Module 2 Unit 1 Great Books
Mr Jackson: | Hello, Betty. What's up? What are you doing in the library? |
Betty: | I was looking for some old copies of the school magazine. If I've got it right, it was called New Standard. |
Mr Jackson: | That's right. As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. We don't have a school magazine any more. It's a pity. |
Betty: | Well, I'm thinking about starting it again. |
Mr Jackson: | Sounds like a good idea! Go on. |
Betty: | I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare. |
Mr Jackson: | Really? That's a bit difficult for the school magazine. |
Betty: | Well, I'd like a monthly article called "Great Books"—you know, someone reads a favourite work of literature and writes an article about it. |
Mr Jackson: | I e. Confucius' works are still read by many people today, and we're still influenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeare's plays are en by millions of people every year. But how about an American writer, Mark Twain, for example? |
Betty: | I don't know. Mark Twain was an important writer, but he isn't known as a great thinker like Confucius. |
Mr Jackson: | No, but his books are still popular. In fact, he wrote my favourite book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Perhaps that's what makes "Great Books"—they're still read today. |
Betty: | So why don't you write the first article on "Great Books"? |
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Answer the questions.
1. Who do you think Mr. Jackson is?
2. What was Betty looking for in the library? Why?
3. What does Betty think of Mark Twain’s books?
4. What is Mr. Jackson’s opinion of what a great book is?
Unit1 Confucius’ works are read by many people.
杰克逊先生：你好，贝蒂，什么事？你在图书馆里做什么？
贝蒂：我在找一些学校杂志的旧册子。如果我没记错的话，叫《新标准》。
杰克逊先生：对。据我记忆，这本杂志是由贝基·王创办的。我们不再有学校杂志了。这很遗憾。
贝蒂：噢，我在考虑再创办校园杂志。
杰克逊先生：听起来像个好主意，继续吧。
贝蒂：我也在找一些孔子和莎士比亚写的东西。
杰克逊先生：真的吗？对于校园杂志来说它有点难。
贝蒂：噢，我想每月登一篇叫“名著欣赏”的文章。你知道，有的人读最喜欢的文学作品并且会写关于它的文章。
杰克逊先生：我明白了。今天，仍然有许多人在读孔子的论著，我们也仍然受他的思想的影响。每年，数百万人看莎士比亚的戏剧。但是，美国作家呢？例如，马克·吐温？
贝蒂：我不知道，马克·吐温一位重要的作家，但他并不像孔子那样作为伟大的思想家而闻名于世。
杰克逊先生：不，但他的书仍然很受欢迎，其实，他写了我最喜欢的书《汤姆·索亚历险记》。也许，这正是能入选“名著欣赏“的关键——它们至今仍被广泛阅读。
贝蒂：那么你为什么不写关于“名著欣赏“的第一篇文章呢？
M2重点短语:
1. In the library 在图书馆 1. look for 寻找
2. some old copies 一些期刊 2. If I’ve got it right 如果我没有记错的话
3. As far as I remember 凭我的记忆 3. not…any more 不再
4. It’s a pity. 真遗憾！ 4. think about/think of 考虑/ 认为
5. Sounds like a good idea. 5. go on doing sth/to do sth
6. a bit difficult 有点难 6. would like to do sth.想要做某事
7. a favourite work of literature 7. be influenced by his thoughts
一部最爱的文学著作 被他的思想所影响
8. millions of /hundreds of/ thousands of 8. for example 例如
数以百万记的/数以百记的/数以千记的 9. an important writer 一位重要的作家
9. a great thinker 一位伟大的思想家 10. in fact 实际上
10. Why don’t you do sth. 11. be known for/ be famous for 以…而知名
= Why not do sth 为什么不做某事 12. be known as/ be famous as 作为…而出名
11. two wi thinkers 两位睿智的思想家 13. I agree with sb. 我同意某人
12. I agree with/about sth. 我同意某事
Module 2 Unit 2
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Here is our monthly article on a favourite great book. This month, our guest writer is Mr. Jackson.
My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively
and clever young boy, and he finds himlf in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for veral days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold.
My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprid to e him but they're also plead to e him alive.
Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.
The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more rious. It describes how strangers are en in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.
Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on—read it! I know you'll enjoy it, too.
