Unit 6 Nurturing nature 名著选萃-【优学精讲】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第一册教用课件(外研版)

A Flash of Lightning Excerpt from Frankenstein  弗兰肯斯坦是一个热衷于生命起源的生物学家。他创造 出了一个巨大的怪物，这个怪物却紧追不舍地向弗兰肯斯坦 索要女伴、温暖和友情；接踵而至的是一系列诡异的悬疑命案。 　　I am from Geneva, in Switzerland. My childhood (童年) there was a happy one. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 To me the world was full of interest, and what fascinated① me most was nature. I loved to study and watch the plants and creatures (生物) around my home and wondered how they worked. My father used to laugh at② this and say that I was more interested in nature than I was in people, but that was not entirely③ true. I did have④ friends and two in particular⑤ I truly loved. One was Henry Clerval, a boy about my age, and the other was my sister Elizabeth. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 Elizabeth was not, in fact, a true sister; my parents had adopted⑥ her when I was five. I remember the day she came to us. My mother told me she had a present (礼物) for me, and then, to my surprise⑦ , introduced me to this little blue-eyed girl. She was quite unlike (不像) me. While I was impatient⑧ and sometimes given to⑨ outbursts of temper (发脾气), she was sweet-natured (性情温和的) and generous⑩. Over the years, she came to be the very⑪ heart of that happy family. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 One day, a violent⑫ storm broke over our home. I stood amazed at the door, listening⑬ to the crashes of thunder and blinking at (对……表示吃惊) the great flashes of lightning (闪电) which lit up⑭ the garden. There was an old oak tree (橡树) not very faraway, which bathed in⑮ a sudden and immense (巨大的) stream of fire. When the light was gone, the tree was left a blasted stump (残余的树桩), smoking⑯ in the rain. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 It thrilled⑰ me to see such a thing.I marvelled at⑱ the power. If it could destroy⑲ such a huge, solid tree, I thought, what else might it do? If only⑳ it were possible to harness (利用) that power, what great things might be achieved㉑？ From that moment I was determined to find the answers to these questions, to discover the secrets of life. I was keen to㉒ go to university in Ingolstadt, but, just before departure㉓， my mother fell ill and died. Her parting wish (临终遗愿) was that Elizabeth would take her place and she and I would one day be married. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 The house was filled with grief㉔ at my mother's death and I felt it my duty to stay and comfort Elizabeth and my father㉕. In the end, of course, I had to leave. My father gave me his blessing㉖ , and Henry Clerval came to wish me good fortune. My dear Elizabeth clasped (握紧) my hands and begged me to write often, and I promised that I would. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 However, I forgot my promise to Elizabeth. Ingolstadt was a place where㉗ I realized I could tackle (解决) the questions. I threw myself in my studies of the sciences and, over the next two years, barely㉘ wrote to my family and found no time to pay them a single visit. I impressed㉙ my teachers with my enthusiasm㉚ and the speed of my progress. I knew my understanding of science was far superior㉛. I felt sure that they were leading me to the brink (边缘) of a remarkable㉜ discovery. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 I used to work alone in a little room at the top of the house where I lived. In fact, I drove㉝ myself so hard that I became quite ill-pale and wearied㉞—though I hardly noticed it at the time. What㉟ concerned㊱ me was the same problem—that of life itself. Where, I wondered, does it spring from㊲？ What is it that㊳ brings it about㊴？ I realized that, to find the answers to these questions, I had to examine㊵ not just living things but dead ones. I had to understand death and decay (腐烂). 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 With this in mind, I took myself to churchyards during the most secret hours of darkness. There I saw how the power and vigour (活力) of the human form became mere㊶ food for worms (虫子). In the bodies which I dug㊷ up I saw corruption (腐败) and decay, and from this I gained a deeper knowledge. I toiled (辛苦工作) long and hard, and eventually I had my reward. Towards the end of one fateful (对未来有重大影响的) night, I looked down at the dead flesh (肉体) I had pinned (钉；固定) to my workbench (工作台) and I saw it move. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 I had created life! Now, looking back on all the dreadful (可怕的) things that were to come㊸， I can only think of that discovery with horror. Then, however, it seemed to me to be a marvel (奇迹), a triumph (巨大成就) of my own brilliance㊹. 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 ①fascinate v．使……着迷 ②laugh at嘲笑 ③entirely adv.完全地 ④此处是对谓语动词的强调。 ⑤in particular尤其地 ⑥adopt v．收养 ⑦to one's surprise让某人吃惊的是 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 ⑧impatient adj.不耐心的 ⑨be given to倾向于 ⑩generous adj.慷慨的 ⑪此处表示强调。 ⑫violent adj.猛烈的 ⑬此处为v.-ing作状语。 ⑭light up照亮 ⑮bathe in沐浴在 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 ⑯此处为v.-ing作状语。 ⑰thrill v．使……激动 ⑱marvel at惊叹于 ⑲destroy v．摧毁 ⑳此处为if only置于句首引起的虚拟语气。 ㉑achieve v．实现 ㉒be keen to渴望，热衷于 ㉓departure n．出发 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 ㉔grief n．悲伤 ㉕此处为“feel＋it(形式宾语)＋宾语补足语＋真正的宾语”结构。 ㉖blessing n．祝福 ㉗此处为where引导的定语从句，where在从句中作地点状语。 ㉘barely adv.几乎不 ㉙impress v．使印象深刻 ㉚enthusiasm n．热情 ㉛superior adj.卓越的 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 ㉜remarkable adj.非凡的 ㉝drive[熟词生义]v.驱使；驱动 ㉞wearied adj.疲劳的 ㉟此处为what引导的主语从句，what在从句中作主语。 ㊱concern v．使……担心 ㊲spring from起源于 ㊳此处为特殊疑问句的强调句型。 ㊴bring about导致 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 ㊵examine v．检查 ㊶mere adj.仅仅 ㊷dig v．挖，掘 ㊸此处为过去将来时。 ㊹brilliance n．才华 下一页 上一页 名著选萃 $