A_View_of_Mountains

Unit4AViewofMountainsUnit4PartⅠPre-readingactivitiesPartⅡTextAPartⅢTextBPartⅣPost-readingactivities•Pre-readingactivities•TheatomicbombexplodedoverHiroshimaCityonAugust6,1945.•ThecityofHiroshimawasreducedtosheets.ThethenHiroshimaPrefecturalBuildingforPromotionofIndustryhasbeenpreservedastheAtomicBombedDome.•About70,000peoplewerekilledbytheintensiveblastandradiationoftheplutoniumbombwhichexplodedoverNagasakiCity,August9,1945.•Apersonwhosatonthestepevaporated,onlyleavingtheshadow.•JapanesekidaftertheBomb(Nagasaki-Japan-1945)•Thethermicrays.Theimprintofclothesupontheskin.•Twobrotherswerelookingaboutfortheirparents.Thefaceoftheyoungerboywasstainedwithshriveledblood•(Nagasaki-Japan-1945)•AburntJapanesewoman.(Nagasaki-Japan-1945)•StatueatthePeacePark,Nagasaki-CityTextⅠ•AViewofMountains•Pre-readingquestions:•1.Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestthreattotheexistenceofmankind?•2.Whyarewesoconcernedaboutnuclearweapons?Structure•Inthetextauthortalksabouttwothings:whatweseeinYamahata’spicturesoftheNagasakidestroyedhalfacenturyago,andwhatweshoulddoaboutthenuclearperilexistingtoday?•Therearetwosentencesfromthetextwhichcanmakemostcleartheauthor’sopinionaboutthetwothingsmentionedabove:•1.attheendofthefirstparagraph•2.inthemiddleofthelastparagraph“performingthat…thegenerationsnowalive.”Structure•Theargumentativeessaycomprisedthreeparts.•PartⅠ(Para1)•PartⅡ(Para2-3)•PartⅢ(Para4)•PartⅠ(Para1)•Thewriterputsforwardhisthesis:aviewofmountainsinthebackgroundsuggeststherealextenttowhichthecitywasdestroyedbytheatomicbombing.•PartⅡ(Para2-3)•TheauthorarguesthatthebombingofNagasakiismorerepresentativeofthenuclearperilthreateningtheworldthanthatofHiroshimaandthatweneedtotakeactionstodispelnuclearthreatfromtheEarth.•PartⅢ(Para4)Herestateshismainidea,weshouldnotjustworryaboutthenuclearperilbuttakeactionstoeliminateittocreateasagerworld.PartⅠ(Para1)•Inparagraph1thewriterdescribeswhatYamahata’spicturesdisplay:theeffectsofanuclearweapononhumanbeings.•Andthenhepresentsthemainpointofhisargument:thetruemeasureliesnotinthewreckagebutinthegonecity,andthisiswherethesignificanceofaviewofmountainsinthebackgroundofoneofthepictureslies.PartⅠ(Para1)•dispatch:vt.sendofftoadestination•e.g.ParcelsoffoodweredispatchedtohimbyAmericanfriends.•Chinesegovernmentwaspreparingtodispatch4000liberationarmymentoHongKong.PartⅠ(Para1)•“Thehundredorsopictureshetookthenextdayconstitutethefullestphotographicrecordofnucleardestructioninexistence.”•orso:about•constitute:vt.compose,form•e.g.Nitrogen(氮)constitutes78%oftheearth’satmosphere•Inexistence存在，现有•e.g.Theelephantisthelargestlandanimalinexistence.PartⅠ(Para1)Chineseversion:第二天他拍摄了上百张照片，这些现存的照片，最全面地记录了原子弹的摧毁力。PartⅠ(Para1)•“itwasthereforelefttoYamahatatorecord,methodically---and,asithappens,withagreatandsimpleartistry–theeffects…”•TheresponsibilitywasthereforeplacedonYamaha’sshoulderstorecordtheeffectssystematicallyandtimelywithagreatandsimpleartistry.•methodically：adv.systematically有系统地，有方法地•artistry:thecreativeskillofanartist,writer,actorormusician艺术之性质PartⅠ(Para1)•Chineseversion•因此，重任就落在雅玛哈塔身上，他要系统地用艺术家杰出的简单的技法来记录和武器使用几小时后对人类的伤害。PartⅠ(Para1)•char:v.makeorbecomeblackbyburning烧焦•e.g.Halvethepeppersandchartheskinsunderahotgrill.PartⅠ(Para1)•Theyhavebeenburnedbylight–technicallyspeaking,bythe“thermalpulse”-andtheirbodiesareoftenbrandedwiththepatternsoftheirclothes,whosecolorsabsorblightindifferentdegrees.•Technicallyspeaking:从技术角度来说•thermalmeansrelatingtoorcausedbyheatorbychangesintemperature.adj.热的,热量的•thermalpulse：热脉•brand:v.labelormarkwithorasifwithabrandv.•打火印烙印•e.g.theybrandedthecattleonebyone.•TheUSadministrationrecentlybrandedhimasawarcriminal.PartⅠ(Para1)•wholesentence:•Technicallyspeaking,theyhavebeenburnedbythermalpulse.Andbecausethedifferentcolorsofthepatternsoftheirclothesabsorblightindifferentdegrees,theirbodiesaremarkedwiththepatternsoftheirclothes.•从技术上来说---热脉冲烧着的，因为衣服的颜色不同，吸收光的程度不同，致使身体上烙着不同的衣服的图案。PartⅠ(Para1)•1.Aheapofthingsisapileofthem,especiallyapilearrangedinaratheruntidyway.堆•...aheapofbricks...•2.Heapsofsomethingoraheapofsomethingisalargequantityofit.(INFORMAL)大量•Youhaveheapsoftime...•Igotinaheapoftrouble.PartⅠ(Para1)•hangoverv.挂在...上,•ledge:anarrowhorizontalsurfaceprojectingfromawalletc.壁架：一种水平的凸出物，在墙上形成一个狭窄的搁板•ditchn.沟,沟渠,壕沟PartⅠ(Para1)•“Athirdshowsagirlwhohassomehowsurvivedunwoundedstandingintheopenmouthofabombshelterandsmilinganunearthlysmile,shockinguswiththesightofordinarylife,whichotherwiseseemstohavebeenleftbehindforgoodinthesceneswearewitnessing.”PartⅠ(Para1)•somehow:adv.Inawaynotspecified,understood,orknown,以某种方式；以某种不特定，不理解或不知道的方式•bombshelter:防空洞•unearthly:adj.frightening,ghostly,mysterious,supernatural,非尘世的，神秘的,怪异的•e.g.Theunearthlyscreamsfromthebuildingwokeupthepeople•forgood:permanently,finally永久地•e.g.Hesaysthathe’sleavingthecountryforgood.•witness:see,hear,orknowbypersonalpresenceandperceptionPartⅠ(Para1)•Wholesentence:Thethirdphotoisagirlwhodoesnotdieanddoesnotgethurt.Howshesurvivedwedonotknow.Shestandsintheopenmouthofabombshelterandshesmilesqueerly.Hersmileshocksusandremindsusofapeacefulandor