蓝皮社会与文化 B1_U10TC.ppt

Slide * of 11 4175 Tourism and Hospitality Reading Unit 9 Text C UNIT 10 FOLKLORE  Text C Legend of Chang E * * Scope Pre-reading Preparation Basic Knowledge Language Focus Questions Based on Text Phrases Translation Homework * * Who is Chang E? Why could she rise upwards towards sky? PRE-READING QUESTIONS * BASIC KNOWLEDGE Legend of Chang-E, the Moon Goddess The story begins around 2170 B.C. after the great flood in the Hsia dynasty. Yu, king of many kingdoms, was credited with stopping the flood, and with teaching farmers how to?cultivate?their fields, thus commencing a prosperous epoch. * raise vt. 饲养, 提出, 引起 e.g. I was raised by my aunt on a farm. ? 我是在农场由姨妈抚养大的。 abandon vt. 离弃，丢弃；放弃遗弃 e.g. The next-best solution is to abandon the project altogether. ? 仅次于最佳的解决方法是放弃全部计划。 cultivate ?vt. 栽培, 耕作 e.g. The farmer still must cut down trees, clear a lot of land and cultivate the soil. ? 农民们还必须砍倒树木，清理大片土地进行耕耘。 LANGUAGE FOCUS * catastrophe ?n.大灾难，灾祸 e.g. A catastrophe is brewing. 一场灾祸正在酿成。 maiden ?n.少女，未婚女子 beg for 乞求 e.g. If you wanted something to eat after nine oclock in that restaurant you almost had to go down on your knees and beg for it. ? 9点钟后你想在那家餐馆吃点东西，你几乎得低三下四地求他们才能办得到。 LANGUAGE FOCUS * separate night from day 日夜更替 Jade Emperor 玉皇大帝 ascend to Heaven 升天 cultivate the fields 耕田 LANGUAGE FOCUS * return to Heaven 重返天堂 live forever 长生不老 earthy mortal 凡人 mortality’s suffering 凡人的痛苦 LANGUAGE FOCUS * Chang E was unhappy to be an earthy mortal, why? Who sent Hou Yi to the earth? What is Hou Yi’s task? Which is better，to live on the earth or on the moon? Why Chang E wants to live on the moon? Is Chang E happy to live on the moon? QUESTIONS * Slide * of 11 4175 Tourism and Hospitality Reading Unit 9 Text C