is he going to say after“than”?to have to get up at such an early hour and begin the days toil-probably for the rest of his life第48页let us not begin this day cross with one anotherbe cross(with sb)(about sth):be rather angry or irritated;annoyed;ill-temperede.g.:I was cross with him for being late.l 第49页 And somehow,as they embraced,all their irritation and sleepiness left them.And they stood there embracing until at last Martin pushed her from him with pretended roughness and said:“Come,come,girl,it will be sunset before we begin at this rate.”at this rate:at this speedP:However,all of the unhappiness and drowsiness melt away with their hug.They remained in each others arms until finally Martin pushed her away,with pretended roughness,otherwise they would not be able to get anything done in the whole day.第50页*Para5*Still,as they walked silently in their rawhide shoes through the little hamlet,there was not a soul about.*hamlet:a small village*soul:here it means a person,not the spiritual part of a person that some believe to continue to exist after they die.*P:When they walked silently through the small village,they saw not a single person around.第51页l And they both looked back at the little cluster of cabins that was the center of their world,with throbbing hearts.For the joy of spring had now taken complete hold of them.uClustera.number of things of the same kind growing closely togetherb.number of people,animals or things grouped closely together uE.g.:ivy growing in thick clustersua cluster of:number of people,animals or things grouped closely togetheru a cluster of cabins:a group of wooden houses very close togetherueg:a cluster of houses,spectators,bees,islands,etcuReporters were clustered round the Prime Minister.（V.)第52页Throbbing a.to beat rapidly or violently,as the heart pounds b.b.a strong low continuous beat Examples:*My heart was throbbing with excitement.*the throb of machinery 机器振动第53页to take complete hold of:to gain complete control or influence over sb;to have great power over sb;to overpower sb e.g.:She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her.P:Both of them looked back towards their small village,which was the most important place Their hearts were quivering with excitement at that moment,for the coming of spring had already filled their hearts with pleasure.第54页*Para6*It was a little triangular patch of ground under an ivy-covered limestone hill.*ivy-covered ivy-covered adj.adj.nounpast participlesnow-coveredwind-blownflood-strickenweather-beatenhen-peckeddog-tiredstudent-centered被雪覆盖被风吹受灾（因风吹日晒）粗糙，受损怕老婆，惧内极度疲乏，累极了以学生为中心第55页*Para10“Now,in the name of God,”he cried*inthenameofGod:used to add force to determination*Inthenameof:1)on behalf of sb/sth e.g.:I greet you in the name of the President.2)by the authority of sth凭借某事物权威 e.g.:I arrest you in the name of the law.3)calling sb/sth to witness 以作证*E.g.:In Gods name,what are you doing?4)for the sake of sth为某事物缘故 e.g.:They did it all in the name of friendship.第56页*Para11Her fingers outside her woolen mittens were numb with*woolen woolen adj.adj.suffix-en:made of;looking likebrazenearthengoldenleadenwooden黄铜制；坚硬黄铜制；坚硬土制；地球上土制；地球上金制；金色金制；金色铅制；沉闷铅制；沉闷木制；呆笨木制；呆笨第57页*whiten whiten v.v.suffix-en:to make or becomedarkenfastenheightenlengthenmoistensharpenstrengthenweakenworsen变黑暗变黑暗装牢；系紧装牢；系紧增高；增强增高；增强（使）变长（使）变长使湿润使湿润（使）锐利；（使）敏锐（使）锐利；（使）敏锐加强；（使）坚固加强；（使）坚固使弱；使稀薄使弱；使稀薄（使）恶化；（使）变坏（使）恶化；（使）变坏第58页 numb a.a.(of a part of the body)unable to feel anything,usually for a short timeb.not able to feel any emotions or think cheerfully because you are so shocked or frightenedExamples:I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb.My fingers were so cold that they felt numb.Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb第59页Para 12lSuppose anybody saw us like this in the field of our spring sowing,what would they take us for but a pair of useless,soft,empty-headed people that would be sure to die of hunger.to take for:to regard as eg:Do you take me for a tool?Dont take our silence for approval.soft:weak or delicate;not strong or vigorou