1、Unit 4 Exploring literature Reading 2 language points The wonder of literature 重点单词 1. n.文学文学，文学作品文学作品 2. n.灵魂灵魂 3. vi.有吸引力；申诉；呼吁有吸引力；申诉；呼吁 n.吸引力；申诉；呼吁吸引力；申诉；呼吁 4. adj.感觉敏锐的；体贴的；敏感的；灵敏的感觉敏锐的；体贴的；敏感的；灵敏的 5. n.特色特色，特征特征 vt.以以为特色为特色，是是的特征的特征 6. n.上下文上下文，语境；环境语境；环境，背景背景 7. adj.有能力有能力，有才能；能力强的有才能；能力强的 li
2、terature soul appeal sensitive feature context capable 8. vt. but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes, “Yesterdays flowers am I.” One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before. When Christopher Marlowes Doctor Faustus asks in the pres
3、ence of Helen, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?” he opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and heroism. Appreciation Sample answer: Some people believe that classics are old, boring and have nothing to do with life today. However, thi
4、s is not true. For example, Leo Tolstoys Anna Karenina can still teach us not to build our own happiness on someone elses pain. Appreciation 1. What are antonyms and synonyms? Is it useful to learn antonyms and synonyms? Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Synonyms are words with the same or
5、nearly the same meanings. Antonyms and synonyms Appreciation Using antonyms helps emphasize your point and show contrast, or better explain what you exactly mean. Knowing synonyms and antonyms can help express yourself bettermore colourfully and with more variety. Synonyms and antonyms can also help
6、 remember the words you are trying to learn. Appreciation 2. Read and appreciate the following sentence and find two pairs of antonyms in it. Good literature reflects the most basic human naturelove and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope. lovehate, joysadness Appreciation 3. Find more pairs of ant
7、onyms in the article and think of more on your own. newold Appreciation What amazed the child was not a new world, but the unnoticed music of the old. prevent reveal brief fancy pleasure cause cover long plain pain Appreciation important healthy open dead noticed unimportant sick close alive unnotic
8、ed 4. What about the synonyms? Find all the synonyms used in the article and think of more on your own. attractionappeal; lowfaint; loveenjoy; unnoticedhidden; significantimportant entire regional often passion search whole local frequently enthusiasm hunt Appreciation Consolidation 假定你是李华，你有一位来自英国的
9、笔友Jenny，你们常常探 讨学习或生活中的问题。有一次，她谈到她喜爱阅读小说，但每 次到图书馆借阅小说时都比较迷茫，不知道拿到手的书是否值得 读下去。对此，请你给Jenny写一封建议信，要点如下： 1.阅读该书的初始章节，初步判断其是否符合优秀文学作品 的三个特点； 2.随后上网查看其评价，并结合自己的兴趣确定是否借阅。 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。 Dear Jenny, I am glad to talk about literature with you. Last time you told me that som
10、etimes you cant determine whether a book is of good quality or whether its worthwhile to borrow it from the library. Hopefully, the following suggestions can help you a little bit. Read the first chapter of the book so that you can judge whether this book has the three significant qualities of good
11、literature: description of hidden truth and beauty, the appeal to our feelings and imagination, and reflection of universal interest and personal style. Also, I suggest you read its book reviews online. Highly-rated books or the books that have won some famous awards are better worth reading. Of course, the book you choose has to cater to your taste. Enjoy your reading! Yours faithfully, Li Hua Appreciation
