外研版学高中ModuleOldandNew英美文化欣赏教案必修英语 解析版
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外研版高中英语必修三《Old and New》优质课公开课课件、教案外研必修 3Module 6 Old and New教学设计I. Teaching Goals1.To learn to read passages with defining relative clauses about philosophers of ancient China2.To learn to read with strategiesII. Teaching important pointsWords structure, date, accommodate, harness, submerge, remove, crashExpressions structure, accommodate 250 guests, generate a lot of pr oblems, harness natural forces and resources, submergeyour head completely, remove his children to the countryside, the car crashedPatterns 1. Sun Yat- sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolu tion, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919.2. Unfortunately, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases global warming.3. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.4. About 800 historical relics have been submerged.5. Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums.III. Teaching difficult pointsNon-defining attributive clauseIV. Teaching aidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsVI.Teaching procedureLead- in by defining damsWhat is a dam?________________________________________________________________Keys: A dam is a barrier(障碍物) built across a river to control the flow or raise the level of water.LearningBefore learning ----- vocabulary (P52 , 1)While learningTask 1 Main idea of the passage (skimming)The passage is mainly about _______.A. a dream come trueB. the importance of the Three Gorges DamC. the effects of the Three Gorges DamD. the Three Gorges Dam, the biggest construction project in China Keys: DTask 2 Structure of the passagePassage 1 _________________ Passage 2 _____________________ Passage 3 _________________ Passage 4 _____________________Passage 5 _____________________Keys: Passage 1,The dream of Mao Zedong; Passage 2,the description of the Three Gorges Dam; Passage 3,the advantages of the Three Gorges Dam project; Passage 4, happened to the people there; Passage 5,what happened to the historical sites.Task 3 T or F1. Mao Zedong once dreamed that there would be a great dam to harness the power of the Yangtze River. ( )2. The Three Gorges Dam will provide enough hydro-electric power for the whole country. ( )3. The dam will generate a lot of electricity causing much less air pollution. ( )4. A large number of histrorical relics have been damaged because of the dam. ( )Keys: TFTFTask4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text.1. The power of the Yangtze River, which is _____, has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.A. the world’s third longest riverB. the world’s second longest riverC. the world’s fifth longest riverD. the world’s sixth longest river2. The Three Gorged Dam, which is the biggest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built ___ .A. to hold back clouds and control floodingB. to heat and generate electricityC. to control flooding and provide hydro- electric powerD. to increases global warming and generate electricity3. The dam is nearly _____ metres high and _____ kilometres wide.A. 20, 1.5B. 25, 2,5C. 30, 3D. 40, 3.54. The dam will generate electricity equal to about ____ million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.A. 30B. 40C. 50D. 60Keys: 1-4 ACABTask 5 .Mao Zedong wrote a poem __1__ he dreamed of “walls of stone to __2__ clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream has __3__. The Three Gorges Dam, _4_ is the biggest construction project in China _5_ the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been completed now. The dam is nearly 200 metres _6_ and 1.5 kilometres __7__.Sun Yat-sen, __8__ was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first __9__ the idea of a dam __10__ the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of China’s energy is produced by__11__ coal. __12___, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases __13__ warming.Today the Three Gorges reservoir has __14__ many places. Over a million people _15_ lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now they’re __16__ a happy new life in different areas.At the same time the Three Gorges project has flooded some famous historical sites, _17_ the Qu Yuan Temple, and the Moya Cliff carvings. A good many historical relics have been _18_. Some of them are being _19_and some are being _20_ museums.Keys: in which, hold back, cometrue, which, since, high, wide, who, suggested, across, burning, Unf ortunately, global, flooded, who, living/leading, including, submerged, removed, put intoDiscussionWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam?The advantages:The disadvantages:Keys: Advantages, an important tourist attraction; provide electricity for the central region of China; cleaner and cheaper. Advantages, people’s homes lost, ancient sites submerged.SummaryUseful expressions from The Three Gorges Damdream of…, rise in the narrow gorges, come true, the world’s third longest river, be harnessed by… , the biggest construction project in China, since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, control flooding, provide hydro- electric power for the central region of China, nearly 200 meters high/wide, the largest hydro- electric power station, cost more than…, in history, the leader of the 1911 Revolution, suggest the idea of a dam, across the Yangtze River, three quarters of China’s energy, be produced by burning coal, used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and generating electricity, burn coal, cause serious air pollution, increase global warming, generate electricity, equal to about 40 million tons of coal, flood 2 cities,11 counties, 140 towns and more than 4,000 villages, live a happy new life, flood some of China’s most famous historical sites, historical relics, put… into museumsImportant sentences1. Sun Yat- sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919.2. Unfortunately, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases global warming.3. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.4. About 800 historical relics have been submerged.5. Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums.。
Section ⅣUsing Language第一步速读——了解文章主题和段落大意速读P59教材课文,写出文章的主题The text mainly tells us some facts about the Empire State Building,New York.第二步细读——把控文章关键信息细读P59教材课文,选择最佳答案1.How long was the Empire State Building as the tallest building in the world?A.For 75 years. B.For 41 years.C.For 31 years. D.For 72 years.2.Which building has the most storeys in the world?A.Taipei 101.B.Empire State Building.C.Sears Tower.D.Petronas Tower 2.3.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A.To build the Empire State Building,people only used ten million bricks.B.Lightning strikes the Empire State Building about 500 times a month.C.There was once a plane,which crashed into the Empire State Building.D.The Empire State Building has 78 floors.4.How many times does lightning strike the Empire State Building a year?A.About 400 times. B.About 300 times.C.About 500 times. D.About 200 times.【答案】1-4 BCCC第三步研读——能力升华,接轨高考根据P59教材课文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Most of the tallest buildings in the world were built in 1.the 1990s and in the twentyfirst century.But the two tallest buildings in the US were built much 2.earlier(early).In fact,the 3.second (two) tallest building in the US is more 4.than 75 years old!The Empire State Building,which 5.was (be) the tallest building at the time 6.wasfinished (finish) in May 1931.It was the tallest building in the world 7.until the World Trade Centre 8.was built (build) in New York in 1972.The World Trade Centre twin towers,9.which were destroyed in September 2001,were 417 and 415 10.metres(metre) high.Ⅰ.单词拼写根据汉语或首字母提示,写出下列单词1.I'm not going out without hat and scarf—it's freezing(极冷的) out there!2.It is difficult to travel through the city on a foggy(有雾的) day.3.Officials from Greenwich Observatory (观察台) have the clock checked twice a day.4.The plane crashed(坠毁),causing more than 200 deaths yesterday.5.The team has made enormous efforts to make the match a success.6.What he said just now was ridiculous.None of us believed it.Ⅱ.拓展词汇根据词性和汉语提示,写出下列单词1.freeze v.使结冰;冷藏→frozen adj.结冰的;冻结的→freezing adj.冷冰冰的;极冷的2.ridiculous adj.荒唐的→ridiculously adv.荒唐地3.enormous adj.巨大的→enormously adv.非常4.observe v.观察→observation n.观察→observatory n.观察台5.fog n.雾→foggy adj.有浓雾的Ⅲ.补全短语根据提示补全下列短语1.make sense 有意义;有道理2.a large amount of 大量的(修饰不可数名词)3.used to 过去常常4.go up 上升;(物价等)上涨5.bring an end to 结束;终止6.in the 1990s 在20世纪90年代7.crash into 撞到……上;撞入……Ⅳ.选词填空选用上述短语的适当形式填空1.It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control.2.As the price of house goes up,many people can't afford to a house.3.He used to live in a remote village,but he got used to the life in the city quickly.4.It's hoped that the talks may bring an end to the violence.5.Along the way,his pursuers would crash into each other in their attempts to stop him.背教材原句记句式结构仿写促落实1.It was strange tothink that,when mygrandparents lived inthe village,therewasn't a reservoirthere at all!句型“It+be+adj.+(for sb.) +todo”表示“(对某人来说)做某事怎么样”。
Module 6Old and New错误!教学内容分析本模块的任务是学习关于中国几个著名的人造建筑工程,如:三峡大坝。
因此,每个课时都应围绕这个任务展开.本课时包括两个部分:Introduction和Speaking。
第一部分是词汇和说,通过这部分的学习,学生会扩大词汇,也能了解一些有关著名建筑工程的知识.在第二部分,学生通过讨论有关三峡大坝的一些问题,从而学会就三峡大坝的建设表达自己的观点。
总之,这一课时主要是通过语言训练,帮助学生学会如何获得信息和表达个人观点。
三维目标设计Knowledge and skills1.To help the students learn the following words and expressions.Words:airport,canal,civil,cliff,dam,dynasty,engineering,gorge,hydroelectric,reservoir,structure,terminal,freezing,delighted,fascinating,exhausted,ridiculous,boiling,astonished,excellent,enormous,wonderful,accommodateExpressions:date from,be designed to do sth。
2.To help the students revise the following words and expressions.Words:lake,river,good,nice,hot,big,cold,surprised,pleased,silly,interesting,tiredExpressions:be pleased with,be surprised to do sth。
3.To help the students learn the vocabulary about the three sites,such as man。
Module 6 Old and New教学设计说明话题介绍本模块主题是“Old and New”,介绍了中国人民在文明进步方面做出的历史成就和现实成就,如长城、香港国际机场和三峡大坝。
Period 1 Reading INTRODUCTION Vocabulary and speaking 和READING ANDVOCABULARY合并为第一课时“阅读课。
”课文“The Three Gorges Dam”是说明文,介绍了举世瞩目的三峡大坝。
三峡大坝设计全长2309米、坝顶海拔高程185米、混凝土浇筑总量1610万立方米,是世界上规模最大的钢筋混凝土大坝。
整个三峡工程分为前期施工期、围堰挡水期、初期运行期和后期运行期四个阶段。
Period 2 Grammar 课本54和56页合并为第二课时“语法课”,学习Non-defining clauses andcontraction of relative。
Period 3 Writing 课本55页是写作课“Writing”,阅读一则email,写作一则email。
Period 4 Speaking 课本55页“Speaking”为“口语课”,学习Talking about dams。
Period 5 Function 课本58页是“功能课”,学习使用strong adjectives,即“强势形容词”,或“书面形容词”。
Period 6 CULTURAL CORNER 课本59页的CULTURE CORNER 是“文化阅读课”,“The Empire State Building, New York”,即纽约帝国大厦。
纽约帝国大厦设计者为美国史莱夫-兰布-哈蒙建筑事务所,1931年落成,是70年代以前世界上最高的建筑。
纽约州别名帝国州,故名。
Period 7 TASK 课本60页的TASK 是“任务课”,学习用英文preparing a news bulletin。
Module 6Old and NewPeriod 2Reading and vocabulary整体设计教学内容分析作为本模块的主要部分,“三峡大坝”的学习应当是精读课教学。
这一课时要重点培养学生的阅读理解能力。
指导学生提高他们整体把握文章大意和获取课文细节的能力。
读后活动应当加深学生对文章的深层理解。
在这一课时中,学生能在课文文本的帮助下分享自己对三峡大坝的个人观点,学生也能用他们自己的语言来描述三峡大坝。
三维目标设计Knowledge and skills1.To help the students learn the following words and expressions.Words:carvings,construction,relic,site,temple,generate,harness,historical,submerge Expressions:dream of,hold back,of great importance,historical relics,come true,live a happy new life2.To help the students revise the following words and expressions.Words:dream,energy,narrow,poem,power,power station,suggestExpressions:provide...for...,generate electricity,serious air pollution3.To help the students know the general idea and the structure of the passage by scanning and skimming.4.To help the students master the ways of describing a site.Process and methods1.To encourage the students to take an active part in the learning activities by giving them clear instructions on what to do while reading a new passage.In addition,correct possible mistakes they might make in a proper way by making necessary changes while repeating their sentences.2.To encourage the students to cooperate with the others by working in pairs or in groups of four.3.To make sure that the students pay attention to the important points by asking them to repeat some of the statements made by the teacher.Emotion,attitude and value1.To help the students learn about something about the Three Gorges Dam.2.To help the students raise their pride of being a Chinese.3.To help the students appreciate the advantage of cooperative learning.教学重点1.To help the students learn to read a passage in a proper way and improve their ability to skim and scan.2.To help the students learn to organise their own sentences to describe a man-made project.教学难点1.To help the students give a brief introduction to the Three Gorges Dam.2.To carry out accurate evaluation while dealing with the students' sentences they make to express their ideas in class.教学过程Pre-reading 【3 min.】1.Look up these words in a dictionary and predict why they are used in the article.carvings construction relic site temple2.Do activity 1.Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).ANSWERS1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T3.Do activity 2.Check the meaning of these words and then answer the questions before reading the passage.ANSWERS1.No,,itisn't.While-reading 【25 min.】Task 1Fast ReadingRead the passage for the first time quickly,and then answer the following question:What's the passage mainly about?Task 2Detailed Reading1.Read the text and then choose the best answer.1)Who dreamed of harnessing the power of the Yangtze River?A.Sun Yat-sen B.Mao ZedongC.Deng Xiaoping D.A great designer2)How many tons of coal was used for heating and generating electricity in 1993?A.1.2 billion B.20 billionC.40 billion D.About 800 billionANSWERS1)B2)A2.ANSWERS1)control flooding;provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China2)generate electricity;reduce air pollution3)flooded 2 cities,11 counties,140 towns and more than 4,000 villages;more than a million people who lived in the region have moved from their homes3.Read Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2,and fill in the blanks.Mao Zedong wrote a poem __1__ he dreamed of “walls of stone to __2__ clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.Now his dream has __3__.The Three Gorges Dam,__4__ is the biggest construction project in China __5__ the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal,has been built to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China.The dam is nearly 200 metres __6__ and 1.5 kilometres __7__.ANSWERS1.in which2.hold backe true4.which5.since6.high7.wide4.Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.Sun Yat-sen,__1__ was the leader of the 1911 Revolution,first __2__ the idea of a dam __3__ the Yangtze River in 1919.Three quarters of China's energy is produced by __4__ coal.__5__,burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases __6__ warming.ANSWERS1.who2.suggested3.across4.burning5.Unfortunately6.global5.Read Paragraphs 4-5,and tell the true statements from the false ones.1)More than a thousand people who lived in the region have moved from their homes.2)The Three Gorges Dam area is the most beautiful area in China.ANSWERS1)F2)FPost-reading 【15 min.】1.Summarise the whole period.First,emphasise the proper way of reading a passage—first focus on the general idea and then get some specific information as required.2.Translate the following sentences.1)Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of “walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________2)The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3)Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums.________________________________________________________________________ ANSWERS1)毛泽东写过一首词,在词中,他想象了“更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖”的壮丽景观。
年级:高一科目:英语天津一中2015-2016年第二学期高一英语讲义6Book 3 Module 6 Old and new课时1:词汇、表达与语法;课型B(小综合);课长45分钟一、词汇互译1.______________________________向某人/某地提供某物2. date from … = date back to … ____________________3. of + n. =同根 adj.of importance =____________________of use = ____________________of help = ____________________of value =____________________4. think of ____________________5. dream of …____________________6. hold back ____________________7. come true ____________________8. ____________________ 建议做某事____________________9. live a happy life ____________________10. make sense ____________________11. on a visit to …____________________12. in fact ____________________13. crash into …____________________14. remove … from …____________________15. bring an end to …____________________16. be essential to …____________________17. be pleased with …____________________二、翻译句子Group11.在过去的二十年里这个城市发生了巨大的变化。
Period 2Reading and Vocabulary整体设计教材分析本节的精读材料是我国的三峡工程建设,是近年来我国最重要的基础建设之一并将给我们带来很大的便利。
通过学习, 学生能够得到更多关于这一建设的利弊的情况。
练习速读和略读并掌握重要的语言点.三维目标1. 知识与技能1)Train students’ reading ability。
2)Learn some useful words and expressions.3)Learn some information about the Three Gorges Dam。
2. 过程与方法1)Make students know more about the Three Gorges Dam through reading more。
2)Encourage them to do more for people。
3。
情感与价值Through the study of this period students will surely have a better knowledge of the Three Gorges Dam. As the builder of a future world,it is a must for them to learn some information about some wonders of our country。
教学重点1。
Help students to understand the passage better.2。
Learn and master some important words and phrases in thisperiod.教学难点How to help students to understand the passage better.教学方法1. Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.2. Intensive reading to understand the passage better。
Module 6Old and New【美文阅读】The Yangtze River is home to one of the most beautiful natural scenes of China-the Three Gorges.But for generations,Chinese people have long dreamed of taming(制服,使顺从) the Yangtze River for power generation and flood control.The river's endless floods have brought destruction and death for centuries-1 million deaths in the 20th century alone.Nowadays,along the Yangtze River,the third longest river in the world,a great construction project,the Three Gorges Dam is in progress.Once completed in 2016,it will be the largest and most powerful hydro-electric project in the world.Towering 610 feet high and stretching 1.3 miles wide,the dam will create a reservoir that extends nearly 400 miles upstream thus changing the original landscape of this region.The project has been under discussion in China since the idea of the dam was first put forward in 1919.The Three Gorges Dam is both a marvel of engineering and the greatest challenge its designers have ever faced.The Three Gorges Dam has been engineered to store over 5 trillion gallons(加仑)of water and to withstand(经得起) an earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale(里氏级).In addition, the government says the dam will control terrifying floods and provide electrical power to China's growing cities.Like China's Great Wall,it will be one of the few man-made structures that can be seen from space.The Chinese government and the dam's engineers think of the project as a symbol of national pride.【诱思导学】What do you think of the Three Gorges Dam project?【答案】Students' own answer.Period ⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习,了解本课文中所出现的词汇,初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识,对下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。
【导读】《汤姆·索亚历险记》是马克·吐温非常著名的作品。
这部小说描述了聪明顽皮的汤姆受不了姨妈和学校老师的管束,常常逃学闯祸。
一天深夜,他与好朋友哈克贝里·芬到墓地玩耍,无意中目睹了一起凶杀案的发生。
因为害怕被凶手发现他们知道这件事,汤姆、哈克贝里带着另一个小伙伴一起逃到一座荒岛上做起了“海盗”,后来经过激烈的思想斗争,汤姆终于勇敢地站出来,指证了凶手。
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(Excerpt)“What's gone with that boy, I wonder?You TOM!” No answer.The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them or so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were buil t for “style”,not service—she could have seen through a pair of stovelids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely,but still loud enough for the furniture to hear.“Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll—”She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat.“I never did see the beat of that boy!” She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and “jimpson” weeds that constituted the garden. No Tom. So she lifted up her voice at an angle calculated for distance and shouted:“Youu Tom!” There was a slight noise behind h er and she turned just in time to seize a small boy by the slack of his roundabout and arrest his flight.“There! I might‘a’ thought of that closet. What you been doing in there?”“Nothing.”“Nothing! Look at your hands. And look at your mouth.What is that truck?”“I don't know, aunt. ”“Well, I know. It's jam—that's what it is. Forty times I've said if you didn't let that jam alone I'd skin you. Hand me that switch.”The switch hovered in the air—the peril was desperate—“My! Look behind you, aunt!”汤姆·索亚历险记(节选)“这孩子到底怎么啦,我真搞不懂?你这个汤姆!”还是没有人答应。
外研版必修三 Module Six Old and NewPeriod2 The Three Gorges Dam教学设计设计思路:通过教师化妆扮演一个导游,向学生提出问题,说明自己是一个糊涂导游,叫Mrs. Confused 希望同学们能帮助老师想起那个有名的旅游景点的名称,提出问题“Do you know the largest dam in the world? What is it?”导出新课。
这里教师的表演要有一定的趣味性。
一、教材分析本节的精读材料是我国的三峡工程建设,是近年来我国最重要的基础建设之一并将给我们带来很大的便利。
通过学习,学生能够得到更多关于这一建设的利弊的情况。
练习速度和略读并掌握重要的语言知识。
二、学情分析我所任教的三个班级学生英语水平参差不齐,一部分学生对英语学习的兴趣浓厚,英语基础很好,能积极参与课堂教学;而大部分学生却是被动学习,缺少兴趣,英语基础差,他们不愿张口表达自己。
因此在教学中应增加趣味性,以激发学生的兴趣;并采用任务型教学法,以小组活动形式,可以带动全体学生参与学习。
三、教学目标1、知识与技能:围绕本单元模块的中心话题“THE THREE GORGES DAM”一方面训练学生的阅读方法并掌握该阅读的文章大意;另一方面让学生掌握阅读文中所包含的一些语言知识。
2、过程与方法:在小组讨论的基础上,学生能独立完成一篇关于“THE THREE GORGES DAM”的习得的短文。
3、情感与价值:通过本节课学习,让学生对三峡大坝工程有更深入的了解,并且作为未来世界的建设者,对其渗透爱国主义教育和“环保意识”的教育理念,增强其对社会的责任感。
四、教学重点:帮助学生更好的理解文章;并掌握一些重要的语言知识。
五、教学难点:如何帮助学生更好地理解文章。
六、教学过程主要通过媒体可见课件来完成教学任务,以此增强学生听觉、视觉和感知能力,达到综合运用语言的能力。
STEP 1Greeting & Leading-inTeacher says: Hello everyone! Boys and girls, do you like traveling?Students: Yes!Teacher: I can help you this time,yesterday I had a dream. I became a guide just like this (a tourist white cap and a red paper flag) and took you to a beautiful place. However, I forget the name of this place. Oh, I should tell you my name is called Mrs. Confused, so would you like to help me think of that beautiful place? I give some hints-----I remember it is across the Yangtze River and the largest dam in the world.Students:It’s the Three Gorges Dam.Teacher:Yes yes, that’s right. You are very clever and smart; thank you. Today we are going to learn Module6 Period2 The Three Gorges Dam.此环节的目的是激起学生学习的兴趣,让大多数学生都能参与英语学习。
【导读】《大卫·科波菲尔》是英国小说家查尔斯·狄更斯创作的长篇小说,被称为他“心中最宠爱的孩子”,于1849至1850年间,分二十个部分逐月发表。
全书采用第一人称叙事,融进了作者本人的许多生活经历,反映了狄更斯希望人间充满善良正义的理想。
David Copperfieid(excerpt)
That was how I was born.My early childhood was extremely happy,as my beautiful mother and kind Peggotty took care of me.But when I was about eight,a shadow passed over my happiness.My mother often went out walking,in her best clothes,with a gentleman called Mr Murdstone.He had black hair,a big black moustache and an unpleasant smile,and seemed to be very fond of my mother.But I knew that Peggotty did not like him.
A few months later Peggotty told me that my mother was going to have a short holiday with some friends.Meanwhile Peggotty and I would go to stay with her brother Daniel in Yarmouth,on the east coast,for two weeks.I was very excited when we climbed into the cart,although it was sad saying goodbye to my mother.Mr Murdstone was at her shoulder,waving goodbye,as the driver called to his horse,and we drove out of the village.
When we got down from the cart in Yarmouth,after our journey,Peggotty said,“That's the house,Master DaviD.”
I looked all round,but could only see an old ship on the sanD.“Is that—that your brother's house?”I asked in delight.And when we reached it,I saw it had doors and windows and a chimney,just like a real house.I could not imagine a nicer place to live.Everything was clean and tidy,and smelt of fish.Now I was introduced to the Peggotty family.There was Daniel Peggotty,a kind old sailor.Although he was not married,he had adopted two orphans,who lived with him and called him Uncle.Ham Peggotty was a large young man with a gentle smile,and Emily was a beautiful,blueeyed little girl.They all welcomed Peggotty and me warmly.
大卫·科波菲尔(节选)
就这样我来到了世上。
孩提时的我非常幸福,因为有我美丽的母亲和善良的辟果提照顾我。
然而,在
我8岁左右,我的幸福生活开始蒙上了阴影。
我母亲经常穿着最好的衣服,和一位叫摩德斯通的先生出去散步。
那人有一头黑发,留一大撇黑胡子,笑容阴沉,似乎很喜欢我母亲。
但我知道辟果提不喜欢他。
几个月后,辟果提告诉我,母亲要和几位朋友出去度短假。
辟果提可以趁此机会带我去东海岸的雅茅斯镇和她兄弟丹尼尔生活两个星期。
登上马车时我兴奋不已,虽然与母亲分手有些伤感。
摩德斯通先生和我母亲并肩站着,向我们挥手道别。
这时,马车夫吆喝一声,把我们拉出村去。
当我们结束旅程,在雅茅斯镇下车时,辟果提说:“到家了,大卫少爷。
”
我环顾四周,只看见沙滩上的一艘旧船,便高兴地问道:“那个——那个就是你兄弟的家?”我们走到近处一看,船上有门,有窗,有烟囱,俨然是一所名副其实的住房。
我再也想象不出比这更好的住处了。
屋内一切陈设干净、整齐,散发着鱼味。
这时,我被介绍给辟果提一家。
家里有丹尼尔·辟果提,一位善良的老水手,他没有结婚,但收养了两个孤儿。
孩子们和他生活在一起,管他叫叔叔。
哈姆·辟果提是一位壮小伙子,脸上总是现出亲切的笑容,埃米莉是一位美丽的姑娘,长着一对蓝眼睛。
他们都热情地欢迎我和辟果提的到来。
[知识积累]
1.shadow n.阴影
2.moustache n. 上唇的胡子
3.chimney n. 烟囱;壁炉
[文化链接]
狄更斯的童年是不幸的。
虽然父母健在,但由于家计窘迫,双亲对他的教育和前途颇为疏忽,所以狄更斯童年在家中孤寂的情况,并不亚于小说中的孤儿大卫。
父亲负债入狱,他不得不在十一岁就独立谋生,像大卫在枚·货栈那样去当童工。
随后也像大卫一样,在律师事务所做学徒,学习速记;当记者,采访议会辩论……小说中有的段落,几乎是作者全部从自传中移植而来。