综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Unit 4 The Two Roads

I. News Report II. Part 2 Reading & Understanding The Two Roads Teaching Objectives: A. Talking about one’s understanding of life B. Expressing one’s dreams or plans about one’s future C. Mastering difficult sentences and key words D. Learning similes and metaphors III. Assignments

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

The Road Not Taken by Robert FrostTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

The Road Not TakenAnd both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

保尔· 柯察金:

“人,最宝贵的是生命；它，给予 我们只有一次。人的一生，应当 这样度过：当他回首往事时，不 因虚度年华而悔恨，也不因碌碌 无为而羞耻；这样在他临死的时 候，他就能够说：我已经把我的 整个生命和全部精力，都献给了 这个世界上最壮丽的事业——为 了人类的解放而斗争。”《铁是怎样炼成的》作者：奥斯特洛夫斯 基 国家：前苏联

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

The Two Roads by John Ruskin

Text: Reading Comprehension Words & Expressions Exercises: Language Work

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Text: The Two Roads

Questions for skimming: 1. What’s the story about? --A young man dreamt that he was over 60 years old, living in misery. His life was full of errors and remorse, his health poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful and his old years short of comforts. 2. What are “the two roads”? --One road represents a meaningful life, which would hopefully lead to success and happiness. The other road represents a wasted life which would lead to a dark cave, alive with devils and deadly snakes.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Questions for close comprehension: 1. What serious moment did the young man recall and why did he cry painfully? (para. 2, 3) -- He recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads. -- He cried painfully because both his parents and the happy days of his youth were gone. He had lost forever the chance to take the right road. 2. What did the young man associate the flowing lights and the falling star with? (para. 4) -- He thought the flowing lights were the days that his wasted and the falling star was the symbol of himself as a dying man. 3. What became of his childhood friends? (para. 4) -- His childhood friends who had begun life with him had chosen the right road and therefore made their way to s

uccess. They were honored and happy at that moment.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Questions for close comprehension: 4. What did the young man remember about his parents? (para. 5) -- He remembered his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him about life and prayed to God for his good. 5. What kind of a situation was the man really in? (para. 6) -- He was actually still young. He was dreaming about his life in old age. Though he had made some mistakes, he had not entered the deep, dark cave and still had the opportunity to choose the right way. 6. What message does his dream convey? -- The message of his dream is that one should choose the right road when one is young so as to avoid feeling remorseful in old age.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Text SummaryThe two roads refer metaphorically to two choices in a person's life __________________________. One will bring happiness and success ______________________. The other leads to failure, sorrow, discomfort and a total waste ________________________________________ of one's life ___________ .Those who choose the second road (the wrong road) would mourn over their mistakes when they get old, but their cry of remorse would not bring back their youth.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Words & Expressionsraise e.g. 1992 TEM4

73. Following the elections, a completely new situation is likely to_____. A. arouse B. arise C. raise D. rise

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

arouse ~ sb (from sth) wake sb from sleep 唤醒某人: He was aroused from his nap by the doorbell. cause (sth) to appear; awaken 引起(某事物); 激发: Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions. 她不寻常的举动引起我们的猜疑. ~ sb (from/out of sth) cause sb to become active 鼓动﹑ 鼓励﹑ 激励某人: arouse sb from apathy, inactivity, etc 鼓励某人活跃起来﹑ 活动起来等. stimulate (sb) sexually (在性方面)刺激(某人). arise become evident; appear; originate 呈现; 出现; 发生: A new difficulty has arisen. 出现 了新困难. A storm arose during the night. 夜间起风暴了. ~ out of/from sth follow as a result of sth 因某事物而产生﹑ 造成﹑ 引起: problems arising out of the lack of communication 由于缺乏交流而产生的问题 (arch 古) get up or stand up 起身; 起来; 起立. raise to lift something to a higher position: Would all those in favour please raise their hands? He raised the window and leaned out. rise to move upwards: The balloon rose gently (up) into the air. to stand, especially after sitting: She rose from her chair to welcome us.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

mournful adj. (written) very sad: mournful eyes , mournful music e.g. I couldn't bear the mournful look on her face. mournfully adv. e.g. The dog looked mournfully after its owner. mourn v. to feel or express great sadness They mourned the passing of traditional folk dancing (= felt sad because it had stopped existing). float if something floats, it moves slowly through the air or stays up in the air e.g. I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky. Leaves floated gently down from th

e trees. lily tulip, lotus, carnation, iris, rose, chrysanthemum, osmanthus…

.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

cast 1)to look , smile etc. in a particular direction 向……投以 She cast a welcoming smile in his direction. 2)to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place投射 The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains. 3)to throw one end of a fishing line into a river 4) to throw sb/sth somewhere especially using force 扔 The priceless treasures had been cast into the Nile. cast light on/onto sth to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe The numerous biographies of Ruskin cast light on the subject. cast doubt(s) on sth to make people feel less certain about something Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan's conviction. cast a look/glance at sb/sth She cast an anguished look at Bob.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

remorse a strong feeling of being sorry that you have done something very bad →regret Throughout the trial, he had shown no remorse . remorse for She felt a pang of remorse for what she had done. be full of remorse/be filled with remorse Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign. >remorseful adj >remorsefully adv vacant If something is vacant, it is not being used by anyone. Half way down the coach was a vacant seat... = empty If a job or position is vacant, no one is doing it or in it at present, and people can apply for it. The post of chairman has been vacant for some time. A vacant look or expression is one that suggests that someone does not understand something or that they are not thinking about anything in particular. She had a kind of vacant look on her face. = blank vacantly He looked vacantly out of the window.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

pass away (para3) 1 : to go out of existence 2 : ‘Pass away' is a euphemism for `die'. burst out to suddenly say something loudly: "Don't go!" he burst out. burst into If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing. She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen. ...books that cause adults to burst into helpless laughter. linger to take a long time to leave or disappear: The smell from the fire still lingered days later. It‘s impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever. lingering:lasting a long time: She gave him a long, lingering kiss.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

hesitate to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it: She hesitated slightly before answering the inspector's question. "Do you love me?" she asked. He hesitated and then said, "I'm not sure". If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me. hesitation Any hesitation on the part of the government will be seen as weakness. I have no hesitation in recommending Ms Shapur for the job.

hesitant She gave me a hesitant smile.

stumble crumble, tumble … to step awkwa

rdly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall: Running along the beach, she stumbled on a stone and fell on the sand. in vain unsuccessful or useless: I tried in vain to start a conversation. All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language. simile an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words 'as' or 'like', as white as snow

metaphor an expression which describes a person or object in a literary way by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe: 'The mind is an ocean' and 'the city is a jungle' are both metaphors.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Difficult Sentencesmetaphor, indicate one’s life

1. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading toit, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.sorrow for doing sth. wrong. except, e.g. Nothing but frustration will come from your indecision.

在通往人生终点的道路上，他已走过了60多载，除了过 失和悔恨，他一无所获。

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

pause in or before an action

wait for a time instead of going

2. Those who still linger at the entrance of life, hesitating tochoose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!” to catch the foot on the groundwithout success while moving along and start to fall

那些仍然在人生路口徘徊，不知该不该选择光明大道的 年轻人啊，你们一定要记住：当许多年之后，你们在黑 暗的群山中艰难行走之时，再痛心疾首地呼唤：“哦， 回来吧、青春！哦，把我的青春时光还给我！”,但这 只会是徒劳无益的。

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