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Learning aims: 1. Master the new words and phrases. 2. Understand the whole passage 3. Recite some important sentences. Read the first paragraph and translate the following sentences. 1. Dragons can be friendly or fierce, they can bring good luck or cause death and destruction, but one thing is sure--people talk about them almost everywhere in the world. 龙可以是友好的也可以是凶猛的，可以带来好运也可以带来死亡与毁坏，但有一件事是确定的--几乎世界上所有地方的人都谈论他们。 Read the second paragraph and translate the sentences. 1. In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise, although they can be unpredictable. 在中国文化里，龙是慷慨和聪慧的，尽管它们也许是 不可预测的。 fame un. 名声，名望（因成就而被人们熟知），前面不用冠词 Streisand won fame as a singer before she became an actress. 1. Some experts believe it is due to the animals (that / which) the myths grew out of. Homework 1. 不同寻常的，非凡的 2. 和……密切相关 3. 接近 4.有一个好名声 5. 由于，因为 6. 发财致富 1. 在中国文化里，龙是慷慨和聪慧的，尽管它们也许是不可预测的 In Chinese culture, dragons are _________ and wise, although they can be ___________. 2. 龙跟皇室家族是紧密联系在一起的。 The dragon was _______ connected to the royal family. 3. 但在西方，龙的名声就不同了。 But in the west, dragons had a different ___________. 4. 然而，跨过威尔士的边境，出现在威尔士国旗上的红龙则是有正面意义的标志，它象征着力量与民族一体感。 However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Wales flag is a positive symbol, ________ strength and a sense of national _______. 5. 一些专家认为是由于衍生出神话的动物的原因。 Some experts believe it is ____ __ the animals the ______ grew out of. 课后记 1.内容多，但有一些句子适合记忆和积累。 2. Dragons in china 1. fierce 2. destruction 3. generous 4. unpredictable 5. emperor 6. robe 7. reputation 1. 凶猛的 2. 毁坏 3. 大方的;慷慨的;高尚的；有雅量的 4. 变化莫测的 5. 皇帝 6. 长袍 7. 名誉；名声 8. border 9. positive 10. indicate 11. identity 12. due to 13. myth 14. fortune 14. 运气；财富；命运 8. 边境；国界 9. 正面的 10. 象征；暗示 11. 身份；特征 12. 由于；因…造成 13. 神话；神话故事 Read the text quickly and answer questions. 1.What do Chinese think of dragons? 2.What do westerners think of dragons? They were generous and wise. Western dragons were typically bad creatures. 2. For a creature that do