Unit 4 The Praying Hands（课件）- 《当代商务英语综合教程2》同步教学（华师大版·第2版）

当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版） Unit 4 The Praying Hands Contents 2 Text A The Praying Hands Language in Use Text B A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline Warm-up Questions: 3 Warm-up Questions: 1. What do people usually pray for? 2. Do you think it is superstitious to pray for something? And why? Have you ever prayed for your family members? Pre-class Task 1 4 Pre-class Task 1 Read the text once for the main idea（s）. Do not refer to the notes, the glossary or dictionaries. Text A The Praying Hands 5 Passage Below is a touching story about Durer's Praying Hands that is circulated widely. It tells of Durer doing his creation in appreciation of a brother who went to work in the mines to support Albrecht's education. 1 6 Passage Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table for this mob, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade and any other paying chore he could find in the neighborhood. Despite their seemingly hopeless condition, two of the eighteen children, Albrecht Durer and his brother had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew full well that their father would never be financially able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. 2 Text A The Praying Hands 7 Passage After many long discussions at night in their crowded bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact. They would toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy, either with sales of his artwork or, if necessary, also by laboring in the mines. 3 Text A The Praying Hands 8 Passage They tossed a coin on a Sunday morning after church. Albrecht Durer won the toss