1、Unit4StoriesandPoemsLesson21TheFableoftheWoodcutterWhatdoesfablemean?《乌鸦喝水》TheCrowandthePitcher《龟兔赛跑》The Hare and the Tortoiseei寓言是用比喻性的故事来寄托意味深长的道理,给人以启示的文学体裁,字数不多,但言简意赅。该词最早见于《庄子》,在春秋战国时代兴起,后来成为文学作品的一种体裁。寓言早在我国春秋战国时代就已经盛行,当时一些思想家把寓言当成辩论的手段。为了在政治主张上战胜对方,
3、阿拉伯寓言《阿拉伯人和他的骆驼》等。Whathaveyoulearnedfromthefable?Keepyourself.Doyoulikereadingfables?Whatfableshaveyouread?Doyouthinkitisimportanttobehonest?Why?《自相矛盾》Self-contradictionDoyouknowthem?《守株待兔》Wait for windfalls《刻舟求剑》Take measures withoutattention to the chan
4、ges in circumstances《揠苗助长》Plucking upacroptohelpitgrow《狼和小羊》TheWolfandtheLamb《蚊子和狮子》TheGnatandtheLionLookandsay:1.Whoarethey?spiritspirit作可数名词,意为“精灵”,复数形式是spirits。如:Theyallcallherthelittlespirit.他们都把她叫做小精灵。作不可数名词,意为“精神”。如:Weshouldlearnthisspiritinourwork.
6、mainidea?Whathaveyoulearned?European.Weneedprotectthenatura,tobeahonestone.getback意为“找回;取回;恢复”=getbacksth.=getsth.backmake/earnone’sliving谋生He hadtomake his own livingwhen hewas ten yearsold.当他十岁的时候,他不得不靠自己谋生。Isawamousediveintothehole.我看见一只老鼠钻进洞里。diveinto