UNIT EIGHT
The Chinese Bowl
(Text)
Bowl with Enamel
Plum Flowers on
Yellow Ground
五
彩
龙
凤
大
盘
,
明
,
万
历
Blue-and-White Flat Bottle with Sea Wave
and Dragon Designs
康熙青花釉里红加彩海水龙纹缸
莲花式温碗 宋 汝窑 （ A.D.960～ 1279）
汝窑，为冠绝古今之中国磁器名窑。
彩加金鹭莲纹尊，高 44cm，口径
22.4cm，足径 14.2cm。
⑴ What did Mr,Fox do after he retired?
⑵ How did Mr,Fox discover the antique
Chinese bowl?
⑶ Who visited Mr,Fox? And for What
purpose?
⑷ Why did Mr,Fox take some photos of
the bowl?
⑸ Where was the bowl sent to at last?
Read the text and answer the
following questions,
e g, ①, That was some twenty
years ago,
②, There were some fifteen
people there,
Key Points,
1,(Para.1) When he retired,he bought a
Dilapidated farm cottage,with a yard and
a small field,some five miles out of town,
some,adv,about or approximately
大约，相近。
? 2(Para.2) It was while clearing out the
old barn on the far side of the yard that
he made an interesting discovery,
,It is/was + the emphasized part +
that/who…
? e g, ①, It was last weekend that I
visited the museum,
? ②, It is I who/that am to go to the
conference in his place,
? ③, It was because she was ill that she
didn’t attend the meeting,
B,clear out,empty,make clearly by
taking outing the contents of, 倒空，清
出。
e g, ①, The room will have to be cleared
out and tidied up this week,
②, What are you going to do with
your backyard?
I want to clear it out and have some
flowers planted,
? 3,(Para.2) Intrigued,he took them into
the kitchen and,much to the annoyance of
his wife,washed the mud off them in the
kitchen sink,
? much to,greatly to,to one’s great …
大为；对 … 大为 。
? e g, Much to her regret,she missed
that meeting,
? Much to Tom’s surprise,he succeeded
at last,
4,(Para.3) Two days later,having demolished the
barn,Mr,Fox was digging over the ground in
preparation for the installation of a greenhouse,
when he discovered the two missing pieces,
? e g,① Having been there many times,he offered
to be our guide,
? ② __________________(find) the cause,they
were able to overcome those difficulties,
? ③ _____- (not,make) adequate
preparations,they though it better to put the
meeting off till next week,
Having found
Not having made
? 5.(Para3) When he had stuck them in
position,the bowl looked so fine that
Amelia agree to its being placed on the
sideboard in the sitting—room,
? in position,in the right place
? e g, Where is the dictionary?
? I can’t find it on the shelf,
? Oh,I’m sorry.I forgot to put it back in
position,
? 6.(Para7) However,the stranger’s interest in
the bowl led Mr,Fox to decide on a certain
course of action,
Meaning,However,the stranger’s interest in the
bowl made Mr,Fox decide to do something
about it,
? decide on,think about and come to a
conclusion ； make up one’s mind 考虑并下结论；
下决心；决定
? eg,Finally she decided on buying the green
hat,
? Meaning,Finally she decided to buy the
green hat,
? Let’s put our heads together and decide on a
plan of action,
7.(Para.9) It was a Chinese Ming fish bowl,
dating back to around 1590 and might be
expected to fetch a five—figure sum at auction,
Meaning,It was a Chinese fish bowl made in the
Ming Dynasty dating back to the 16th century,
and the bowl might be expected to be worth a
large sum of money,
date back to/from,have lasted or existed since
追溯到；始自
eg,The custom dates back to Rome times,
When was the church built?
I don’t know the exact year,but it surely dates
back to the 13th century,
8.(Para.12) He produces one of Mr,Fox’s photographs,
produce,vt,vi
① present; bring before the public 出示, 拿出
eg.,Some scientists have produced powerful arguments
against his ideas,
② make; grow; create 制造, 生 产, 创 造, 出 产,
eg,This artist produces very little,
We must produce more food for ourselves and import
less,
③ cause,bring about 引起, 导 致,
eg,This kind of drug is known to produced side effects in
women
produce,n that which is produces esp.by farming,生 产 品
,出 产 品 （ 尤指 农产 品 ）
eg,Most people living in cities prefer to purchase native
produce,
Work Out,
Ⅰ.Read the text again and rearrange the following
sentences in time order,
⒈ Two detectives came to the Fox’ s and the bowl was
taken away,
⒉ A stranger called at the Fox’ s,
⒊ Fox stuck the two missing pieces in position so the
bowl looked pretty fine,
⒋ It was confirmed by the expert that the bowl was a Chinese
Missing fish bowl with a history of more the 400 years,
⒌ A reply came from Sotheby’s saying that an expert would be
sent to inspect the thing,
⒍ Fox took photos of the bowl and sent them to Sotheby’s,
⒎ When Fox cleared out the old barn he made an interesting
discovery,
? Ⅱ,Make sentences according to the
models of sentence structure,
? Model 1,Much to the annoyance of his wife,
he took the fragments into the kitchen and
washed the mud off them in the kitchen sink,
? 1.It surprised me very much that a driver with
Alain’s experience could have made those
mistakes,
? 2.Henry was very disappointed to find that
Mary was not present at the meeting,
? Model 2;The stranger’s interest in the
bowl led Mr,Fox to decide on a certain
course of action,
1,frequent sickness,Kearny,
taking morning exercise from now on,
2,recent decrease in practice,the
Smiths,purchase of a new washing
machine,
? Model 3 It was while clearing out the
old barn on the far side of the yard that
he made an interesting discovery,
1,She opened the letter,she learned
that he had left for Pairs,
2,She was helping her mother
prepare dinner,she told her that she
had a boyfriend,
Model 4,Having demolished the barn,
Mr,Fox was digging over the ground in
preparation for the installation of a
greenhouse,
1,he has been there many times,he
offered to be our guide,
2,they have found the cause,they were
able to work out a solution,
The Chinese Bowl
(Text)
Bowl with Enamel
Plum Flowers on
Yellow Ground
五
彩
龙
凤
大
盘
,
明
,
万
历
Blue-and-White Flat Bottle with Sea Wave
and Dragon Designs
康熙青花釉里红加彩海水龙纹缸
莲花式温碗 宋 汝窑 （ A.D.960～ 1279）
汝窑，为冠绝古今之中国磁器名窑。
彩加金鹭莲纹尊，高 44cm，口径
22.4cm，足径 14.2cm。
⑴ What did Mr,Fox do after he retired?
⑵ How did Mr,Fox discover the antique
Chinese bowl?
⑶ Who visited Mr,Fox? And for What
purpose?
⑷ Why did Mr,Fox take some photos of
the bowl?
⑸ Where was the bowl sent to at last?
Read the text and answer the
following questions,
e g, ①, That was some twenty
years ago,
②, There were some fifteen
people there,
Key Points,
1,(Para.1) When he retired,he bought a
Dilapidated farm cottage,with a yard and
a small field,some five miles out of town,
some,adv,about or approximately
大约，相近。
? 2(Para.2) It was while clearing out the
old barn on the far side of the yard that
he made an interesting discovery,
,It is/was + the emphasized part +
that/who…
? e g, ①, It was last weekend that I
visited the museum,
? ②, It is I who/that am to go to the
conference in his place,
? ③, It was because she was ill that she
didn’t attend the meeting,
B,clear out,empty,make clearly by
taking outing the contents of, 倒空，清
出。
e g, ①, The room will have to be cleared
out and tidied up this week,
②, What are you going to do with
your backyard?
I want to clear it out and have some
flowers planted,
? 3,(Para.2) Intrigued,he took them into
the kitchen and,much to the annoyance of
his wife,washed the mud off them in the
kitchen sink,
? much to,greatly to,to one’s great …
大为；对 … 大为 。
? e g, Much to her regret,she missed
that meeting,
? Much to Tom’s surprise,he succeeded
at last,
4,(Para.3) Two days later,having demolished the
barn,Mr,Fox was digging over the ground in
preparation for the installation of a greenhouse,
when he discovered the two missing pieces,
? e g,① Having been there many times,he offered
to be our guide,
? ② __________________(find) the cause,they
were able to overcome those difficulties,
? ③ _____- (not,make) adequate
preparations,they though it better to put the
meeting off till next week,
Having found
Not having made
? 5.(Para3) When he had stuck them in
position,the bowl looked so fine that
Amelia agree to its being placed on the
sideboard in the sitting—room,
? in position,in the right place
? e g, Where is the dictionary?
? I can’t find it on the shelf,
? Oh,I’m sorry.I forgot to put it back in
position,
? 6.(Para7) However,the stranger’s interest in
the bowl led Mr,Fox to decide on a certain
course of action,
Meaning,However,the stranger’s interest in the
bowl made Mr,Fox decide to do something
about it,
? decide on,think about and come to a
conclusion ； make up one’s mind 考虑并下结论；
下决心；决定
? eg,Finally she decided on buying the green
hat,
? Meaning,Finally she decided to buy the
green hat,
? Let’s put our heads together and decide on a
plan of action,
7.(Para.9) It was a Chinese Ming fish bowl,
dating back to around 1590 and might be
expected to fetch a five—figure sum at auction,
Meaning,It was a Chinese fish bowl made in the
Ming Dynasty dating back to the 16th century,
and the bowl might be expected to be worth a
large sum of money,
date back to/from,have lasted or existed since
追溯到；始自
eg,The custom dates back to Rome times,
When was the church built?
I don’t know the exact year,but it surely dates
back to the 13th century,
8.(Para.12) He produces one of Mr,Fox’s photographs,
produce,vt,vi
① present; bring before the public 出示, 拿出
eg.,Some scientists have produced powerful arguments
against his ideas,
② make; grow; create 制造, 生 产, 创 造, 出 产,
eg,This artist produces very little,
We must produce more food for ourselves and import
less,
③ cause,bring about 引起, 导 致,
eg,This kind of drug is known to produced side effects in
women
produce,n that which is produces esp.by farming,生 产 品
,出 产 品 （ 尤指 农产 品 ）
eg,Most people living in cities prefer to purchase native
produce,
Work Out,
Ⅰ.Read the text again and rearrange the following
sentences in time order,
⒈ Two detectives came to the Fox’ s and the bowl was
taken away,
⒉ A stranger called at the Fox’ s,
⒊ Fox stuck the two missing pieces in position so the
bowl looked pretty fine,
⒋ It was confirmed by the expert that the bowl was a Chinese
Missing fish bowl with a history of more the 400 years,
⒌ A reply came from Sotheby’s saying that an expert would be
sent to inspect the thing,
⒍ Fox took photos of the bowl and sent them to Sotheby’s,
⒎ When Fox cleared out the old barn he made an interesting
discovery,
? Ⅱ,Make sentences according to the
models of sentence structure,
? Model 1,Much to the annoyance of his wife,
he took the fragments into the kitchen and
washed the mud off them in the kitchen sink,
? 1.It surprised me very much that a driver with
Alain’s experience could have made those
mistakes,
? 2.Henry was very disappointed to find that
Mary was not present at the meeting,
? Model 2;The stranger’s interest in the
bowl led Mr,Fox to decide on a certain
course of action,
1,frequent sickness,Kearny,
taking morning exercise from now on,
2,recent decrease in practice,the
Smiths,purchase of a new washing
machine,
? Model 3 It was while clearing out the
old barn on the far side of the yard that
he made an interesting discovery,
1,She opened the letter,she learned
that he had left for Pairs,
2,She was helping her mother
prepare dinner,she told her that she
had a boyfriend,
Model 4,Having demolished the barn,
Mr,Fox was digging over the ground in
preparation for the installation of a
greenhouse,
1,he has been there many times,he
offered to be our guide,
2,they have found the cause,they were
able to work out a solution,
