The Battle of the Ants 的實用學習課件

TheBattleoftheAnts的實用學習課件第1頁/共56頁第2頁/共56頁DoyouenjoyingwatchingtheTVprogramAnimalWorld?第3頁/共56頁showtheshortvideo第4頁/共56頁Howwouldyoudescribethebattle?(Pleasegiveussomeadjs.asyoucan)Deadly,fatal,bloody,savage,barbaric,cruel,brutal,ferocious,hideous,第5頁/共56頁GeneralideaofthetextThistextisadescriptivesatire.Authordescribeingreatdetailthebattleofthetwokindoftheants,oneisblackant,theotheristheredant,inordertomorecloselystudythebattle,hetakesawoodchipthatheldthreeoftheantcombatants.Attheendonlytheredantwasalive.Hecompareshumansatwartoantsatwar,andtheirbattlestothebattlesoftheancientGreeksandTrojans.BymakingwhatissuchaseeminglyridiculouscomparisonThoreaushowsthetruedisdainhehasforhumanwars.第6頁/共56頁StructuralAnalysisofTextIPara.1presentsthebackgroundofthebattle,includingthetime,thesettingandthewarringpartiesinvolved.Next,thewriterprovidesgeneraldescriptionofthebattleoftheants.Then,heconcentratesonthedeadlycombatbetweenthetworedantsandthehugeblackone.Finally,hesarcasticallyspeaksofthelargescale,terriblecarnage,andsignificanceofthisbattleoftheants.第7頁/共56頁

Para.2Furtherminutelydescribesthecrueldeadlybattlebetweenthetworedantsandthebigblackone.Thewriterobservesthefatalcombatunderamicroscope.Inaddition,hepresseshisopinionaboutthecrippledblackant'sindustryandmakesknowhisharrowedfeelingsasaresultofwitnessingtheferociousandfatalbattle.第8頁/共56頁Para.3Theconclusionofthetext,tellsusthatthebattlesofantshavelongbeencelebratedandthedateofthemrecorded.Thesebattlesofantsarerecordedbydifferentscholars,andtheyareallsatires.第9頁/共56頁Languagework…thatitwasnotaduellum,butabellum…(P1,L5)duellum

n.(Latin)aduel,i.e.,aformalfightbetweentwomen,usingswordsorpistols,esp.tosettleapointofhonor;acontestorstrugglebetweentwopeopleorgroups,etc.

E.g.Theyengagedinaduellumofwordsandwits.bellum

n.(Latin)awar第10頁/共56頁strew

(p1,L8)Vt.toscattersth.overasurface;coverasurfacewithscatteredthings;liescatteredover

E.g.Documentsstrewedthefloor.第11頁/共56頁internecine

(P1,L10)adj.causingdestructiontobothsides;mutuallydestructive.E.g.Theyarefightinganinternecinebattle.第12頁/共56頁Whosemotherhadchargedhimtoreturnwithhisshieldoruponit.(P230,L6)第13頁/共56頁Springupon(p230,L10)tomovequicklyandsuddenlytowardsaparticularplaceIsprangoutofbedtoanswerthedoor.第14頁/共56頁Put.toshame(P230,L13)第15頁/共56頁Whydoestheauthorsaythateveryantisa“Buttrick”(L21P)第16頁/共56頁Pierce

v.(P2,L6)v.cutorpassthroughwithorasifwithasharpinstrumente.g.Hepiercedanotherholeinhisbeltwithhisknife.Shewaspiercedtotheheartwithguilt.(她萬分慚愧，心如刀割)

第17頁/共56頁hireling/?ha??.l??/(p230,L23)someonewhohasbeenpersuadedbyanofferofmoneytodoanunpleasantorunpopularjobHe'snottheboss,he'sjustahirelingemployedtodothedirtywork第18頁/共56頁Severvt.(P2,L4)1.otwopieces;tocutsth.offsth.e.g.hishandwasseveredfromhisarm.2.tocompletelyendarelationshiporallcommunicatrionwithsb.e.g.thetwocoutrieshaveseveredalldiplomaticlinks.第19頁/共56頁第20頁/共56頁TrojanWar&Trojanhorse第21頁/共56頁TheweddingofPeleusandThetisHera→power→Athena→wealth→

ParisAphrodite

→the

mostbeautifulwomanintheworld→Eris,thegoddessofdiscordthrewagoldenappleontothetable.Theapplebelongedto,Erissaid,whomeverwasthefairest第22頁/共56頁ParisandHelen（wife

ofkingMenelaus）第23頁/共56頁TheGoddessThetis(海神)dippedhersonAchillesintotheRiverStyx（冥河）,whatmadehimimmortalandinvulnerable.Achilles'heel

：aperson'sprincipalweakness第24頁/共56頁

PeleusplacedAchillesinthecareoftheCentaurChiron(半人馬喀戎),whoraisedandeducatedtheboy.TheEducationofAchilles第25頁/共56頁

AchillesandPatroclusAchilleswasoverwhelmedwithgriefforhisfriendandhereturnedtothefighting.第26頁/共56頁Myrmidonsoriginal：thesoldiersofAchillesintheTrojanwar.extended：theloyalfollowerswhoexecuteordersunquestioningly.第27頁/共56頁Achilles'smotherobtainedmagnificentnewarmorforhimfromHephaestus（火神）第28頁/共56頁TriumphantAchillesdraggingHector'slifelessbodyinfrontoftheGatesofTroy

therageAchilles第29頁/共56頁RelatedFilm第30頁/共56頁FurtherDiscussionAttheverybeginning,itseemsthatthetwobattlefightjustforchipsontheground,however,withtheauthor’sobservationgoingon,theauthorgraduallysensedthatthebattlebecomingmoreandmorefierce,duetothefactorthatmoreandmoreredantsandblackantsjoinedtothebattlefortheirbenefits,andthebattleisextremelydestructive.Andtosomeextend,thebattlebetweenredandblackantsmadetheauthorrealizedthattheirbehaviorisresembletohumanbeing,whichshockedtheauthorsomuch.Howdidtheantwarstriketheauthorinparagraph1?第31頁/共56頁Grouptask1)Whydidtheauthorsaythat“Themoreyouthinkofit,thelessthedifference.”inline17paragraph1（p230）G1,G22)Whatistheoutcomeofthebattlebetweenthetworedantsandtheblackoneinparagraph2?G3,G53)Whydidtheauthorwouldliketodescribethebattlescenesofantsagaininparagraph2?G6,G74)Whydidtheauthormentionanothertwobattlesofantsinparagraph3?G8第32頁/共56頁Fromthevividdescriptionaboutthebattleofants,wecanseethattheirbehaviorisresembledtohumanbeings’behavior,suchastheauthor’sdescriptionthat

“theyhadtheirrespectivemusicalbandsstationedonsomeeminentchip,andplayingtheirnationalairsthewhile,toexcitetheslowandcheerthedyingcombatants”.Atthesametime,theirbehavioralsomadetheauthorthinkalotaboutthesceneandcluesofsometypicalbattlesorsoldiersinhuman’shistory,suchas“perchancehewassomeAchilles…

hadnowcometoavengeorrescuehisPatroclus”.thustheauthorfeltstimulatedtosomedegreeasthoughtheantshadbeenhumanbeings.1)Whydidtheauthorsaythat“Themoreyouthinkofit,thelessthedifference.”?line17paragraph1（p230）

第33頁/共56頁2)WhatistheoutcomeofthebattlebetweenthetworedantsandtheblackoneinP2?Theblacksoldierhadseveredtheheadsofhisfoes,andwasendeavoringwithfeeblestruggles,beingwithoutfeelersandwithonlyoneleg,todiversehimselfofthem.Mostprobably,theblackgiantcouldhardlysurvivethecombat.Therefore,thebattleendedinmutualdestruction.第34頁/共56頁3)Whydidtheauthorwouldliketodescribethebattlescenesofantsagaininparagraph2?

sincetheauthorisannaturalist,whoisspecializedindoingresearchandfavorofobservingthetinyworldoninserts.Throughgivingavividanddetaileddescriptionaboutthebattlebetweentworedantsandblackants,itshowsthereaderhowfiercethebattleisaswell,whichalsocorrelatewiththeconclusionThemoreyouthinkofit,thelessthedifference.Andmakereadertohaveafurtherthinkingaboutthesignificanceofsocialandlife.第35頁/共56頁4)Whydidtheauthormentionanothertwobattlesofantsinparegarph3?Theauthorwantedtotellusthatthebattlesofantshavebeenexistingandbeenrecordedinprevioustime.Thesebattlesofantsrecordedbydifferentscholarsarealsoruinoustobothsides.thentheyshouldteachussomethingsignificanceconnectedwithourhumanbeings.AndweshouldthinkaboutthequestionthatSincethewarisdestructive,whatshallwedotoavoidit?第36頁/共56頁WarsandPeace第37頁/共56頁第38頁/共56頁第39頁/共56頁第40頁/共56頁第41頁/共56頁第42頁/共56頁第43頁/共56頁第44頁/共