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第十二课：文学与艺术

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　SPEAKING

　课文翻译

　　Situation 1

　　语境1

　　Student A

　　学生A

　　You are calling your friend to see if he/she wants to go to see a film.

　　你打电话问你的朋友他/她是否想去看电影。

　　You have read about two films you want to see

　　你已经读了你想要看的两部电影的简介

　Last Chance

　最后的机会

　　Action film. The hero has to save his girlfriend who has been taken away

　　动作片。男主人公要去救他的被坏人抢走的女朋友。

　　by a bad man. The film has lots of action：fast cars, shootings and fights.

　　这部电影有很多动作：飞车，射击和搏斗。

　　Tickets . Sunday 6 pm, Red Sun Cinema.

　　票价3美元。周日晚6点钟，红太阳影院。

　Under the Moon

　月亮下面

　　Romantic comedy. A funny film about a girl and her boyfriend who have

　　浪漫喜剧。关于一个女孩和她的男朋友的惊险的

　　an adventurous vacation. The film is sweet and funny and has a happy ending.

　　假期的滑稽故事。这部电影有甜蜜，有趣的情节和美好的结局。

　　Tickets . Sunday 8 pm, Green Field Cinema.

　　票价4美元。周六晚8点钟，绿野影院。

　　Tell your friend about the films and try to get him/her to go with you.

　　给你的朋友讲一讲这两部电影，尽量让他/她和你一起去(看)。

　　Student B

　　学生B

　　Your friend is calling you to see if you want to go and see a film. Ask

　　你的朋友打电话问你是否想去看电影。

　　him/her the following questions and decide what you are going to do.

　　问他/她下面的问题，以决定去不去看(这部电影)。

　　1. Which film do you want to see?

　　你想看哪一部电影？

　　2. When is the film shown?

　　这部电影何时放映?

　　3. What is the film about?

　　这部电影是关于什么的？

　　4. How much are the tickets?

　　票价多少？

　　Situation 2

　　语境2

　　Student A

　　学生A

　　You work for the local park. The park is hosting an arts festival next

　　你在当地的公园工作。这个公园下周末

　　weekend. Someone is calling you to find out more about the festival. Use the

　　将举办艺术节。有人向你问一些关于艺术节的具体情况。用

　　information below to answer his/her questions.

　　下面的信息回答他/她的问题。

　重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1. take away意为“带走，消失”。

　　Two chicken curries and rice to take away, please.

　　劳驾，要两份外卖咖喱米饭。

　　The doctor has given her some tablets to take away the pain.

　　医生给了她一些止疼的药片。

　　2. action意为“行动，作用”，是不可数名词。

　　I only like films that have got plenty of action.

　　我只喜欢有很多惊险动作的电影。

　　The time has come for action.行动的时候到了。

　　action还有“行为，所做之事”之意，是可数名词。

　　Her quick action saved his life.她动作迅捷救了他一条命。

　　You must judge a person by his action, not by what he says.

　　判断一个人，要看他的所作所为，而不是看他所说的话。

　　3. funny意为“有趣的，可笑的；莫名其妙的”。

　　That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.

　　那是我所听到过的最可笑的事。

　　funny的名词形式是fun,是不可数名词，意为“快乐，娱乐，乐趣；有趣的事”。

　　We had lots of fun at the fair today.

　　我们今天在游乐场上玩得很高兴。

　　What fun it will be when we all go on holiday together！

　　我们大家一起去度假可太有意思了！

　　4. host是动词，意为“主办，主持；作为主人(招待)”。

　　Which country is hosting the Games this year?

　　今年的运动会由哪国举办？

　　host也可作名词，意为“主人”。

　　I was away，so my son acted as host.

　　我那时不在家，所以由我的儿子招待客人。

　　Mr. and Mrs. Hill are such good hosts.

　　希尔先生和希尔夫人招待客人真周到。

　READING

　课文翻译

　HARRY POTTER

　哈利波特

　　Welcome to the world of JK Rowling! It is a world of magic and wonders,

　　欢迎来到JK·罗琳的世界！这是一个魔幻的世界，

　　a worldswheresanything can happen. Many of the creatures in Rowling’s world

　　一个什么事情都可能发生的世界。罗琳书中的大部分

　　are not real, and much of what happens is strange. JK Rowling has written a

　　人物都是虚拟的，书中发生了一些很奇怪的事情。JK·罗琳写了关于

　　series of books about Harry Potter, a boy with a scar on his forehead and a

　　哈利波特的系列丛书，哈利波特的前额有一块伤疤，他是一个有神秘的

　　secret past. The books are about magic and strange creatures, but they still tell

　　过去的男孩。这些书是关于魔法和神秘人物的，但是读这些书，我们也可以

　　us something about the real world.

　　从中学到一些关于我们自己和真实的世界的事情。

　　In the first book about Harry Potter, we meet Harry before he knows any

　　在第一本关于哈利波特的书中，我们见到的哈利对

　　thing about magic. Harry seems like a normal boy, but his life is miserable.

　　魔法一无所知。哈利看起来像是一个普通的男孩子，但他生活悲惨。

　　His parents are dead and he lives with a family that treats him badly. Harry is

　　他的父母很早就去世了，他和一家人一起生活，他们对他很不好。哈利

　　very unhappy and does not know what to do about his life. Harry’s life changes

　　很不快乐，不知道怎么去改变自己的生活。一只鸟让他去

　　when a bird tells him to go to Hogwarts and become a student of witchcraft and

　　霍格沃茨，到魔法学校学魔法。哈利的生活就此

　　wizardry.

　　改变了。

　　Hogwarts is an unusual schoolswheresthe students learn about magic. But

　　霍格沃茨是一所不寻常的学校。在那儿，学生学习魔法。但

　　for Harry, the most important lesson is about real life, friendship and how to

　　对于哈利来说，最重要的课程是关于现实生活、友谊以及如何成为

　　be brave. Harry learns more than magic at Hogwarts. He makes new friends and

　　勇敢的人。在霍格沃茨，哈利学到的不仅是魔法。他交了一些新朋友，

　　learns how important and difficult it is to be a good friend. His friends help

　　知道了做为一个好朋友是多么的重要——当然也很困难。当他遇到难题时，

　　him when he is in trouble, but he must also be strong and help them when they

　　他的朋友帮助他，当朋友们需要他的帮助时，他也要尽其所能地

　　need him. Harry also learns to be brave and to do things he used to be afraid of.

　　帮助他们。哈利也学会了勇敢，学会了做以前害怕做的事情

　　He learns the truth about his past, a dark secret that will make his life and

　　他对他的过去的真相——一个骇人的秘密的了解使他的生活和

　　his choices more difficult. At Hogwarts, Harry also learns about the power of love.

　　选择变得更加困难。在霍格沃茨，哈利也认识到了爱的力量。

　　The magic, many strange creatures and the adventures Harry comes across

　　魔法、许多奇怪的人和哈利在霍格沃茨的奇遇，

　　at Hogwarts help him understand the real world.

　　(这一切)帮助他了解这个真实的世界。

　　Harry has to fight against bad wizards and do the right thing. Together

　　哈利必须和坏巫师斗争，必须做正确的事情。

　　with his friends, Harry learns that it is not always easy to do what is right. You

　　和朋友们一起，哈利知道了有时做正确的事情并不容易。你

　　must believe in what you do and who you are if you want to succeed in the

　　如果想在世界上成功——不论是霍格沃茨的魔法世界

　　world—the magical world of Hogwarts and the real one.swheressomeone is born

　　还是真实的世界——你都必须相信自己，相信你所做的。一个人在哪儿

　　and what a person looks like is not as important as what he or she grows up to

　　出生、面貌如何并不重要，重要的是他或她长大以后会成为怎样的一个人。

　　be. Two people may speak different languages, have different habits or even

　　两个人也许说着不同的语言，有不同的习惯，甚至来自于两个不同的

　　come from two different worlds, but they can still be friends if they share the

　　世界，但如果他们有相同的目标、希望和梦想，他们仍然可以做朋友。

　　same goals, hopes, and dreams. It is not enough to be strong in heart and

　　仅仅体格强壮，智力超群是不够的——如果我们

　　mind; we must also believe in ourselves and help others if we want to be hap

　　想生活得幸福，快乐，我们必须相信自己，

　　py and live a good life.

　　乐于助人。

　重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1.magic意为“魔法，魔术；魔力，魅力”，是不可数名词。

　　And now, by the magic of satellite technology, we can take you live to Sydney, Australia.

　　现在，由于卫星技术的魔力，我们可以为你直播澳大利亚悉尼的实况。

　　2. a series of意为“系列；连续的同类事物；丛书”。series只能是复数形式。

　　China Philharmonic Orchestra is putting on a series of twelve concerts in winter.

　　今年冬天中国爱乐乐团将举办十二场系列音乐会。

　　We’re publishing a new series on music next year.

　　明年我们将出版一套新的关于音乐的丛书。

　　3. seem意为“看起来”，其后可以接(to be)+名词/形容词，as if +从句，不定式，也可构成句型It seems(ed) that…。

　　The situation seems normal to me.在我看来，形势好像很正常。

　　She didn’t seem to have changed much.她看起来没有多大变化。

　　It seems as if there will be an election soon.

　　似乎不久就要举行选举了。

　　4. miserable意为“凄惨的；痛苦的”。

　　a cold wet miserable day一个寒冷，潮湿，令人难受的日子

　　The child’s cold, hungry, and tired, so of course he’s feeling miserable.

　　这孩子疲惫不堪，又冷又饿，他当然感到非常难受。

　　5. treat as/like意为“把……看作，当作”。

　　Our employer treated our suggestion as a joke.

　　我们的雇主把我们的建议视作笑料。

　　Mummy treats me like a baby, which I can’t bear.

　　妈妈把我看得简直像三岁小孩，我真受不了。

　　6. in trouble意为“处于困境”。

　　The company did well at first, but then it was in trouble.

　　这家公司最初办得还不错，但后来陷入了困境。

　　7. truth常在其前加the,是不可数名词，意为“真相，实情，事实；真实性”。

　　He said he stayed away because he was ill, but the truth of the matter is that he didn’t want to see you.

　　他说他没有去是因为病了，可事实上他是不想见你。

　　I don’t doubt the truth of what you say.

　　我不怀疑你所说的话的真实性。

　　8. grow up意为“长大成人；确立，发展”。

　　What do you want to be when you grow up?

　　你长大之后想从事什么职业？

　　The custom grew up of dividing the father’s land between the sons.

　　由儿子们分割父亲的地产已逐渐成为一种习俗。

　INTEGRATING SKILLS

　课文翻译

　　Reading and writing

　THE QUESTION

　问题

　　Tom stopped. What was that noise? He put his hand on Pete’s shoulder.

　　汤姆停了下来，是什么声音？他把手放在皮特的肩上。

　　“Did you hear that?”he whispered. They both listened carefully. The noise

　　“你听到了吗？”他小声说。他们仔细地听。声音

　　seemed to be coming from the room behind the statue in front of them. It sounded

　　好像是他们面前那尊雕像后面的房间里发出来的。那声音听起来

　　like a woman crying. They looked at the statue. It was a strange creature with

　　就像是一个女人在哭。他们向那尊雕像看去。这个怪物有一双

　　red eyes—it was almost as if the creature was watching them. Tom suddenly

　　红眼睛，好像正在看着他俩。汤姆突然

　　felt cold. He remembered what his teacher had told him about the secrets

　　感到有些冷。他想起他的老师告诉他的关于教堂的秘密的

　　of the church. He knew that the church had many secret rooms and that not all

　　事情。他知道教堂有很多秘室，不是所有的秘室

　　of them were safe. If only they could find a way to get to the room, or whatever

　　都是安全的。要是他们能找到墙后的能通向这个房间的路就好了，

　　it was, behind the wall. The statue stood in front of the door and there was no

　　不管是什么样的路。那尊雕像站在门前，他们

　　way they could get past it. Tom looked at the statue again. Strange! It looked

　　没有办法过去。汤姆又向雕像看去，奇怪！看起来

　　as if the creature had moved. He was just about to say something when Pete

　　那个怪物好像动了一样。他正要说些什么，皮特

　　turned around.“Tom,”he said,“I think I know a way in.”“How?”Tom asked.

　　转回头。“汤姆，”他说，“我想我知道怎样进去了”。“怎样？”汤姆问。

　　“It says on the statue that anyone who wants to enter the room must answer the

　　“雕像上写着任何想进入房间的人都必须回答那个

　　question.”“That sounds strange,”said Tom,“What question?”“I dont know,”

　　问题。”“这听起来很奇怪。”汤姆说，“什么问题?”“我不知道”，

　　Pete said,“but...”He did not have time to finish what he was saying. The

　　皮特说，“不过……”他来不及把话说完了。

　　statue was moving! A deep voice came from the strange creature,“Listen care-

　　那尊雕像在动!那个怪物发出一种低沉的声音：“仔细

　　fully. You may enter the room if you know the answer to my question.”“What

　　听着。如果你们知道我的问题的答案，就可以进这个房间。”“什么

　　is the question?”Pete asked.“Its a secret,”the creature said.“A secrte?”

　　问题?”皮特问。“这是个秘密，”那个怪物说。“秘密?”

　　Pete said,“Thats stupid! How can I give you an answer if the question is a

　　皮特说。“蠢话!问题是个秘密我怎么告诉你

　　secrte?”The creature spoke again,“Come here and Ill whisper the question

　　答案?”那个怪物又说话了，“过来，我把问题

　　in your ear. You will not remember the question tomorrow. If your answer is

　　悄悄告诉你。明天你就记不住这个问题了。如果你的答案是

　　right, you may enter. If your answer is wrong, well, then youll be in trou

　　正确的，你就可以进来；如果你的答案是错的，好，你就要有麻烦了。”

　　ble.”Pete looked at Tom.“Ill try,”he said. He walked up to the creature

　　皮特看看汤姆。“我试试。”他说。他走到那个怪物身边，

　　and listened to the question. After a few minutes, he whispered the answer in

　　听(是什么)问题。过了几分钟，他低声把答案告诉了

　　the creatures ear. They both waited for something to happen.“Are you sure

　　那个怪物。他们都等着什么事发生。“你确信

　　you gave the right answer?”Tom asked. Pete did not have time to say any

　　答案是正确的吗?”汤姆问。皮特来不及说什么了。

　　thing. The statue moved to the side and the door opened up. Tom and Pete

　　雕像挪到一边，门开了。汤姆和皮特

　　looked at each other. Tom was scared.“I guess we have to go in.”They went

　　面面相觑。汤姆害怕了。“我猜我们得进去了。”他们绕过

　　past the statue and...

　　雕像，然后……

重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1. whisper意为“耳语…，低声说；背后议论”。

　　He whispered to her so that no one else would hear.

　　他对她耳语，以免别人听到。

　　It is whispered that he has cancer.传闻说他身患癌症。

　　2.such…that意为“如此……以至于”，such后接名词或名词词组，that引导从句。

　　It was such a cold day that there was nobody in the street.

　　天气非常寒冷，以至于街上没有任何人。

　　3. if only是一个省略主句，仅以从句表示惊讶，愿望的形式。是一种虚拟用法，表示不可能实现的愿望。

　　If only John were here with us.要是约翰和我们一起在这里该多好！

　　If only I could be rich!要是我富有就好了！

　　4. look as if意为“看起来像是”，有时后面可接动词的过去式表示和现在相反的事实(be的形式用were)；接动词的过去完成式表示和过去相反的事实。

　　She looks as if she were mad.她看起来像发了疯似的。

　　He looked as if he had slept very badly.他看起来好像没睡好。

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