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《阅读·久久为功》小分册
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《阅读·久久为功》小分册
一、背主题名句,写大气文章
1.Living things that are nourished will not injure one another; roads that run parallel will not interfere with one another.—Li Ji
万物并育而不相害,道并行而不相悖。——《礼记》
2.The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
—Mahatma Gandhi
一个国家的伟大和道德进步的程度可视其如何对待动物来衡量。——圣雄甘地
3.Wildlife extinction is not a process that gives you time to fix your mistakes.In the face of science, there are no second chances.—Pan Wenshi
野生动物的灭绝不给你时间改正错误。在科学面前,我们没有机会去改过。——潘文石
4.Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, and they pass no criticisms.—George Eliot
动物是如此怡人的朋友,它们不问任何问题,也不提出批评。——乔治·艾略特
5.All animals and plants are important, because each species contributes to the variety of life forms on the earth and plays an important role in maintaining life.
所有动植物都是重要的,因为每一物种都有助于地球上生命种类的多样性,而且对维持生命起着重要的作用。
二、课文不厌百遍读,书中自有“黄金屋”
课文1 The Monarch's Journey(黑脉金斑蝶的旅程)
Many animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year.This annual movement is called migration.They migrate to find food, seek a partner, or in search of warmer weather.One of the most wonderful migrations in nature is that of the North American monarch butterfly.
[课文对译] 许多动物都会在每年的特定时间从一处迁移到另一处。这种一年一度的行为叫作“迁徙”。动物为了觅食、寻找配偶或温暖的环境而迁徙。自然界最为壮观的迁徙之一就是北美洲黑脉金斑蝶的迁徙。
Every autumn, millions of these beautiful insects with fine black and orange wings begin a long and difficult journey.Somehow they manage to travel around 4,000 kilometres south and find their way to California or Mexico.However, until recently no one knew how they did this.
[课文对译] 每年秋天,数百万只这种翅膀橙黑相间的美丽昆虫都会开启漫长且艰辛的旅程。它们总是能够完成约4 000公里的南行旅程,成功到达(美国)加利福尼亚州或墨西哥。然而,直到最近人们才明白它们是如何做到的。
A team of scientists led by Professor Eli Shlizerman at the University of Washington has now found the answer.They have found out that the monarch is able to tell the time of day.It uses its eyes to measure the position of the sun.These two pieces of information — the time of day and the poin