unit-7-Animals-Intelligence

TextAWhatAnimalsReallyThinkUnit7AnimalIntelligenceLead-inQuestions:intelligence:abilitytolearnandunderstand.1)Doyouhaveapet,suchasadog,cat,orbird?Ifso,howdoesthepetcommunicatewithyou?Doesthepetunderstandyou?2)Doyouthinkanimals,especiallyveryintelligentones,havethoughtsandfeelings?Explain.3)Doyouthinkanimalshaveintelligence?Pleaseciteexamplesorpersonalexperiencestosupportyourview.BrainstormTaskSstonamesomeanimalsinEnglishasmanyastheycan狮子——lion豹——leopard熊猫——panda老虎——tiger狼——wolf斑马——zebra公牛——bull母牛——cow小牛——calf水牛——buffalo山羊——goat绵羊——sheep羊羔——lamb熊——bear骆驼——camel鹿——deer大象——elephant狐狸——fox长颈鹿——giraffe马——horse猪—pig狗—dog猴子—monkey蝙蝠—bat猫—cat袋鼠——kangaroo刺猬——hedgehog松鼠——squirrel兔子—rabbit老鼠——rat海豚——dolphin鲸——whale海豹——seal乌龟——tortoise鳄鱼——crocodile河马——hippo鱼——fish虾——shrimp螃蟹——crab龙虾——lobster蜗牛——snail蛙——frog蛇——snake蚯蚓——worm公鸡——cock母鸡——hen小鸡——chick鸭子---duck小鸭——duckling鹅——goose蜘蛛---spider蚂蚁---ant蜜蜂---beeThestructureofTextAapieceofexpositorywriting:toexplainwhatacertainphenomenonmeans,howanoperationworks,etc.Para.1-2IntroductionPara.3-16SupportingfactsSubheading1:Let’sMakeaDeal(Colo;Chantek)(Para.3~6)Subheading2:TaleofaWhale(Corky)(Para.7~12)Subheading3:PrimateShellGame(Melati;Towan)(Para.11~12))Para.13Conclusion:Thefunctionsofheadings:1)theysuggesttothereadersthecontentsofeachsection;2)enhancetheformalappearanceofanessay;3)eliminatetheneedforwordytransitionaldevicesbetweensections.Overview:EugeneLindenwantstotellthereaderthatanimalsdohave,atleast,somelimitedintelligence,andthepersonalexperiencesofthosewhoareinclosecontactwithanimalsaremoreconvincingevidencethanthatanyexperimentscanprovide.ContentQuestions(1)Whendoestheauthorthinkanimalswillproperlydotheirbestthinking?(2)Whydidtheauthortalktopeoplelikevets,animalresearchersandzookeepers?(3)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesvets,animalresearchersandzookeeperstoldhim?(4)WhydidColobreakthekeychainandonlygiveJendryalink?(5)HowdidChantektrytoexpandthemoneysupply?(6)WhydidChantekgiveMilesthestemafterheateallthegrapes?(7)Whatdobehavioristssayaboutanimals’willingnesstocooperate?Andwhatdoestheauthorthinkofit?(8)WhydidGailspeakhighlyofOrky?(9)WhydidShewmangiveMelatianotherorange?(10)WheredidTowanhidehisorange?Whatdoestheactreveal?Blanks-filling:(1)Colo:(whatdiditdo?)______________________Author’spurpose:_______________________.(2)Chantek:(whatdiditdo?)1)___________________________________________2)___________________________________________Author’spurpose:_________________________(3)Orky:________________________________________Author’spurpose:______________________________________(4)Melati:(whatdiditdo?)____________________.Towan:(whatdiditdo?)___________________.Author’spurpose:________________________BrokethekeychainAnimalsknowhowtonegotiatewithpeopleExpandedthemoneysupplybybreakingplasticchipsintwoFoundpiecesoftinfoilandtriedtomakecopiesofmetalchips.Aminalscanevenhandlethemoney.Allowedsb.tostandonhisheadtoreachupandreleasebabyassessthesituation&makearightdecisionHidanorangeinherotherhandHidanorangeunderneathhisfoot.Animalintelligencecanbeseenintheirattemptstodeceive.Translation(1)ThestoriestheytellusrevealwhatI’mconvincedisanewwindowonanimalintelligence:thekindofmentalfeatsanimalsperformwhendealingwithcaptivityandthedominantspeciesontheplanet—humans.(Para.2)他们讲述的故事开启了我相信是研究动物智能的一扇新的窗口：即动物在对付樊笼生活和地球上的主宰物种--人类--时所表现的高超的思维技能。Translation(2)Arrivingonthescene,JendryofferedColosomepeanuts,onlytobemetwithablankstare.(Para.3)延德里走过去，给了科洛一些花生，却被翻了个白眼。(3)ColothenbrokethekeychainandgaveJendryalink,perhapsfiguring,WhygiveherthewholethingifIcangetabitofpineappleforeachpiece?(Para.4)科洛把钥匙链拉断，给了延德里一段，或许是在算计，要是每一小段都能换片菠萝，我干嘛要群补给她？Translation(4)Apparentlysizinguptheproblem,Orkyswamunderthestretcherandallowedoneofthementostandonhishead,somethinghe’dneverbeentrainedtodo.(Para.10)奥基显然看出了问题，它游到担架下，让其中一人站在它头上，这种事从来没有训练它做过。Translation(5)Iflifeisaboutsurvivalofaspecies—andintelligenceismeanttoservethatsurvival—thenwecan’tcomparewithpea-brainedseaturtles,whichwereherelongbeforeusandsurvivedthedisasterthatwipedoutthedinosaurs.(Para.13)如果生命关乎物种的生存--而智能是为生存服务--那么我们根本无法与大脑只有豌豆大小的海龟相提并论，海龟早在人类出现之前很久便已存在，并经历了使恐龙灭绝的重大灾难而生存下来。DictoglossSunWukong,alsoknownastheMonkeyKing,isamaincharacterintheclassicalChinesenovel“JourneytotheWest”.Inthenovel,theMonkeyKingwasbornoutofarockandacquiredsupernaturalpowerthroughinstructionofTaoistmaster.Hecantransformhimselfintoseventy-twodifferentimages.Usingcloudsasavehicle,hecantravel108,000mileswithasinglesomersault.SunWukongisoneofthemostenduringChineseliterarycharacters.HeisdeeplylovedbythechildreninChinaeventoday.Steps:1.Ssaredividedintogroupsof4-5;2.Twritesdownsomedifficultwordsontheblackboard;3.Treadsthepassageforthefirsttime,whileSslistencarefully,tryingtocatchitasmuchaspossible;4.Treadsthepassageforthesecondtime,andSsarerequiredtoputdownasmuchastheycan;Treadsonemoretimeifnecessary.5.Ssworkingroups,trytoreformthepassageandavoidgrammarmistakes..EnglishProverbs:(1)Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕；一举两得。(2)Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。(3)Birdsofafeatherflocktogether