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UNIT 2
A life’s work
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Developing ideas
1. Students could learn to memorize some words and phrases.
2. Students could get the main idea of this passage.
3. Students could write sentences about this topic.
Learning Aims:
Masters of Time
新单词短语
courtyard /ˈkɔːtjɑːd/ n. 庭院,院子
precious /ˈpreʃəs/ adj. 珍稀的;贵重的
antique /ˌænˈtiːk/ n. 古董,古玩,古物
restoration /ˌrestəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. (旧建筑或旧家具 等的)修复,整修
* crimson /ˈkrɪmz(ə)n/ adj. 深红色的
* workplace /ˈwɜːkpleɪs/ n. 工作场所
* timepiece /ˈtaɪmpiːs/ n. 计时器;钟;表
* envoy /ˈenvɔɪ/ n. 使者,使节
* intricate /ˈɪntrɪkət/ adj. 错综复杂的
maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ n. 最大量,最大值
* painstaking /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/ adj. 小心的;费尽 心思的;精心的
* workshop /ˈwɜːkʃɒp/ n. 车间,工场
New words!
新单词短语
* melody /ˈmelədi/ n. 歌曲;曲调
polish /ˈpɒlɪʃ/ v. 擦亮,擦光
* gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ adj. 巨大的,庞大的
bark /bɑːk/ v. (狗)吠叫
* flap /flæp/ v. 振(翼),扑动(翅膀)
* spin /spɪn/ v. 将(棉花、羊毛等)纺成(线),
* exaggeration /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 夸大,夸张
* metaphor /ˈmetəfə/ n. 隐喻,暗喻
* nonetheless /ˌnʌnðəˈles/ adv. 然而,但是;
* timeless /ˈtaɪmləs/ adj. 永恒的,恒久的;
* sedately /sɪˈdeɪtli/ adv. 安静地;慢悠悠地
* modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ adj. 谦虚的,谦逊的
New words!
Masters of Time
Look at the title and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about.
It may be related to some historical buildings.
Now read the passage and check
your prediction.
What is the genre of this passage?
narrative
1. Who was the Forbidden City built for?
Emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
2. When did it become the Palace Museum?
In 1925.
1 In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace. If it hadn’t been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people working here are masters of their craft, who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin.
1在西三所安静的庭院里,紫禁城高墙后面,时间按自己的节奏滴答作响。如果不是一部三集的纪录片,外人永远不会知道在这里工作的衣着朴素的人是他们的技艺大师,他们一生都在修复珍贵的古董。其中包括钟表修复大师王进。
Where does Wang Jin he work?
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