Unit 4 要词 好语 精句讲义-高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册.docx

必修2 Unit4 Exploring literature Reading :The wonder of literatureA child and a man were walking on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear. Suddenly he heard strange low musical sounds.These sounds seemed to be from another world and the child listened to them with wonder. Then the man explained that the child heard nothing strange and that the shell caught a range of sounds too faint for human ears. What amazed the child was not a new world, but the unnoticed music of the old.1. strange low musical sounds奇怪，低沉悦耳的声音2. a range of一系列的，种种的3. faintvaguedim4. the unnoticed music of the old旧世界被人忽视的乐音Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature.Let a little song appeal to the ear or a great book to the heart and we discover a new world,a world of dreams and magic.To enter and enjoy this new world,we need to love literature, and make an effort to explain it.Behind every book is a man behind the man is the race and behind the race are the natural and social environments.We must know all these, if the book is to speak its whole message. In a word,we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature. The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities.5. Let a little song appeal to the ear or a great book to the heart and we discover a new world,a world of dreams and magic.让一首小曲愉悦我们的耳朵，或者让一部巨著触碰我们的心灵。6. make an effort努力7. In a word总之The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty. Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds. A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops,looks deeper sees truth and beauty,and writes,“Yesterday's flowers am I."One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before.8. The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty. 文学的第一个特质是它对真与美的描述9. a sensitive human soul一个敏锐的人类灵魂The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination. Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.When Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus asks in the presence of Helen“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?"he opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love,beauty and heroism.10. The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination. Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.文学的第二个特质是它能打动我们的情感，启发我们的想象力。11. in the presence of Helen当着海伦的面12. launchdispatchsend offThe third quality of literature,coming out of the other two,is its permanence.To achieve this, it should contain two elements:universal interest and personal style. Good literature reflects the most basic of human naturelove and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope.It also takes on a personal styleno writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.13. The third quality of literature,coming out of the other two,is its permanence.文学的第三个特质就是其持久的生命力14. take onacquireIn summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty thewritten record of mans thoughts and feelings and the history of the human soul(Adapted from William J.Long's English Literature:Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World)Grammar Usage“What shall I read?” You might have asked yourself this question more than once.If you are not sure what to read,you can get ideas from different sources,but it is also important to develop your own taste.To start with, ask your friends,parents and teachers to recommend what books you ought to read. Most people will be happy to share their favourite books with others. Teachers in particular can provide suggestions for interesting reading materials that can be found in the library or bookshop easily.You could also read book reviews in newspapers, in magazines or online.A book review can often tell you whether a book is worth reading or not.These ideas should point you in the right direction.However, you must also decide for yourself what kind of books to read. You do not have to read a book just because everyone recommends it.Instead. look for books on topics that interest you, Take time to look through the collections in different sections of your local library and you are likely to come across books you love to read.Over time,you may find yourself better able to seek out books to your taste and enjoy reading all the more.15. Pointaimdirect16. come across come byencounter17. seek outlook forsearch forExtended Reading: The old wan and the Sea(Excerpt)Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961),an American writer of novels and short stories, is well thought of for his unique writing style. He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated” The Old Man and the Sea,one of his most important novels,tells the story of a fisherman named Santiago.After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish.18. Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961),an American writer of novels and short stories, is well thought of for his unique writing style. He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated” The Old Man and the Sea,one of his most important novels,tells the story of a fisherman named Santiago.After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish.欧内斯特·海明威(1899-1961)，美国小说家、短篇小说作家，因其独特的写作风格面广受好评。他非常擅长描写硬汉们的冒险经历，他认为那些硬汉“可以被毁灭但不能被打败”。老人与海是他最重要的小说之一，讲述了一个名叫圣地亚哥的渔夫的故事。在两手空空八十四天后，圣地亚哥试图捕一条大鱼。The fish was coming in on his circle now calm and beautiful looking and only his great tail moving.The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer. For just a moment the fish turned a little on his side.Then he straightened himself and began another circle.19. pull on拉住20. straighten himself 竖直身子“I moved him," the old man said“I moved him then."He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. I moved him, he thought.Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands,he thought.Hold up,legs.Last for me, head.Last for me.You never went.This time I'll pull him over.21. hold on拽住，拉住22. all the strain 竭尽全力But when he put all of his effort on,starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength,the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away.23. with all his strength浑身力气24. pull part way over侧过一半身子25. right himself 竖直“Fish," the old man said. “Fish,you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?"That way nothing is accomplished, he thought.His mouth was too dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now.I must get him alongside this time,he thought. I am not good for many more turns.Yes you are,he told himself. Youre good for ever.On the next turn,he nearly had him.But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away.You are killing me, fish, the old man thought.But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful or a calmer or more noble thing than you brother.Come on and kill me.I do not care who kills who.Now you are getting confused in the head,he thought.You must keep your head clear. Keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man.Or a fish, he thought.“Clear up, head," he said in a voice he could hardly hear“Clear up."Twice more it was the same on the turns.I do not know, the old man thought.He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. I do not know.But I will try it once more.26. on the point of feeling himself go感觉自己快要垮掉的时候He tried it once more and he felt himself going when he turned the fish.The fish righted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air.27. swim off游开I'll try it again,the old man promised, although his hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashes.28. mushysoftemotional29. in flashes间歇地He tried it again and it was the same.So he thought,and he felt himself going before he started; I will try it once again.学科网（北京）股份有限公司