Post on 29-Jan-2016
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河南农业大学Henan Agricultural University
外国语学院School of Foreign Languages
李 筱 洁Li Xiaojie
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UNIT 8 TRAVELIn the Jungle
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2. A Song ---Traveling Light
3. A Flash --- In the Jungle
4. The Author --- Annie Dillard
1. Warm-up Questions
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Why do you think people travel?
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A Song --- Traveling Light
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Well I was doubling over the load on my shoulders/ Was a weight I carried with me everyday/Crossing miles of frustrations and rivers a raging/Picking up stones I found along the way/I staggered and I stumbled down pathways of trouble/ I was hauling those souvenirs of misery/And with each step taken my back was breaking/
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'Til I found the One who took it all from me/*Down by the riverside (Down by the riverside)/ I laid my burdens down/ Now I'm traveling light/My spirit lifted high/(I found my freedom now) I found my freedom now/ And I'm traveling light/*
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Through the darkest alleys and loneliest valleys/ I was dragging those heavy chains of doubt and fear/Then with the one word spoken the locks were broken/ Now He's leading me to places where there are no tears/ (Repeat *)
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In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight/In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight/Near the village, the peaceful village, the lion sleeps tonight/Near the village, the peaceful village, the lion sleeps tonight/Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling, the lion sleeps tonight/Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling, the lion sleeps tonight/
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Annie Dillard
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1. New Words & Expressions
2. Know more about the Jungle
3. Text Analysis --- Skimming
New Words & Expressions
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now … now … : at one time ... at another time ...
What mixed weather, now sunny, now cloudy.
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tangle:1. v. 1) catch in or as in a net, trap; mix together or intertwine in a confused mass
My long hair’s so tangled that I can’t comb it.
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They tangled heatedly over the problem.
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tangle:1. v. 2) be involved in a fight or quarrel
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他的思想陷于困惑之中。
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tangle:2. n. confused mass or disordered state
His mind was in a tangle.
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tangle: Collocation:
tangle over
对…发生争论
tangle with sb.与…发生口角，打架
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trail:1. vi. 1) extend over a surface
We like the vines trailing through the garden.
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trail:1. vi. 2) walk tiredly
The defeated army trailed past us.
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trail:2. vt. 1) drag; pull
The child was trailing a toy dog, screaming happily.
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trail:2. vt. 2) follow the tracks of
The policemen trailed the suspect for several days and finally to his hiding-place.
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loop:1. v. form or bend into a loop
The child looped the rope around a post.
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loop:2. n. circle
She put a loop of rope around the horse’s neck.
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dissolve:v. 1) fade away; disappear
His strength dissolved.
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dissolve:v. 2) become liquid
Water dissovles salt.
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dissolve:v. 3) bring to end
The government dissolved the country’s parliament and suspended all political activities.
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slump: 1. v. 1) sit or fall down heavily
She slumped exhaustedly onto the sofa.
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slump:1. v. 2) go down in numbers or strength
Business slumped after holidays.
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slump:2. n. general drop in prices, trade activity, etc; business depression
The stock market slump certainly had some impact on inflation.
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take apart:separate into its different parts
He took the clock apart to repair it.
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hollow: n. a space sunk into sth.
More sand is needed to fill the hollow in the driveway.
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strip: n. a long narrow region of land or body of water; a long narrow piece
The room was bare, apart from a strip of carpet.
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fuss: 1. v. bustle about; give too much attention to small and unimportant matters (often followed by around / about / over)She fussed about, unable to hide her impatience.
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fuss: 2. n. unnecessary nervous state, esp. about unimportant things
make a fuss
激动，大惊小怪
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slap: v. 1) hit with something flat
slap in the face打一记耳光
slap on the back 鼓励
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glide: vi. 1) move quickly and silently with ease
The boat glided over the river.
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glide: 2) fly through the air without power
The pilot shut off the motors and glided down to the landing field.
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the jungle
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the Napo River
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the palm thacth
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Nightjar
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Tarantula
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The rising Napo River
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orion
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Village people
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Guava
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flocks of parrots
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anaconda
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boa
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dugout canoe
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butterflies in the jungle
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heron
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kingfisher
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cuckoo
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paichi
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eel
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piranha fish
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The Napo River sunset
Text Analysis --- Skimming
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“Out of the way of what?”
asks the writer at the beginning
of the text while talking about
the Napo River. However, she
finally comes to the conclusion
that “it is not out of the way”. All
through the text there is overall
coherence. There is an echo —
“It would be worth it”, “The Napo
River: it is not out of the way. It
is in the way”.
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Skimming
Make a list of at least eight things that the author finds so attractive about life in the jungle.
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Homework
Find your favorite sentences from the text, explain why. By thus doing you can appreciate the aesthetic side of English.
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