[其它语言学习]高级英语新编英语教程第6册Book 6 Unit 2 The Fine Art of Putting Things Off.ppt

Unit TwoText I The Fine Art of Putting Things Off 拖延的学问 Pre-reading Questions 1. “Procrastination is the thief of time.” 拖延就是浪费时间。 “Never put off tomorrow what may be done today.”今日事，今日毕。 Do you personally believe in these two proverbs and act accordingly? Are you a do-it-nower or a postponer/delayer? I. Library Work 2. Johnson, Samuel (1709 – 1784), English poet, critic, and man of letters, the literary dictator of England in the latter half of the eighteenth century and one of the most famous personalities of his time. He is best known for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755), which is in some respects an I. Library Work innovation in lexicography. He had the strongest influence of any of his contemporaries on the literary thought and style of the latter part of the eighteenth century. The Story of Moses (1.6) Hidden in a Basket When Moses was born the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt. Pharaoh was afraid of them because he thought they might take over his country. He ordered that all Hebrew baby boys be killed at birth so that they would not grow up and fight against him. To save Moses his mother made a plan. She hid him in a basket by the side of the River Nile. Moses is Rescued Moses sister Miriam watched over him until Pharaohs daughter came to the river to wash. She found Moses in his basket. Miriam told her she knew a woman who could be a nurse for the baby. It was his mother. Pharaohs daughter took him back to live with her as though he were her son. God Speaks to Moses Moses grew up as an Egyptian prince, but he never forgot he was a Hebrew. One day Moses lost his temper and killed an Egyptian who had beaten a Hebrew slave to death. He had to run away to another land. God spoke to him from a burning bush and told him he must go back and free the Hebrews from slavery. The Ten Plagues Moses went to Pharaoh to ask him to set the Hebrews free. Pharaoh did not want to lose his slaves. He would not let them go, because they worked on his gran