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Section Ⅳ LESSON 3
Step One: Pre-reading
Who is your favourite comedian? What do they have in common?
答案:Answers may vary.
Step Two: While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
What's the main idea of the passage?
答案:The horrible experiences in the sea.
Ⅱ.Read for the structure
Read the text again and fill in the blanks.
When:at night
Where:on the sea
Characters:“I”(the professor) ; Conseil; Ned
Problems:The professor fell from the boat.
Solutions:The professor was saved by a human construction.
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Ⅲ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.What made them fall into the water?
A.Their adventure.
B.The violent wind.
C.Their carelessness.
D.A boat crash.
2.What kind of person is Conseil?
A.Brave and loyal.
B.Energetic and kind.
C.Honest and handsome.
D.Adventurous and determined.
3.Why was the weapon mentioned in Paragraph 13?
A.To prove Ned's bravery.
B.To introduce the story setting.
C.To explain the reason of Ned's survival.
D.To set background for the real identity of the great whale.
答案:1~3 DAD
Step Three:Post-reading
Ⅰ.难句解构
I held onto it; then I felt that I was being drawn up, that I was brought to the surface of the water,
宾语从句
that my chest collapsed-my eyes closed, unconscious.
独立主格结构
尝试翻译 我紧紧地抓住了它;接着,我觉得有人往上拉我,把我拉出了水面,我的胸部不胀了——我双眼紧闭,失去了知觉。
Ⅱ.语言赏析
“Help,help!” I shouted,swimming towards the boat in desperation.I was sinking! I couldn't breathe! “Help!” My mouth filled with water; I struggled against being drawn deeper,deeper down. Suddenly I felt myself quickly drawn up to the surface of the sea...
本段使用语言描写、情绪描写以及动作描写等叙述了自己脱险的过程。
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①violent adj.强烈的;暴力的,强暴的
violence n.暴力,暴行;狂热
②recollection/ˌrekə'lekʃən/n.想起,记起
have no clear recollection of...不记得……
③intense adj.很大的,十分强烈的
intense darkness 浓黑
④desperation/ˌdespə'reIʃən/n.绝望;拼命,不顾一切
in desperation 绝望地,在走投无路的情况下
desperate adj.不顾一切的,拼命的
⑤sink/sIŋk/vt.&vi.下沉,沉没
⑥struggle against...与……抗争
⑦be so good as to do sth (=be good enough to do sth )请做某事,费心做某事(用来客气地请对方做某事)
⑧hold ont