Reading:Biblical idioms in English
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Can you name any religions around the world that you have heard of?
2. Do you know any idioms that are associated with these different religions?
Step 2 Reading
Look at the table below and fill in the blanks.
Para.
____ | The 1._________ of idioms | An idiom is a group of words that has a special meaning which is not usually straightforward |
Para. _____ | The 4.___________ of idioms | Plenty of the idioms come from the 2.________, which was first written in Hebrew and Greek. But as time goes on, some idioms have their meanings 3.__________, for example,”by and by”. |
Para. ______ | examples of biblical idioms | Using stories with 5________ in the Bible Using 6.____________ Using things related to 7._______________ or food |
Para. ______ | The 8.____________ of learning and understanding idioms | Learning idioms can help improve our 9.____________ We can develop a high level of competence in our communication skills. We can better appreciate the history and cultures of English -speaking countries because idioms 10.________ history and culture. |
1.L3与……不同 ____________________
2.L5除了别的东西,此外 ____________
3.L8相当多 ________________________
4.L10被翻译成 _____________________
5.L12要么…要么… ________________
6.L13与…有隐晦或松散的联系 __________________________________
7.L13不久 _________________________
8.L15突出寓意 _____________________
9.L20赤足 ________________________
10.L21击中…的脚 ___________________
11.L21一下子 ______________________
12.L22不为人知的弱点 ______________
13.L28 就在那一晚 __________________
14.L32浪费(时间/精力)做某事_________________________________
15.L34沦落到替人打工 ______________
16.L35为庆祝 _______________________
17.L42一把(种子)__________________
18.L50将…提高到较高水平_________________________________
19.L51透彻了解 _____________________
Step 4 Sentences
1.________________(换句话说),its meaning can be very different from the apparent meanings of its components. ( L 3-4)
类似的表达有______________ ______________ _______________
【拓展】写出word的相关短语:
信守诺言 ________________ 失信,食言 ________________
have a word with sb. ________________ have words with sb. ________________
总之,一句话,简言之________________
2.Idioms often use a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept, among other things , and unless you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear ___________(speak). ( L 4-7)
(1) 本句是一个由________连接的并列句,在第二个分句中,_________引导一个条件状语从句,it is easy to…是主句部分,what引导的从句作misunderstand的__________。在what 引导的从句中,_________(现在/过去)分词______________作宾语补足语。
(2) 划出下列各句中的过去分词,并判断过去分词作什么成分。
① Given more time , we could finish the work. _____________
② The suggestion sent to the committee was adopted. _____________
③ They were satisfied with their present job. _____________
④ He was very happy to see his mother taken good care of at home. _____________
⑤ The fire was reported controlled. _____________
3. A biblical idiom is often an ___________(表达方式) that ____________(强调,突出) the moral of a story and gives the audience a picture to help them understand the story better. (L 15-16)
(1) 将下列各句中的划线部分译成汉语:
1There was a puzzled expression on her face. _____________
2`Shut up' (meaning `Stop talking') is not a polite expression. _____________
3Try to put a little more expression into it. _____________
4Freedom of expression is a basic human right. _____________
(2) ①翻译: 这篇报道强调了保护环境的重要性。
___________________________________________________________________________
②The teacher asked the students to read the text and _______________________________.(划出他们不理解的词语)
4.In the dream, a stone flew at the statue and________________________(击中它的脚) (L20-21)
(1)翻译:趁热打铁。_______________________________________________________
(2) 翻译:我被她的美打动。________________________________________________
(3)I ________________________________(把火柴划亮) and held it to his cigarette.
(4)They ________________________________________(正在罢工) for higher pay.
(5) ________________________(给我印象最深的)was that those fellows had all suffered a lot.
(6) _______________________________(我突然想到)how we could improve the situation.
(7)It was not long before tragedy ____________________________ (侵袭)again.
5. After spending every penny of his money and _______________________(沦落到)hiring himself out to feed pigs, he realized that he had been a fool and went home. (L 33-35)
翻译:他沦落到以乞讨为生。__________________________________________________
M9 U4 Project
The White Horse Temple
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Do you know any famous religious sites around the world that are of historic importance?
2. What will we write about if we want to tell other people about a historic religious site?
Step 2 Reading
① Scan the text, divide the passage into 4 parts and sum up main ideas of each part.
Part 1 (Para _____ ) ___________________________________________________
Part 2 (Para _____ ) ___________________________________________________
Part 3 (Para _____) ____________________________________________________
Part 4 (Para _____) ____________________________________________________
Step 3 Phrases
1.(L2)迄今为止 _____________________
2.(L6)光线,光满万丈 _______________
3.(L10)命令某人做某事_______________
4.(L10)代表某人 ____________________
5.(L19)用…做某事___________________
6.(L22)使…想起 ____________________
7.(L26)对…做些改变_________________
8.(L33)以…为中心 __________________
9.(L34)像…的形状 __________________
10.(L43)正在使用 __________________
11.(L48)历史悠久 __________________
12.(L56)正因为如此 __________________
13.(L58)受国家重点保护_______________
14.(L58)旅游胜地 ____________________
Step 4 Sentences
1.Then the emperor ____________(命令) a group of officials to go on his behalf as agents to India to find more information about Buddha.(L10)
(1) Follow the _______________________(用法说明、操作指南) on the packet carefully.
(2) It is _____________________(具有启发性的、富有教益的) to see how other countries are tackling the problem.
(3) She was the daughter of a boxing _________________(教练).
(4) I’m _____________________________ to keep my speech short.我接到指示讲话要简短。
The emperor used Honglu Si to ____________________(给…提供住宿)foreign visitors.(L19)
The refugees ______________________________(居住) in temporary accommodation.
Step 5 Look through test points applied in the text and fill in the blanks
1.They travelled on a white horse, _______________(carry) their few possessions, some Buddhist readings and image of Buddha.(L17-18)
2.There was a bright light ___________(come) from his head that lit the entire palace hall. (L6-7)
3.You will hear the sounds ____________(repeat) and ___________(multiply) from the roof so that it sounds like frogs ______________(croak).(L45-46)
4.There was a bright light coming from his head ____________ lit the entire palace hall.(L6-7)
5. He asked his officials to interpreter his dream and tell him __________ it meant. (L8-9)
6.The emperor invited the monks to stay at the Honglu Si, or the Honglu Temple, ________the emperor used as a guesthouse for…(L20-22)
7. One of the most charming things about the White Horse Temple is ___________ it is not only the oldest Buddhist temple in China, but also the oldest one in use.(L47-48)
8. In the south-east corner of the complex __________(be) a 13-storey pagoda.(L39-40)
9. It was the White Horse Temple _________ first brought the meaning of‘temple’to the word‘si’. (L31-34)
10.The new temple represents the friendship between the two countries and reminds people that it was from India _____ Buddhism came to China nearly 2000 years ago.(L58-60)
Unit 4 Consolidation
一、词汇检测
1._______________________ adj.简单的,易懂的;坦诚的,率直的
2._______________________adj.模糊的,隐晦的;不详细的,粗略的
3._______________________vt.强调;突出;加下划线
4._______________________vt.击打;撞击;攻击;罢工;敲(钟);划(火柴)
5.___________________adj.易碎的,脆弱的;纤细的,精致的—__________________n.
6.___________________n.负担,重担,重负;___________________ adj 沉重的
7.__________________adj.整洁的,整齐的,有条理的___________________adv.
8.___________________vt.& vi.递送,运送;发表(演讲),宣布 __________________n.
9._____________________adj.农业的→_______________________n.农业
10._______________ vt.& vi.(使)成熟→_______________ adj.成熟的;适宜的,时机成熟的
11._______________ adj.彻底的,完全的;深入的→_______________ adv.完全地,彻底地
12. _____________vt.&vi.(使)缩短→_____________ adj.缺少的;短的_____________ n. 短缺
13. _________________vi.& vt.祷告,祈祷→_________________ n.祷告,祷辞
二、用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
1. We must speak English ___________________(frequent) in order to improve spoken English.
2. More and more _____________________(agriculture) products are being shipped abroad.
3. While listening to the terrible story, I felt my facial _____________(表情)beginning to change.
4. All the mistakes in my English composition had been_____________( 加下划线的) in red ink by my teacher.
5. Don’t worry. There are two __________________ (直截了当的) ways of achieving this result.
6. Why you let her talk you into such a foolish thing as is beyond my _______________.(理解力).
7.Now I find that the level of ________________(compete)among hospital staff is not as high as expected.
8. The boy fell, __________ (击中) his head on the edge of the table, which made his mother sad.
9.You are required to__________________(short) the article within 160 words.
10.These apples need another week to ______________(ripe).
三、语法填空。
The White Horse Temple is 1.___________(locate) in Luoyang, Henan Province in the central east of China. 2.___________ the first Buddhist temple in China, it is one of the most important temples in all of China.
The story behind the temple is that one night the Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty dreamt of golden man 3.__________(fly) over the palace. One of the 4.________(office) said the emperor had dreamt of Buddha, so the emperor asked a group of officials to find more information about Buddha. The officials travelled westwards and arrived in 5.________ is today Afghanistan. There they met two monks and invited them to China on two white horses. The monks lived in Honglu Si, 6.__________ was given a new name—the White Horse Temple.
The temple is centered around 7._________ southern-facing courtyard which is shaped like a rectangle. On both sides 8.____________(be) different halls and the rooms where the monks live. The first 9._____________ (know) pagoda in China, Qiyun Pagoda, a 13-storey building, stands in the south-east corner of the complex. The pagoda houses the tombs of the two Indian monks who first 10._______________(travel)to China.