高中英語 Unexplaied Mysteries of the Natural World課件 外研版必修4

CulturalCornerLeading-inArethetwomenwearingroyalrobesemperors?CulturalCornerRevisionemperorrobeCulturalCornerLeading-inCulturalcorner-1CulturalcornerTheUniversalDragonInChinesecultureTheideaofthedragonmayhavecomefromthealligator-agoodsignfor_________.Itwasabringerof__________.Dragonsare________andwise,thoughunpredictable.Itwascloselyconnectedto_________.InthewestTheideaofthedragonprobablycamefromthe____---ananimalwhichpeoplehatedandwereafraidof.TheAnglo-saxonpoemBeowulf,tellsthestoryofaScandinavianhero,Beowulf,whofightsandkillsa(n)_____________dragon.AcrosstheborderinWales,thereddragonwhichappearsontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol,indicating_____andasenseofnationalidentity.

Summary:Peopletalkaboutdragonseverywhereintheworld,butthedragonhasa______________indifferentpartsoftheworld.Someexpertsbelieveitisdueto__________themythsgrewoutof.differentreputationagriculturetheanimalsgoodfortunegeneroustheroyalfamilysnakedangerousstrength1.WhatdoChinesethinkofdragons?2.Whatdowesternersthinkofdragons?Culturalcorner-2Readthroughthewholepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.CulturalcornerGenerous,wise,unpredictable,brave,relatedtoroyalfamily.Itisdangerousandhasanegativereputation.ButthereddragonontheWelshflag對一個并不真正存在的生物，這確實是不同尋常的。龍和皇室是密切相連的。龍有時會是友好的，有時會是兇猛的。However,acrosstheborderinWales,ThereddragonwhichappearsontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol,indicatingstrengthandasenseofnationalidentity.

一些專家認(rèn)為，它是由于這些傳說里的動物

帶來好運(yùn)造成死亡和毀滅與…密切相關(guān)顏色不同根據(jù),依據(jù)有不同的特性源自于…害怕…

不敢做…幸運(yùn)的使者帶來好運(yùn)造成死亡和毀滅與…密切相關(guān)顏色不同根據(jù),依據(jù)有不同的特性源自于…害怕…

不敢做…幸運(yùn)的使者

bringgoodluckcausedeathanddestructionbecloselyconnectedto…beofdifferentcolours=beofadifferentcolor=bedifferentincolor5.accordingto…=intermsof…6.haveadifferentcharacter7.growoutof…8.beafraidof…9.beafraidtodo…10.abringerofgoodfortune對一個并不真正存在的生物，這確實是不同尋常的。龍和皇室是密切相連的。龍有時會是友好的，有時會是兇猛的。

However,acrosstheborderinWales,ThereddragonwhichappearsontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol,indicatingstrengthandasenseofnationalidentity.

一些專家認(rèn)為，它是由于這些傳說里的動物

Foracreaturethatdoesn’treallyexist,that’squitesomething.Thedragonwascloselyconnectedtotheroyalfamily.Dragons