新概念英语第二册第28课.ppt

Retell the story: 1、Jasper White—rare people—believes in—ancient myths 2、just bought—a house—ever since—had trouble with—cars—owners 3、returns home—at night—parked a car—outside his gate 4、not able to—get into his garage—even once 5、put up—“ No Parking” signs– have had no effect 6、put—an ugly stone head—over the gate—ugliest—anyone—ever seen 7、Medusa—the Gorgon—hope—turn…into—none of them– be turned to stone Exercises on P. 136 1. that 2. who/that 3. whose 4. which 5. (that) 6. that/which 7. (that) Exercises on P. 137 1-2: cd 3-7: bbcdb 8-12: dcdba Lesson 28 Let’s talk about traffic logos 1、Is there anything that annoys you very much about other people’s behaviors? Tell us about it. 2、What ‘rules’ would you like to make for cars and their owners? Give your reasons. 3、Can you think of any ‘modern’ myths? Tell us one. 【New words and expressions】  rare adj. 罕见的 ancient adj. 古代的，古老的 myth n. 神话故事 trouble n. 麻烦 effect n. 结果，效果 Medusa n. 美杜莎（古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪这一） Gorgon n. （古希腊神话）3位蛇发女怪之一（凡见其貌者都会变成石头） Interesting knowledge 美杜莎是一位美丽的少女，她和海皇波塞冬(Poseidon)在雅典娜(Athena)的神庙里苟且，因此激怒了雅典娜，而被雅典娜剥夺美貌，并且将头发变成毒蛇，成为一头面目狰狞的怪物，人只要碰到她目光，就立即变成石头。 宙斯之子珀尔修斯(Perseus)知道这个秘密，因此背过脸去，用光亮的盾牌作镜子，找出美杜莎，在雅典娜和赫耳墨斯的帮助下割下了她的头。从美杜莎的躯体里跳出双翼飞马珀伽索斯和巨人克律萨俄耳，他们都是波塞冬的后代。珀尔修斯躲避美杜莎两个姐姐的追杀时，在空中遇到狂风的袭击，被吹得左右摇晃，从美杜莎的头颅上滴下的鲜血落到利比亚沙漠中，成为毒蛇。 戈耳工的血液虽然剧毒，却拥有特殊的力量，曾赋予埃里克特翁尼亚斯（Erichthonius）以起死回生的能力。珀尔修斯(Perseus)用割下的美杜莎的头颅杀死了海怪塞特斯（Cetus），回去后把头颅交给雅典娜，雅典娜把它固定在自己的盾牌(Aegis)中央。戈耳工三姐妹的头像常被艺术家用在象征性的徽章、建筑的装饰物甚至雅典的钱币上，也曾用于士兵的盾牌上。敌人看了盾牌上的美杜莎的脸就会变成石像。古希腊人将美杜莎的头像绘制在盘子上，以达到趋吉避凶的效果。 Questions on the text: Are there many people who believe in ancient myths? No, there aren’t. 2. What’s Jasper just bought? A new house. 3. Since when has he had trouble with cars and their owners? Since he moved in. 4. What does he always find when he comes home in the evenings? Someone has parked a car outside his gate. 5. What’s he put up outside his gate? ‘No Parking’ signs. 6. Where has he p