（江苏专版）2013-2014学年高中英语课件：Unit1Reading译林牛津版必修2.pptVIP

Blue Moon ;On September 23,1950，a Blue Moon occurred after a big forest fire in America. One witness described，“I was just a young boy，living in New Castle PA when smoke from forest fires moved down over the Western Pennsylvania area.It got really dark in the daytime；;I remember the street lights came on in the early afternoon，like 1 or 2 p．m.，and you could smell the smoke.Anyway，for a night or two，we had this blue near-full moon.I don’t remember the exact year or month.I just remember we kids were all scared，and thought maybe the world was coming to an end.My one and only real Blue Moon！”;American folk tales have names for each of the Full Moons seen during the year.A Blue Moon is the name of the second Full Moon that happens in a given month.Usually each month has only one full moon，so the phrase “once in a blue moon” is used to mean “rare”“seldom” and even“impossible”．;But will it really be blue？Probably not.The date of a full moon，all by itself，doesn’t affect the moon’s color.However，sometimes the moon really does turn blue，usually after volcanic eruptions (火山喷发) or major forest fires.Volcanoes and wildfires fill the air with ash and dust.If the ash floating in the air is just the right size，it acts like a color-filter (滤光器)，making the moon look blue.Clouds of water drops，or fine-grained sand or ice can do the same thing.;Answer the following questions： 1．What does the phrase “once in a blue moon” mean? _______________________________________ 【答案】　It means “rare”“seldom”and even “impossible”． 2．When will the moon turn blue? ________________________________________ 【答案】　The moon sometimes turn blue after volcanic eruptions or major forest fires.;Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit Reading ;Ⅰ.短语翻译 根据汉语翻译完成下列短语。(每空限填一词) 1．due ___　　　 由于，因为 2．step ___ 加紧，加强，促进 3．show ___ 出现，露面 4．according ___ 根据 5．rule ____ 排除;6．look ____ 调查；向……的里面看 7．make ___ 编造，捏造，杜撰 8．take charge ___ 负责，接管 9．run ____ 偶然遇见；撞上 10．do research ___sth./sb. 在某物/人身体上做研究;Ⅱ.课文理解 阅读Boy