1、The wonder of literature文学的奇妙之处文学的奇妙之处Para.1A child and a man were walking on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear.Suddenly he heard strange,low,musical sounds.beach n.沙滩 shell n.贝壳suddenly adv.突然地 strange adj.奇怪的musical adj.悦耳的 music n.音乐 musician n.音乐家be doing when 固定搭配，正在
2、做这时Para.1These sounds seemed to be from another world and the child listened to them with wonder.with+名词名词（相当于副词）（相当于副词）with wonder=wonderfullywith care=_carefully这声音仿佛来自另一个世界，孩子听后十分惊奇。这声音仿佛来自另一个世界，孩子听后十分惊奇。Para.1Then the man explained that the child heard nothing strange,and that the shell caught a
3、 range of sounds too faint for human ears.a range of 一系列 range n.范围，界限；牧场；靶场；山脉；一系列 vi 变化；徘徊；排序range from A to B 从A 变成B range with/against sb 支持/反对某人 faint adj.模糊的 随后男子解释说，孩子听到的声音没有什么奇怪的，只不过是贝壳捕捉随后男子解释说，孩子听到的声音没有什么奇怪的，只不过是贝壳捕捉到了种种对于人的耳朵来说过于微弱的声音而已。到了种种对于人的耳朵来说过于微弱的声音而已。宾语从句Para.1What amazed the chil
4、d was not a new world,but the unnoticed music of the old.amaze v.使.惊奇，使.惊愕be amazed at/by sb./sth.对对.感到惊讶感到惊讶be amazed to do sth.惊讶地做某事惊讶地做某事in amazement 惊讶地，吃惊地惊讶地，吃惊地unnotice 未被注意到的使孩子惊奇的其实不是一个新世界，而是旧世界那被人忽视的乐音。使孩子惊奇的其实不是一个新世界，而是旧世界那被人忽视的乐音。主语从句，作主语1.We were amazed _(find)that no one was hurt.2.To
5、 my _(amaze),he remembered me.3._ amazed me is how long she managed to hide it from us.4._(amaze),the meal in such a grand hotel was so cheap.5._ amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.to findamazementWhatAmazinglyItPara.2Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin th
6、e study of literature.experience n.经验lie 存在，在于in store(for sb.)即将发生在（某人身上）store n.商店；仓库；补给；v.储藏；贮存literature n.文学 literary adj.文学的；书面的 literally adv.字面上地；确实地当我们开始学习文学的时候，我们也会有如此这般的体验。当我们开始学习文学的时候，我们也会有如此这般的体验。时间状语从句Para.2Let a little song appeal to the ear,or a great book to the heart,and we discove
7、r a new world,a world of dreams and magic.appeal v.有吸引力；申诉；呼吁 n.吸引力；申诉；呼吁appeal to sb.吸引某人appeal to sb.for sth.为某事向某人呼吁=make an appeal to sb for sthappeal to sb.to do sth.呼吁/恳求某人做某事=make an appeal to sb to do sthappealing adj.吸引人的；有感染力的；恳求的；可怜的我们也会有如此这般的体验。让一首小曲娱悦我们的耳朵，或者让一部我们也会有如此这般的体验。让一首小曲娱悦我们的耳朵
8、，或者让一部巨著触动我们的心灵，这样我们就会发现一个全新的世界，一个充满梦巨著触动我们的心灵，这样我们就会发现一个全新的世界，一个充满梦想和魔力的世界。想和魔力的世界。appeal to v.有吸引力 v.呼吁appealing adj.有吸引力的；恳求的，可怜的搭配：appeal to sb.for sth.因某事而向某人呼吁/恳求appeal to sb.to do sth.呼吁某人做某事1.The design has to appeal _ all ages and social groups.2.The dog looked up at her _(appeal).3.Persona
9、lly,village life is somehow more _(appeal).toappealinglyappealingPara.2 To enter and enjoy this new world,we need to love literature,and make an effort to explain it.make an effort/efforts to do 努力，做出努力（做）为了进入这个新世界，并享受其中的乐趣，我们需要热爱文学，并尽为了进入这个新世界，并享受其中的乐趣，我们需要热爱文学，并尽力去解读它。力去解读它。不定式表目的Para.2 Behind eve
10、ry book is a man,behind the man is the race,and behind the race are the natural and social environments.We must know all these,if the book is to speak its whole message.race n.种族每本书背后都有一个人，此人身后是一个族群，这个族群背后是自然每本书背后都有一个人，此人身后是一个族群，这个族群背后是自然和社会环境。如果要了解一本书所传递的全部信息，我们就必须了解和社会环境。如果要了解一本书所传递的全部信息，我们就必须了解所有
11、这些内容。所有这些内容。表示地点的介词短语置于句首，句子完全倒装Para.2 In a word,we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature.The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities.in a word 总而言之determine v.确定；支配；决心 determination n.决心；决定determine that 从句 决定 determine to do 决定做某事determine o
12、n/upon sth/doing sth 就（做）某事做出决定determined adj.有决心的；坚决的 be determined to do 决心做某事（状态）significant n.重要 significance n.重要性；意义 significantly adv.显著地；有重大意义地；意味深长地定语从句，先行词是point 总之，我们现在已经到了想要欣赏和理解文学的阶段。第一步是总之，我们现在已经到了想要欣赏和理解文学的阶段。第一步是确定它的一些重要特质。确定它的一些重要特质。Para.3The first quality of literature is its descr
13、iption of truth and beauty.Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until(时间状语时间状语)a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention,just as(方式状语方式状语)the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds.1.sensitive adj.敏感的；有感知力的；过敏的；善解人意的；小心谨慎的be sensitive to sb 对体贴 be sensitive about/to sth 对过敏/敏感insensitive ad
14、j.未意识到的；漠不关心的；麻木的；不敏感的2.reflect v.反射；沉思；反映；显示；映出 reflectin在中映出的影像 be reflected in 倒映在；反映在reflect on/upon sth 反省/认真思考某事reflection n.反射；反照；反映；映像；沉思 on reflection 再三考虑文学的第一个特质是它对真与美的描写。一些真与美一直被忽视，直到一个敏锐的文学的第一个特质是它对真与美的描写。一些真与美一直被忽视，直到一个敏锐的人类灵魂让它们引起我们的注意。正如贝壳捕捉到了我们未曾注意的声音一样。人类灵魂让它们引起我们的注意。正如贝壳捕捉到了我们未曾注意
15、的声音一样。description n.描述；说明a description of 关于的描写 Para.3A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass;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.capable adj.有能力的
16、；可以的；容许的incapable adj.没有能力的capability n.能力，才能；军事力量；性能be capable of doing sth 有能力做某事一百个人走过田野，眼中所见的可能都只是枯草，而诗人驻足，看得更一百个人走过田野，眼中所见的可能都只是枯草，而诗人驻足，看得更深，他看到了真与美，遂写下：深，他看到了真与美，遂写下：“昨日之花即是我。昨日之花即是我。”读了这句诗的人读了这句诗的人便能看到以前隐匿在眼前的美。便能看到以前隐匿在眼前的美。Para.4The second quality of literature is its appeal(n.)to our feel
17、ings and imagination.Its attraction lies more in what(宾语从句，作宾语宾语从句，作宾语)it awakens in us than what it says.文学的第二个特质在于它能打动我们的情感，启发我们的想象力。文学文学的第二个特质在于它能打动我们的情感，启发我们的想象力。文学的魅力更多在于它唤起了我们什么，而不在于它说了什么。的魅力更多在于它唤起了我们什么，而不在于它说了什么。awaken vt.唤醒；唤起；使意识到 vi.觉醒；醒来；意识到awakening n.觉醒；唤醒；认识 adj.觉醒中的；正在产生的Para.4 When
18、Christopher Marlowes Doctor Faustus asks in the presence 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.克里斯托弗克里斯托弗马洛笔下的浮士德博士当着海伦的面问：马洛笔下的浮士德博士当着海伦的面问：“这就是那张让这就是那张让上千艘战舰为之起航的面庞吗？上千艘战舰为之起航的
19、面庞吗？”此时他便打开了一扇门，通过这扇门，此时他便打开了一扇门，通过这扇门，我们的想象力进入了一个充满爱、美和英雄主义的新世界。我们的想象力进入了一个充满爱、美和英雄主义的新世界。in the presence of 有在场=in ones presencelaunch vt.时（船）下水；开始从事；发动，发起；发射；上市；发行 n.投放市场；发行；发射 launcher n.发射装置；发射器launch(oneself)into(doing)sth 开始做/投入某事Para.5 The third quality of literature,coming out of the other
20、two,is its e out of.来自于来自于.permanence n.永恒，永久；持久性永恒，永久；持久性adj.permanentadj.impermanentadv.permanently文学的第三个特质是其持久的生命力，它源于前两个特质。文学的第三个特质是其持久的生命力，它源于前两个特质。现在分词后置定语Para.5 To achieve this,it should contain two elements:universal interest and personal style.Good literature reflects the most basic of huma
21、n naturelove and hate,joy and sadness,fear and hope.contain vt.to have sth inside it or as part of it 包含；容纳She was unable to contain her excitement.vt.to keep your feelings under control 控制The government has made great efforts to contain the epidemic.vt.to prevent sth harmful from spreading or getti
22、ng worse抑制要做到这一点，它应该包含两个要素：广泛的吸引力和个人风格。好的文学作品要做到这一点，它应该包含两个要素：广泛的吸引力和个人风格。好的文学作品反映了人性最基本的东西反映了人性最基本的东西爱与恨、欢乐与悲伤、恐惧与希望。爱与恨、欢乐与悲伤、恐惧与希望。containThe box _ a number of letters,_ those from her admirers爱慕者 and of course her husbands letter _ well.include containsincludingincludedIf one thing includes anot
23、her,it has the second thing as one of its parts.如果一物包含另一物，则第二物是它的组成部分之一。(指一个整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的一部分。)If something contains something else,it has that thing inside it or as part of it.如果一个东西包含了另一个东西，它就有那个东西在里面或作为它的一部分。（常指其组成部分或内容)Para.5Para.6In summary,literature is the expression of life in form
24、s of truth and beauty,the written record of mans thoughts and feelings,and the history of the human soul.总之，文学是以真和美的形式对生命的表达，是人类思想和感情的写照，是人类灵魂的历史。summary n.总结，概括；概要in summary=in general=in short=in conclusionsummarize v.总结，概述，to summarize 总得来说sum v.概括，总结 to sum up summary n.summarize vt.&vi.The auth
25、or summarizes his views in the introduction.Translate the following sentence.作者在序言里概述了他的观点。a short statement that gives only the main points of sth,not the details只给出要点而不给出细节的简短陈述to give a summary of sth,to give a statement of the main points对某事物作总结，对要点作陈述Para.6appeal(to)determinesignificantdescript
26、ionreflectcapable(be capable of)containelement(in)summary description contain significant be capable of element reflect in summary appeal toreflectsappeal tosignificantdescriptioncontainsare capable of description contain significant be capable of element reflect in summary appeal toelementsIn summa
27、ryHelp remember the words you are trying to learnHelp you express yourself better by making your speech or writing richer and more colourfulSynonyms同义词Antonyms反义词words with the same or nearly the same meaningwords with opposite meanings B2 Find the synonyms and antonyms in the article and think of m
28、ore on your own.SynonymsAntonymslowfaintloveenjoy unnoticedhiddensignificantimportantnewold lovehate importantunimportantattractionappeal joysadness一、根据一、根据Reading课文内容选出最佳选项课文内容选出最佳选项1.According to the story of a child and a man,what aroused激起 the childs wonder?A.A new world.B.The strange shell itse
29、lf.C.The mans explanation.D.The unnoticed music of the old.2.What is the major function功能 of Paragraph 2?A.To link连接.B.To define下定义.C.To expand拓展.D.To compare.3.Someone who can make us aware of truth and beauty tends to be_A.determined B.understanding C.sensitive D.joyful4.How is Paragraph 3 mainly
30、developed?A.By giving examples.B.By telling stories.C.By analysing causes.D.By examining differences.5.By asking“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?in Helens presence,Doctor Faustus intends to_A.state陈述 a fact B.expect期待 an answerC.be serious about the face D.be suggestive of提示有，使想起，表现
31、出 something elseThe wonder of literatureThe1._music from the shell.A new world in literatureQualities of literatureunnoticedSome sounds beyond the human2._rangehearingA place of 3._and magicIn need of our4._Description of truth and beauty:5._unnoticed until brought to our attention by some 6._ human
32、 soulAppeal to our feelings and imagination:being 7._by awakening something in us8._:universal interest and personal styledreamsunderstandingremainingsensitiveattractivePermanenceThe wonder of literature1.A child and a man were walking on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear
33、.Suddenly he heard strange,low,musical sounds.These sounds seemed to be from another world and the child listened to them with wonder.Then the man explained that the child heard nothing strange,and that the shell caught a range of sounds too faint for human ears.What amazed the child was not a new w
34、orld,but the unnoticed music of the old.孩子和男人在海滩上散步，孩子发现了一枚贝壳，把它放到了耳边。突然，他听到了奇怪、低沉、悦耳的声音。这声音仿佛来自另一个世界，孩子听后十分惊奇。随后男子解释说，孩子听到的声音没有什么奇怪的，只不过是贝壳捕捉到了种种对于人的耳朵来说过于微弱的声音而已。让孩子为之惊奇的其实不是一个新世界，而是旧世界那被人忽视的乐音。The wonder of literature2.Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of l
35、iterature.Let a little song appeal to the ear,or a great book to the heart,and we discover a new world,a world of dreams and magic.To enter and enjoy this new world,we need to love literature,and make an effort to explain it.Behind every book is a man,behind the man is the race,and behind the race a
36、re the natural and social environments.We must know all these,if the book is to speak its whole message.In a word,we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature.The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities.当我们开始学习文学的时候，我们也会有如此这般的体验。让一首小曲娱悦我们的耳朵，或者让一部
37、巨著触动我们的心灵，这样我们就会发现一个全新的世界，一个充满梦想和魔力的世界。要进入这个新世界，并享受其中的乐趣，我们需要热爱文学，并尽力去解读它。每本书背后都有一个人，此人身后是一个族群，这个族群背后是自然和社会环境。如果要了解一本书所传递的全部信息，我们就必须了解所有这些内容。总之，我们现在已经到了想要欣赏和理解文学的阶段。第一步是确定它的一些重要特质。The wonder of literature3.The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty.Some truth and beauty r
38、emain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention,just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds.A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass;but a poet stops,looks deeper,sees truth and beauty,and writes,“Yesterdays flowers am I.”One who reads it is capable of see
39、ing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before.文学的第一个特质是它对真与美的描写。一些真与美一直被忽视，直到一个敏锐的人类灵魂让它们引起我们的注意，正如贝壳捕捉到了我们未曾注意的声音一样。一百个人走过田野，眼中所见的可能都只是枯草，而诗人驻足，看得更深，他看到了真与美，遂写下：“昨日之花即是我。”读了这句诗的人便能看到以前隐匿在眼前的美。The wonder of literature4.The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imaginat
40、ion.Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.When Christopher Marlowes Doctor Faustus asks in the presence 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.文学的第二个
41、特质在于它能打动我们的情感，启发我们的想象力。文学的魅力更多在于它唤起了我们什么，而不在于它说了什么。克里斯托弗马洛笔下的浮士德博士当着海伦的面问：“这就是那张让上千艘战舰为之起航的面庞吗？”此时他便打开了一扇门，通过这扇门，我们的想象力进入了一个充满爱、美和英雄主义的新世界。The wonder of literature5.The third quality of literature,coming out of the other two,is its permanence.To achieve this,it should contain two elements:universal
42、interest and personal style.Good literature reflects the most basic of human naturelove and hate,joy and sadness,fear and hope.It also takes on a personal styleno writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.文学的第三个特质是其持久的生命力，它源于前两个特质。要实现这一点，它须包含两个要素：广泛的关切和个人的风格。好的文学作品反映了人性最基本的内涵爱与恨、喜与悲、恐惧与希望。它也带有个人风格没有哪个作家能够在描写人类的生活时不反映其个人生活和经历。
