TheWoodsWereTossingwithJewelsMarieSt.JohnBackgroundInformationAmericanWestwardMovementAmericanFrontierLifeWestwardexpansionisamixofgreataccomplishmentsandterribletragedies.Westwardexpansiondepletedresourcesanddamagedtheenvironment,thusdestroyingtheNativeAmericans’abilitytosupportthemselves.Inaddition,thepioneerscarrieddiseasesthatkilledthousandsofNativeAmericans.

TheTerritoryoftheUSAmericanFrontierLifeLifeontheAmericanFrontier,dailylifeinthenewsettlementsthatformedastheUSexpandedwesttothePacificOcean,southtotheGulfofMexico,andnorthtoAlaska.Therewasonlytheenormous,emptyprairie,withgrassesblowinginwavesoflightandshadowacrossit...therewasnosignthatanyotherhumanbeinghadeverbeenthere.Basedonherexperiencesasachildgrowinguponthefrontier,AmericanauthorLauraIngallsWilderwrotetheLittleHouseseriesbetween1932and1943.LittleHouseonthePrairie(1935)ThecharacteristicsoflifeonFrontier:

self-reliance,freedom,courage,hardwork,simplelife,loveofnatureandloveoffamily,daring,hospitabletostrangers,honestandtrustworthyFrontiertools

plow;lariat套索;brandingiron;pliers鉗子;pickax鎬;screen篩子;skillet煮鍋;single-bladedax.Frontierweapons

rifle;revolverFrontierhouses

logcabin;framehouse

19thCenturyFrontierFamilyinfrontoftheirlogcabinFrontierfood&clothes

beef,meat,griddlecake,bread,gravyfunctional,long-wearingclothesbuckskin鹿皮,neckerchief頸巾,homespun手織物,pantaloons褲子,boots,hatOtherwaysoflifeTransportation:coveredwagonMedicine:homemadeAmusement:visitingrelativesandneighborsThefrontierinAmericanlifeThefrontierdidmuchtoshapeAmericanlifeandcontinuestobeapartofnationallife.CowboysinpopularcultureFrontierfigureshavebecomeheroesinliteratureandart.Paras.1-2Whydid"my"fatherwanttotakethefamilytoanuninhabitedisland?Whatdoyouknowaboutthefatherfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?Everglades,FloridaafreshwatermarshofsouthernFlorida.hometomanytrees,grassesaswellasanimallife.TheanimalsherearenowprotectedwithintheEvergladesNationalParkEvergladesNationalParkThethirdlargestnationalparkinsouthernFlorida.SmalleronlythanDeathvalleyandYellowstonepreservednotforitsscenicwondersbutitsbiologicalresources.EvergladesNationalParkmangrovefamily紅樹(shù)林Wordsandexpressions:stake(out)aclaim(tosth.)

tosaypubliclythatyouhavearighttoownsth.提出自己的所有權(quán)

offshorea.neartheseashore近海的

giveataste

toexperiencesth.嘗試某事

ranchlandn.farmland,ranch農(nóng)場(chǎng)

overlapv.tocoversth.partly使部分重疊campfire

n.營(yíng)火，篝火

brittlea.crispy,hardbuteasilybroken脆脆的carriagehousen.woodenhouse;loghouseacademyn.asecondaryschool中學(xué)inthelineof

inthecourseof在...路線上nomeanjobagoodjobPara.3

ThenaturalenvironmentofsouthFloridauninviting:a.unattractivemosquitoespantherscrocodilesswampswetlandsRhetoricaldevice:…likethelegendarysirensongSimileuninvitinga.unattractive無(wú)魅力的invitinga.charming,attractivepanthern.黑豹；美洲豹swampn.沼澤siren海妖；汽笛Sirensarebeautifullyhalf-woman,half-birdlikecreatures.anidylliclifeinPalmetto(Para.4)①mymother’sgentlefolks:relatives②ourframehouse③trees④grandfatherliveoak櫟樹(shù)guava番石榴TenthousandislandsthecoastalwatersinsouthwesternFloridamanyoftheTenThousandIslandsliewithinEvergladesNationalPark.Vocabularyroost

n.thenestofbirdsorchicken棲息地；鳥(niǎo)巢idyllicn.anidyllicplaceortimeisverybeautiful,happy,andpeaceful田園般的enterprisen.willingnesstoundertakenewventures事業(yè)心，進(jìn)取心whimperv.tocrysoftly啜泣gamea.wildanimals野味ExercisesYoungpeoplewith___andcreativityOneofhisfrontteeth___theother.___bones___setting/surroundings/sceneAhalf-starveddoglayinthecorner,___.idyllicenterpriseoverlapbrittlewhimperPhrasesandexpressions(stomach)turnover

afeelingofnausea['n?:?i?]bekeyedup

worriedorexcitedkeyup調(diào)弦,

提高Themanagerwarnedusnottogettookeyedupbeforethebigmatch.AnoutlineofParas.5-12Para.5thefirstdayofthetripPara.6aflashback:excitementParas.7-9belongingstakenduringthetripPara.10thethirdandthefollowingdaysofthetripPara.11anaccidentduringthetripPara.12theparticularscenethatimpressedtheauthormostduringthetripAnoutlineofParas.13-23Para.13differentplacestheytraveledandtheirdestinationParas.14-16IntroductionofEdgarWatsonPara.17dependenceonWatsonParas.18-19temporaryhomeofthefamilyParas.20-22lifeofthefamilyPara.23newhomeofthefamilyAnoutlineofParas.24-37Paras.24-26greatjoyoffamilylifeParas.27-29aspecialdayPara.30troublewithEdgarWatsonParas.31-36Papa’swayofsettlinganaccountPara.37loveandcareamongthefamilymembersParas.5-6Howdidtheauthorfeelonthefirstdayofdeparture?ExitedandworriedBelongingstakenduringthetripPara.7equipment:thewagon,campingequipment,cookware,beddingsPara.8foodPara.9toolsFigureofspeechOnebigkettlestooduponthreelonglegstositoverafire.PersonificationCoveredwagonacommonmethodoftravelforsettlersheadingwest.Familiescarriedalloftheirbelongingsinthewagons.InsideofacoveredwagonCarriageWordsPara.7outfita.equipment全套設(shè)備或工具cotn.canvasbed帆布床cutleryn.knives刀具；刀叉

strap

v.tobundle捆，扎n.

皮帶,

帶子

cushion

n.氣墊Para.8amplea.sufficient充足的；足夠的lardn.臘肉molassesn.糖漿gritn.沙粒；谷麥面

sack

n.bag包implement

n.atooloneusedforoutdoorphysicalwork工具

ammunitionn.火藥，軍火

tacklen.釣具；馬具implementn.atooloneusedforoutdoorphysicalwork工具vt.

實(shí)施,

執(zhí)行,

向...提供工具Herdesignswillbeputoniceuntilmoneyisavailableto

implementthem.

儀器、設(shè)備、器械、器具apparatus

既可指某種具體的由許多不同零件構(gòu)成的復(fù)雜的儀器、裝置或器械，又可指它們的總稱。instrument

通常指能使人們完成某一精確動(dòng)作或測(cè)量的一種小型儀器，尤指電工儀表、測(cè)量裝置，航海或航空用的控制裝置。

device

多指為某一特殊用途或解

決某一特定機(jī)械問(wèn)題而設(shè)計(jì)或改

裝的精巧的儀器或裝置。equipment

多指成套的或重型的

設(shè)備或裝備。通常用作不可數(shù)名詞。tool

一般指進(jìn)行特種工作的手工工具，也可指人造使用動(dòng)力的工具，還可作引申用。

implement

原指史前人類所用的工具，現(xiàn)在多指農(nóng)用工具，也可指為實(shí)現(xiàn)某個(gè)任務(wù)所需的工具或器具。

installation

一般多指安裝完成，可

供使用或操作的整套裝置或設(shè)施。

appliance

側(cè)重指家用機(jī)器或設(shè)備，尤

指家用電器。

facilities

常用復(fù)數(shù)形式，指可供使用的設(shè)

備或設(shè)施。Exercises1.What______areneededforgardening?2.Thehospitalimportedsomesurgical_______.3.Thegovernmentwillinvestmoneyoncommon_________.4.Thegovernmenthasaninterestinimportingscientific_______.5.Thepriceoftheseproductwilljustcompensatethecostofequipmentand________oftheline.instrumentsimplementsfacilitiesequipementinstallation6.Theastronautshavespecialbreathing______.7.Therearemanyhousehold____inthisshop.8.Theyusetelevisionadvertisingasa_____forstimulatingdemand.9.Thecomputerisnowanindispensable___inmanybusinesses.apparatusappliancesdevicetoolcomplementvs.supplementcomplement

v.相輔相成n.補(bǔ)足物；補(bǔ)語(yǔ)1)Thiswinecomplementsthefoodperfectly.2)Awineisacomplementtoagoodmeal.

supplementv.增補(bǔ)，補(bǔ)充n.增刊；補(bǔ)充物1)Shegivesprivatelessonsto

supplementherincome2)ThemoneyIgotwasauseful

supplementtomyordinaryincome.Para.9backwoodsn.woodsfarfromcities樹(shù)林replenishv.toputnewsuppliesintosth.補(bǔ)充plowsharen.犁刀

spooln.紡紗機(jī)；線軸

shedn.小棚子Para.10unsettleda.uninhabited無(wú)人居住的quail

[kweil]n.鵪鶉cypress

['saipris]n.柏樹(shù)whatwith

considering,becauseof

amatterofminutes/seconds/weeks/hours,etc

onlyafewminutesgrove

n.小樹(shù)林Para.10TranslationItsunderwatergrasseslookedlikegreenribbonsconstantlyunrolling,andthetreesheldthickspraysofwildorchids.水下的水草就像綠色的絲帶，不斷地伸展開(kāi)來(lái)，野蘭花一簇簇地掛滿了枝頭。Impressivescenery(Para.12)dirtstreetscattlebarnsandouthousesoaktreesthefloodplainscreeksandriverslushhammocksfernsbloomingbromeliadsredbirds,tanagers,paintedbuntingsthetrailthewoodsWordsfree-roaminga.自由放牧的outhousen.outsidetoilet戶外廁所bugginga.bothering;mesmerizing打擾的；入迷的

fernn.綠厥

burlya.(ofaperson)bigandstrongscarlettanagerItsdiligenceinprovidingforitsyoungisoftentakenadvantageofbytheparasiticcowbird,whichlaysitseggsinthetanager’snest.redbird紅雀PopularforitscolorandsongthestatebirdofIllinois,Indiana,Kentucky,NorthCarolina,Ohio,Virginia,andWestVirginia.paintedbunting鳩鳥(niǎo)bromeliads鳳梨花Arcadiaanidealizedandpastorallandscapepopulatedbyshepherdsanddeities.theshepherdsinthepaintingarelookingatthisinscriptiononatombandcontemplatingtheirowndeath.Para.13sloopn.船艙cabinn.單桅船piern.dock碼頭Paras.14-16WhatkindofpersonwasEdgarWatson?AnoutlawAlegendaryfigureAhusbandVocabulary(Para.14)infamousa.臭名昭著的outlawn.criminal歹徒，逃犯secludeda.isolated隔絕的；遠(yuǎn)離的halfheartedadj.notcarefulorenthusiastic不熱心的Para.15rattlesnaken.響尾蛇susceptible

a.easilyinfluencedcanen.甘蔗manipulationn.controllingsb./sth.tounfairlyordishonestlybayou

n.bay['baiu:]['beiju:]trepidation

n.(U)fearorworry

害怕，不安Exercisesbeaccusedoffraudandstockmarket___sAllcreaturesneedsleepto___theirenergiesWeviewfuturedevelopmentswith

some___TheEvergladesareanareaof___insouthernFlorida.farming/cooking___sa___houseintheforestimplementreplenishswampsecludedmanipulationtrepidationPhrasesandexpressionsbesusceptibleto

easilyinfluencedorattractedbysb./sth.onthespot

immediately,atoncebusinessasusual

everythinggoesonnormallybeintriguedwith

beinterestedinonasteadybasis

adv.regularlystrangleholdn.constraint束縛；壓制strangleholdoversth.

completecontroloverasituation.

壓制自由,

[體]勒頸dissimilarto

notsimilartoPara.17Whatarrangementsdid"my"familymakewithWatson?Whywastheresuchdependence?acomparisonbetweenthecontrolofWatsonandthatofofficialsPara.17commencev.開(kāi)始，著手strangleholdn.constraint束縛；壓制unscrupulousa.behavinginanunfairordishonestway肆無(wú)忌憚的，不擇手段的crook

n.鉤,

曲柄杖,

彎曲,

騙子averydishonestperson,esp.acriminaloracheatParas.18-19

temporaryhomeofthefamilyInwhatwaywasthetemporaryhomedifferentfromtheirhomeinPalmetto?surroundingsneighborsComparisonLifeinPalmetto①mymother’sgentlefolks②ourframehouse③trees④grandfatheridyllicContemporaryhomeweather-boardedshack,notgraciousamurderer,theonlyneighborsimplebutdangerousTranslation(Para.18)Itwastwentymilesfurtheruptheriver,thenoutintoanexpansivebayandthroughacreekthatwoundlikeatunnelamongthehundredofislandsoffshore.它位于河的上游二十英里處，一條小溪在數(shù)以百計(jì)的島嶼中間彎彎地穿過(guò)，就像一條隧道，穿過(guò)它就來(lái)到了一片開(kāi)闊的島嶼。Figureofspeech:simileParas.20-22lifeofthefamilyfood,excursion,hunting

foodvegetables,wildgames,seafood

deerhuntingbigbrotherswerecrackshotsPara.20springv.toappearorcomeintobeingvenison

['venizn,

'ven?z?n]n.鹿肉，野味sheepsheadn.紅鱸

snapper

n.甲魚(yú)sage[seid?]n.鼠尾草；洋蘇葉

down

n.絨毛pluck

v.拔Paras.21-22clamn.蛤蜊frittern.apancakewithstuffinginside餡餅chowder

n.thicksoupmadeofcreamandseafood奶油海鮮濃湯oyster

n.牡蠣，蠔

gluttony

n.暴飲暴食

sumptuous

['s?mptju?s,

's?mpt?u?s]a.luxuriousorexpensive奢侈的，

豪華的Para.23FigureofspeechThebighouseinthetreeslookedsafeandsturdyAlliterationgradientn.aslope斜坡sturdya.strongandsolidParas.24-29greatjoyoflife

inthefamilytopicsentencesPara.24thejoyofbuildinganewhomePara.25thefamilywasgrowingPara.26dailyworkofthefamilyandtherewardParas.27-29:aspecialdayWhathappenedonthatday?Whatcanyoufindfromthedescription?Wordsarmloadn.抱beetn.甜菜radishn.小蘿卜

turnip

n.大頭菜butterbean

n.棉豆ladyfinger

n.松脆餅stilt

n.高蹺Para.30troublewithEdgarWatsonWhatwasthetroublebetween"my"fatherandEdgarWatson?Was"my"fatherterrifiedbywhatthemessengersaid?Whatdid“my”fatherdo?Whydidn’tWatsonshoot“my”father?WhatwastheresultofthisconfrontationwithEdgarWatson?Howdoestheauthorcreatetenseatmosphere?Tenseatmosphere①wallslinedwithguns②papadidnotcarryagun③theskeletons④Watsonbecamemorestrident⑤Watsonbackedtowardthewall⑥Watson’sarmrosetowardapistolPara.37Whataresomequalitiesofthefamily?Whatdoestheword“jewels”meaninthetitle?