U2 Myths and Legends (精读）课件.ppt

Unit 2 Myths and Legends Part OnePreparation An Argument About the Sun Chinese Fables The Frog in the Shallow Well 井底之蛙 His Spear Against His Shield 以己之矛攻己之盾 Making His Mark 刻舟求剑 Stealing a Bell with Ones Ears Plugged 掩耳盗铃 Blessing or Bane 塞翁失马，焉知非福 The Vigil of the Tree Stump 守株待兔 Chinese Fables A Tiger behind the Fox 狐假虎威 The Hare and the Tortoise 龟兔赛跑 Life is like a short dream 黄粱一梦 Old Horse Knows the Way 老马识途 Flute Player Safety in Numbers 滥竽充数 Be humble, and never hesitate to ask 不耻下问 Chinese Fables The Sky is Falling (so worried the man from Qi.) 杞人忧天 Old Man Moves a Mountain 愚公移山 Carving Up an Ox 庖丁解牛 Three at Dusk and Four at Dawn 朝三暮四 Learning Three Things by Asking One Question 举一反三 Greek Mythology The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthrow (推翻) of the Titans (提坦家族). All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling (居住）place Mount Olympus. Greek Mythology Zeus Greek Mythology Hera Greek Mythology Poseidon Greek Mythology Aphrodite Greek Mythology Hephaestus Greek Mythology Ares Greek Mythology Artemis Greek Mythology Apollo Greek Mythology Athena Greek Mythology Hermes Greek Mythology Demeter Greek Mythology Dionysus Chinese Fables The Frog in the Shallow Well 井底之蛙 The frog living in a shallow well told a turtle that lived in the East Sea that it enjoyed full happiness in the well and was lord of water there. The frog invited the turtle to come and look around the well. But then the turtle told the frog about the East Sea. The expansion of sea is out of imagination. The frog was shocked into realization of his own insignificance and became very ill at ease. His Spear Against His Shield 以己之矛攻己之盾 A man of the state of Chu had a spear and a shield for sale. He was loud in praises of his shield. “My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through.” He also sang praises of his spear. “My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything.” “What would happe