Unit 8 of Book IV(马兰制作).ppt

Part Division Part One Paras 1-5 Part Two Paras 6-8 Part Three Paras 9-18 Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas The author describes the Napo River and the jungle scenery at night and her relfection on the beautiful nature Recalling the happenings on her arrival and others’ admiration for the village life Detailed description of her jungle journey and her feelings about it. Part Three (para.9-1) The point of going somewhere like the Napo River in Ecuador is not to see the most spectacular anything. It is simply to see what is there. We are here on the planet only once, and might as well get a feel for the place. We might as well get a feel for the fringes and hollows in which life is lived, extraordinary;壮观的 The outer edge;边缘 a sunken space;洞穴 They came to the small Ecuadorian village not for the excitement, magnificant views,but for something else. simple life, peaceful life, friendly villagers, beautiful nature, harmoney, etc. . As city people, we are so used to the modern city life that we almost forget there is another kind of life, far away down the mountains, in the valleys, different from our life. And it is this life that the author says a worthy life = Para. 13 When you are inside the jungle, away from the river, the trees vault out of sight. Butterflies, bright blue, striped, or clear-winged, thread the jungle paths at eye level. And at your feet is a swath of ants bearing triangular bits of green leaf. The ants with their leaves look like a wide fleet of sailing dinghies -- but they don’t quit. In either direction they wobble over the jungle floor as far as the eye can see. 成群的蝴蝶穿梭于丛林小径,翅膀有宝蓝的,有条纹的,有纯色的. 负叶爬行的蚂蚁就像一只规模庞大扬帆行驶的船队----只是它们不会停歇. para. 15-2 There was all the time in the world. A turtle slid into the water. The boy in the bow of my canoe slapped stones at birds with a simple sling, a rubber thong and leather pad. He aimed brilliantly at moving targets, always, and always missed; the birds were out of range. He stuffed his sling