大学英语综合教程4-unit 8 Go Travelling

Unit8GoTravelingTextAIntheJungleWarming-upWhile-readingSummaryContentsTextAIntheJungle1.Whataresomedistinctivefeaturesofajungle?AJungle•Ajungleisalandovergrownwithtangledvegetationatgroundlevel.Typicallysuchvegetationisdenseenoughtohindermovementbypeople,requiringthattravelershavetocuttheirwaythrough.Thejungleisalsohometovariouswildanimals.•Astheyareout-of-the-wayandinaccessible,Junglesinliteratureoftenrepresentalesscivilizedorunrulyspaceoutsidethecontrolofcivilization.Warm-upQuestions•2.Ifyouhavebothtimeandmoney,whichplacewouldyouliketovisitmost?Why?ACBP228TextA•PartOne(Paras.1-5)•DescriptionoftheNapoRiverandsurroundingjunglesceneryatnight,togetherwiththeauthor'sreflectionsonit.•Underlinewordsorexpressionsdescribingthefollowingpictures.ABCDFEGHIpalm-thatchvillagenightjarfirefliestrunksandybankclearingmothstumpgeneratorshedWhile-ReadingOutofthewayofwhat?…Outofthewayofhumanlife,tenderness,ortheglanceofheaven?(Para1,L1)Outofthewayadj.1.remotefrompopulousormuch-traveledregions远离人烟的，人迹罕至的，偏僻的Therestaurantistop-notchbutalittleoutoftheway.2.notcausingaproblem不挡道的，已被处置的，已解决的Lookout!Atruck'scoming!Getoutoftheway.Nowthatthemainproblemsareoutoftheway,wecanstartworkingonthedetails.While-Reading•Iwassittingonastumpattheedgeofabanksidepalm-thatchvillage,ontheheadwatersoftheAmazon.(Para1,L4)•attheedgeof1.Thehouseisattheedgeofawood.2.Iceisalwaysthinattheedgeofthelakebecausethegroundkeepsitwarm.abanksidepalm-thatchvillagePara2While-Reading•Greenfirefliesspatteredlightsacrosstheairandilluminedforseconds,nowhere,nowthere,thepaletrunksofenormous,solitarytrees.(Para3,L2)now…now…atonetime...atanothertime...忽而……忽而•Themarketisveryunstable,withthepricenowrising,nowfalling.•Thejuniorofficerlookednervous;hiseyesswiveledquickly,nowthisway,nowthatway.While-Reading•BeneathusthebrownNapoRiverwasrising,inallsilence;itcoiledupthesandybankandtangleditsfoaminvinesthattrailedfromtheforestandrootsthatloopedtheshore.（Para3,L4）•in(all)silence（完全）不出声地•with(complete)absenceofsoundornoise•Thekidswerelisteningtothemusicintheclassroom,incompletesilence.•Weshouldnotpassoverthisunfairthinginsilence.•我们不能对这件不公平的事不闻不问。•TranslatethesentenceandenjoytheaestheticsideofEnglish.•在我们下方，褐黄色的纳波河水正在涨潮。万籁俱寂：惟见河水沿着沙岸蜿蜒流过，水沫裹挟在蔓生在森林里的藤蔓间以及盘绕岸边的树根上。While-Reading•Allatonce,inthethatchhouseacrosstheclearingbehinduscamethesoundofarecorder,playingatunethattwinedoverthevillageclearing,mutedourtalkonthebankside,andwanderedovertheriver,dissolvingdownstream.(Para4,L2)•mute•v.reduceorstopthesoundof使声音减弱或停止1.Wemutedourvoicesatthesightofthenationalflag.2.他不语但瞪着他的父亲以表示抗议。•Hemutedbutstaredathisfathertoprotest.While-Reading•dissolve:v.•fadeaway,disappear消失1.Hisstrengthdissolved.2.Theviewdissolvedinmist.•becomeliquid变成液体•1)vt.Waterdissolvessalt.•水溶解盐。•2)vi.Saltdissolvesinwater.•盐溶解于水中。•3)Heatdissolvedthecandleintoapoolofwaxinafewminutes.Summary•PartOne(1-5):DescriptionoftheNapoRiverandsurroundingjunglesceneryat(dayornight?),togetherwiththeauthor'sreflectionsonit.(happyorunhappy?)•Keywords&phrases:outoftheway;attheedgeof;now...now...;inallsilence;allatonce;mute;dissolve√√otherimportantwords&expressions1.偏远之地out-of-the-wayplace2.在源头ontheheadwaters3.在密密的树叶间indeep-leavedshadow4.照亮，照明illumine5.使...卷入；使...陷入tangle6.蔓延，伸展trail(n.小路，踪迹)7.缠绕，用环扣住loopPage2394)dissolve6)outoftheway8)tangled11)attheedgeof;illuminedPeriods3-4Paras6-8LanguagePointsSummaryContentsTextAIntheJungleReadingExercises(Paras6-8)1.Whydidtheauthorlooseherhairfromitsbraidsinthemiddleofnight?A.Becauseshefeltmorecomfortable.B.Becauseherhairwastoolongtobesmooth.C.Becausesheknewthevillagegirlsliketoplaywithit.D.Becauseshetriedtogetsleep.2.WhatdidtheManhattanwriterthinkabouttheNapoRiverinEcuadoraccordingtotheauthor?A.Hefeltboredandwantedtogohomedirectly.B.Heenjoyeditsomuchthathedidn'twanttogobackhome.C.Hethoughtitwasascomfortableashishome.D.Hemissedhislifebackathome.MainIdeaofPara6-8•PartTwo(Paras.6-8)•RecallingwhathappenedtoherontheirarrivalatthevillageandwhatothersfeltabouttheNapoRiverandpeoplethere.P245•足球运动员一下飞机，就见到一个车队在等待着他们。（disembark,fleet）•Themomentthefootballplayersdisembarkedfromtheplane,theysawafleetofcarswaitingfortheirarrival.•...andIhadslumpedonsomeshadedsteps,wishingiknewsomeSpanish....(Para7,L2)•slump:•vi.sitorfalldownheavily重重地坐下（或倒下）1.Heslumpedintoachair,completelyexhausted.2.Kennedyhadbeenhitandslumpedtothefloor.While-Reading•Ispokeanyway,andfooledwithmyhair,whichtheywereobviouslydyingtogettheirhandson…(Para7,L7)•bedyingtodosth./forsth.•urgentlywanttodo/getsth非常想做某事情（或得到某物）1.Shewasdyingtotellthemthatshehadwonfirstprizeinthespeechcontest.2.Havingworkedinthesunforfourhours,Iwasdyingforaglassofwater.While-Reading•gettheirhandson•catchholdof,findorget(sth)抓到；得到•=layone’shandson1.Theoldwomankeepseverythingshecangetherhandson.2.Ihavethebook,butnowIcan’tgetmyhandsonitanyway.•我是有这本书的，就是现在找不到。While-Reading•Andtheytookitapartanddiditagain,laughing,andteachingmeSpanishnouns,andmeetingmyeyesandeachother’swithopendelight…(Para7,L9)•takeapart•separateintoitsdifferentparts拆开，分开1.Hetooktheclockaparttorepairit.2.WhenIwaslit