part-2-The-English-Countryside-英国乡村

PartIIReadingActivities•Textillustration•Comprehensionwork•LanguageworkTheColtwolds科茨沃尔德丘陵[’kɔtswəuld]TheCotswoldsintheheartofEnglandisanareaofoutstandingbeautyandfamouspicturesquevillagesmadefromthegoldenlocalstone.ItisanarearichinhistoryandoneofthemostpopularregionsofEnglandtoexplore.FromStratforduponAvonintheNorth,tothebeautifulRomancityofBathintheSouth,theCotswoldjourneytakesyouthroughmagicallittlevillagesandplacesthathaveremaineduntouchedandimmaculatelypreservedthroughouttheages.ReadingandLanguageActivities•Pre-readingtasks•Studyingthefollowingwordsandphrases;selecttheonesthatcanbeappliedtodescribetheviewsinyourplaces;andimaginewhichofthemcanbeusedtodescribetheEnglishcountryside.bushriversmeadowlawncoastbeachthewildernessfootpathbrookvalleylowlanduplandcliffsstreamlandscaperuralpasturerice-paddycultivatedlandHighlandMyHeartisonthehighlandlowlandThestructureofthetextAspectsCharacteristicslocationhomesteadActivitiesMillwheelsLowlandssuchasavalleywithachurchUsuallybuiltonafarm,shelteredbyampleTrees,withasmallrivernotfaraway.Childrencantakeabath;adultscangofishing;FamiliescangatherwatercressorgrowosiersForbasketweaving.Notusedanymore,butmengathertheretowatchviews,relax.TextEssential–adjective1.absolutelynecessary;indispensable:Disciplineisessentialinanarmy.2.pertainingtoorconstitutingtheessenceofathing.Synonymsfundamental,basic,inherent,intrinsic,vitalAntonymsincidental,extraneous,extrinsic;accidental.•Athomea.inone'sownhouseorplaceofresidenceb.inasituationfamiliartoone;atease:Shehasawayofmakingeveryonefeelathome.也许只是因为这个岛国的自然地势，绝大多数英国人感觉生活在低地比生活在高地要舒适的多•ThepopularideaofanEnglishvillageisofoneinavalley,whereitcanbeoverlookedfromthehills,clusteredaboutitsancientchurch;andsimilarly,thegeneralconceptionofafarminthiscountryisofmoreorlesscommodioushomesteadinavalley,shelteredbyampletrees,withbroadfieldslikeopenhandsstretchedouttoreceivethesun,andariverflowingnotfaraway.Gatherarounda.tosomeextent;somewhat:Sheseemedmoreorlessfamiliarwiththesubject.b.about;insubstance;approximately;basically:Wecametomoreorlessthesameconclusion.spaciousandconvenient;roomy:acommodiousapartment.incommodious1.toextendoveradistanceorareaorinaparticulardirection:Theforeststretchesoutformiles.2.toextendthehandortoreach,asforsomething.Hestretchedoutfortheapplesbutwasinvain.人们心目中常有的英国乡村是在低谷里，从山上可以俯瞰它的全貌，房子簇拥在古老的教堂周围；同样，这个国家的人们对农场的普遍概念也是低谷地里宽敞的家园，绿树成荫。广阔的田野延伸开去，就像张开的手掌接受普照的阳光，不远处还有潺潺的河流。Forthemostpartwithrespecttothegreatestpart;onthewhole;generally;usually;mostly:Theyaregoodstudents,forthemostpart.Intimately—inaclosemannerTheyareintimatelyknownforthat.Wefeelcloselyassociatedwiththem.它们令我们感到倍加亲切。•Certainlytheyarenotthekindaboutwhichnationalsongsarecomposed,asinthecaseoftheRhineortheDanubeortheVolga;butatleasttheyarethekindinwhichboyscabbatheandinwhich(eventoday)afarm-handcantickleanoccasionaltrout.[rain]莱茵河（源出瑞士境内的阿尔卑斯山，贯穿西欧多国）[‘dænju:b]多瑙河（欧洲南部河流）[‘vɔlɡə]伏尔加河（欧洲第一大河）Asinthecaseof—justlikeSomestudentsarecleverbutlazy,asinthecaseofTomandMike。Compose:comprise,consistof,constituteConcreteiscomposedofcement,sandandgravelmixedwithwater.England,ScotlandandWalescomposetheislandofGreatBritain.当然，它们不像莱茵河、多瑙河、伏尔加河那样，有许多民族歌曲为之传唱，但至少它们能够让男孩在里面洗澡，直至今天还能让农夫享受偶然在里面抓到鲑鱼的惬意。•Permitof–allowaspossible,admit(fml)•Thefactspermitofnootherexplanation.•Suchrivers,insignificantastheymaybe,influencethelivesofthosewholivenearthemnthemostsubtleandsensuousway.•这些河流不管是多么不重要，却在极不经意地而又心旷神怡地影响着周围居民的生活。Pa2•Cotswolds[‘kɔts,wəuldz]科茨沃尔德,此地古香古色，充满诗情画意。•Infrontofmygardenameadow—itselfagardenofcowslipsinspringandahauntofbee-orchisesthatfellwiththeswathsofgrassinsummer–dippeddowntotheSevernvalley.StretchedtowardsAplaceOf我花园前面的草场一直向下延伸到塞文河。春天它就是一座长满黄九轮草的花园，而夏天则是一个开满了对叶兰好去处，但兰花会在青草被刈后香消玉殒。•Thosefarblueridgesmightbehiddenbymistorcloudfromtimetotime;butseldomwasthereadaywhenIcouldnotclearlyfollowthecourseoftherivertoitswide,muddyestuary.OccasionallyPathormovement河道远方那些蓝色的山脊偶而会隐匿于云雾之中，但很少有哪一天会看不清那小河流向宽阔、多泥的河道。•Yearinandyearout,theSevernwaspartofmyview;itwasevenpartofmyconsciousness.•Thewriterwassofamiliarwiththeviewsoftheriver,andtherefore,thelandscapetendedtobepartofhisconsciousness—thatisheisabletoseetheviewswithhismindeyes.Comprehensionwork1.WheredothemajorityoftheEnglishpeoplelive?Lowlands2.WhataretheattractionsofanEnglishvillage?Itissituatedinavalley,overlookedbythehills,clusteredaboutanancientchurch,witharivernearby,mills,animalssuchasswallows,birds,plantsonweirssuchaswatercress,osiers,childrenplayingalongthebanks,menleaningonweirswatchingbirdsflyingacrosstheriver,gardensinfrontofacottage,pasturesneararound…3.WhatarethedifferencesinriversbetweenEnglandandotherEuropeancountries?England:smallandinsignificantNonationalsongsarecomposed4.Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthetextmeans?Thewriterwassofamiliarwiththeviewsoftheriver,andtherefore,thelandscapetendedtobepartofhisconsciousness—thatisheisabletoseetheviewswithhismindeyes.2.Languagework.A•1.subjects,course,ample•2.stretchout,overlook,lowland•3.valley,clustered,occupations•4.homestead,sheltered•5.farm-hands,haunt•6.influenced,subtle,consc