全新版大学英语综合教程第四册课件Unit8

2020/1/62Pre-readingtasksDiscussingthefollowingquestionsWhataresomedistinctivefeaturesofanout-of-the-way，inaccessibleplacesuchasajungle,desert,orremotemountainousarea？Whywouldsuchaplaceappealtomanypeopletoday？2020/1/63AbriefintroductionTheauthorAnnieDillardtellsofhervisittotheNapoRiverintheheartoftheEcuadorianjungle,oneofnature’smostunspoiledplaces.Shedescribesthebeautyofnature’smostunspoiledplaces.Shedescribesthebeautyoftheforestandheradmirationforthepeoplewholivethere.TheauthorAnnieDillard(1945-)isarenownednaturewriterandPrizewinner.ThisreadingisfromTeachingaStonetoTalk(1988).2020/1/64CulturalbackgroundTheNapoRiverEcuadorTheAmazonRiverAndes2020/1/65TheNapoRiver2020/1/66EcuadorEcuador：republicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica，boundedbyColombiaonthenorth，byPeruontheeastandsouth，andbythePacificOceanonthewest．ThecountryalsoincludestheGalapagosislands（ColonArchipelago）inthePacific，about965km（about600mi）westofthemainland．Ecuadorstraddlestheequator（EcuadoristheSpanishwordfor“equator”）andhasanareaof272,045sqkm（105,037sqmi）．Quitoisthecountry’scapital．2020/1/67Andes2020/1/68Andes：theprincipalmountainsofSouthAmericaandoneofthegreatestmountainsystemsoftheworld．TheAndesincludesomeoftheworld’shighestpeaks．morethan50ofthemsoarhigherthan6,100m（20，000ft）abovesealevel．OnlytheHimalayasofsouthcentralAsiaarehigher.TheloftyplateausandhighmountainvalleysoftheAndescontainsomeofthehighestpermanenthumansettlementsintheworld2020/1/69Amazonriver2020/1/610Amazon（river）：riverinnorthernSouthAmerica，largelyinBrazil，rankedasthelargestintheworldintermsofwatershedarea，numberoftributaries，andvolumeofwaterdischargeMeasuring6，400km（4，000mi）fromsourcetomouth，ltissecondinlengthonlytotheNileamongtheriversoftheworldWithitshundredsoftributaries，theAmazondrainsaterritoryofmorethan6millionsqkm（2．3mullionsqmi），roughlyhalfofwhichisinBrazil；therestisinPeru，Ecuador,Bolivia，andVenezuela．2020/1/611While-readingtasksUnderstandingtextstructure:itcanbedividedintothreepartsPart1(Par.1-5)Part2(Par.6-8)Part3(Par.9-18)2020/1/612PartsMainIdeasPart1DescriptionoftheNapoRiverandsurroundingjunglesceneryatnight,togetherwiththeauthor’sreflectionsonit.Part2RecallingwhathappenedtoherattheirarrivalatthevillageandwhatothersfeltabouttheNapoRiverandthepeoplethere.Part3Detaileddescriptionofjourneyinginthejungleandherfeelingsaboutit.2020/1/613Languagestudy(1)1．1.intheheartof：inthecenterofExamples：1)Themetropolitanmuseumislocatedintheheartofthecity．2)Apartmentsintheheartofthecityaretooexpensivetopurchase．2．hush：beorbecomesilentExamples:1)Hush，you’11wakeupthebaby！2)Havingcriedforhalfanhour,thelittleboyhushed．2020/1/614Languagestudy(2)3．illumine：shinelightonExamples：1)Theskywasilluminedbyflashesfromthevolcano.2)Myballoonwasilluminedbythesunthatwasjustrising．4．now．．．now．．．：atonetime．．．atanothertime．．．Examples：1)Thejuniorofficerwhocameintotheroomlookednervous；hiseyesswiveledquickly,nowthiswaynowthat，asifhewerescanningtheroomfordanger．2020/1/615Languagestudy(3)5.in（all/complete）silence：with（complete）absenceofsoundornoiseExamples：1)Thekidswerelisteningtothemusicintheclassroom，incompletesilence．2)Thesoldiersstoodintheglaringsunastheminutestickedaway，inallsilence．note：Studentsshouldbeadvisedthat“inallsilence”isratherliteraryandcansoundoddinnormalcontexts．Simply“insilence”or“incompletesilence”issaferforthemtouse．2020/1/616Languagestudy(4)6．tangle：catchinorasinanet，trap；mixtogetherorintertwineinaconfusedmassExamples：1)Thebushesweretangledwithvines.2)Ihavethesoftofhairthattangleseasily．7．trail：extendoverasurfaceExamples：1)Rosestrailingoverthewallsmadehergardensobeautiful．2)Thestrawberryisatrailingplantbelongingtotherosefamily．2020/1/6178．loop：formorbendintoaloopExamples：1)Themanloopedtheropeoverthewoodenpole.2)Sheloopedthescarfroundherneckandwentoutintothecoldnightair．9．mute：reduceorstopthesoundofExamples:1)Atthesightoftheirteacherwalkingintotheclassroom，theymutedtheirvoices.2)Thestringsaremutedthroughouttheclosingbarsofthesymphony.Languagestudy(5)2020/1/618Languagestudy(6)10．dissolve：fadeaway，disappearExamples：1)Thepandaatethebamboorapidlyandthendissolvedintomeshadows．2)Thecharacteristicsofgasesvarywidely．Somegasesaretransparent，somedissolveinwater，andsomehaveastrongsmell．11．loose：untie，releaseExamples：1)Thehunterloosedthearrowwithoutwarning.2)It’snotahealthyhabittolooseyourbeltwhenyoufull.2020/1/619Languagestudy(7)12．slump：sitorfalldownheavilyExamples：1)Kennedyhadbeenhitandslumpedtotheflooroftheautomobile．2)Heslumpedintoachair，completelyexhausted．13.bedyingtodosth/forsth：desire（todo）sth．;eagerlyExamples：1)Shewasdyingtotellthemthegoodnewsthatshehadwonfirstprizeinmespeechcontest.2020/1/620Languagestudy(8)14．getone’shandson：catchholdof,findorget（sth.）;sameaslayone’shandsonExamples：1)IwishIcouldgetmyhandsonacopyofHurryPotter．2)Ineedtogetmyhandsonagoodcomputer.3)Thebook’sheresomewhere，butIdon’tseemtobeabletogetmyhandsonitjustnow．15．takeapart：separateintoitsdifferentpartsExamples：1)WhenIwasyoung，myparentsneverblamedmefortakingmytoysapart．2020/1/621．Languagestudy(9)16.spectacular：extraor