Module5-1.pptVIP

* * Read the preface: Read and answer: Where does Peter work? How many foreigners are there in the town of Fuling? How long does the holiday last? A teacher training college. Only two. Four weeks. 序：1996年8月，一位年轻的美国英语教师彼得·赫斯勒，来到长江之滨的涪陵。他和另一位同事将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。整个城市里只有他们两名外国人。元月底，第一学期结束了，他们有四周的春节假期，可以随处旅游。他们决定顺流而下。 Read the 1st paragraph: Where did they decide to go? What did their colleagues suggest? Why? Jiangyou. “They shouldn’t go on those ships.” The boats are crowded; they don’t stop at temples; there won’t be any other foreigners. 我们打算买到“江油号”的船票。同事们说：“你们不要做那种船。他们太拥挤，主要是用来运货的。乘客多是沿江做生意的人。那些船不停靠庙宇，也不会有别的外国游人乘坐。”我觉得听起来不错，我们出示护照后便上了船。 What was the whether like when they left? Where were they when the sun set? What did they see in their way? Read the 2nd paragraph: It was a beautiful afternoon. They docked at Fengdu. Men rode bamboo rafts … and coal boats went past. 在一个美丽的午后，我们离开码头。当我们顺流而下穿过山区的时候，阳光很灿烂。男人们乘坐着江边的竹筏，运煤的小船来来往往。太阳落山时，我们的船在丰都靠岸。我们目睹太阳在白塔后西沉，美丽极了。 What were they doing when they pass the first gorge? How wide was the gorge and how high were the mountains? Read the 3rd paragraph: They were sleeping. Gorge: 350 feet. Mountains: two mile high. 穿过长江第一峡——瞿塘峡时，我们正在睡梦中。江水在两英里高的峰峦间奔流，峡谷狭窄处只有350英尺。我朋友说：“至少我们能看见另外两个峡谷。” Read the 4th paragraph: Why did they make a detour up the Daning River? What was special with Xiang River? What did the author feel? To see some of the smaller gorges. It’s the home of Qu Yuan. There was so much history along the Yangtze River. 船到巫山时，我们绕到溯游大宁河，观赏了几处小峡谷。第二天，我们经过了长江的大峡谷。在一个美丽的上午轮船驶过巫峡。我们还经过了湘江，那是公元前三世纪一位诗人——屈原的家乡。长江有太多的历史。块块巨石形象各异，条条支流都流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。 *