Biblical idioms in English--Behind beliefs, Unit4高三英语公开课课件.pptVIP

Biblical idioms in English -- Behind beliefs, Unit4 The Bible has abundant idioms. Idioms are part of language. English idioms are mostly from the Bible , the Greek mythology Shakespeare’s works. Examples 三个臭皮匠， 顶个诸葛亮 泥菩萨过河， 自身难保 挂羊头，卖狗肉 Forbidden fruit Apple of Adam A living dog is better than a dead lion. 禁果 喉结 好死不如赖活 Step1 Fast reading 1. What is an idiom? 2. Which language was the Bible first written in? 3. Which idiom is often used to describe children? step2 Further reading Task1 Read Para 3-5 answer the following questions: 1.Why does the Bible have a lot of idioms? 2.What are the features of Biblical idioms? 3.How many idioms are mentioned in this part? The features of Biblical idioms (Para3-5) : a. Biblical idioms originally had straightforward and clear meanings. b. Many idioms from the Bible use animals to create an image. c. Another focus of Biblical idioms is often food or things related to food. How many idioms are mentioned in this part? feet of clay a little bird told me kill the fatted calf apple of their parents’ eye the salt of the earth How do you understand them? task2 Reading strategy When understanding idioms, it’s useful to consider the use of analogy, which is a particular type of ___________. Make an analogy when creating a specific image and then compare it to something that is _______. _______ can be found in the context when analogy is hard to guess. have an analogy with/to… 与…具有相似之处 comparison similar Clues Task3 A further understanding of the idioms. Talk about the origins of them. “feet of clay” A hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect. “A little bird told me.” “A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.” (hath=has) This is used when people want to say that they know something but not who gave them the information. “kill the fatted calf.” [Luke15] It comes fro