Unit Two Maheegun My Brother
By Eric Acland
Part I. Background Information
望雨I .WOLF WISDOM
Many of the prevailing stories depict wolves in a negative way--such as in Aesop's Fables.
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In fiction, the wolf is sometimes reprented as an evil, conniving carnivore which preys on small children and livestock. While wolves do sometimes prey on livestock, they are responsible for a very small percentage of the livestock deaths in North America. Attacks by healthy wild wolves on humans is almost unheard of, and there has never been a fatal attack on a human by a healthy wild wolf in North America. Tho attacks that do take place might involve an unhealthy wolf, or a human who李巧奴 is somehow inciting the wolf to action or impinging upon the wolf's territory.
Other cultures have better views of the wolf. In Roman mythology, the god Mars considered the wolf a sacred animal, and the founders of Rome were raid by a wolf. Native Americans also hold the wolf in high regard and believe that wolves carry characteristics that humans should also find important, such as strong family structure and teaching the young. Eastern Europeans often viewed wolves as protectors of the harvest.
There ems to be very little in the way of a 'middle ground' about wolves. They will probably always be both revered and hated. However, As time pass and education efforts continue, the perceptions em to be changing to a more realistic view of the wolf as a vital part of a balanced ecosystem.有余数除法
cry wolf 喊叫“狼来了”，发假警报
a lone wolf 独居单干的人
wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼
have/hold a wolf by the ears 骑虎难下，进退两难
have a wolf in the stomach 饿到极点
keep the wolf from the door 免于饥饿，勉强度日
e a wolf 说不出话来，目瞪口呆
ugly enough to tree a wolf 丑陋已极，不中用到极点
wake a sleeping wolf 自找麻烦
t the wolf to keep the sheep 引狼入室
III Question:
How do you view the relationship between wolves and humans? 劳动总结Do you have a
similar story to tell?
IV． Easter
1． The Date of Easter
Prior to A.D. 325, Easter was variously celebrated on different days of the week, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In that year, emperor Constantine issued the Easter Rule which states that Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. The "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon. It does not always occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon. The ecclesiastical "vernal equinox" is always on March 21. Therefore, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.
Easter 2004
Ash Wednesday is 25 February
Palm Sunday is 4 April
Good Friday is 9 April
(Western) Easter Sunday is 11 April
(Orthodox) Easter Sunday is 11 April
2. The Easter Bunny
快速成型技术The bountiful Easter bunnies have become the most favorite Easter symbol. It's universal and cular in its appeal. And, most important of all, it relates to Easter historically.
The ancient Egyptians related hares to the moon. Egyptian name for hare was 'un', meaning 'open'. And they were beloved to be watching the full moon opened eyes throughout the night. jr史密斯
Also the hare and eggs have to the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess Eostre. Possibly, this is becau both of them were regarded to be emblems of fertility.
The German immigrants, who brought in most of the Teutonic Easter traditions here, made rabbits so popular among the non-German kids. The German children ud to have rabbit's nests filled with decorated eggs. They also ud to build nests. They looked so attractive that even the non-German kids demanded such gifts on the Easter.
3. The Easter Egg
As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itlf, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians.
From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.
Today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with the modern version of real Easter eggs -- tho made of plastic or chocolate candy.
The Armenians would decorate hollow eggs with pictures of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and other religious designs.
4. Easter Egg Games
On Easter morning the children of the hou join in a arch to locate the eggs that the Easter Bunny had hidden while they where asleep. The arching might continue though out the hou with the older children helping the youngest. Sometimes prizes of candy are awaiting the child finding the most eggs
Easter egg hunts can be also part of a community's celebration of holiday. The eggs are hidden in public places and the children of the community are invited to find the eggs
The rules of an Easter Egg Roll are to e who can roll an egg the greatest distance or can make the roll without breaking it, usually down a grassy hillside or slope
Maybe the most famous egg rolling takes place on the White Hou Lawn. Hundreds of children come with baskets filled with brightly decorated eggs and roll them down the famous lawn, hoping the President of the United States is watching the fun.
