现代大学英语3课件 Lessonfour.ppt

Lesson Four Wisdom of Bear Wood Michael Welzenbach Pre-class work Discussion Do you think people who are very different in age can develop a rewarding friendship? Do you have such friends? Have you heard of such cases? Tell the class if you do. Detailed Discussion of the Text Para 1 Para 2 a patchwork of farms--- farms that look like small pieces of cloth of different colors when seen from far above woodland--- a piece of land covered with trees a network of--- a system of lines, wires, roads, etc that cross each other and are connected to each other …and pheasants rocketed off--- …and pheasants went off like rockets pheasant--- a large bird with a long tail, often shot for food Compare: 1)He tried to worm into that organization. ( He tried to get into that organization like a worm.) 2)It could snowball into a serious conflict. ( It could gradually develop into a serious conflict like a snowball.) 3)He was wolfing it down as if he had not eaten for days. ( He was eating it very quickly like a wolf.) laurel---a small tree with smooth shiny dark green leaves that don’t fall in winter Laurel leaves are also used in the Olympic symbol, and laurel leaves were once woven into wreaths by the ancient Greeks to crown victors in various contests. This is also the origin of the term laurels, which is used to indicate fame, honor and victory. Para 3 roam---[ Ipr,Ip,Tn] walk or travel without any definite aim or destination The sentence means: I spent most of my time walking in the woods without any clear purpose or definite destination. idiomatic use of “roam” as a transitive word. Normally it is used as an intransitive verb as in “roam about” or “roam around” eg:1)roam through the deserted village 漫步于空寂无人的村庄 2)just roaming around 3)He used to roam the streets for hours on end.