（新课标）2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 5 Travelling abroad英美文化欣

-1-Unit5Travellingabroad【导读】《绿野仙踪》又名《OZ国经典童话》，是美国著名作家弗兰克·鲍姆(FrankBaum)在1900—1920年期间陆续创作发表的奇幻冒险童话故事集，有“美国的《西游记》”之称。阅读下面选取的有关灾难来临的节选，对比中外文化中面临灾难时态度的异同。TheWonderfulWizardofOZ(excerpt)ThecycloneDorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies，withUncleHenry，whowasafarmer，andAuntEm，whowasthefarmer'swife.Theirhousewassmall，forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymiles.Therewerefourwalls，afloorandaroof，whichmadeoneroom；andthisroomcontainedarusty­lookingcookstove，acupboardforthedishes，atable，threeorfourchairs，andtwobeds.UncleHenryandAuntEmhadabigbedinonecorner，andDorothyhadalittlebedinanothercorner.Therewasnogarretatall，andnocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground，calledacyclonecellar，wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose，mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor，fromwhichaladderleddownintothesmall，darkhole.WhenDorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround，shecouldseenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.Notatreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass，withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.Eventhegrasswasnotgreen，forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.Oncethehousehadbeenpainted，butthesunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway，andnowthehousewasasdullandgrayaseverythingelse.WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewasayoung，prettywife.Thesunandwindhadchangedher，too.Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyesandleftthemasobergray；theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeksandlips，andtheyweregrayalso.Shewasthinandgaunt，andneversmilednow.WhenDorothy，whowasanorphan，firstcametoher，AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild'slaughterthatshewouldscreamandpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy'smerryvoicereachedherears；-2-andshestilllookedatthelittlegirlwithwonderthatshecouldfindanythingtolaughat.UncleHenryneverlaughed.Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnightanddidnotknowwhatjoywas.Hewasgrayalso，fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots，andhelookedsternandsolemn，andrarelyspoke.ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh，andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayastheothersurroundings.Totowasnotgray；hewasalittleblackdog，withlongsilkyhairandsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny，weenose.Totoplayedalldaylong，andDorothyplayedwithhim，andlovedhimdearly.Today，however，theywerenotplaying.UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthesky，whichwasevengrayerthanusual.DorothystoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms，andlookedattheskytoo.AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.Fromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind，andUncleHenryandDorothycouldseewherethelonggrassbowedinwavesbeforethecomingstorm.Therenowcameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth，andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirectionalso.SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.“There'sacyclonecoming，Em，”hecalledtohiswife.“I'llgoandlookafterthestock.”Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecowsandhorseswerekept.AuntEmdroppedherworkandcametothedoor.Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.“Quick，Dorothy！”shescreamed.“Runforthecellar！”TotojumpedoutofDorothy'sarmsandhidunderthebed，andthegirlstartedtogethim.AuntEm，badlyfrightened，threwopenthetrapdoorinthefloorandclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall，darkhole.DorothycaughtTotoatlastandstartedtofollowheraunt.Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomtherecameagreatshriekfromthewind，andthehouseshooksohardthatshelostherfootingandsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.Thenastrangethinghappened.Thehousewhirledaroundtwoorthreetimesandroseslowlythroughtheair.Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.-3-Thenorthandsouthwindsmetwherethehousestood，andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.Inthemiddleofthecyclonetheairisgenerallystill，butthegreatpressureofthewindoneverysideofthehouseraisedituphigherandhigher，untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone；andthereitremainedandwascarriedmilesandmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarryafeather.Itwasverydark，andthewindhowledhorriblyaroundher，butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround，andoneothertimewhenthehousetippedbadly，shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently，likeababyinacradle.Totodidnotlikeit.Heranabouttheroom，nowhere，nowthere，barkingloudly；butDorothysatquitestillonthefloorandwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor，andfellin；andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlosthim.Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthehole，forthestrongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall.Shecrepttothehole，caughtTotobytheear，anddraggedhimintotheroomagain，afterwardclosingthetrapdoorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.Hourafterhourpassedaway，andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright；butshefeltquitelonely，andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallaboutherthatshenearlybecamedeaf.Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieceswhenthehousefellagain；butasthehourspassedandnothingterriblehappened，shestoppedworryingandresolvedtowaitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewouldbring.Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoherbed，andlaydownuponit；andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.Inspiteoftheswayingofthehouseandthewailingofthewind，Dorothysoonclosedhereyesandfellfastasl