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1、Lesson Two,The theme of the text,the ideal relationship between humans and wild animals they are fellow creatures on earth, and therefore should treat each other like brothers,Human beings and animals,Love Companion,Valerie Kaye (nee Taylor), Eric Acland, Mabel Acland. London 1955 Born: 2nd. Februar
2、y 1906, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Died: 16th July 1982, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada Eric was the author of many books, namely: Drums of Niagra; Adventure Westward; Princess Elizabeth; Long Live King George V; House of Windsor, George V to George VI,The author Eric Acland,Structure of the text,The stor
3、y can be divided into four parts: Part 1 (para1-3): the introduction Part 2 (para4-17): The happy days the boy and Maheegun had together in the short period of less than a year, and how Maheegun returned to the wild where he belonged.,Part 3 (para18-40): The reunion of the two when the boys life was
4、 endangered by two hungry wolves. Part 4 (para41-44): The brothers returned to the place where they each belonged the boy to his warm home and his loved ones, the wolf to his kind in the wild.,Easter,The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The spring festival ha
5、s its roots in the Jewish Passover(逾越节), which commemorates Israels deliverance from the bondage of Egypt, and in the Christian reinterpretation of its meaning after the crucifixion(磨难) of Jesus.,Easter,The name Easter is derived from the pagan(异教徒) spring festival of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre,
6、 and many folk customs associated with Easter (for example, Easter eggs) are of pagan origin.,Easter,Easter Day is currently determined as the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21.,Words and expressions,1. alert adj. watchful and ready to deal with danger; vigilant e.g. be alert to
7、danger The waitress remained standing, alert to everyones drinking needs.,alert,vt. e.g. This program often alerts audience to unsuspected ailments. His speech is to alert teachers to their responsibility. Ill alert him about (for) weekend duty. (inform) n. A 24-hour alert on (the) alert for be on f
8、ull alert go on the alert,2. detain,a. to prevent (sb.) from leaving for a certain time e.g. Police detained the man to make further inquiries. b. to delay He was detained by business. n. detention be kept (held/placed) in detention detention centre (mainly Br. E) detention home,3. Clipping,doc (doc
9、tor) Back: dorm (dormitory), disco (discotheque), memo (memorandum), prof (professor), ad (advertisement) Front: quake (earthquake), copter (helicopter), chute (parachute) Front and back: flu (influenza), fridge (refrigerator), tec (detective),4. Onomatopoeia (animal cries),tiger: howl ape: gibber d
10、og: bow-wow, woof-woof pigeon: coo mouse: squeak frog: croak bull: bellow cat: mew, purr pig: squeal, grunt hen: cluck bear: growl,dogs: bow-wow; woof-woof, bark, yap, yelp growl, bay, snarl puppy: yelp,Onomatopoeia,monkey: screech gibber chatter, jabber, howl ape: gibber,cat: mew, purr, miaow, meow
11、,hen: cluck duck: quack geese: cackle, gabble lark: warble eagle: scream,frog: croak camel: grunt pig: squeal, grunt fly: buzz bears: growl,5. leap,a leap forward/ahead e.g. a new economic leap forward by leaps and bounds: very quickly and successfully The population of China is growing by leaps and
12、 bounds a leap in the dark: an action or risk taken without knowing what will happen as a result Look before you leap,6. pace,Keep pace with e.g. Price increase failed to keep pace with rising costs. Set the pace: fix the speed; set an example e.g. The coach lets the fastest runner set the pace and
13、the others follow. Stay/stand the pace e.g. He was brought up in the countryside, so its hard for him to stand the pace in the city.,pace,Put sb. (sth.) through his paces: make someone do sth. in order to show their abilities e.g. The film director spent a whole day in putting the new understudy thr
14、ough his paces.,7. poke,e.g. He poked me with his umbrella. The kids sat down and began to poke little holes in the sand. Poke fun at sb.: make fun of sb. Poke ones nose into,8. restless: fidgety,be on edge: be nervous be on tenterhooks: be very anxious about the possible outcome have kittens be ner
15、vous as a kitten,be on pins and needles: very nervous stage fright: anxiety/nervousness felt before appearing in public E.g. I often feel stage fright before I give a lecture, although I have been a teacher for 15 years.,9. stir,v. 1) to make or cause a slight movement e.g. The little girl stirred i
16、n her sleep. A breeze stirred my hair. 2) to produce (strong feelings) in (someone) e.g. stir interest in sth. stir sb.s sympathy/concern/new thinking,stir,Stir up e.g. stir up indignation/public concern/controversy n. cause/create a stir: cause public excitement make a great/big stir a political st
17、ir an age of stir and change,10. toll,take a(its/their) toll: have a bad effect on sb./sth. e.g. Years of hard work and pressure have taken their toll on his health. take a heavy toll e.g. Rising rivers in the South in April took a heavy property toll. The storm took a heavy toll of lambs and calves
18、. toll bar,Language points in text,1. Pick vs. pick up pick (cotton, tomatoes, apples, strawberries, etc.): to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing pick up 1) to lift, take up by hand, e.g. He immediately picked up the phone and dialed the number of the police.
19、,Pick vs. pick up,2) to allow sb. to get into your car and take them somewhere e.g. Because of recent violence, many people no longer pick up hitchhikers. 3) to return to an earlier subject or situation in order to continue it e.g. Lets pick up the conversation after dinner.,2. Serve (only) to do st
20、h.,To have a particular effect or result, e.g. Her remark at the press conference served only to worsen the situation.,3. fog,to confuse or hide e.g. The diplomats reply served only to fog the issue.,4. Leave,Leave+n.+v.-ed/adj./prep.phrase, etc.: to cause to be or to remain in a particular state or
21、 position. e.g. The old couple never leave the door unbolted at night. My mother hates to leave the room in a mess.,5. Only to,I tried to travel west but only to hit the creek again. Only to do sth. (written) used to mention sth. that happens immediately afterwards, esp. sth. that causes surprise, d
22、isappointment, etc. e.g. She told him everything only to find that he cheated her from the very beginning.,6. see+Pattern,See (written) to be the time when/the place where an event happens; to witness e.g. The U.S. population has witnessed an incredible rise in the past two decades. 1949 saw the fou
23、nding of the P.R.C.,asas,as fat as butter as silent as the dead as pale as a ghost as mute as a fish as bright as silver as brittle as glass as dry as dust as dark as midnight as clear as crystal,asas,as cold as ice as cross as two sticks as firm as a rock as fair as a rose as obstinate as a mule as
24、 proud as a peacock as slippery as an eel as ugly as a scarecrow as wise as Solomon,asas,as white as a sheet as black as coal as black as pitch as bold as lion as deaf as a post as deep as well as fit as fiddle as hard as flint as hot as fire as heavy as lead,as harmless as a dove as light as feather as large as life as loud as thunder as mad as a March hare as merry as a cricket as happy as a king as gay as a lark as flat as a board as fierce as a tiger as drunk as a lord,