现代大学英语精读lesson0000200002课件

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LessonTwo
Thethemeofthetext
theidealrelationshipbetweenhumansandwildanimals–theyarefellowcreaturesonearth,andthereforeshouldtreateachotherlikebrothers
Humanbeingsandanimals
Love
Companion
Structureofthetext
Thestorycanbe divided intofourparts:
  Part1(para1-3):theintroduction 
   Part2(para4-17):ThehappydaystheboyandMaheegunhadtogetherintheshortperiodoflessthanayear,andhowMaheegunreturnedtothewildwherehebelonged.
Part3(para18-40):Thereunionofthetwowhentheboy’slifewandangeredbytwohungrywolves.
Part4(para41-44):Thebrothersreturnedtotheplacewheretheyeachbelonged–theboytohiswarmhomeandhislovedones,thewolftohiskindinthewild.
Easter
ThenameEasterisderivedfromthepagan(异教徒)springfestivaloftheAnglo-SaxongoddessEastre,andmanyfolkcustomsassociatedwithEaster(forexample,Eastereggs)areofpaganorigin.
Easter
EasterDayiscurrentlydeterminedasthefirstSundayafterthefullmoononorafterMarch21.
Wordsandexpressions
1.alert
adj.watchfulandreadytodealwithdanger;vigilant
e.g.bealerttodanger
Thewaitressremainedstanding,alerttoeveryone’sdrinkingneeds.
alert
vt.
e.g.Thisprogramoftenalertsaudiencetounsuspectedailments.
Hisspeechistoalertteacherstotheirresponsibility.
I’llalerthimabout(for)weekendduty.(inform)
n.A24-houralert
on(the)alertfor
beonfullalert
goonthealert