新世纪大学英语第一册一单元教师幻灯片.pptVIP

An English Poem No man is an island, entire of itself: Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, As well as if a promontory were, As well as if a manor of thy friend, Or of thine own, were. Any man’s death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind; And, therefore, never send to know For whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. main: mainland clod:一小块土 promontory: 海岬 manor: 庄园 thy, thine: your No man is an island An English Poem 而我非孤岛，沉浮任海潮。积微成厚土，断杼损丝绡。集篙同沧浪，分衣只羽毛。钟鸣休庆幸，许是向君敲. Read the poem and answer the following questions: A. Why does the poet say that “no man is an island”? B. What does he mean by “Any man’s death diminishes me”? 2. Translate the poem into Chinese. Work in a group of four. Suppose one student is a reporter from the university TV station. Now he or she has an interview with all the other three students about the question “What is friendship based on?” Part of the interview should be based on the text. After the interview the reporter in each group should summarize and present different opinions in the group to the whole class. Directions: 1. Express your opinions with proper language and manners. 2. Make your answers concise and pertinent. 3. Support your argument with relevant examples. 4. Make a clear summary of different opinions by noting down the key words and outlining the ideas put forward during the interview. Group Work According to the classical views, virtuous friends are bound together. What about people without virtues? Do you agree that people of the same kind gather together and become friends? Please give examples to support your answer. Group Work Text B “After Twenty Years” is a short story written by O. Henry. A man named Bob had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, with his old best bud Jimmy Wells, set twenty years ago at the same place at the same date and time. Yet Jimmy, a then policeman, recognized Bob a