Lesson8AfamousmonasteryLesson8Afamousmonastery1TextandlanguagepointsAfamousmonastery--monastery-n.修道院(monks)--convent-n.女修道會,女修道院--nunnery-n.女修道院,尼姑庵(nuns)TheGreatSt.BernardPassconnectsSwitzerlandtoItaly.Passn.經(jīng)過,關(guān)口connect-v.連接,聯(lián)合,關(guān)連--Thecandidatefailedtoconnectwiththevoters.候選人無法與選民建立關(guān)系--TheGreatSt.BernardPassconnectsSwitzerlandandItaly.TextandlanguagepointsAfamo2ThefamousmonasteryofSt,Bernard,whichwasfoundedintheeleventhcentury,liesaboutamileaway.found-v.建立,創(chuàng)立,創(chuàng)辦--Thecollegewasfoundedin1872.founder-n.奠基者，創(chuàng)建者，締造者--thefounderofauniversity一所大學(xué)的創(chuàng)辦人；--thefoundersofanewnation一個新民族的奠基人lie-lay-lain-v.位于：占據(jù)一個位置或地方：--Thelakeliesbeyondthishill.翻過這座山就是湖--Hewaslyingonhisback.--Hisinterestliesin(在于）music.ThefamousmonasteryofSt,Be3Thesefriendlydogs,whichwerefirstbroughtfromAsia,wereusedaswatchdogseveninRomantimes.watchdog-n.看家狗：訓(xùn)練用來保護(hù)人或財物的狗watch-n.看守;守夜;注意;警戒;謹(jǐn)防;監(jiān)視--watch-hour-n.值班時間--watchhouse-n.哨所,崗?fù)?拘留所--watchman-n.看守人,警衛(wèi)員--watchroom-n.值班室--watchtower-n.崗樓,了望塔--watchword-n.口號,標(biāo)語【軍】口令--keepwatch[watchandward]值班,看守,照料--keep(a)close[careful]watchon密切注視,嚴(yán)密監(jiān)視--onthewatchfor密切注意,守候著;監(jiān)視著,提防--onwatch值班,監(jiān)視Thesefriendlydogs,whichwer4Nowthatatunnelhasbeenbuiltthroughthemountains,thePassislessdangerous,buteachyear,thedogsarestillsentout

intothesnowwheneveratravellerisindifficulty.now--conj.既然;由于--Now(that)youaregrownup,youshouldnotrelyonyourparents.既然你長大了,就不應(yīng)該依靠你的父母。--Now(that)heiswellagain,hecangoonwithhisEnglishstudy.既然恢復(fù)了健康,他就可以繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)英語。Nowthatatunnelhasbeenbui5Despitethenewtunnel,therearestillafewpeoplewhorashly

attempttocrossthePassonfoot.despite(=inspiteof)prep.不管,盡管,不論--Despite/inspiteofthebadweather,theywentoutasplanned.--Shewenttothepartydespitethefactthatthedoctortoldhertorest.Hehadabiglunchdespitehavingjusthadbreakfast.rashly-adv.輕率地,無見識地-cautiouslyattempt-vt.嘗試,企圖--Iattemptedtoreadtheentirenovelinonesitting.我試圖一次讀完整本小說Despitethenewtunnel,there6Astherearesomanypeopleabout,thedogshavetobekeptinaspecialenclosure.about-adv.在近處，附近；近旁：--spoketoafewspectatorsstandingabout.和站在附近的圍觀者交談enclosure-n.圍住,圍欄,四周有籬笆或圍墻的場地--enclose-vt.放入封套,裝入,圍繞--encloseacheckwiththeorder隨命令附上一張支票--cattleenclosedinfeedlots;圈養(yǎng)在牧場的牛群--enclosedpls.findthematerialAstherearesomanypeopleab7Themonkspreferwintertosummerfortheyhavemoreprivacy.--prefercoffeetotea.喜歡咖啡勝于茶--prefer

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talking喜歡做而不喜歡說--Ishouldpreferyounottostay[thatyoudidnotstay]theretoolong.我希望你不要在那兒呆得太久。

prefer...ratherthan寧愿[愿意]...而不愿prefertodieratherthansurrender寧死不屈privacy-n.隱私：\--Anindividual’srighttoprivacyshouldbeprotected.

n.獨處而不受干擾Ineedsomeprivacytofinishmywork.Themonkspreferwintertosum8Thedogshavegreaterfreedom,too,fortheyareallowedtowanderoutsidetheirenclosure.wander-vi.徘徊：沒有明確目標(biāo)到處游蕩--wanderabout[over]theworld漫游世界--wanderthroughthewoods徘徊于林中roam-v.漫游,閑逛,徜徉--“Herdsofhorsesandcattleroamedatwillovertheplain”“大群牛馬無拘無束地在草原上漫步”ramble-v.漫游--Theywouldgoofftogether,ramblingalongtheriver”“他們將一同出發(fā)，沿著河流漫步”--“Benot...ramblinginthought”“不要…胡思亂想”Thedogshavegreaterfreedom,9TheonlyregularvisitorstothemonasteryinwinterarepartiesofskierswhogothereatChristmasandEaster.party--abirthdayparty--theLabourParty--apartyoftourists--thetwopartiesinvolvedinthedisputeEaster--復(fù)活節(jié)日：舉行此盛會的日子，這個日子是3月21日或其后月滿之后的第一個星期天Theonlyregularvisitorstot10CauseorreasonNowthatatunnelhasbeenbuiltthroughthemountains,thePassislessdangerous,buteachyear,thedogsarestillsentout

intothesnowwheneveratravellerisindifficulty.Duringthesummermonth,themonasteryisverybusy,foritisvisitedbythousandsofpeoplewhocrossthePassincars.Themonkspreferwintertosummerfortheyhavemoreprivacy.Thedogshavegreaterfreedomtoo,fortheyareallowedtowanderoutsidetheirenclosure.Astherearesomanypeopleabout,thedogshavetobekeptinaspecialenclosure.CauseorreasonNowthatatunn11PrepositionandadverbTheGreatSt.BernardPassconnectsSwitzerlandtoItaly.At2,473metres,itisthehighestmountainpassinEurope.Nowthatatunnelhasbeenbuiltthroughthemountains,thePassislessdangerous,buteachyear,thedogsarestillsentout

intothesnowwheneveratravellerisindifficulty.Therearesomanypeopleabout…PrepositionandadverbTheGrea12dogswatchdogspetdogswilddogshuntingdogssheepdogpolicedogsseeingeyedog/guidedogdogswatchdogs13questionsSwitzerlandandItalyareconnectedbytheGreatSt.BernardPass.ThePassis2,473metreshigh.ComparedinheightwithothermountainpassesinEurope,theGreatSt.BernardPassisthehighest.ThefamousmonasterywasfoundedbySt.Bernard.Itwasfoundedintheeleventhcentury.St.BernarddogshavesavedthelivesoftravellerscrossingthedangerousPassforhundredsofyeas.ThesedogsoriginallycamefromAsia.ThePassislessdangerousthesedaysbecauseatunnelhasbeenbuiltthroughthemountains.questionsSwitzerlandandItaly14SometravellersstilltrytocrossthePassonfoot.Yes,thedogsarestillusedforrescue.ThemonasteryisverybusyduringsummermonthsbecauseitisvisitedbythousandsofpeoplewhocrossthePassincars.Thedogshavetobekeptinaspecialenclosurebecausetherearesomanypeopleabout.Thetemperaturefallsto–30degreeinwinter.Yes,therearefewtravellersinwinter.Themonkspreferwintertosummerbecausetheyhavemoreprivacy.TheregularvisitorsinwinterarepartiesofskiersatChristmasandEaster.TheseskiersarereceivedwithawarmwelcomeinSt.Bernardmonastery.Sometravellersstilltrytoc15Whichtwocountriesareconnected

bytheGreatSt.BernardPass.?SwitzerlandandItalyareconnectedbytheGreatSt.BernardPass.HowhighisthePass?--ThePassis2,473metreshigh.HowdoesitcompareinheightwithothermountainpassesinEurope?--ComparedinheightwithothermountainpassesinEurope,theGreatSt.BernardPassisthehighest.Whofoundedthefamousmonastery?--ThefamousmonasterywasfoundedbySt.Bernard.Questions-answersWhichtwocountriesareconnec16Whenwasitfounded?--Itwasfoundedintheeleventhcentury.WhathaveSt.Bernarddogsdoneforhundredsofyears?--St.BernarddogshavesavedthelivesoftravellerscrossingthedangerousPassforhundredsofyears.Wheredidthesedogsoriginallycomefrom?--ThesedogsoriginallycamefromAsia.WhyisthePasslessdangerousthesedays?--ThePassislessdangerousthesedaysbecauseatunnelhasbeenbuiltthroughthemountains.Whatdosometravellersstilltrytodo?--SometravellersstilltrytocrossthePassonfoot.Whenwasitfounded?17Arethedogsstillusedforrescue?--Yes,thedogsarestillusedforrescue.Whyisthemonasteryisverybusyduringsummermonths?--ThemonasteryisverybusyduringsummermonthsbecauseitisvisitedbythousandsofpeoplewhocrossthePassincars.Whydothedogshavetobekeptinaspecialenclosure?--Thedogshavetobekeptinaspecialenclosurebecausetherearesomanypeopleabout.Howlowdoesthetemperaturefallinwinter?--Thetemperaturefallsto–30degreeinwinter.Arethedogsstillusedforre18Aretherefewtravellersinwinter?--Yes,therearefewtravellersinwinter.Whydothemonkspreferwintertosummer?--Themonkspreferwintertosummerbecausetheyhavemoreprivacy.Whoaretheregularvisitorsinwinter?--TheregularvisitorsinwinterarepartiesofskiersatChristmasandEaster.HowaretheseskiersarereceivedinSt.Bernardmonastery?--TheseskiersarereceivedwithawarmwelcomeinSt.Bernardmonastery.Aretherefewtravellersinwi19LifeatStBernard’sSummermonths-monasteryve