Unit 3 War and peace 名著选萃-【优学精讲】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第三册教用课件(外研版)

名著选萃 Buck's Conflict① with Spitz Excerpt from The Call of the Wild 淘金潮时期，米勒法官家的爱犬巴克被贩卖到寒冷的 阿拉斯加，它历经了重重磨难，最终回归到大自然。 名著选萃 As Dawson grew closer, Buck continued to get between Spitz and those he wanted to punish②， but he did it craftily (狡猾地), when Francois was not around. Because of this, all the other dogs started behaving③ badly, except Dave and Sol­leks. There were continual problems between the two dogs. Francois knew that sooner or later④ the life­-and-­death (生死攸关的) struggle for the position of the leader would occur. 名著选萃 But there was no opportunity, and as⑤ they pulled into⑥ Dawson, the great fight was still to come⑦. In Dawson, there were many men and countless⑧ dogs. Buck saw them all at work. It seemed normal that dogs should work, doing⑨ all the pulling jobs which⑩ horses did in California. Every night, regularly⑪ at nine, at twelve, at three, the huskies (哈士奇) howled (嚎叫) a nocturnal (夜间的) song, a weird chant (咏唱), which Buck joined in with. It was an old song, old as the breed⑫ itself—one of the first songs of an ancient world in a time when songs were sad. 名著选萃 Seven days later, they dropped down onto the Yukon (加拿大育空) Trail, and started back to Dyea and Salt Water. Perrault was carrying letters which were even more urgent⑬ than those he had brought in. He wanted to make this the fastest trip of the year⑭. Several things helped him. The week's rest had given the dogs time to get back to normal health. The trail which they had taken on the way to Dawson was now packed⑮ hard because of later travellers. And the police had arranged⑯ for deposits⑰ of food to be left in two or three places, for dog and man, so he was travelling light⑱. 名著选萃 They did a good⑲ seventy-five-kilometre run on the first day; and on the second dashed⑳ up the Yukon well on their way to Pelly. But this speed was hard work for Francois, because the revolt (起义) led㉑ by Buck had destroyed㉒ the unity (团结) of the team. All the dogs now showed disrespect㉓ to Spitz, stealing㉔ his food and attacking㉕ him. 名著选萃 The relationship between the other dogs had also changed, and, apart from㉖ Dave and Sol­-leks, they often fought with each other. Francois knew that Buck was behind all the trouble, and Buck knew that he knew. But Buck was too clever to let him catch him again. He worked well in the harness (挽具), because he enjoyed the work, but it was a great delight㉗ to him to slyly (狡猾地) make the others fight amongst themselves. 名著选萃 At the mouth of the Tahkeena, one night after dinner, Dub found a rabbit, but couldn't quite catch it. In a second the whole team was chasing㉘ it. A hundred metres away, there was another camp with fifty huskies. These dogs also joined the chase. The rabbit sped down the river, and up a valley. It ran lightly on the surface㉙ of the snow while㉚ the dogs ploughed through (艰难前行) it using their strength. Buck was leading the pack㉛， but he couldn't catch the rabbit. He felt his instincts (本能) rise㉜ in him as㉝ he chased. He was at the head of the pack, running after a wild thing—living meat. He wanted to kill it with his own teeth and wash his nose in its warm blood. He was consumed㉞ by feelings deep within him, going back to the beginning of time. 名著选萃 But Spitz was as cold and calculating (精于算计的) as usual. He ran away from the pack and cut across a narrow㉟ piece of land while Buck and the others followed the rabbit and the river around a U­shaped bend㊱. Buck did not realise this. As Buck rounded㊲ the bend, he suddenly saw Spitz jump down in front of the rabbit. The rabbit could not turn, and as the dog's teeth broke its back, it shrieked (尖叫) loudly. Hearing㊳ the noise, the full pack behind Buck showed their delight. 名著选萃 Buck did not cry out. He did not slow down, but ran into Spitz, shoulder to shoulder. The dogs rolled over in the powdery (粉末状的) snow. Spitz got up immediately, and slashed (攻击) Buck's shoulder, then jumped clear. 名著选萃 Buck knew the time had come. They circled㊴ around each other, snarling (咆哮) and watching for an advantage. The huskies were now in an expectant㊵ circle, and everything was silent. But there was nothing new or strange in this. It was what㊶ had always been, the way of things. 名著选萃 Spitz was a practised fighter. From Spitzbergen through the Arctic, and across Canada, he had fought all kinds of dogs and achieved mastery (统治) over them. He was full of hate and anger, but never blind. In his passion㊷ to break and destroy, he never forgot that his enemy had the same passion to break and destroy. He never rushed till㊸ he was prepared to receive a rush; never attacked until he had first defended㊹ an attack. 名著选萃 ①conflict n．冲突 ②punish v．惩罚 ③behave v．表现；行为 ④sooner or later迟早 ⑤此处为as引导时间状语从句。 ⑥pull into驶进 ⑦be to come即将到来 名著选萃 ⑧countless adj.数不清的 ⑨此处为v.-ing作状语。 ⑩此处为which引导定语从句。 ⑪regularly adv.定期地 ⑫breed n．品种；物种 ⑬urgent adj.紧急的 ⑭此处为“make＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。 名著选萃 ⑮pack [熟词生义] v．压实 ⑯arrange v．安排 ⑰deposit [熟词生义] n．存储 ⑱travel light轻装上阵 ⑲good [熟词生义]adj.相当大的；不少于 ⑳dash v．冲 ㉑此处为v.-ed作定语。 ㉒destroy v．破坏 名著选萃 ㉓disrespect n．不尊敬 ㉔此处为v.-ing作状语。 ㉕attack v．攻击 ㉖apart from除……以外 ㉗此处为抽象名词具体化。 ㉘chase v．追逐 ㉙surface n．表面 ㉚此处while作并列连词，表对比。 名著选萃 ㉛pack [熟词生义] n．群 ㉜此处为“feel＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。 ㉝此处为as引导时间状语从句。 ㉞consume [熟词生义] v．使充满(强烈的感情) ㉟narrow adj.狭窄的 ㊱bend [熟词生义] n．拐弯；转角 名著选萃 ㊲round [熟词生义] v．绕行 ㊳此处为v.-ing作状语。 ㊴circle v．转圈 ㊵expectant adj.期待的；预期的 ㊶此处为what引导表语从句。 ㊷passion n．热情；激情 ㊸此处为till引导时间状语从句。 ㊹defend v．防御 名著选萃 $