Unit 15
A Fable for Tomorrow
主讲人, 段风丽
Background knowledge
I,The Author,Rachel Carson (1907-1964),
Rachel Carson was born in a small rural
Pennsylvania community near the
Allegheny River,where she spent a great
deal of time exploring the forests and
streams around her 65-acre farm,As a
young child,Carson's consuming passions
were the nature surrounding her hillside
home and her writing,She was first
"published" at the age of 10 in a children's
magazine dedicated to the work of young
writers,Other youngsters who first saw
their words in print in St,Nicholas included
William Faulkner and F,Scott Fitzgerald.
Background Knowledge
In 1925 Carson entered Pennsylvania
College for Women as an English
major determined to become a writer.
Midway into her studies,however,she
switched to biology,
Upon graduation from Pennsylvania
College,Carson was awarded a
scholarship to complete her graduate
work in biology at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore,an enormous
accomplishment for a woman in 1929.
Carson's distinction in both writing and
biology won her a part-time position
with the U.S,Bureau of Fisheries in
1935 where she was asked to create a
series of seven-minute radio programs
on marine life called "Romance Under
he Waters."
Background Knowledge
? Meantime,she continued to submit writings on
? conservation and nature to newspapers and
? magazines,urging from the very beginning the
? need to regulate the "forces of destruction" and
? consider always the welfare of the "fish as well
? as that of the fisherman.,
? In 1943,Carson was promoted to the position
of aquatic biologist in the newly created U.S,Fish
? and Wildlife Service,where she authored many bulletins directed at the
American public,One series,known as "Conservation in Action," was devoted
to exploring wildlife and ecology on national wildlife refuges in laymen's terms,
Another series was entitled "Food from the Sea" and offered information on the
proper preparation as well as the advantages of a diet including fish and
shellfish to a public unused to eating freshwater fish,
? Carson was moved to the position of assistant editor and then editor-in-chief of
all Fish and Wildlife Service publications.
Background Knowledge
? Carson's first book,Under the Sea-
Wind,published in 1941,
highlighted her unique ability to
present deeply intricate scientific
material in clear poetic language
that could captivate her readers and
pique their interest in the natural
world,In 1951,Rachel Carson
began working on another book,
The Sea Around Us,It became her
first best-selling book and won the
National Book Award,In 1952,
Rachel Carson was able to leave
her job at the Fish and Wildlife
Service and spend her time writing,
Her next book,The Edge of the Sea,
was published in 1955,It told of the
connection of all living creatures in
areas where land and ocean meet.
Background Knowlege
? Rachel Carson's most famous book,
Silent Spring,was published
in1962,The idea for the book
developed from a suggestion from a
friend,Rachel's friend owned a
protected area for birds,An airplane
had flown over the area where the
birds
? were kept and spread a powerful
chemical called DDT,It was part of
a project to control mosquitoes,
Many songbirds and harmless
insects were killed by the DDT,
Rachel Carson and other scientists
were very concerned about the
harmful effects of DDT and other
insect-killing chemicals called
pesticides,After World War Two,
these poisonous chemicals were
widely used to control insects,
Pesticides were sprayed almost
everywhere including agricultural
fields and communities,DDT and
other pesticides had become
Background Knowledge
? popular with the public and the government because they were so effective,
Manufacturing these chemicals had become a huge industry.
? In her book Silent Spring,Rachel Carson questioned the right of industrial
companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment,She
argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of
birds and other wildlife,She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful
sounds of nature,The chemical poisoning of the environment,she said,would
cause a silent spring.
? Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government's
decision to ban DDT,She died of breast cancer in 1964,She was fifty-six years
old.
Background Knowledge
Chapters of Silent Spring:
1,A Fable for tomorrow
2,The obligation to endure
3,Elixirs of death
4,Surface waters and underground seas
5,Realms of the soil
6,Earth’s green mantle
7,Needless havoc
8,And no birds sing
9,Rivers of death
10,Indiscriminately from the skies
11,Beyond the dreams of the borgias
12,The human Pride
13,Through a narrow window
14,One in Every Four
15,Nature Fights Back
16,The Rumblings of an avalanche
17,The other road
1,明天的寓言
2,忍耐的义务
3,死神的特效药
4,地表水和地下海
5,土壤的王国
6,地球的绿色斗篷
7,不必要的大破坏
8,再也没有鸟儿歌唱
9,死亡的河流
10,自天而降的灾难
11,超过了波尔基业家族的梦想
12,人类的代价
13,通过一扇狭小的窗户
14,每四个中有一个
15,大自然在反抗
16,崩溃声隆隆
17,另外的道路
Background Knowledge
? Two memorials honor Rachel
Carson:
1,Rachel Carson National
? Wildlife Refuge in Maine,
? 2,Rachel Carson Homestead in
Springdale,Pennsylvania,the home
she lived in when she was a child,
Education programs are offered
there that teach children and adults
about her environmental values.
? Rachel Carson's voice is alive in her
writings that express the wonder
and beauty of the natural world,
And her worldwide influence
continues through the activities
? of the environmental protection
movement she started
Type of Reading One
? As indicated by the title,the passage is written in the form
of a fable,
? A fable is a brief tale,either in prose or in verse,dealing
with fundamental things in life,often told to teach a moral
lesson,People or animals as well as inanimate objects can
be the central figures,The subject matter of a fable has to
do with supernatural and unusual incidents and often
draws its origin from folklore.
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
I,This passage is unique in its presentation of the subject
matter and in its writing style in the fable tradition.
(1) The writer’s strategy is to avoid identifying the real
subject matter at the beginning,Her purpose is not just
to inform but to convince the reader of the serious
effects of pollution resulting from the massive and
indiscriminate use of fertilizers and pesticides,a
problem which most Americans were ignorant of until
Carson gave this warning,The writer creates a mystery
deliberately and thereby arouses the reader’s concern
as well as curiosity.
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
(2) The opening sentence is an echo of a typical fable which
usually begins with,There was once a…”
(3) The language is vivid,colourful and descriptive,The
reader can easily visualize the beauty of the land and the
ugliness of the lifeless community before and after the
strange blight.
(4) There are lyrical touches in some places with the rhythm
of poetry,
Examples:
These too,were silent,deserted by all living things,
Even the streams were now lifeless,Anglers no
longer visited them,forhad died,
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
2,The Outline of Reading One:
The content of the whole passage is organized in a patter
of comparison and contrast.
(1) Paras,1-2
The writer unfolds before the reader a poetic picture of a
land of beauty,of plenty and of prosperity before the use
of insecticides.
(2) Paras,3-6
The writer presents the reader another picture,a picture
of how the land of milk and honey has become ugly and
barren after the use of chemical fertilizers,
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
(3) Paras,7-8
The writer sets out the cause of all these changes and
puts the responsibility where it belongs---on man himself.
(4) Paras,9
The writer gives us the grave warning in fable form,In
other words,the moral is,A grim spectre has crept upon
us almost unnoticed,It is high time that man took action
to avert the disaster.”
Questions
1,What is a fable? Can you tell us one of the fables you
have read or heard?
2,What does the title,A Fable for Tomorrow” suggest to
you?
3,List all the possible problems facing us in the future,
Which one are you most concerned about?
Detailed Study of Reading One
I,Language Points:
1.1,The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms,…
(line 2)
in the midst of---(lit or old use) the middle part or position
a checkerboard of… 纵横交错的 …,阡陌纵横的 …
eg,a checkerboard of cultivated fields
checkerboard can be used as a verb:
eg,Canals checkerboard the countryside on both sides of the dam.
?
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1.2,In autumn,oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of colour that
flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines,
flame can be used as a verb:
eg,The fireplace flamed the opposite wall.
The rising sun flamed the eastern sky.
a blaze of
eg,A blaze of glory 一阵荣华
in the blaze of publicity 在公众瞩目之下
the blaze of day 白昼的光辉
in a blaze of fury 狂怒之下
The restaurant was a blaze of light and color.
饭店灯火通明,五彩缤纷,
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set up
a.) If you set something up,you make the preparations that are necessary
for it to start.
eg,The government were setting up an inquiry into the affair.
b.) If you set up a structure,you place it or build it somewhere.
c.) If you set up home or set up house,you buy a house or flat ad start
living in it.
d.) If something sets up a process or series of events,it causes it to begin.
eg,It may become possible to set up a nuclear chain reaction.
e.) If you set up somewhere,you establish yourself in a new home or
business.
eg,She left her parent’s home and set up on her own.
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set-up,set-ups
A particular set-up is a particular system or way of organizing something.
eg,I’ve only been here a couple of days and I don’t quite know the set-up.
backdrop
the conditions existing when something happens or happened.
eg,Indochina is the backdrop for this story.
The events of the 1930’s provided the backdrop for the movie.
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.3,Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields,half
hidden in the mists of the autumn mornings.
mist---clouds of very small drops of water floating in the air,near or
reaching to the ground; thin fog.
eg,The mountain top was covered in mist.
The windows misted up.
The sun hung low over the misted trees.
(太阳低悬在薄雾笼罩的树梢之上,)
A mist of prejudice spoiled his judgment.
(偏见的迷雾减弱了他的判断能力,)
The origin of the custom is lost in the mists of time.
(形成这种习俗的原因已湮没在时间的迷雾中,)
eyes misted with tears,
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1.4,Along the roads,laurel,viburnum and alder,great ferns and wild
flowers,delighted the traveller’s eye through much of the year.
delighted one’s eye 使 … 赏心悦目
viburnum
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alder laurel
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1.5,Others came to fish the stream,which flowed clear and cold out of the
hills and contained shady pools where trout lay.
fish
All is fish that comes to his (or my,your) net.
a loose fish
as mute as a fish
cry stinking fish
Fish begins to rot from the head.
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fish
like a fish out of water
have other (or bigger) fish to fry
Never offer to teach fish to swim
The best fish smell when they are three days old
The best fish swim (or are) near the bottom.
There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Make fish of one and flesh (or fowl) of another
Fish or cut bait
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.6,So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers
raised their housed,sank their wells and built their barns.
Parallelism
a.) When a sentence contains two or more parts of the same form and
grammatical function,it is one with parallel constructions,Parallel
sentences are emphatic and forceful.
b.) When a sentence contains two parallel clauses similar in structure bt
contrasted in meaning,it is a balanced sentence,Balance sentences
are impressive because of the contrast,and pleasing to hear because
of the rhythm.
eg,On hearing the news,he was angered,and I was saddened,
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.7,Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to
change.
blight
Blight is a plant diseases that destroys,withers and prevents the
growth of plant life,The following is a lost of words the writer used to
repeat the key idea,blight”
evil spell much illness
mysterious maladies new kinds of sickness
sickened and died sudden and unexplained death
a shadow of death would be stricken suddenly
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.8,Some evil spell had settled on the community,mysterious maladies
swept the flocks of chickens.
spell
a.) a condition caused by magical power
b.) an unbroken period time
eg,a spell of bad weather
a hot spell
flock
a.) a group of sheep,goats,or birds
b.) a crowd; large number of people
c.) the group of people who regularly attend a church
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1.9,… and many real communities have already suffered a substantial
number of them.
substantial
a.) solid; strongly made
eg,a substantial desk
b.) noticeable; important; of some size or value
eg,a substantial amount of money 一大笔款
have a substantial wait 等候许久
a substantial farmer 富裕的农民
substantial life 物质生活
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1.10,A grim spectre has crept upon us almost unoticed,and this imagined
tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know.
spectre / or specter
a.) a spirit without a body; ghost
b.) a frightening image or idea which you have in your mind
eg,the spectre of another world war
stark
a.) Something that is stark is very bare and plain in appearance
eg,the stark black rocks ad deserted beaches
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b.) stark means harsh and unpleasant.
eg,grim stark poverty
Those are the stark facts of the matter.
stark reality
Detailed Study of Reading One
II,Home work:
1,Complete the rest of the exercises in Work Book.
2,Preview reading two and answer the questions in Work
Book.
?
A Fable for Tomorrow
主讲人, 段风丽
Background knowledge
I,The Author,Rachel Carson (1907-1964),
Rachel Carson was born in a small rural
Pennsylvania community near the
Allegheny River,where she spent a great
deal of time exploring the forests and
streams around her 65-acre farm,As a
young child,Carson's consuming passions
were the nature surrounding her hillside
home and her writing,She was first
"published" at the age of 10 in a children's
magazine dedicated to the work of young
writers,Other youngsters who first saw
their words in print in St,Nicholas included
William Faulkner and F,Scott Fitzgerald.
Background Knowledge
In 1925 Carson entered Pennsylvania
College for Women as an English
major determined to become a writer.
Midway into her studies,however,she
switched to biology,
Upon graduation from Pennsylvania
College,Carson was awarded a
scholarship to complete her graduate
work in biology at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore,an enormous
accomplishment for a woman in 1929.
Carson's distinction in both writing and
biology won her a part-time position
with the U.S,Bureau of Fisheries in
1935 where she was asked to create a
series of seven-minute radio programs
on marine life called "Romance Under
he Waters."
Background Knowledge
? Meantime,she continued to submit writings on
? conservation and nature to newspapers and
? magazines,urging from the very beginning the
? need to regulate the "forces of destruction" and
? consider always the welfare of the "fish as well
? as that of the fisherman.,
? In 1943,Carson was promoted to the position
of aquatic biologist in the newly created U.S,Fish
? and Wildlife Service,where she authored many bulletins directed at the
American public,One series,known as "Conservation in Action," was devoted
to exploring wildlife and ecology on national wildlife refuges in laymen's terms,
Another series was entitled "Food from the Sea" and offered information on the
proper preparation as well as the advantages of a diet including fish and
shellfish to a public unused to eating freshwater fish,
? Carson was moved to the position of assistant editor and then editor-in-chief of
all Fish and Wildlife Service publications.
Background Knowledge
? Carson's first book,Under the Sea-
Wind,published in 1941,
highlighted her unique ability to
present deeply intricate scientific
material in clear poetic language
that could captivate her readers and
pique their interest in the natural
world,In 1951,Rachel Carson
began working on another book,
The Sea Around Us,It became her
first best-selling book and won the
National Book Award,In 1952,
Rachel Carson was able to leave
her job at the Fish and Wildlife
Service and spend her time writing,
Her next book,The Edge of the Sea,
was published in 1955,It told of the
connection of all living creatures in
areas where land and ocean meet.
Background Knowlege
? Rachel Carson's most famous book,
Silent Spring,was published
in1962,The idea for the book
developed from a suggestion from a
friend,Rachel's friend owned a
protected area for birds,An airplane
had flown over the area where the
birds
? were kept and spread a powerful
chemical called DDT,It was part of
a project to control mosquitoes,
Many songbirds and harmless
insects were killed by the DDT,
Rachel Carson and other scientists
were very concerned about the
harmful effects of DDT and other
insect-killing chemicals called
pesticides,After World War Two,
these poisonous chemicals were
widely used to control insects,
Pesticides were sprayed almost
everywhere including agricultural
fields and communities,DDT and
other pesticides had become
Background Knowledge
? popular with the public and the government because they were so effective,
Manufacturing these chemicals had become a huge industry.
? In her book Silent Spring,Rachel Carson questioned the right of industrial
companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment,She
argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of
birds and other wildlife,She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful
sounds of nature,The chemical poisoning of the environment,she said,would
cause a silent spring.
? Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government's
decision to ban DDT,She died of breast cancer in 1964,She was fifty-six years
old.
Background Knowledge
Chapters of Silent Spring:
1,A Fable for tomorrow
2,The obligation to endure
3,Elixirs of death
4,Surface waters and underground seas
5,Realms of the soil
6,Earth’s green mantle
7,Needless havoc
8,And no birds sing
9,Rivers of death
10,Indiscriminately from the skies
11,Beyond the dreams of the borgias
12,The human Pride
13,Through a narrow window
14,One in Every Four
15,Nature Fights Back
16,The Rumblings of an avalanche
17,The other road
1,明天的寓言
2,忍耐的义务
3,死神的特效药
4,地表水和地下海
5,土壤的王国
6,地球的绿色斗篷
7,不必要的大破坏
8,再也没有鸟儿歌唱
9,死亡的河流
10,自天而降的灾难
11,超过了波尔基业家族的梦想
12,人类的代价
13,通过一扇狭小的窗户
14,每四个中有一个
15,大自然在反抗
16,崩溃声隆隆
17,另外的道路
Background Knowledge
? Two memorials honor Rachel
Carson:
1,Rachel Carson National
? Wildlife Refuge in Maine,
? 2,Rachel Carson Homestead in
Springdale,Pennsylvania,the home
she lived in when she was a child,
Education programs are offered
there that teach children and adults
about her environmental values.
? Rachel Carson's voice is alive in her
writings that express the wonder
and beauty of the natural world,
And her worldwide influence
continues through the activities
? of the environmental protection
movement she started
Type of Reading One
? As indicated by the title,the passage is written in the form
of a fable,
? A fable is a brief tale,either in prose or in verse,dealing
with fundamental things in life,often told to teach a moral
lesson,People or animals as well as inanimate objects can
be the central figures,The subject matter of a fable has to
do with supernatural and unusual incidents and often
draws its origin from folklore.
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
I,This passage is unique in its presentation of the subject
matter and in its writing style in the fable tradition.
(1) The writer’s strategy is to avoid identifying the real
subject matter at the beginning,Her purpose is not just
to inform but to convince the reader of the serious
effects of pollution resulting from the massive and
indiscriminate use of fertilizers and pesticides,a
problem which most Americans were ignorant of until
Carson gave this warning,The writer creates a mystery
deliberately and thereby arouses the reader’s concern
as well as curiosity.
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
(2) The opening sentence is an echo of a typical fable which
usually begins with,There was once a…”
(3) The language is vivid,colourful and descriptive,The
reader can easily visualize the beauty of the land and the
ugliness of the lifeless community before and after the
strange blight.
(4) There are lyrical touches in some places with the rhythm
of poetry,
Examples:
These too,were silent,deserted by all living things,
Even the streams were now lifeless,Anglers no
longer visited them,forhad died,
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
2,The Outline of Reading One:
The content of the whole passage is organized in a patter
of comparison and contrast.
(1) Paras,1-2
The writer unfolds before the reader a poetic picture of a
land of beauty,of plenty and of prosperity before the use
of insecticides.
(2) Paras,3-6
The writer presents the reader another picture,a picture
of how the land of milk and honey has become ugly and
barren after the use of chemical fertilizers,
Writing Style and Structure of
Reading One
(3) Paras,7-8
The writer sets out the cause of all these changes and
puts the responsibility where it belongs---on man himself.
(4) Paras,9
The writer gives us the grave warning in fable form,In
other words,the moral is,A grim spectre has crept upon
us almost unnoticed,It is high time that man took action
to avert the disaster.”
Questions
1,What is a fable? Can you tell us one of the fables you
have read or heard?
2,What does the title,A Fable for Tomorrow” suggest to
you?
3,List all the possible problems facing us in the future,
Which one are you most concerned about?
Detailed Study of Reading One
I,Language Points:
1.1,The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms,…
(line 2)
in the midst of---(lit or old use) the middle part or position
a checkerboard of… 纵横交错的 …,阡陌纵横的 …
eg,a checkerboard of cultivated fields
checkerboard can be used as a verb:
eg,Canals checkerboard the countryside on both sides of the dam.
?
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.2,In autumn,oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of colour that
flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines,
flame can be used as a verb:
eg,The fireplace flamed the opposite wall.
The rising sun flamed the eastern sky.
a blaze of
eg,A blaze of glory 一阵荣华
in the blaze of publicity 在公众瞩目之下
the blaze of day 白昼的光辉
in a blaze of fury 狂怒之下
The restaurant was a blaze of light and color.
饭店灯火通明,五彩缤纷,
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set up
a.) If you set something up,you make the preparations that are necessary
for it to start.
eg,The government were setting up an inquiry into the affair.
b.) If you set up a structure,you place it or build it somewhere.
c.) If you set up home or set up house,you buy a house or flat ad start
living in it.
d.) If something sets up a process or series of events,it causes it to begin.
eg,It may become possible to set up a nuclear chain reaction.
e.) If you set up somewhere,you establish yourself in a new home or
business.
eg,She left her parent’s home and set up on her own.
Detailed Study of Reading One
set-up,set-ups
A particular set-up is a particular system or way of organizing something.
eg,I’ve only been here a couple of days and I don’t quite know the set-up.
backdrop
the conditions existing when something happens or happened.
eg,Indochina is the backdrop for this story.
The events of the 1930’s provided the backdrop for the movie.
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.3,Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields,half
hidden in the mists of the autumn mornings.
mist---clouds of very small drops of water floating in the air,near or
reaching to the ground; thin fog.
eg,The mountain top was covered in mist.
The windows misted up.
The sun hung low over the misted trees.
(太阳低悬在薄雾笼罩的树梢之上,)
A mist of prejudice spoiled his judgment.
(偏见的迷雾减弱了他的判断能力,)
The origin of the custom is lost in the mists of time.
(形成这种习俗的原因已湮没在时间的迷雾中,)
eyes misted with tears,
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.4,Along the roads,laurel,viburnum and alder,great ferns and wild
flowers,delighted the traveller’s eye through much of the year.
delighted one’s eye 使 … 赏心悦目
viburnum
Detailed Study of Reading One
alder laurel
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.5,Others came to fish the stream,which flowed clear and cold out of the
hills and contained shady pools where trout lay.
fish
All is fish that comes to his (or my,your) net.
a loose fish
as mute as a fish
cry stinking fish
Fish begins to rot from the head.
Detailed Study of Reading One
fish
like a fish out of water
have other (or bigger) fish to fry
Never offer to teach fish to swim
The best fish smell when they are three days old
The best fish swim (or are) near the bottom.
There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Make fish of one and flesh (or fowl) of another
Fish or cut bait
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.6,So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers
raised their housed,sank their wells and built their barns.
Parallelism
a.) When a sentence contains two or more parts of the same form and
grammatical function,it is one with parallel constructions,Parallel
sentences are emphatic and forceful.
b.) When a sentence contains two parallel clauses similar in structure bt
contrasted in meaning,it is a balanced sentence,Balance sentences
are impressive because of the contrast,and pleasing to hear because
of the rhythm.
eg,On hearing the news,he was angered,and I was saddened,
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.7,Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to
change.
blight
Blight is a plant diseases that destroys,withers and prevents the
growth of plant life,The following is a lost of words the writer used to
repeat the key idea,blight”
evil spell much illness
mysterious maladies new kinds of sickness
sickened and died sudden and unexplained death
a shadow of death would be stricken suddenly
Detailed Study of Reading One
1.8,Some evil spell had settled on the community,mysterious maladies
swept the flocks of chickens.
spell
a.) a condition caused by magical power
b.) an unbroken period time
eg,a spell of bad weather
a hot spell
flock
a.) a group of sheep,goats,or birds
b.) a crowd; large number of people
c.) the group of people who regularly attend a church
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1.9,… and many real communities have already suffered a substantial
number of them.
substantial
a.) solid; strongly made
eg,a substantial desk
b.) noticeable; important; of some size or value
eg,a substantial amount of money 一大笔款
have a substantial wait 等候许久
a substantial farmer 富裕的农民
substantial life 物质生活
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1.10,A grim spectre has crept upon us almost unoticed,and this imagined
tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know.
spectre / or specter
a.) a spirit without a body; ghost
b.) a frightening image or idea which you have in your mind
eg,the spectre of another world war
stark
a.) Something that is stark is very bare and plain in appearance
eg,the stark black rocks ad deserted beaches
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b.) stark means harsh and unpleasant.
eg,grim stark poverty
Those are the stark facts of the matter.
stark reality
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II,Home work:
1,Complete the rest of the exercises in Work Book.
2,Preview reading two and answer the questions in Work
Book.
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