1、1Little Boy 2Paul Tibbets34567891011Lesson TwoHiroshimathe“Liveliest”City in Japan12I.Pre-Text Questions1.A-Bomb 2.Hiroshima and the nuclear attackIII.Detailed Study of the TextIV.Bird-View Study of the TextV.Discussion1.Structure2.Writing Style and TechniquesII.Background Information 3.Post-war Hir
2、oshima13What do you think is the possible motivation for the author to begin his essay with words chanted by a stationmaster?What do the word indicate here?mustrather close to slide,means to move smoothly,quietly and continuously as is characteristic of dancesslideslipglideimplies accelerated motion
3、 without loosing contact with the slippery surfacesuggests involuntary rather than voluntary,sometimes even definitely implying a loss of footing and a fall14Plane _ down to the airfield.Tom Sawyer _ past the door without anyone noticing.Yesterday Jenny _ on a patch of ice and sprained her ankle.gli
4、dedslidslippedslipped to a stopcame to a stop smoothly and effortlessly15be on ones mindoccupy ones thoughts,esp.as a source of worry bear/keep sth./sb.in mind?My deputy has resigned,so Ive a lot on my mind now.We have no vacancies now,but well certainly bear yourapplication in mind.remember sth.oni
5、nfar greateradj./adv.-er/estadv.far;even;still;a lot;much;two-years older;a head taller16appearseemlook?the state of being engrossed;absorption of the attention or intellectpreoccupationIn his job hes rubbing shoulders with film stars all the time.rub shoulders with(informal)meet and mix with(people
6、)This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble.teenagerten+age+erWhat does kimonos and western dress represent respectively?kimono17ritual adj.rite n.Can you guess what their ritual formula of gratitude and respect would be?whose door popped open at the very sight of a t
7、raveleras soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler,he immediately opened the doorgrinto draw back the lips and bare the teeth,often it is a spontaneous expression of mirth,good humor,approval,or triumphmost general,it can cover a wide range of feeling,from affection to malice smileShe met his eye with
8、 her sweet hospitable smile.Tom saw a smile of contempt pass over the young mans features.facades 18Finally my boss grinned his approval.the city that has been made to suffer martyred cityThe high buildings passed swiftly and when the driver made abrupt changes of direction,we sometimes swung to one
9、 side,sometimes to the other side in response to the swaying motion of the car.The tall building of the martyred cityin response to the drivers sharp twists of the wheel.a suspension of movement or progress,especially a temporary onehalt19Why does the author use the phrase“I found myself”?What is th
10、e indicated meaning of this phrase?Why did the usher give“a long,almost musical sigh”?draw roughly and quickly with outlines but little detail sketch a map on account of;because of usu.sth.good or beneficial happens;it could be used ironically thanks toThanks to your timely help,we passed the crisis
11、.Thanks to his brilliant leadership,our company is now bankrupt.20the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returnedI was again overcome by a guilty conscience as I had been when I first arrived at the stationto press between opposing bodies so as to break or injurecrushbombardsugg
12、ests showering with bombs or shells or figuratively with wordsThe fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the town.The television star was bombarded with invitations.21Dont spare the butter.4.to use with restraintNobody can spare the time for a holiday at the moment.I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me I thought somehow I had been spared:alliteration testingtreatingWhat genetic damage from the radiation are these Japanese afraid of?
