Unit 3 Reading 2 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

1. This art form combines modern technology with traditional art techniques, such as paper-cutting, shadow puppet performances and ink-wash painting. (1) This art form combines pictures with texts. (2) We can combine study and play. 这种艺术形式将现代技术与剪纸、皮影戏和水墨画等传统艺术手法相结合。 combine v. 这种艺术形式把图画和文字结合在一起。 组合;联合 我们可以把学习和玩耍结合起来。 combine A with/and B 把A和B结合起来 2. Zhu Bajie and the other characters come to life on screen just like shadow puppets. (1) The story came to life in our teacher's words. (2) The characters in the book come to life in the movie. 猪八戒和其他角色如同皮影一般在屏幕上栩栩如生。 come to life 老师的讲述让这个故事变得生动起来。 变得生动、鲜活,栩栩如生 书里的人物在电影里变得活灵活现。 (1) The little cat came to life after we gave it milk. (2) He came to life a few minutes later. come to life 我们喂了牛奶后,小猫醒过来了。 几分钟后,他恢复了意识。 恢复知觉,苏醒过来 1. When he came to life, he found himself in hospital. _ 2. Her pictures come to life in the sun. _ 他恢复意识后发现自己躺在医院里。 她的画在阳光下变得生动起来。 翻译句子。 3. Two years later, another important breakthrough came with the first ink-wash animated film, Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother. (1) Happiness doesn't always come with money. (2) Opportunity comes with challenges. 两年后,第一部水墨动画电影《小蝌蚪找妈妈》问世,实现了又一重要突破。 come with … 幸福并不总是伴随金钱而来。 伴随……发生 机遇伴随着挑战。 4. This short film was influenced by the famous artist Qi Baishi, and it looks exactly like a traditional ink painting. (1) He was influenced by his father and became a doctor. (2) She was influenced by the book and started to read more. 这部短片受著名画家齐白石的影响,看起来与传统水墨画一模一样。 be influenced by 他受父亲的影响,成为了一名医生。 受……的影响 她受这本书的影响,开始读更多的书。 5. Ancient stories are a common theme, and it is no surprise that the much-loved characters from the adventure novel Journey to the West often appear in animation. (1) He practiced hard every day. It is no surprise that he won the competition. (2) She is very kind and helpful. It is no surprise that she is so popular in class. 古代故事是常见的主题,因而深受喜爱的《西游记》中的人物频繁出现在动画中也就不足为奇了。 it is no surprise that … 他每天都刻苦练习。难怪他赢得了比赛。 ……不足为奇;……并不奇怪 她非常善良且乐于助人。难怪她在班上这么受欢迎。 拓展:(it's) no/small/little wonder (that) 并不奇怪,不足为奇 6. Films like Monkey King: Hero is Back were made with advanced 3D animation software. (1) This Chinese cartoon uses advanced technology. (2) The factory has many advanced machines. 像《西游记之大圣归来》这样的影片采用先进的 3D 动画软件制作而成。 advanced adj. 这部中国动画运用了先进的技术。 先进的 这家工厂有许多先进的机器。 7. With the help of the latest computer technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), film-makers are bringing the heroes from classic Chinese stories into the 21st century. (1) With the help of advanced technology, the cartoon characters come to life. (2) With the help of a dictionary, I understood this English story. 借助人工智能 (AI) 等最新计算机技术,电影制作人正将中国经典故事中的主角带入 21 世纪。 with the help of 在先进技术的帮助下,卡通角色变得栩栩如生。 在……的帮助下 借助词典,我读懂了这篇英文故事。 (1) The hero of the novel is a ten-year-old boy. (2) I like the hero in this film very much. hero n. 这部小说的主人公是个十岁的男孩。 男主人公;男主角 我非常喜欢这部电影里的男主角。 hero n. 英雄,豪杰(尤指男性) Firefighters are real heroes in our life. 消防员是我们生活中真正的英雄。 Chinese animation: from shadow puppets to 3D films Chinese animation has a history of more than 100 years. This art form combines modern technology with traditional art techniques, such as paper-cutting, shadow puppet performances and ink-wash painting. Films in this style often contain many themes from Chinese art, culture and literature. Pigsy Eats Watermelon from 1958 was the first paper-cut animation. In this groundbreaking short film, Zhu Bajie and the other characters come to life on screen just like shadow puppets. The film amazed audiences across China with its bright colours and lively animation style. Two years later, another important breakthrough came with the first ink-wash animated film, Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother. This short film was influenced by the famous artist Qi Baishi, and it looks exactly like a traditional ink painting. The film was very successful, and won several national and international awards. 中国动画 从皮影到3D电影 有100多年的历史 例如 皮影戏 中国艺术、文化和文学 第一部剪纸动画 变得生动、鲜活,栩栩如生 开创性的短片 鲜明的色彩 生动的动画风格 come with … 伴随……发生 《猪八戒吃西瓜》 《小蝌蚪找妈妈》 受……的影响 斩获多项国内外奖项 传统水墨画 combine A with B 把A和B结合起来 Pay attention to the key expressions. 水墨画 水墨动画电影 将现代技术与传统艺术手法相结合 Besides traditional art techniques, Chinese animated films also reflect traditional Chinese culture. Ancient stories are a common theme, and it is no surprise that the much-loved characters from the adventure novel Journey to the West often appear in animation. Havoc in Heaven from 1961 tells the story of the Monkey King, and is perhaps the most famous Chinese animated film. It combines traditional Chinese painting techniques with the sound effects from Beijing opera. Today, Chinese animators continue to explore new methods of film-making. Films like Monkey King: Hero is Back were made with advanced 3D animation software. With the help of the latest computer technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), film-makers are bringing the heroes from classic Chinese stories into the 21st century. 中国动画电影 中国传统文化 古代故事 常见的主题 ……不足为奇;……并不奇怪 《西游记》 出现在……中 《大闹天宫》 将中国传统绘画技巧与京剧音效相融合 不断探索新的电影制作方法 《西游记之大圣归来》 先进的3D动画软件 在……的帮助下 最新计算机技术 人工智能 将中国经典故事中的主角带入21世纪 _ _ _ _ _ Translate the following expressions into English. 1. 中国动画 2. 从皮影到3D电影 3. 有100多年的历史 4. 把A和B结合起来 5. 将现代技术与传统艺术手法相结合 6. 例如 7. 皮影戏 8. 水墨画 9. 中国艺术、文化和文学 10. 《猪八戒吃西瓜》 11. 第一部剪纸动画 Chinese animation from shadow puppets to 3D films combine modern technology with traditional art techniques have a history of more than 100 years such as shadow puppet performances ink-wash painting Chinese art, culture and literature Pigsy Eats Watermelon the first paper-cut animation Task 5 combine A with B 12. 一部具有开创性的短片 13. 变得生动、鲜活,栩栩如生 14. 鲜明的色彩 15. 生动的动画风格 16. 伴随……发生 17. 水墨动画电影 18. 《小蝌蚪找妈妈》 19. 受……的影响 20. 传统水墨画 21. 斩获多项国内外奖项 22. 中国动画电影 23. 中国传统文化 24. 古代故事 25. 常见的主题 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ come to life bright colours lively animation style come with … ink-wash animated film Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother be influenced by traditional ink painting win several national and international awards Chinese animated films traditional Chinese culture ancient stories a common theme a groundbreaking short film 26. ……不足为奇;……并不奇怪 27. 《西游记》 28. 出现在……中 29. 《大闹天宫》 30. 将中国传统绘画技巧与京剧 音效相融合 31. 不断探索新的电影制作方法 32. 《西游记之大圣归来》 33. 先进的3D动画软件 34. 在……的帮助下 35. 最新计算机技术 36. 人工智能 37. 将中国经典故事中的主角带入 21世纪 _ it is no surprise that … Journey to the West appear in Havoc in Heaven combine traditional Chinese painting techniques with the sound effects from Beijing opera continue to explore new methods of film-making Monkey King: Hero is Back advanced 3D animation software with the help of the latest computer technology artificial intelligence (AI) bring the heroes from classic Chinese stories into the 21st century P39 1 1 Find the words and phrases in the article on page 37 and match them with their meanings. (1) come to life (line 6) a the main character of a story (2) advanced (line 24) b thanks to (3) with the help of c the ability of a machine / (line 25) computer to think, learn and (4) artificial intelligence carry out tasks like a human (line 25) d to start moving / behaving like a (5) hero (line 26) living thing e modern, hi-tech 2 Complete the passage with the words and phrases from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary. Animation has developed a lot over the years. In the past, all animated films were drawn by hand. To make a character (1)_, the animators had to draw each part of his or her movements. For example, if they wanted to show the (2)_ jumping up and down, they had to do a different drawing for each part of the movement. Since there are many frames (帧;画格) in each second of film, it takes a long time to make a film with traditional animation techniques. Since the 1990s, powerful computers and (3)_ software have made it much easier and cheaper to make an animated film. (4)_ computer technology, animators can work much more quickly. Today, animators can even use (5)_ to make the characters more lifelike. P39 2 come to life hero advanced With the help of artificial intelligence 3 Write about the history of Chinese animation with the words and expressions below. • amaze • groundbreaking • successful • be influenced by • bright colours • combine … with … • come to life • important breakthrough • lively animation style • with the help of • It is no surprise that … P39 3 The History of Chinese Animation Chinese animation has a long history of over 100 years, and it has many wonderful works. In 1958, Pigsy Eats Watermelon came out. As the first paper-cut animation, it was groundbreaking in Chinese animation history. With bright colours and a lively animation style, the characters like Zhu Bajie came to life on the screen, just like shadow puppets. This short film amazed audiences across China. Two years later, Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother made an important breakthrough—it was the first ink-wash animation. It was influenced by the artist Qi Baishi, so it looked like a traditional ink painting. The film was very successful and won many awards. It is no surprise that Journey to the West is a common theme in Chinese animation. Havoc in Heaven (1961) combines traditional Chinese painting techniques with Beijing opera sound effects, and it became the most famous Chinese animated film. Today, with the help of advanced technology like 3D software and AI, Chinese animators are creating modern works such as Monkey King: Hero is Back. These films bring classic heroes into the 21st century, keeping Chinese animation lively and popular. $