1、The Natural Gardenplantsrosespine treeslakesriversNaturelandscapesNothing in Nature is Nothing in Nature is unbeautiful.unbeautiful.Alfred TennysonAlfred Tennysonthe most the most representative poet representative poet in the Victorian in the Victorian periodperiodNothingNothing in Nature is in Nat
2、ure is unbeautifulunbeautiful.The Natural Gardenfable=story+moralsetting+plottimeplacecharacteroncethe beautiful royal gardensthe kingthe wise noblemanthe young man the young mans fatherPut the sentences in the right order according to the story623541 The king had gardens as beautiful as paradise.1
3、The king had the treethe only thing that he disliked in the gardencut down.2 The king realized that there were no more living creatures in his gardens.3 The king sent for advisers,but none of them was able to explain the mystery.4 A young man came with an explanation and a solution.5 The king was fu
4、ll of regrets.He wanted to restore the beauty of his gardens,but it would take many years.6corresponding paragraphsPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4-7Para.8 The king had gardens as beautiful as paradise.1There once lived a king who had a palace with beautiful gardens.In those gardens lived thousands of creat
5、ures representing hundreds of different species.It was a paradise.living things different kinds of animals and plantsThere was only one thing that the king disliked-the remains of a huge tree standing in the middle of the gardens.It was withered and dry.So,he had it cut down and replaced with elabor
6、ate fountains.The king had the treethe only thing that he disliked in the gardencut down.2 The king realized that there were no more living creatures in his gardens.3 The king sent for advisers,but none of them was able to explain the mystery.4How?Why did he want an explanation?Some time later,a wis
7、e nobleman visited the king.“Your Majesty,people have been singing the praises of the beauty of these gardens and the many creatures that live in them.But Ive hardly seen a thing movenot one animal.I feel tricked!”whispered the nobleman.The king realized that theWise man was right!The animals had le
8、ft and the gardens were empty.The king sent for his advisers.He offered a reward to anyone with a solution.He was presented with many theories and ideas.He tried them all,but nothing could restore the royal gardens to their former splendour.bring the great beauty back to the royal gardens A young ma
9、n came with an explanation and a solution.5connected feed oneatfeed onflourishinterdependenceconnectednessinteractionharmonybalance A young man came with an explanation and a solution.5It turned out that before he was born,his father had collected the old tree that the king ordered taken out.He repl
10、anted it on their land.Every spring,thousands of moths came out of the tree and the beauty of the royal gardens recreated itself there.loveunderstandrespectbe ignorant ofdisrespect The king was full of regrets.He wanted to restore the beauty of his gardens,but it would take many years.6Now that the
11、king knew what was wrong and how it could be fixed,he wanted his gardens back.But recreating the gardens,he later found out,would take many years.Nature couldnt be rushed.It would take time for balance to be restored and the king would not live to see it.The king was full of regrets.He had so carele
12、ssly destroyed the delicate balance of nature.cause sb/sth to go or do sth.very quicklyeasily damaged or destroyed,needing to be dealt with carefully What is the moral lesson of the fable?What lesson(s)have you learned from the story?Nature cannot be rushed.Everything is connected in nature.The bala
13、nce of nature is delicate.Humans are part of nature.Humans are neither the most important nor the most noticeable.Chinese Wisdom:Harmony between humans and natureThe core of Chinese culture is the pursuit of humans harmonious unity with nature.Humans are participants in the natural scene,but they do not dominate it.Nature should be held in awe.Nature is not governed except by obeying her.-BaconLucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.-President Xi
