1、Unit Four Green world,tulip,rose,sunflower,peony,Question 2:Can you tell something about each flower? Where does it come from? What is it used for?,The peony is originally from China. It is one of the Chinese peoples favorite flowers. Peonies are planted in parks and gardens because they are very be

2、autiful and decorative. Tulips originally come from Turkey. Nowadays, tulips are mainly grown and sold in Holland. To many people, the tulip is a symbol of Holland. It is planted in gardens or given to people as presents.,Different species of roses can be found around the world. Roses are beautiful

3、and fragrant flowers. Red roses are considered a symbol of love. Flowers are often given as presents. They are planted in gardens and parks. Wild sunflowers can be found all over the North and South American continents. The sunflower is supposed to come from Latin America. Many people call the sunfl

4、owers a symbol of peace and harmony between human and nature.,Reading,Pre-reading,Coffee beans are used to make coffee.,Tea is used to make tea.,Chili peppers are used as a spice to make food more tasty.,Para 1,a branch of medicine classify into the breakthrough came with be based on at first sight,

5、十八世紀以前，植物學只不過是醫(yī)學的一個分支。直到那時，醫(yī)生和外科醫(yī)生們大都在研究藥草。另一些人嘗試按植物種類分類，但是突破性的進展來自卡爾.林尼厄斯的工作。在林尼厄斯確立這個系統(tǒng)之前，要說明植物之間的關系是一個復雜而陌生的事情。給植物以雙名這個觀點并不新，但是名字不能真實地被固定和被接受。一些科學家根據果實的形狀以及開花與否把植物分成藥草和樹狀物。但是林尼厄斯以家族進行分類的觀點是獨特的。在他的系統(tǒng)中，他是基于花中雄性和雌性的排列而進行不同種類的鑒別的。結果，像桃子、梨這樣的果實盡管第一眼看上去不同，而事實上是相關的,Para 1,a branch of medicine classify i

6、nto the breakthrough came with be based on at first sight,Para 2,conquer the world promote sth a lifelong friendship,林尼厄斯的系統(tǒng)很快征服了世人。1759年，林尼厄斯的學生丹尼爾.索蘭德去了英國，以便進一步發(fā)展這個系統(tǒng)。索蘭德在倫敦與約瑟夫.班克斯結成了終生好友，約瑟夫后來邀請他參加了自己的“奮力號”船的植物考察隊，那是在1768年。,Para 3,born into a life of privilege the son of a wealthy family lead a

7、cosy life have an appetite for sth. despite sth. make a career in science,約瑟夫出生在一個特權的家庭梨，他是一位富有家庭的兒子。當他的父親于1761年去世時，班克斯只有十八歲。像處于他那樣位置的很多年輕人都愿意過一個非常舒適的生活，但是班克斯卻渴望知識。盡管他很富有，但他謀求在科學上有一番成就。1766年，他第一次旅行去研究野生植物。他的第二次探險是隨著詹姆斯.庫克到太平洋去的偉大航行。,Para 4,appoint sb. as on an expedition to the primary goal,1768年，英國

8、皇家海軍指定詹姆斯.庫克為“奮力號“船的船長，帶領皇家學會成員去塔希替島遠征。國家?guī)炜舜L接到的指示，這次探險有三個目標。最主要的目的是研究橫過太陽的金星。這將會給天文學家們提供一個機會來研究地球和太陽之間的距離。第二，是對在探險過程中觀察到的動植物的生命進行記錄、分類和描述。第三，庫克船長接到秘密指令，搜找不知名的南方大陸。,Para 5,pay for at the age of,因為天文學是一個重要的科學分支，因此英國政府贊助了天文學部分所有的設備和經費。因為英國政府不為植物學這種新興的科學領域出資，25歲的約瑟夫.班克斯不得不自己支付了約10000英鎊來進行這次考察探險。,Para 6

9、,look out for on a large scale develop local economics,在他們的三年航行探險中，約瑟夫.班克斯不僅研究、描述了他所發(fā)現的新植物，而且他還調查了一些新的經濟物種：在英國和世界其他地區(qū)生長其谷物能夠被賣的植物。約瑟夫.班克斯是第一位大規(guī)模的把植物從一個大陸移到另一個大陸的人，用這些進口的東西來幫助發(fā)展當地的經濟。有些植物像可可、大麻和茶以這種方式傳遍全球。,Para 7,from behind his desk be involved in an enterprise be elected president of accumulate a g

10、reat deal of knowledge the abandoned practice of experiment with sth./doing sth.,“奮力號”探險船于1771年返回英國。這次航行是一個偉大的勝利。得到了令人驚奇的發(fā)現：驚奇的新大陸、文化、動植物等。在那之后，庫克船長又進行了兩次環(huán)世界旅行，但是約瑟夫.班克斯再也沒有參加另一次旅行。然而，班克斯參加了其他的一些工作如：非洲和澳大利亞的殖民地的探險。1788年，班克斯被選為皇家協(xié)會的主席，在這個位置上他一直干了42年。在這些年里，班克斯幫助把皇家花園變成了一個世界上最大的植物園。他在植物和農業(yè)方面積聚了大量的知識。在種

11、草莓時，班克斯采用了早已廢棄的在果實下鋪稻草的方法來降低用水量。他還建了一個溫室來試驗種菠蘿。就是約瑟夫.班克斯使英國皇家植物園成了一個科學經濟研究中心,a branch of medicine classify into the breakthrough came with be based on at first sight conquer the world promote sth a lifelong friendship born into a life of privilege the son of a wealthy family lead a cosy life,have an

12、 appetite for sth. despite sth. make a career in science appoint sb. as on an expedition to the primary goal on a large scale develop local economics from behind his desk be involved in an enterprise,look out for be elected president of accumulate a great deal of knowledge the abandoned practice of

13、experiment with sth./doing sth.,Post-reading,Language Study,be born into / to / of : be born in a particular situation, type of family (etc) 出生于,Margie was born into a wealthy family. 瑪吉出生于一個富裕的家庭 born還可以用于以下結構：be born wise He was born a lawyer. 他天生就是一個律師,All men are born the same and equal.,所有的人生來都

14、是一樣的，平等的,2. position 處境；境地,He is satisfied with his position. 他對他的處境滿意 Madame Michel found herself in an awkward position. 米雪女士發(fā)現自己處于尷尬的境地,Im not sure what I should do if I were in his position. 要是我處于他的境地，我不知道該怎么辦,in his / her / your position 處于他她你的境地,Position還有其他的意義：,）姿勢，位置 sit in an uncomfortable

15、position 不舒服的姿勢坐著 2) 地位，職位 They were men of the highest position in England. 他們是英國地位最高的人,Mary has no appetite for hard work. 瑪麗不想干艱苦的活。,3. have an appetite for: a desire or linking for a particular activity 渴望做.,我非常愛好古典音樂。,I have a great appetite for classical music.,appetite 還有其他意義，意思是“欲望；食欲”，desir

16、e (esp. for food),The exercise gave him a good appetite. 鍛煉使他食欲大開。 Dont eat the cake, or youll spoil your appetite. 別吃蛋糕了，不然你會沒食欲的。,4. It is / was +所要強調部分 +that+其余部分（構成強調句式）,It was I that had an appetite for pop music. 我愛好通俗音樂。（強調是我，而不是你或他） It is in the reading-room that we often finish our essay. 我

17、們經常是在閱覽室做完我們的論文的。 （強調是在閱覽室而不是教室）,5. 分詞短語在句子中作狀語，表示結果,Her husband died, leaving her with four children.,她丈夫去世了，給她丟下四個孩子,He opened fire, killing one tiger.,他開槍打死了老虎,現在分詞短語作狀語時，通常都表示主語正在進行的另一動作，來對謂語表示的動作或狀態(tài)加以說明,I got home, feeling very tired.,我疲憊地回到家里,We worked there for a week, helping them to prepare

18、 for the summer sowing.,我們在那兒工作了一周，幫助他們準備夏種,He rushed out, forgetting to take his bag.,他連包也忘了拿就跑出去了,. import: goods from a foreign country輸入品；進口貨,imports of raw cotton,進口的原棉,food imports,進口的食品,與import相對的詞是export,意思是“出口（的產品）”（goods sold to another country),Wheat is one of the countrys exports.,小麥是這個國

19、家的出口產品之一,7. name after給取名，命名,The child was named after his father, given its fathers first name.,這個小孩以他父親的名字為名字。,Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A J Tasman.,塔斯曼尼亞是以它的發(fā)現者塔斯曼為名,Language Reviw,Wb. p.173. Ex. 4,Translation,They provide them with wood and other products and give them shade. the

20、third of these is the most important they have lost their good friends we would have lost all our tropical forests by 2100 preventing it from being washed away easily but a worthless desert,Language review practice,1. The breakthrough came with the success in his career. 2. He was somehow strange at

21、 first sight. 3. English learning is being promoted all over the country. 4. Never believe that you are born into a life of privilege. 5. He retired, leading a cosy life. 6. I have a great appetite for popular music. 7. Despite the injury, he caught up with others. 8. He was appointed as chairman of

22、 the committee.,9. He decided to make a career in teaching. 10. The activities he gets involved in are related to sports. 11. We are looking out for a suitable person to take the job. 12. You need to accumulate a great deal of experience to succeed in accomplishing the task. 13. My mother is experimenting with cooking in a new way / a new way of cooking. 14. He devoted himself to revolut