2015-2016学年高二英语教学课件：Unit 4《The next step》Grammar and usage（牛津译林版选修11）.pptVIP

Let’s enjoy the following pictures Have you heard the story “Mengmu San Qian”? 矛 盾 Self-contradiction Do you know what the expression self-contradiction means? Do you think snakes have feet? What does the expression mean? When you see the picture, what story or expression can you think of? Answer the questions: What are the expressions above called in Chinese? 典故 2. Then do you know some allusions in English? Match the two parts. borrowed plumes 最大最好的部分 cat’s paw 受人愚弄的人 sour grape 靠别人得来的声望 the lion’s share 把得不到的说成不好 Allusions kill the goose that lays 绞尽脑汁 the golden eggs rack one’s brains 打破沉默 break the ice 害群之马 black sheep 杀鹅取卵 1) Who is scrooge? When someone says that he is a bit of a Scrooge, what does he means? Scrooge is a character from the book A Christmas Carol who was known for his lack of generosity. He means that he does not like to spend a lot of money. 2) Have you heard the person, Mother Teresa? What do you know about her? She was a nun who helped poor people in India. When we say someone is a Mother Teresa, what kind of person are we describing? A kind person who always thinks of others before themselves. When we refer to words or phrases like these to talk about another person or thing, we are using allusions. Now read the guidelines of this section on Page56 to know what an allusion is. An allusion is a way of making an indirect reference to stimulate ideas and associations with other things. To make an allusion, you may refer to a person, an event, a place a character from literature or a thing. Please read Points1-5 to learn the meaning of each allusion and find the ways of making an allusion. a. examples from literature. b. examples from religion. c. examples from works. d. examples from history. e. examples from real life. According to the Poi