Unit8

Reading

Plus*TheFishermanandthe

Golden

Fishhumble1of2adjectivehum·ble('h?m-b?l)alsochieflySouthern

'?m-humbler

('h?m-b(?-)l?r);humblest

('h?m-b(?-)l?st)Synonyms

of

humble>humble

adj.a.

謙遜的；虛心的b.

(級別/地位)低下的C.

卑微的verbDidyou

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humbleW●afMerriam-)WebsterEst.1828QThe

IFishereman

andl

the

Goldlen

FishRussia

1799~1837the

founder

ofmodernRussianliterature(n.

文學)AlexanderPushkinpoems,plays,taleswriter,poetNarrator

Therewas

once

afishermanwho

lived

in

a

small

house

by

the

seawith

hiswife.Oneday,somethingveryspecialhappened.Scene

Onek[The

fisherman's

hut.]Fisherman:

An

amazing

thing

happened

when

I

went

fishing

today!I

caught

a

little

goldenfish.Itcouldspeak!It

promised

mewhatever

Iwanted

iflsetitfree.Wife:

At

last,fortune

smiles

upon

us!What

did

you

wish

for?Fisherman:Well...I

felt

sorry

forthe

fish,so

ljust

put

it

back

into

the

sea.Hiswifewasveryangryandmade

himfind

the

fish.Where

does

SceneOnehappen?n.

旁

白

敘

事

者(the

person

telling

the

storyandexplainingwhat'shappening)What

kindoftext

is

it?A.poem

B.playC.talen.場景(one

of

the

partsina

play)Narrator:

There

was

once

a

fisherman

who

lived

in

a

small

house

by

the

sea

with

hiswife.

One

day,somethingvery

special

happened.Scene

One

[The

fisherman's

hut.]Fisherman:

An

amazing

thing

happened

when

I

went

fishing

today!

I

caught

a

littlegolden

fish.It

could

speak!It

promised

me

whatever

I

wanted

if

l

set

it

free.Wife:

At

last,fortune

smiles

upon

us!What

did

you

wish

for?Fisherman:

Well...I

felt

sorry

for

the

fish,so

Ijust

put

it

back

into

the

sea.Narrator:

What's

thefishermanlike?o

What

did

the

fisherman

get?o

Whatcould

the

fish

do?O

Didthe

fisherman

wish

foranyiOHow

did

his

wife

feel

about

that:kindsympathetic有同情心的SceneTwo

[By

the

sea.]Fisherman:Littlegolden

fish,are

you

there?Goldenfish:Hello,kindfisherman.What'sthematter?Fisherman:My

wife

was

very

angry

becauseI

didn'tmakea

wishWeneed

a

new

pot.PleaseNarrator:

The

golden

fish

said

yes,andinto

the

water.

They

were

so

poor

that

they

didn't

even

have

a

pot!SceneThree[The

fisherman's

hut.]oWhat

did

the

fisherman

ask

forat

first?oHowdidhe

feelwhen

he

saw

the

newpot?o

Was

his

wife

happyaboutit?Back

home,the

fisLook,a

new

pot!

surprised,excitedandhappyYou

fool

Can't

you

see

we

need

a

new

house

instead?

Gobackagainand

ask

for

one!Narrator:Fisherman:Wife:SceneFour

[By

the

sea.]Fisherman:Little

goldenfish,are

youstillthere?Did

he

want

it?Golden

fish:Hello

again,kind

fishorFisherman:

My

wife

wants

a

new

house!Can

you

help

me

please?Narrator:

hisScene

Five

[The

fisherman's

hut.]amazed,shocked,surprised,glaNarrator:

The

fisherman

went

back

home.B

e

was

now

big

and

beautiful.Fisherman:

amazing!Wife:

to

be·o

Whatdid

the

fisherman

askfor

then?○

Didthegolden

fishgive

whathe

asked

for?oHowdidhefeelwhen

he

saw

the

thing

he

asked

for?o

Was

his

wife

happyaboutit?She

was

happyabout

the

house,butshe

wantedmore.SceneSix(Bythesea.)Narrator:Fisherman:Goldenfish:Fisherman:SceneSeven(Thefisherman's

hut.)

Narrator:

Fisherman:Wife:Fisherman:uisno1adqpoo8SOADMaumAOH”…anoqe

人ddey

aq

pnoys

?M…01

BuoJMS,1l“isn

uodnso!us

oumM0H”Whatcanyou

learnfromthestory?Thesecrettohappinessliesinbeing

happy

for

everything

you

have.Truehappinessinlifestartswith

being

ha