新人教选修七Unit3UndertheseaReading阅读[课件].ppt

THE LION AND THE MOUSE
  Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously(可怜兮兮地) entreated(哀求), saying:“If you would only spare(宽恕) my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go.
  It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed(咬) the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed:“You ridiculed(嘲笑) the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour, but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer(授予;给予) benefits on a Lion.”
Read and remember the following expressions:
1. reflect on回忆;回想 2. be\e aware of意识到…
3. in and around四周 4. from behind sth从…背后
5. be scared to death 吓死 6. be shaped like像…
7. bird-like象鸟一样的 8. yellow-spotted黄色斑点的
9. wise-looking长相聪慧的
10. the depths of the ocean 海洋深处
Once there was a young man who came to ask Socrates how to learn philosophy(哲学). Socrates said nothing but took him along to a river. He suddenly pushed him into the river forcibly(用力地). At first the young man thought Socrates was kidding so he didn‘t take it to heart(对…介意、认真). But Socrates also jumped into the river and pulled his head into water desperately(拼命地). At this time the young man was really scared, his instinct(本能) of living made him use all his strength lifting Socrates and climbed to the bank.
The young man asked Socrates with puzzle why he did that, Socrates replied:“I just want to tell you whatever you do, do it with a determination to be unexpectedly rescued from a desperate situation(有绝处求生那么大的决心). Only like that can you make a genuine achievement."
Confront(使面对、遇到) a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live
Drive someone into a fatal position and he e out alive
Place somebody in a hopeless spot and he will sur