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Unit7LearningaboutEnglishLanYanTheAssignmentthisWeekNextWeek—PrepareUnit8ReviewUnit7B.Findoutasmanyloanwordsasyouknow.Whatanimalsignwereyoubornunder?Thesearethe12animalsusedtosymbolizetheyears:TheyaretheRat,theOx,theTiger,theHare,theDragon,theSerpent,theHorse,theSheep,theMonkey,theCock,theDogandthePig.Aforeignlanguageisaweaponinthestruggleoflife.--KarlMarx,Germanphilosopher--德国哲学家K.马克思Grammarmustbelearnedthroughlanguage,andnotlanguagethroughgrammar.--JohannG.Herdor,Germanphilosopher必须从语言中学习语法，而不是从语法中学习语言。--德国哲学家J.G.赫尔德Don’tlearnEnglishjustforexaminationpurposes.Christmas,NewYearGreetingsWishingyouasonginyourheartatChristmasandblessingsallyearlong.圣诞之际，祝你们心中有首快乐的歌，新年快乐！Wishingyoupeace,joyandhappinessthroughChristmasandthecomingyear.在圣诞和新年来临之际，祝福你们平安、快乐、幸福！WarmestgreetingsandbestwishesfromMs.LanThemainidea:Becauseofitstoleranceforoutsideinfluences,Englishhasbecomeagreatlanguage.Englishisagreatlanguage,butitisalsoacrazylanguage.GlobalClimateSummit:全球气候高峰会阿诺州长发起「全球气候高峰会」（GlobalClimateSummit），广邀各国政要、官员与环保人士参,,加。为了以身作则，呼吁全球积极因应气候变迁，阿诺下令加州的电力公司，必须在二○二○年前，...气候变化峰会Obama'sMessagetoGlobalClimateSummit-ChineseSubtitle:奥巴马全球气候峰会讲话RhetoricalDevices1.OxymoronAnoxymoronputstwocontradictorytermstogethertopuzzlethereader,luringhim/hertopauseandexplorewhy.Thetitle,TheGloriousMessinessofEnglish,offersagoodexampleofoxymoron.ExamplesofOxymoronfromShakespeare(translatedbyZhuShenghao)•Anhonorablemurderer:正直的凶手•Anhonorablevillain:庄严的奸徒•Adamnedsaint:万恶的圣人•Sweetpangs:甜蜜的痛苦•Sweetknaves:温文和气的恶人•Sweetsorrow:甜蜜的凄清•Alivingdeath:活死人2.MetaphorSuchascoreofEnglish(Para4),acommonparentlanguage(Para8),anotherfloodofnewvocabulary(Para14),thespecialpreserveofgrammarians(Para19).InPara18thereisaninstanceofsustainedmetaphor:theculturalsoil,thefirstshoots,sprangup,…grewstronger,buildfencesaroundtheirlanguage.InthiscasetheEnglishlanguageiscomparedtoplants,andthevariousculturesinfluencingitarecomparedtothesoil,whileusersofEnglisharecomparedtogardeners.3.ParallelismWecanalsofindparallelisminthequotefromWinstonChurchill:“Weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills.Weshallneversurrender.”4.PersonificationThereispersonificationinthePara15“TranslationsofGreekandRomanclassicswerepouredontotheprintedpage…”5.MetonymyMetonymyisalsoafigurativeuseoflanguage.Itmeansachangeofname.InPara14inthesentence“Thecountrynowhadthreelanguages:Frenchforthenobles,LatinforthechurchesandEnglishforthecommonpeople.”Heretheword“churches”standsforreligiousinstitutionsandthosewhoareinvolvedinreligiouspractices.BodyLanguageInthispart,youcanseefourpicturesandeachpictureshowsthedifferentmeaningsofbodylanguageinChinaandU.S.Atthesametime,youcanalsoseethedifferentphrasesorexpressionsshowingthemeaningsofthepictures.You’rerequiredtoworkingroupsandmatchthepictures.Aconsideredimpolite;makingpeopleembarrassed,self-consciousBapplaudingoneself;improper,immodestCcuriosity,sometimessurpriseDcallingforsilenceEthankyou;mutualpositivefeelingsFgivingcomfort,consolationorencouragement;alsoshowingaffectionGdisapproval,hissing(用嘘声责骂)Hpattingtheheadofchildrentoshowaffection;pattingtheheadofateenageroradultcausingdispleasureMeaninginChinaMeaninginU.S.No.1(E)No.3(G)No.2(C)No.4(H)No.1(B)No.3(D)No.2(A)No.4(F)No.1No.2No.3No.4Amanwalkedintothedoctors,hesaid,'I'vehurtmyarminseveralplaces.”Thedoctorsaid,'Welldon'tgothereanymore‘(theuseofpuns)Divideintogroups.Worktogether,trytofindoutthepossibleanswerstotheriddlesandthepossibleendingsofthestories.Thefastestandgetthemostcorrectanswers’groupwin.RiddlesRiddlesHintsorAnswersWhat’sthedifferencebetweenhereandthere?Whatarethestrongestdaysoftheweek?Whydidthemanputwheelsonhisrockingchair?Whyistheletter“R”likeChristmas?……TheLetter“T”.SaturdayandSunday-alltheotherdaysareweak(week)days.Becausehewantedtorockandroll.BecauseitcomesattheendofDecember....…Story1RelaystoryThreeSentencesSpoilaBanquetArichmaninvitedfourfriendstoabanquettocelebratehisbirthday.Itwasalreadynoon-time,butonlyZhang,WangandLihadcome,hisfriendZhaodidnotappear,eventhoughtheywaitedalongtime.Therichmansaidanxiously,“Whyisn’ttheonewhoshouldhavecomehere?”HisfriendZhang,animpetuousperson,wasverymuchupsetathiswordsandsaidtotherichman,“Iftheonewhoshouldhavecomeisn’tpresent,thenIamtheonewhoshouldnothavecome.Allright,good-bye.”Andwiththis,hewentawayinahuff.(Cue:Whatdidtherichmansaylaterthatcoulddrivetheothertwofriendsaway?)SuggestedendingTherichmanthensaid,evenmoreanxiously,“Theonewhoshouldnothavelefthasleft.”ThesewordsarousedWang’ssuspicion,sohesaid,“Yousaidtheonewhoshouldnothavelefthasleft.DoesthatimplythatIamtheonewhoshouldhaveleft?Allright,Ihavetosaygood-bye,too.”Theremainingfriend,Li,advisedtherichmangoodheartedly,“Youshouldlearnwhattosayandwhatnottosay;otherwise,youwillannoyyourguestsandsendthemawayevenifyoudon’tintendto.”Therichman,hearingthis,said,“Thosetwoaretoosuspiciousandmisunderstoodmywords.Ididn’tmeanthem.”NowitwasLi’sturntoflareup.“SoitisIwhoshouldnothavecome