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AdvancedEnglishBookOneUnit2Hiroshima---the“Liveliest”CityinJapanLiXingqiaoCollegeofInternationalExchange&CompulsoryForeignLanguagesEducationTeachingObjectives1.knowthebackgroundofHiroshima&thefirstatomicbombinWorldWarII;2.understandthestructureandgraspthemainideaofthetext;3.masterthelanguagepointsappearedintheunit;4.appreciatethereportorialwritingskillsandrhetoricdevicesofthepassage;5.conductaseriesofdiscussing,analyzing,presentingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeofthisessay.Hiroshima---the“Liveliest”CityinJapanCONTENTSBEADCLead-inGlobalReadingDetailedReadingExercise&HomeworkPostReadingLead-inI.QuestionsforDiscussionWhatdoyouknowaboutJapan?1.geography?NationalName:NipponGeography:Fourmainislands:Honshu(本州),Hokkaido(北海道),Kyushu(九州),andShikoku(四国)Area:371,857sq.km.Population:126,804,433(2010).Capital:TokyoLeadinLead-in2.history?AfterabriefwarwithChinain1894–1895,JapanacquiredFormosa(Taiwan),thePescadoresIslands(澎湖列岛),andpartofsouthernManchuria.In1904–1905,JapandefeatedRussia,gainingtheterritoryofsouthernSakhalin(Karafuto库页岛)andRussia'sportandrailrightsinManchuria.InWorldWarI,JapanseizedGermany'sPacificislandsandleasedareasinChina.1931,itinvadedManchuria,andlastedtill1945.OnDec.7,1941,itlaunchedPearlHarborattack.ThedroppingofatomicbombsonthecitiesofHiroshimaandNagasakiin1945bytheUnitedStatesfinallybroughtthegovernmenttoadmitdefeat.JapansurrenderedformallyonSept.2,1945Lead-in3.culture?ThekimonoisthetraditionaldressofJapan,anditiswornnowadaysonformaloccasions.Sakura(cherry)isthenationalflowerofJapan,andthereareoverfourhundredvarietiesofcherrytreesinJapan.ThefirstdayofbloominginTokyoisabout20March,andthefullbloomwillbeoneweekafterfromthedayoffirstbloom.Lead-inSumoSumoisaJapanesestyleofwrestlingandJapan'snationalsport.Sado（茶道）,theceremonycelebratingtheWayofTea,hasbeenmuchfavoredbyJapanesehighsocietyasanartisticceremony.SadoBuddhism(佛教)InJapan,aBuddhistmonkisallowedtomarry.Afterareform,Buddhistmonklivealifeascommonpeople.BeliefInJapan,oystersarecalledtheMilkoftheseabecauseoftheirhighnutritionalvalueandrichtaste.SeafoodisoneofthefavoritefoodinJapan.Buddhism(佛教)InJapan,aBuddhistmonkisallowedtomarry.Afterareform,Buddhistmonklivealifeascommonpeople.BeliefSushi寿司是在饭里放醋做主材料的日本料理寿司色彩非常鲜明。制作时，把新鲜的海胆黄、鲍鱼、牡丹虾、扇贝、鲑鱼籽、鳕鱼鱼白、金枪鱼、三文鱼等海鲜切成片放在雪白香糯的饭团上，一揉一捏之后再抹上鲜绿的芥末酱，最后放到古色古香的瓷盘中.吃寿司，讲究的是一口闷，唯其如此，饭香与生鱼片的香味才能完全相融，将齿颊间填得满满，不留一丝缝隙BackgroundInformationSept.1,1939HitlerinvadedPoland.beginningWorldWarIIJun.22,1941Gr.invadedUSSRDec.7,1941PearlHarbourSept.1943ItalysurrenderedMay.7,1945Gr.SurrenderedDespitesixmonthsofintensestrategicfire-bombingof67Japanesecities,theJapanesegovernmentignoredanultimatumgivenbythePotsdamDeclaration.ByexecutiveorderofPresidentHarryS.Truman,theU.S.droppedthenuclearweaponLittleBoyonthecityofHiroshimaonMonday,August6,1945,followedbythedetonationofFatManoverNagasakionAugust9.AboutWorldWarIIBackgroundInformationThetargetofHiroshimawasacityofconsiderablemilitaryimportance,containingJapan'sSecondArmyHeadquarters,aswellasbeingacommunicationscenterandstoragedepot(军需库).SixdaysafterthedetonationoverNagasaki,onAugust15,JapanannounceditssurrendertotheAlliedPowers,signingtheInstrumentofSurrenderonSeptember2,officiallyendingthePacificWarandthereforeWorldWarII.BackgroundInformationAtomicBomb:Theexplosionproducesgreatamountsofheat,ashockwaveandintenseradiation.Theregionoftheexplosionbecomesradioactivelycontaminatedandradioactiveproductsmaybedepositedelsewhereasfallout(辐射尘).Withinthefirsttwotofourmonthsofthebombings,theacuteeffectskilled90,000–166,000peopleinHiroshimaand60,000–80,000inNagasaki,withroughlyhalfofthedeathsineachcityoccurringonthefirstday.Survivorsarestilldyingofleukaemia(白血病),perniciousanaemia(恶性贫血)andotherdiseasesinducedbyradiation.Almost98%ofthebuildingsweredestroyedorseverelydamaged.BackgroundInformationLittleBoyMainidea:Atthehospital.StructureMainidea:Thewaytotherestaurantboat.Mainidea:ThearrivalPartII:Para.2-6PartIII:Para.7-26PartI:Para.1PartIV:Para.27-39Mainidea:MeetingthemayorGlobalReadingWhatpointsthewriterdescribedinPara.1?DetailedReadingofPartITwopoints:thestationmaster&himselfstationmaster:inuniform,shout,“Hiroshima!Everybodyoff!”himself:didn’tunderstand;hadalumpinmythroat;Sadthoughtsonmymind;afargreateradventure;WasIatthesceneofthecrime?indication:HewaswithaheavyhearttoarriveHiroshima,beingextremelysadandguilty.Hewasbeingtorturedbyaguiltyconscience.descriptiondetailsDetailedReadingofPartIWordsandexpressions1.hadalumpinmythroat:aphysicalresponsewhenonewantstocryorfeelswronged;bechoked(withemotion)IhadalumpinmythroatwhilewatchingthereportaboutWenchuanearthquake.2.Havesomethingonone’smind—worriedabout惦记,忧虑practicepractice3.Havesomethinginmind:remember;thinkof/plantodopracticeI’vehadmyfather’sillnessonmymindallday.我整天都为父亲的病情担忧.Haveyouanyoneinmindforthejob?Whatdoyouhaveinmindtodowithhim?Howmanyjourneysmentionedfromthestationtothedestination?DetailedReadingofPartII1stone:fromtherailwaystationtotheCityHallDriver:Friendly:;Hi;grin;Skilled:popopen;attopSpeed;flash;narrow;Lurch;sharptwists;screechIgnoran