綜英4-8-Hummingbird Winter

Unit8 HummingbirdWinter ListeningandSpeaking PartI Animal sbodypartsKeepingpetsCharacteristicsofanimalsSomecommonproverbsandsayingswithanimals Workwithyourgrouptothinkofasmanywords phrases expressionsaspossibleregardingthefollowingtopics Brainstorming AnimalBodyParts cat bird tiger paw tail whisker 腮須 Beak 鳥嘴 wing feather paw tooth fur cute docile clever loveable friendly dangerous fierce 尤指四足動(dòng)物的爪 pawclawtailbeak furfeatherplumagewingmane皮毛羽毛 翎毛羽毛 翅膀翅膀鬃毛 fang尖牙hoof蹄hide獸皮 尖銳的 彎曲的指甲 spots stripes wing fins鰭 fur Scales鱗 gills腮 claws Hooves蹄 Paws手掌 腳 Tentacles觸須 horns 牛 羊的角 antlers鹿角 tusks長(zhǎng)牙 Shell殼 walkingdogs training keepingthepigeonsinthecage keepingapetasacompanion feed bath spayyourpet patyourpet loveyourpet removingtheovariesofananimalsothattheanimalcannotreproduce strokingananimal sheadandnecktoexpressfondness KeepingPets CharacteristicsofAnimals Fierce兇猛的Submissive順從的Docile溫順的cleverunderstandingdangerous PoisonousLoveable可愛的independentloyalPlayful好玩的 頑皮的cutefriendly SomeCommonProverbsandSayingswithAnimals loveme lovemydog ablacksheep meekassheep heworkslikeadog wilyasafox anunsatisfactorymemberofafamily group etc 害群之馬 crafty cunning He sveryhard working Animalsareessentialinourlife Whatrolescananimalsplayinourlife Giveexamplestoillustrateyourpoints Animalscanalsoteachuslessonsaboutthespiritoressenceoflife Canyougivesomeexpressionssuchas ashardworkingasants Youcaninventsomenewsayings AdditionalTask food medicine friendorcompanion experimentsubjects messenger assistant teacher pet cleaner recyclerofnature Meat pork beef mutton milk chicken venison 鹿肉 TraditionalChinesemedicine horn ant bezoars 牛黃 leech 水蛭 螞蟥 venom 蛇蝎等的 毒液 bile 動(dòng)物等的 膽汁 Walk saveone slife talktoeachother Guineapig alsocalledcavy小白鼠 monkey oftenusedforbiologicalstudies experimentinspace etc Pigeon dog etc fordeliveringmessages oractingasguidefortheblind Terriers 小獵犬 forhelpingdiggingforsmallgameinhunting dogsforleadingtheblind detectingdrugsordangerousobjectssuchasbombsorexplosivesinairportluggage SheepdogsareextensivelyusedasassistantsforfarmerstomanagethesheepinNewZealandandAustralia Bionics 仿生學(xué) humanbeingslearntoproducenewmachinesanddevicesbasedontheanalogyoftheanimals e g helicopters submarines etc Dogsareconsideredman sbestfriend Otherpetssuchasparrots cats dogs etc havebeenconsideredgoodcompanionsofhumanbeingsformanyyears Earthworm蚯蚓 vultures禿鷹 eatsawaytoxicdeadbodiesofanimals etc Theroleas Doubleclicktheword asbusyasabeeasstubbornasamule倔得像頭騾子asstrongasahorse壯得像頭牛astimidasamouseasalertasarabbit CulturesofAnimalsReflectedinSomeEnglishClich s Pre listeningactivity Lookatthefollowingpictures Imaginewhatthedogmightbetryingtosay andthenshareyourdescriptionswithyourpartner CommunicationBetweenManandAnimal Listening communicatingtelepathically心靈感應(yīng)地 Samoa Tutuila frolic interspecies betweenspeciesofanimals communicatingthoughtsorideasbymeansotherthansensoryperceptions感官知覺 薩摩亞群島 南太平洋 圖圖伊拉島 薩摩亞Samoa群島中的最大島 playmerrily NewWordsandExpressions ListeningScript Listenandanswerthefollowingquestions 1 TheIndianchiefsaidGodspokedirectlyto a treesb manc animalsd rocks2 WhathappenswhenthechildrenontheislandofTutuilacometogetherandsingaspecialchantnearamagicrock Asharkandaseaturtlewillemergefromtheoceanjustoffshore swimmingtogetherinacircleforseveralminutes 3 WhydidthetwoSamoanwomenjumpintothesea 4 Whathappenedatthemagicrockaftertheauthorofferedfood saidaprayer andsangasacredsong Agiantwhalerosepartlyoutofthewaterandfrolickedaboutforthenextfiveminutes Thetwowomensacrificedthemselvessothechildrencouldhavetheirportionsoffood Traditionally wisepeoplesaythatifyouwanttoknowthetruthyoushould fortheyarethe ofknowledge AmericanIndianssaythatamongthetribesofthefour leggedandflyingones theanimalswhowalkandfly thosewholivein areespeciallygood Thiswisdomisnotjusttheknowledgeoftheanimals butofthe Whenananimalactsintheroleof itdisplaysanextraenergy andsensesthatsomethingimportantis Itmayseemasiftheanimaliscommunicatingamessagethroughits oreventelepathically Listenandfillintheblanksinthefollowingpassage gotalktotheanimals clearestsource sacredplaces sourcesofwisdom Creator agentfortheCreator takingplace behaviour Task1 PetownershipTask2 Theprotectionofanimal srights DebateonAnimals Speaking Topic1 PetOwnership Discussthepositiveandnegativeaspectsofpetownership Usethefollowingquestionstoorganizeyourideas Doyouordidyouhaveapet Doyouseemorepeoplekeepingpetsthanbefore Whatanimalsareusuallykeptaspets Willkeepingapetmakepeoplemorefriendlyandcaring Canpetsunderstandpeople semotion Somepeoplesaythatkeepingpetsisexpensiveandtiring doyouagree TheProtectionofAnimal sRights Topic2 ForStudentAYouthinkthatanimalsshouldhavethesamerightsashumanbeings Trytoconvinceyourpartnerwithyourbestargument ForStudentBYouthinkitisawasteoftimeandmoneytoprotecttherightsofanimals Trytoconvinceyourpartnerwithyourbestargument SuggestedPoints Theyareequaltohumanbeingsbecausetheyalsohavefeelingsandthereforearesusceptibletopainandsuffering Theyhelpmaintainecologicalbalancesinceanimalisanindispensablesectionofthebiologicalchain 生物鏈 Withoutanimals evenhumanbeingswouldbeextinct Therearealsoeconomicreasons Internationaltradeisrelatedtoanimalprotection etc Protectionofanimalsalsohelpsteachchildrentobekind Wewouldn tliketobeteasedorkeptinacage Whyshouldananimal ArgumentsfortheProtectionofAnimal sRights SomeGuidelinesfortheDiscussion ArgumentsAgainsttheProtectionofAnimal sRights Animalmeatisessentialasfoodand therefore itisnecessarytokillanimals Sincenationalrevenue 稅收 islimitedinmanycountries governmenthastodealwithmoreurgentissues suchaspoverty unemployment andhousing Naturalselection 物競(jìng)天擇 isauniversallaw Over protectionwillonlyspoilthemanddestroythenaturalbalance PartII ReadingComprehension DebateIsbirdwatchingsensibleornot Knowingabouthummingbird Pre readingTasks Cons Manandanimalareequal Manistooselfish Thebirdsfeelpainandboredom andcannotlivealifeastheyaresupposedto Animalshaverights Theymaycontributemoretothewelfareofhumanbeingsifgivenfreedom Ifeverybirdiscaged thenaturalchainoflifewillbebroken Inmanycities wecanseebirdsincagesorparrotstiedtobars Doyouthinkthisisasensiblepractice Pros a Menarelonely b Theyneedtheentertainmentofbirds c Mankinddominatestheworld d Itisbetterthankillingthem e Animalswillnothavetosearchforfood Debate KnowingaboutHummingbird Hummingbirdsarenature slittlejewels AsthesmallestofNorthAmericanbirds theyhavelongslenderbills 鳥喙 adaptedforreachingdeepintotubular 管狀的 flowers Theirwingbeatissorapidthatitproducesahummingsound Theyfeedwhilehoveringandcanalsoflybackward Theirthroatfeatherslookblackwhenlightdoesnotreflectthebrilliantiridescent 彩虹色的 閃光的 colours Theyarefearlessandpugnacious 好斗的 maleshavea pendulum 鐘擺 courtingflightwithdistinctivepatternsforsomespecies Theymigratebyday 在白天 flyinglow Theireggsaresmallandwhite Fewhaveasong however mosthaveonlyarapidsqueakychirping oraclicking sound Haveyoueverheardofthehummingbird Whatisspecialaboutahummingbird Ahummingbird swingisflexibleattheshoulder butinflexibleatthewrist Whenhovering hummingbirdsholdtheirbodiesuprightandflaptheirwingshorizontallyinashallowfigure8 Mosthummingbirdsflaptheirwingsabout50orsotimesasecond Hummingbirdscanflyright left up down backwards evenupsidedown Whileotherbirdsgettheirflightpowerfromthedown stroke 下沖程 only hummingbirdshavestrengthontheup stroke 上行沖程 aswell Amajorpartofahummingbird sdietissugar Theygetitfromflowernectarandtreesap Thetongueofahummingbirdhasgrooves 凹槽 ontheside whichareusedtocatchinsectsintheair alsofromleavesandspiderwebs 蜘蛛網(wǎng) Theheartrateforahummingbirdisabout1260beatsperminute Hummers 蜂鳥 alsoneedproteininordertobuildmuscles sotheyeatinsectsandpollen TheRuby throatedhummingbirdistheonlyhummingbirdofregularoccurrenceintheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStates InwintertheRuby throatmigratestoMexicoandCentralAmerica ArnetteHeidcamp bornandraisedonLongIsland nowresidesinSaugerties NewYork Thereshepursuesherinterestsoforchidgrowingandhummingbirdphotography AbouttheAuthor ArnetteHeidcamp sBooks 1 AHummingbirdinMyHouse TheStoryofSqueak 3 Hummingbirds MyTinyTreasures 2 Rosie MyRufusHummingbird 4 Hummingbirds MyWinterGuests 1 Whycouldn tshebelievehereyeswhenthenarratorcaughtsightofayoungmalehummingbirdinlateOctober ThenarratorwassurprisedwhenshesawahummingbirdinlateOctoberbecausehummingbirdsusuallycametohergardenfromMaythroughSeptember WhenitgetscoldinearlyOctober hummingbirdsnormallybegintomigratesouthtowarmerclimates ProbetheText Intheearlywintermostoftheflowerswerefrostedoverinthegarden butinthesunroomtherewereplentyofflowersinbloom Toenticethehummingbirdtoflyintoit thenarratorplacedatrailofplantsleadingtotheroom Finallythebirdfollowedthetrailintothesunroom 2 Whydidthenarratorwanttogetthehummingbirdintohersunroom Andhowdidshemanagetodothat 3 Whydidthenarratordecidetokeepthehummingbirdallwinter Thenarratordecidedtokeepthehummingbirdallwinterbecausethiswasthebestofthethreechoicessuggestedbytheornithologist Thebirdcouldfindnothingtoeatinthatseasonifreleasedrightthen itwasalsonotfeasibletofindsomeonetoreleasethebirddownsouth Onlythesunroomofthenarrator shousecouldprovidesuitablelivingconditionsforthebird 4 Whatdescriptionsinthestoryenableyoutoconcludethatthehummingbirdenjoyeditsrelationshipwiththenarrator Thedescriptionsofthebird scuriosityinthenarrator itshuman likeresponsetothenarrator stalkingandhumming itshoveringaroundthenarrator sheadandlettingthenarratorstrokeitsbreast allofwhichindicatethatthehummingbirdenjoyeditsrelationshipwiththenarrator 5 Whatwasthenarrator sdilemmaasspringrolledalong Withthecomingofspring thenarratorfellintoadilemma ontheonehandsheknewthatitwasrighttoreleaseSqueak ontheotherhandshefeltithardtoletgoofthebirdthatshehadcometobesoaffectionatelyattachedto Squeak srestlessnessatseeingitsfellowbirdsanditseagernesstojointhemledthenarratortothefinaldecisiontoreleaseSqueak 6 WhatwasherhopeafterthenarratorreleasedSqueak Thenarratorhopedthatsomedaythehummingbirdwouldcomebackforashowerorsugarytreatorjusttovisitherandthesunroomwhereithadspentallwinter Thenarratorevenhopedthatthebirdmightchoosethesunroomasitsshelteragainforthenextwinter WhydoesthenarratorsaythatitwasforthebesttoreleaseSqueak Inwhatsenseisitthebest EssayQuestions Discussthefollowingquestionsandthenwritedownyouropinions Itisrighttoleavewildanimalsintheirnaturalhabitatsforecologicalbalance Althoughthehummingbirdenjoyedcomfortandsecurityinthenarrator ssunroom itmissedthefreedomoflifeinthewild Insettingthebirdfree thenarratordidwhatwasbestforthebird AnswerforReference HummingbirdWinterbyArnetteHeidcamp Thethrillofseeingmyfirsthummingbirdinmygardenhasneverleftme thesightofthisunbelievablytinycreaturewithdazzlingplumageflittingboldlyfromflowertoflower Toenticeothers Ibegangrowingtheirfavoriteplants fuchsia beebalm cardinalflowers touch me nots HummingbirdssoonbeganvisitingmygardenfromMaythroughlateSeptember beforedepartingforwarmerclimes In1988thelastoneleftOctober3 orsoIthought OnOctober21 acold frostbittenday Iwentoutdoorsformyearly morningchores SuddenlyIsawayoungmaleruby throatedhummingbirdinwhathadbeenapatchoffloweringtobacco 煙草花 Icouldn tbelievemyeyes Bythistimeheshouldhavebeeninamuchwarmerclimes Iquicklyassessedtheyard Hummingbirdsusuallyneedtofeedonceeverytentofifteenminutes andmostoftheflowersinmygardenwerefrostedover Thisbirdwouldhavenothingtoeat SoIhungoutafeederwithanectarsolution However thebirddidn tseemtoknowwhattodowithitandkeptcirclingaparticularspot apparentlylookingforthefuchsiaplantsthatIhadbroughtinthenightbefore Hummingbirdsremember evenayearlater wherethe goodstuff was FinallyIplacedatrailofplantsleadingtomysunroom wheretherewereplentyofflowersinbloom Whenthehummingbirdcameinside Iclosedthedoorbehindhim thensetupanotherfeeder Thebirdwentfromflowertoflowerbeforeatlastdiscoveringthefeeder Helikedthenectarandfedonittherestoftheday AlthoughIlovedtheideaofahummingbirdspendingthewinterinmysunroom Ihesitatedtodeprivehimofhisfreedom ButIalsodidn twanthimtodie SoIcalledauniversityornithologylab Hummingbirdsarethesmallestbirdintheanimalworld Anadultmalebirdmeasuresonly2 24inchesintotallength halfofwhichistakenbythebillandtailandweigh0 056oz femalesareslightlyheavier Hummingbirdsmainlyfeedonflowernectarandhelpspreadpollen Theornithologistwarnedmethisbirdwasprobablynotgoingtomakeit hummingbirdsneedtoadd50percentextrabodyweightbeforemigratingsouth andIhaddoubtsthislittleguyhaddonethat Theornithologistgavemethreechoices Icouldkeepthebirdallwinter fattenhimupandlethimgoafterafewdays orfindsomeonetoreleasehimdownsouth HummingbirdWinter Ifthebirdhadnothingoutsidetoeattoday tomorrowwouldn tbeanybetter Ireasoned Andsendinghimsouthwasnotfeasible However Icouldprovidesuitablelivingconditionsinmyglassed insunroom Idecidedtokeepthebirduntilspring InamedhimSqueakbecauseofhisconstantsqueakychirping Hecertainlyseemedcontentthatfirstday andhe dalreadycapturedmyheart OfferingSqueakabalanceddietnowbecamemymainconcern Besidesnectar hummingbirdsneedproteinfrominsects Theymayeathundredseveryday Thereweren tenoughinsectsinthesunroom AzoowithahummingbirdaviarysuggestedNektar Plus Ikepttwofeedersofthiscompletedietgoingatalltimes Becausehummingbirdslovetobathe IalsoboughtasmallplasticbirdbathforSqueak Buthehaddifferentplans Onhisthirdmorning heflewovertoaplantIhadjustmistedandbegantoslidearoundontheleaves chirpingallthewhile Hewasgettinghisunderpartswet hisbreast hiswings hischin Afterbathing heflewaroundtheroomtodryhimself Theairpassingthroughhiswetfeathersproducedasoundlikeadeckofcards 一副牌 beingshuffled OncedrySqueakpreenedhissparklingemerald greengarb HummingbirdWinter HummingbirdWinter Bymid November hehoveredinfrontofmyspraybottle fanninghistailinanticipationofgettinghisshower Hebegantomakeitagame AssoonasIstartedsprayinghim he dflystraightformyface detouraroundmyheadatthelastinstant flyaway thenreturntoabranch Afterdoingthisfiveorsixtimes he dsettledowntobebathed Itdidn ttakelongbeforeSqueakbecameasinquisitiveaboutmeasIwasabouthim Heofteninvestigatedmyhairandmyeyes OncewhenIwalkedintohisroomwearingafloral printdress hetriedtofigureouthowtogetnectarfromthe flowers IfItalkedsoftlytohim hecockedhisheadandansweredinendearing barelyaudiblechirps IfIhummedtohimhetiltedhisheadandclosedhiseyes Thereweretimes however whenSqueakwouldbecomeangryatme Ihadtomovehisfavoriteplant afloweringmaple becauseithadgrowntootall Whenherealizeditwasgone hestretchedhisneckandpulledhisheadbackasiflookingatsomethinginsheerdisbelief Hekeptflyingawayandreturning expectingthefloweringmapletoreappear WhenIfinallybroughtitback hecalmeddown HummingbirdWinter Aswinterturnedtospring Iwantedtostrengthenourbond IwashopingthatonceIlethimgo he dmakemygardenhisterritory andIcouldcontinueourrelationship SoIgavehimatreat Ifilledafeederwithaparticularlysweetsolutionof2 to 1waterandsugarandhelditinmyhand Afterjustonetaste Squeaklovedit Hebeganwatchingformeandwaitingbythedoorhandle WhenIwalkedin hepokedaroundmelookingforthenectar BylateApril wehadbecomegoodfriends AttimesSqueakwouldhoveraroundmyhead justlookingatmefornoapparentreason HeevenletmestrokehisbreastintheeveningbeforeIturnedoutthelights Springrolledaroundfartooquickly IhadknownallalongthatIwouldeventuallyhavetoreleaseSqueak Still itishardtoletgoofsomethingyou vetreasured evenwhenyouknowit stherightthingtodo HummingbirdWinter InearlyMaytheotherhummingbirdsreturned andwhenSqueakspottedthemoutside hebecameexcited chatteringandflyingrapidlytoandfro OnedayIsawhimandanothermalehoveringbeaktobeakwiththewindowbetweenthem Iknewwhathadtobedone May14wouldbethereleasedate ThatmorningwentasusualforSqueak ashower preening beggingfortreats Atabout10 30 Ifinallygotupthenervetomakemymove IopenedthedooroutsideforthefirsttimesinceSqueak sarrivalandstoodwithhistreatinmyhand Hecameoverforasip thenflewbackinside Hediditagainandagain EachtimeImovedfartheroutside andafterahalf hourofcoaxingIwasacoupleoffeetbeyondthesunroom Finallyhecameallthewayout Hetookadrink theninspectedthefuchsiaplanthangingontheporch Suddenlyheliftedup flewovertheroofofthehouse andwasgone HummingbirdWinter Tearswelledupinmyeyes Foraninstant Iwassorryforreleasinghim yetIalsoknewitwasforthebest Istillmissthisdiminutivedynamowithhisbold captivatingnature andIlookforhimeverywhere evennow Inthesummer Ikeepthescreenoffawindowinthesunroom hopinghemightsuddenlyflyinforashowerorasugarytreatorjusttovisitforawhile Andwhoknows whenautumnnextarrives Imightevenhavethepleasureofhiscompanyagain LanguagePoints thrill v n excitegreatly delight vibrate使激動(dòng) 使陶醉 刺激 激動(dòng) 心跳 緊張感 俚 恐怖小說thrilling 毛骨悚然的 顫動(dòng)的 發(fā)抖的Storiesofadventurethrilledhim 冒險(xiǎn)小說使他激動(dòng) thrillwithjoy為喜悅所激動(dòng)Wethrilledatthegoodnews 聽到那好消息我們感到很興奮 enchant vt 施魔法 使心醉 使迷住beenchantedwith by 被迷住 為 陶醉 歡喜 enthrall vt 迷住 吸引住 奴役captivate vt 用魅力 美貌或優(yōu)點(diǎn)使著迷或吸引住 dazzle v n 使 目眩 驚訝 贊嘆 ?；骉hebrightlightofthecardazzledme 這汽車的燈光使我目眩 Thesplendidhalldazzledtheyoungman 富麗堂皇的大廳使那年輕人眼花繚亂 dazzling 眼花繚亂的 耀眼的adazzlingadvertisement五光十色的廣告dazzlingperformance令人炫目的表演blind v 缺乏判斷力 使失明 使暈眩 dazzle skierstemporarilyblindedbysunlightonsnow 滑雪者有時(shí)被雪反射的陽光照得頭暈?zāi)垦rejudiceblindedthemtothemeritsoftheproposal 他們因偏見而對(duì)計(jì)劃的優(yōu)點(diǎn)視而不見 entice vt 誘惑 被希望或欲望所吸引 誘使 enticement n 慫恿 誘惑enticeable adj enticeawayfrom 從 誘出enticesb intodoingsth 慫恿某人做某事enticesb todosth 慫恿某人做某事Thepromiseofhigherpayenticedmeintothenewjob 高薪誘使我從事了這個(gè)新工作 coax v 勸誘 哄騙 通過請(qǐng)求或奉承來說服或企圖說服 以勸誘取得 通過持久的說服獲得e g coaxthesecretoutofthechild哄騙小孩得到的秘密coaxachildtotakeitsmedicine哄小孩吃藥seduce vt 誘服 誘惑或欺騙使進(jìn)入一種渴望的狀態(tài)或位置 使誤入歧途e g seducesb fromhisduty誘使某人放棄職責(zé) lure entice tempt seduce這些動(dòng)詞意思是引導(dǎo)或試圖誘導(dǎo)至錯(cuò)誤或愚蠢的道路 如行動(dòng)的道路 lure表示用象魚餌似的東西來吸引 Industryoftenseekstolurescientistsfromuniversitiesbyofferingthemhugesalaries 企業(yè)經(jīng)常以高額薪金誘引科學(xué)家們離開大學(xué) entice意為通過喚起希望或欲望巧妙地吸引 Theteacheropenedthedoorand showingthetotthetoysontheshelves triedtoenticehimintotheclassroom 老師打開門 讓小孩看著架子上那些玩具 試圖吸引他走進(jìn)教室 tempt暗指一個(gè)誘惑物作用于某人 誘使其做某事 尤指做不道德 不明智 與其正常判斷相反的事情 I mtemptedtotellhimwhatIreallythinkofhim 我忍不住要告訴他我對(duì)他的真實(shí)看法 seduce意為誘惑使脫離職責(zé) 公認(rèn)的準(zhǔn)則或適當(dāng)?shù)男袨?它通常指擺脫道德的約束力 TheFrenchKingattemptedbysplendidofferstoseducehimfromthecauseoftheRepublic 法國(guó)國(guó)王試圖以十分優(yōu)厚的條件誘使他脫離共和國(guó)的事業(yè) 1 Thethrillofseeingmyfirsthummingbirdinmygardenhasneverleftme thesightofthisunbelievablytinycreatur