1、Unit 16 Stories Lesson 1 Stories from History Tips: Books and friends should be few but good. (读书如交友，应求少而精。) Learning aims: 1.remember some words and phrases 2. remember some useful sentences Learning important and difficult point: how to remember the important words and phrases and master the usage
2、 of them. Learning procedures: Step I 单词过关（A 级） 1. n. 遗失、丢失 2. v. 倒回 3. n. 建筑 4. adj. 原作的、真正 的 5. adj. 典型的 6. n. 纪念碑、纪念堂 7. v. 聚集 8. n. 悲伤、难过 9. n. 同情 10. vi. 爆炸；冲、闯 Step II 短语检测（ B 级） 1. 从某种程度上说 2. 侧身 3. 断绝关系、分成小部分 4. 在去的路上 5. 增加工资 Step III 难句解析 1. In a way, Pompeii is like a “time capsule” preserv
3、ing a frozen moment in history. 译文： preserve vt 意思是 翻译：我们必须维护世界和平。 （C 级） 常见短语：preservefrom 保护使不受损害或损失 We should take effective measures to preserve our environment from being poluted. 2. However, much more than buildings and objects, it is the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster that
4、 have made the city a monument to human history.（D 级） 译文： 该句为 ，who 引导 从句。 much more than 意思是 翻译：My English teacher is more than a teacher; he is my friend. be caught in 意思是 汉译英：今天早上我上班时塞车。 monument n. 意思是 常见短语：monument to 为而建造的纪念碑 3. One can only feel sorrow and deep sympathy for these once-living s
5、tatues. 译文： 常见短语：with sorrow 悲伤地 to ones sorrow 使人悲伤的是；使某人不幸的是 feel sympathy for 同情 in sympathy with 通情的；与一致 Step IV 阅读训练（C 级） The cowboy is the hero of many movies. He is， even today， a symbol of courage and adventure. But what was the life of the cowboy really like？ The cowboys job is clear from t
6、he word “cowboy”。 Cowboys were men who took care of cows and other cattle. The cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted beef from these cattle. Trains could take the cattle east. But first the cattle had to get to the trains. Part of the cowboys job was to take t
7、he cattle hundreds of miles to the railroad towns. The trips were called cattle drives. A cattle drive usually took several months. Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day. Because they rode so much， each cowboy brought along about eight horses. A cowboy changed horses several times each day. The cowbo
8、ys had to make sure that the cattle arrived safely. Before starting on a drive， the cowboys branded the cattle. They burned a make on the cattle to show who they belonged to. But these marks didnt stop rustlers， or cattle thieves. Cowboys had to protect the cattle from rustlers. Rustlers made the da
9、ngerous trip even more dangerous. Even though their work was very difficult and dangerous， cowboys did not earn much money. They were paid bally. Yet cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open country. They lived a life of adventure and freedom. 1. The cowboys job was _. A. to be
10、 a hero B. to take care of cattle C. to be a rustler D. to be a driver 2. Cowboys _. A. made a lot of money B. had a difficult job C. did not like their way of life D. were rich 3. When you do something new exciting， you have _. A. a symbol B. an adventure C. a job D. a trip 4. The cowboy was the most important person in the movie. He was the _. A. chief B. rustler C. hero D. president Step V 课后小结_ _ _ _ _ _ _
