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1、A Wilderness ExperiencePart Division of the Textn nParts Paragraphs Main Ideasn n1 1-4n nHow the author felt about the wilderness the first morning she got to the Canadian islandn n2 5-12 n nHow the author explored the island forest on her first afternoon theren nParts Paragraphs Main Ideasn n3 13-2

2、9n nHow the author made further explorations into the wilderness with Dalton,a young native of the islandn n4 30-34 n nHow the author finally identified herself with nature amid the wilderness Table Completion What did Sally see,hear and smell in her new world during the first morning?Find out the s

3、ensory details in Part 1.sight sight lake,sky,mist,trees,lake,sky,mist,trees,peoplepeople colorcolordelicate silvery blue(sky),delicate silvery blue(sky),evergreen(trees),golden evergreen(trees),golden(sunlight)(sunlight)smellsmellwood smoke,bacon frying,wood smoke,bacon frying,the firs fragrancethe

4、 firs fragrancen nQuestions:n nHow did Sally feel about the wilderness the first morning?Did she enjoy it?How do you know?Sally felt:Sally felt:Clues in the text:Clues in the text:amazed,amazed,excitedexcitedas amazing as miracles as amazing as miracles was a morning in Junewas a morning in Junecuri

5、ous and curious and eagereagergot up quickly,quietly got up quickly,quietly and slipped out to see and slipped out to see this new world.this new world.Language Pointsn nsentence analysis:sentence analysis:Its Its wide wide and and beautiful beautiful surface,surface,delicate delicate silver-blue,si

6、lver-blue,streamed streamed with with a a mist mist that that disappeared disappeared as as I I watched,watched,for for the the light light of of the the early early sun,sun,splintering splintering on on the the tops tops of of the the mainland mainland evergreen evergreen trees,trees,was was starti

7、ng starting to to fall fall on on the the mist mist and and dissolve dissolve it.it.Curiously Curiously the the lakes lakes level level surface surface seemed seemed to to be be moving moving in in alternate alternate glassy glassy streams,streams,right right and and left,left,an an effect effect th

8、at that sometimes sometimes occurs occurs on quiet water,I dont know why.on quiet water,I dont know why.n n1.1.What does“stream with”mean?n nIt means to produce a continuous flow of liquid.n npervasive:adj.n nexisting everywhere The local attorney has called corruption in the police department“perva

9、sive,rampant and systemic”.No one can ignore the pervasive influence of the army in national life.n n2.vi.talk quickly in a friendly way without stopping,especially about things that are not serious or important I couldnt hear the film with her chattering away all the time.It really irritates me the

10、 way he chatters on about nothing all the time.n nSentence Analysis:n nfor this sacred experience,enjoyed alone,I would get up at dawn every day during that summer.n nboisterous:adj.n nsomeone,especially a child,who is boisterous makes a lot of noise and has a lot of energy Their house always seemed

11、 to be full of boisterous children.n nA large,boisterous crowd poured into the bar,singing and n nshouting noisily.n nglamorous:glamorous:adj.adj.n nattractive,exciting,and related to attractive,exciting,and related to wealth and successwealth and success Princess Diana was considered as Princess Di

12、ana was considered as one of the worlds most glamorous one of the worlds most glamorous women.women.The south coast is less glamorous The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.but full of clean and attractive hotels.nSentence Analysis:One could never,of course,hope to

13、 be friends with him.What does the author mean?To Sally at that time,Dalton was probably the most glamorous youth in the world.Of course,Sally hoped to make friend with him.But she was in awe of him,because he was so brilliant that it seemed impossible to be accepted by him as a friend.n nmenace:n n

14、1.vt.(formal)threaten A gang of youths were menacing the passengers on the bus.Hurricanes periodically menace the Gulf Coast.n nmenace&threaten menace&threaten n n这两个动词都含有这两个动词都含有这两个动词都含有这两个动词都含有“威胁、恐吓威胁、恐吓威胁、恐吓威胁、恐吓”的的的的意思。意思。意思。意思。n nthreaten threaten 指如不服从将会有严重后果，指如不服从将会有严重后果，指如不服从将会有严重后果，指如不服从将会

15、有严重后果，以此来威胁、迫使别人做某事或不许以此来威胁、迫使别人做某事或不许以此来威胁、迫使别人做某事或不许以此来威胁、迫使别人做某事或不许别人做某事。例如：别人做某事。例如：别人做某事。例如：别人做某事。例如：The gangster threatened to burn The gangster threatened to burn down the store unless the owner down the store unless the owner paid extortion money.paid extortion money.那歹徒威胁说如果店主不交出他勒索那歹徒威胁说如果

16、店主不交出他勒索那歹徒威胁说如果店主不交出他勒索那歹徒威胁说如果店主不交出他勒索的钱就要放火烧毁这家商店。的钱就要放火烧毁这家商店。的钱就要放火烧毁这家商店。的钱就要放火烧毁这家商店。menace 多指用目光、行动或武多指用目光、行动或武器等对别人进行恐吓。例如：器等对别人进行恐吓。例如：The robber menaced him with a revolver.强盗用手枪恐吓他。强盗用手枪恐吓他。n nawe:n n1.n.a feeling of great respect and liking for sb.or sth.;admire sb.and have great respec

17、t for them and sometimes a slight fear of them(often used in the pattern:stand/be in awe of sb.)His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius.n nbe/stand in awe ofbe/stand in awe ofn n敬畏敬畏敬畏敬畏n ninspire awe ininspire awe inn n在在在在中引起敬畏中引起敬畏中引起敬畏中引起敬畏n n n nhold/keep sb.in awehold/

18、keep sb.in awen n使（某人）感到敬畏使（某人）感到敬畏使（某人）感到敬畏使（某人）感到敬畏n nwith awewith awen n敬畏地敬畏地敬畏地敬畏地n nhostile:adj.n nangry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone and ready to n nargue with them Her friendly greeting was met by an unsmiling,hostile stare from the children gathered round the car.The minister

19、 is well known for his hostile attitude towards the trade unions.n n Sentence Analysis:Anyway I was slightly alarmed by that island forest,and although I was rather eager to know what was there I couldnt force myself to continue farther.1.Paraphrase the first part of the sentence.Anyway I was a litt

20、le frightened by the forest on the island.2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.不管怎么说，那岛上的林子让我不管怎么说，那岛上的林子让我感到几分紧张，尽管我很想知道感到几分紧张，尽管我很想知道林子里有些什么，却不能勉强自林子里有些什么，却不能勉强自己继续往前走了。己继续往前走了。n nflounder:flounder:vi.vi.n nnot know what to say or do because not know what to say or do because you feel confused or

21、 upset;have a you feel confused or upset;have a lot of problems and be likely to fail lot of problems and be likely to fail completely;be unable to move easily completely;be unable to move easily because you are in deep water or because you are in deep water or mud,or cannot see very wellmud,or cann

22、ot see very well She lost the next page of her speech She lost the next page of her speech and floundered for a few seconds.and floundered for a few seconds.男孩在水中拼命挣扎，直到有人跳入男孩在水中拼命挣扎，直到有人跳入男孩在水中拼命挣扎，直到有人跳入男孩在水中拼命挣扎，直到有人跳入水中把他救起。水中把他救起。水中把他救起。水中把他救起。n nThe boy floundered in the water till The boy flo

23、undered in the water till someone jumped in to save him.someone jumped in to save him.n nswing:vi.n nturn around quickly,or to make sth.do this The Scottish soldiers marched along The Scottish soldiers marched along to the sound of the pipes,arms and to the sound of the pipes,arms and kilts swinging

24、.kilts swinging.n nHe was swinging his bag back and He was swinging his bag back and forthforthn n(通常指一端固定另一端悬空的通常指一端固定另一端悬空的物体作弧形的运动。物体作弧形的运动。)sway 意指从一端到另外一端缓慢地移意指从一端到另外一端缓慢地移动。例如：动。例如：The trees swayed gently in the breeze.这些树木在微风中轻轻摇晃。这些树木在微风中轻轻摇晃。n nno more than:n nused to emphasize that sb.or s

25、th.does not have a particular quality or would not do sth.n n他同我一样都不会讲西班牙语。他同我一样都不会讲西班牙语。Hes no more capable of speaking Spanish than I am.n nSentence Analysis:A skill,a start in learning a new skill inspiring prospect from this young man who himself was dedicated to perfecting a skill:was it possib

26、le that we might have something in common?1.What does“inspiring prospect”refer to here?It refers to the inspiring prospect of mastering a new skill and a favorable opportunity to get to know Dalton and make friend with him.n n2.What can we infer from the 2.What can we infer from the question“Was it

27、possible that we question“Was it possible that we might have something in common?”might have something in common?”What is the answer to the question?What is the answer to the question?Sally hoped Dalton and she would Sally hoped Dalton and she would have something in common and they have something i

28、n common and they would become friends.The question would become friends.The question is answered later implicitly in their is answered later implicitly in their encounter with the porcupine.Their encounter with the porcupine.Their totally different attitudes to the killing totally different attitud

29、es to the killing of the animal revealed that they were of the animal revealed that they were different kinds of person and could different kinds of person and could not have much in commonnot have much in common.n nSentence Analysis:n nMy frequent playing must have been a trial to some of the other

30、 guests,Paraphrase this part of the sentence.My frequent playing of the piano must have been unbearable to some of the other guests,.n ndip:dip:vt.vt.n nmove down;put your hand into a bag move down;put your hand into a bag or box in order to take out one of the or box in order to take out one of the

31、 things inside;read short parts of a things inside;read short parts of a book,magazine,etc.,but not the book,magazine,etc.,but not the whole thing;put sth.into a liquid and whole thing;put sth.into a liquid and lift it out againlift it out again 太阳落山了。太阳落山了。太阳落山了。太阳落山了。n nThe sun dipped below the ho

32、rizon.The sun dipped below the horizon.有的书必须精读，有的只要随便有的书必须精读，有的只要随便翻翻即可。翻翻即可。Some books are intended to be read at length,others to be dipped into.n nunkempt:adj.n nunkempt hair or plants have not been cut and kept neatn n(指头发或植物没有修剪或者没指头发或植物没有修剪或者没有保持整洁有保持整洁)He always looks unkempt,as if hes only j

33、ust got out of bed.During the owners absence the lawn became dreadfully unkemptn n一般指衣服松垮的，不整洁的，一般指衣服松垮的，不整洁的，脏的。例如：脏的。例如：sloppy dress 休闲服装休闲服装 slovenly 指懒惰的，不整洁的，粗心大意指懒惰的，不整洁的，粗心大意的。例如：的。例如：n na slovenly appearance 不修边幅的外表不修边幅的外表n nruffle:vt.n nmake a smooth surface uneven;offend or upset sb.slight

34、ly A gust of breeze moved down the hillside,ruffling the grass.Nothing could ruffle the perfect composure with which she casually greets members of the staff.n ncommotion:n.n nsudden noisy activity 老师生气地问：老师生气地问：“这房间怎么乱这房间怎么乱哄哄的？哄哄的？”“Why is there so much commotion coming from this room?”asked the a

35、ngry teacher.n ntoss:vt.n nthrow sth.,especially sth.light,with a quick gentle movement of your hand n nHe screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire.我们掷硬币来决定谁出去买小圆面我们掷硬币来决定谁出去买小圆面包。包。We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy buns.n nspiral:vi.move in a continuous curve that

36、 gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes round;if debt or the cost of sth.spirals,it increases quickly in a way that cannot be controllable Prices are spiraling up.n nprop:n n1.n.an object placed under or against sth.to hold it in a particular position;sth.or sb.that helps you to

37、 feel strong 她生病期间，她女儿是她的依靠。她生病期间，她女儿是她的依靠。Her daughter was a prop to her during her illness.n n2.vt.support sth.by leaning it against sth.,or by putting sth.else under,next to,or behind it;prevent sth.from falling by putting sth.against it or under it 邮递员把自行车靠在墙上后把邮邮递员把自行车靠在墙上后把邮件放到信箱里。件放到信箱里。The m

38、ailman propped his bicycle up against the wall and then put the mail into the mailbox.n nSentence Analysis:n nwith trees and brush at your back but a wide escape if anything should approach from behind.What does“a wide escape”mean here?It means an easy or a successful escape(which is made possible b

39、ecause of plentiful time,enough space,etc.).The opposite of it is“a narrow escape”(死里逃生死里逃生).n nprune:vt.n ncut off some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better;(esp.British English)make sth.smaller by removing parts that you do not need or want 下午她修剪玫瑰。下午她修剪玫瑰。She spent the afterno

40、on pruning roses.n nenchanting:adj.n nvery pleasant or attractive On a summer evening it is enchanting to hear the sound of the shepherds flute floating across the valley.Sentence analysis:And then I did something which made it seem that,on natures terms,I had no right to be here at all.n non ones t

41、erms:n naccording to the conditions that sb.wants He prefers to live on his own terms.最后，他们根据总统的意见同意最后，他们根据总统的意见同意了那个议案。了那个议案。They finally agreed to the Bill on the Presidents terms.Why does the author say she had no right Why does the author say she had no right to be there at all?to be there at al

42、l?n nReference:The author then shot a little Reference:The author then shot a little porcupine which,totally unaware of the porcupine which,totally unaware of the approach of the danger,was sitting on the approach of the danger,was sitting on the branch of a tree and enjoying the sunshine branch of

43、a tree and enjoying the sunshine and its life.The author felt regretful and and its life.The author felt regretful and guilty of her killing.She thought her guilty of her killing.She thought her behavior had disturbed the peace there,for behavior had disturbed the peace there,for it was“a world ever

44、ywhere alive”,a world it was“a world everywhere alive”,a world where“the plants grew their own way”,“the where“the plants grew their own way”,“the animals went their own way”and animals went their own way”and“everything was wild naturally”.So on“everything was wild naturally”.So on natures terms,she

45、 seemed to have no natures terms,she seemed to have no right to be there.right to be there.n n按照自己的主张；按照自己的主张；按照自己的主张；按照自己的主张；根据自己的条件根据自己的条件根据自己的条件根据自己的条件n n迫使某人接受条件，迫使某人接受条件，迫使某人接受条件，迫使某人接受条件，迫使某人屈服迫使某人屈服迫使某人屈服迫使某人屈服n n达成协议；让步，达成协议；让步，达成协议；让步，达成协议；让步，妥协妥协妥协妥协n n与与与与讲条件，与讲条件，与讲条件，与讲条件，与达成协议达成协议达成协议达

46、成协议n n与某人保持友好关与某人保持友好关与某人保持友好关与某人保持友好关系；与某人交往系；与某人交往系；与某人交往系；与某人交往n n同某人关系好同某人关系好同某人关系好同某人关系好/不好不好不好不好n n用用用用的话；从的话；从的话；从的话；从方面来说方面来说方面来说方面来说n n从长远（就眼前）从长远（就眼前）从长远（就眼前）从长远（就眼前）来说来说来说来说n non ones(own)on ones(own)termstermsn nbring sb.to termsbring sb.to termsn ncome to termscome to termsn nmake terms

47、(with)make terms(with)n nkeep terms with sb.keep terms with sb.n non good/bad on good/bad terms with sb.terms with sb.n nin terms ofin terms ofn nin the long/short in the long/short termstermsn nbristle:n n1.vi.behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed;if an animals hair bristles,it s

48、tands up stiffly because the animal is afraid or angryn nThe cats fur bristled and it arched its back.他怒发冲冠。他怒发冲冠。His hair bristled with anger.n nbrace:n n1.n.sth.that is used to strengthen or support sth.,or to make it stiffn nHe was recently fitted with a brace for his bad back.n n2.vt.mentally or

49、 physically prepare yourself or sb.else for sth.unpleasant that is going to happen 做好准备，面对坏消息吧！做好准备，面对坏消息吧！Brace yourself for a shock!n nThe country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasionn nSentence Analysis:Dalton went over alone the next day and drew out the quills and brought them to

50、 me to decorate the basket of scented sweet-grass that I,like all the women,was making.I gave them away?1.What can we infer from these 1.What can we infer from these sentences?sentences?Dalton and Sally responded Dalton and Sally responded differently to the killing of the differently to the killing