2024届高考英语复习：Book of the dead 导学案+课件

Book of the Dead mark (v./n) landscape (n.) ward off monstrous (adj.) weigh (v.) beloved (adj.) fertile (adj.) resemble (v.) hostile (adj.) obstacle (n.) trial (n.) 标志；做记号；庆贺 风景；景色 避开；抵挡 巨大的；骇人的 称…重量 心爱的；挚爱的 富饶的；肥沃的 类似；像 敌意的；敌对的 障碍；干扰 审判；试验 To the ancient Egyptians, death marked the end of one journey, and the beginning of another. After death all ancient Egyptians believed that they must leave behind the green fertile farm lands of Egypt and the waters of the river Nile, to travel to the afterlife. They hoped that the afterlife would be a perfect place that resembled the beautiful landscape of the Egypt they had left behind. It was called "The Field of Reeds". But to reach the afterlife, they had to make a dangerous and frightening journey. Their spirit had to cross the netherworld, which was the land of the dead, ruled by the god Osiris. . The ancient Egyptians believed that, it was very important to prepare for this journey. How would they ward off hostile spirits and poisonous snakes? How would they avoid burning fire and scalding water? And why did the monstrous Devourer always look so hungry? When wealthy ancient Egyptians died, their bodies were mummified. The mummy was placed in a tomb with special objects to protect it and to help the dead face the perils of the netherworld. One of the objects was a roll of magic spells and pictures. This is now known as the Book of the Dead. The mummy stayed in the tomb, but its ba spirit in the shape of a bird could fly away from the tomb to explore the netherworld and to try and find a way through. In order to do this, the spirit of the dead person would have to pass through gates that were guarded by the gods, and avoid being caught in their nets. They would have to battle with snakes and crocodiles, and protect themselves against bloodthirsty monsters. The dead person used magic and spells from the Book of the Dead to help them overcome these obstacles ("O you with a spine who woul