Unit 4 Exploring literature Extended reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit 4 Exploring literature Extended reading & Project Vocabulary 1.destroy destruction n.破坏;毁坏 destructive adj.毁灭性的;破坏性的 练习：The disease ________ her body but not her spirit. destroyed 2. attempt attempt to do sth 试图做某事 make an attempt to do/at (doing) sth 试图做某事 at one's/the first attempt 第一次尝试 attempted adj.未遂的，企图的 attempted murder谋杀未遂 练习：People often __________ to escape being fined whenever they break traffic regulations. attempt 3. accomplish accomplish one's goal/aim 达到/实现目标 accomplish a/the task 完成任务 练习：He finally ________ his aim, that is, he went to a famous college. accomplished 4. confused be/get/become confused about 对...感到困惑 confuse v.使糊涂;使迷惑;使更难于理解 confuse A with/and B把A和B混淆/混同 练习：People are __________ about all the different labels. confused 5. flash A flash of lighting一道闪电 In a flash很快 练习：__________ of light were followed by an explosion. Flashes Reading Ernest Hemingway: Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), an American writer of novels and short stories, is well thought of for his unique writing style. He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated". The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of a fisherman named Santiago. After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish. Famous works: The Torrents of Spring (1952) The Sun Also Rises (1926) A Farewell to Arms (1929) To Have and Have Not (1937) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) Across the River and Into the Trees (1950) The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Thinking 1. What does the excerpt describe? It describes the struggle between the old man and the fish. The old man struggled to conquer the fish while the fish struggled to escape. Thinking 2. Did the old man nearly catch the fish? How do you know? Yes, he did. In line 9 it says “For just a moment the fish turned a little on his side”. And in line 25 it tells us “On the next turn, he nearly had him.” Thinking 3. When the old man saw the