Where the Sun Always Rises

1. Where the Sun Always Rises Unit 2 P 1 P 2 P 3

2. Listening & Speaking Activities P 1 • Brainstorming • Listening • Speaking H

3. Brainstorming • Expressions of natural phenomena • Expressions of flowers • Expressions of trees • Expressions of countryside animals / insects • Verbs for talking about the countryside / changes(of life) P1

4. Expressions of natural phenomena beginning to grow or develop a new leaf or a flower adj. 发展中的,萌发中的 e.g. The trees are budding early this year. dawn, sunrise, twilight, sunset, moonlit, mist, fog, rain, snow, storm, hail, flowering, budding, … • Expressions of flowers lily, rose, tulip, gardenia, daisy, daffodil, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, violet, sunflower, cactus, … B

5. In western countries: Chrysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness; you’re a wonderful friend Chrysanthemum (red) - I love you Chrysanthemum (white) – Truth, purity, ingenuous Chrysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love, In Spain and South Europe this flower means death too. When and to whom do we usually send this flower? Chinese usually leave them for deceased relatives or friends when attending funerals or visiting tombs. （chrysanthemum） Is this tree common in China? When it appears in ancient Chinese poetry, what is the implication? Can you give an example? Willow frequently symbolizes the wish that the visitor or would-be traveler will stay longer in Chinese poems. It plays on the pun ‘Stay’(留) in Chinese. It is also used in the Chinese idiom; ‘lingering like a willow’ (杨柳依依). In English, however, the willow has a reputation being a healing and protective tree. It is supposed to have magical properties and to protect women and babies during childbirth. This tree is strongly linked to lunar rhythmsand the feminine ability to banish depression and sadness. (willow) This flower is not peach, nor pear or plum flower. It is a flower which blooms in most parts in China. (It is an apricot blossom.) Who is related to the apricot blossom in Chinese culture? In China, apricot blossom is related to two professions: doctors and teachers(杏林，杏坛). Its implication in the West of spring and love is somewhat similar, but not as clear as in Chinese

6. Expressions of trees pine, willow, poplar, fir, plane tree, magnolia, redwood, … • Expressions of countryside animals / insects sheep, pig, buffalo, cow, bull, deer, goat, lizard, cicada, butterfly, dragonfly, frog, tadpole, ant, bee, termite, wasp, mosquito, fly, beetle, cricket, grasshopper, … B

7. Alligator(Crocodile) - Aggression, survival, adaptability, cunning, deceptiveness e.g. She shed crocodile tears (i.e. pretended to be sorry) when she dismissed him from his job. This crocodile seems to be waiting for something, and it looks quite timid but crocodiles are of course not the symbol of kindness, though it may shed tears. What are words that can be used to describe the crocodile? (Crocodile) The tiny little creature is one of the role-models in nature from which humans draw lessons. What are the qualities that make ants so admirable? Ant - Group minded, perseverance, self-disciplining, group effort, teamwork, industriousness, orderliness, virtue, strength, stamina（精力；活力）, honor (Ant)

8. Verbs for talking about the countryside / changes (of life) blossom:vi. if trees blossom, they produce flowers 开花 decay:vi. & vt. to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this 腐朽, 腐烂; 蛀蚀 wane: if sth such as power, influence, or a feeling wanes, it becomes gradually less strong or less important 变小,亏缺,呈下弦 sparkle:vi. to shine in small bright flashes 冒火花; 闪耀 e.g. The dampness of the climate decayed the books. (The trees / flowers) blossom/are in full blossom in April, (Morning) awaken at the crack of dawn, (The leaves) decay in winter, (The little pond) sparkles in the sun, (Early morning mist) disappears with the sunrise, (The wind) wanes / dies away, (The storm) subsides, (The flood water) recedes, (The garden) thrives after rain. (Changes) bring new life into the village; (Old occupations) die / disappear / are replaced by …, (New entertainment) comes into being, (Village life) declines / is gone forever. (Automobiles / Machinery) sweep(s) away... 气候潮湿，把书都霉坏了。 e.g. The wet grass sparkles in the sun. Her diamonds sparkled in the candle-light. subside:vi. if bad weather conditions subside, they gradually return to a normal state 退落; 消退; 消失 recede:vi. if water recedes, it moves back from an area that it was covering 退, 后退;远去 thrive:vi. to become very successful or very strong and healthy 茁壮成长; 茂盛生长 她对这次出行的热劲迅速减低。 e.g. Her enthusiasm for the expedition was waning rapidly. e.g. The flood waters subsided. e.g. As the tide receded we were able to look for shells. 潮水退去，我们就能寻找贝壳了。 e.g. Rice thrives in this hot weather. decline:vi. to decrease in quantity or importance; to become gradually worse in quality下降,下跌;减少; 衰退, 衰落 sweep sth←→ away: to completely destroy sth or make sth disappear 消失；彻底清除；完全打消 e.g. As one grows older one's memory declines. Her influence declined after she lost the election. e.g. Abraham drew near him and said, will you really sweep away good and bad together? The village was swept away when the dam burst. 他靠近天主说：你真的打算把善和恶习都一起消灭掉吗？ 村庄在水坝决堤时被冲走了。 B

9. Listening The Woman on the hilltop Answers to the questions New Words & Phrases idealistic: 理想主义的;空想的 acre: n. 英亩 materialistic: emphasizing on the possession of material wealth, properties, money or other valuable goods 实物主义的; 实利主义的；唯物论的 congested: less crowded, more space for fewer people 拥挤的 hectic: less busy adj.兴奋的,繁忙的 companionship: 陪伴 rat race: ruthless and fierce competition for power , position, and wealth 【俚】(商界)日常紧张的竞争活动;无意义的竞争 contemplation: thinking deeply and carefully, meditation 沉思,冥想 preach:鼓吹;反复灌输 be perched on/above etc sth:vt.使坐落于;使处于 recurrent dream: dreams repeated and pursued by many people 屡次梦见 • Why do some people prefer to live in the countryside and not in the city? • Describe Sharon’s farm. They prefer to live in the countryside because the cities are too congested, polluted, and life there is too hectic while the countryside has clean air, fewer people, a slower pace, and natural beauty. • What does Sharon’s family think of her lifestyle? Sharon lives on a one acre farm perched on a hilltop. On her farm she has goats, chickens, a cat and a dog. There is a vegetable garden and a flower garden. There are also apple trees on her land. • What kind of hard times has Sharon experienced on her farm? Her family thinks she is crazy and wasting her life away, and that she should be making money and working as a professional. Sharon has experienced the hard times of terrible storms when branches crashed down everywhere near her house and heavy flooding during rainy season which made the roads impassable. On two occasions some dangerous wild animals passed through her land and threatened her animals. • Does Sharon have any regrets? Sharon has no regrets and feels fortunate to be living "a peaceful healthy life close to the beauties and truths of nature." P1

10. Speaking Activity A Please work in groups and interview those who are from the countryside or have lived there, and then fill out the form. P1

12. Reading Comprehension & Language Activities P 2 • Pre-reading Task • Text H

13. Where the Sun Always Rises By Marnie O. Mamminga to take notice of sth with your eyes 注意到；看到 e.g. He took in every detail of her appearance. She took in the scene at a glance. 1.“Get up! Get up!” my mother whispers. My eyes flash open in the predawn gray. Sleepily, I look around the screened- in porch of our family’s log cabin, where we spend our vacation. I take inthe green porch swing, the table, the twin bed where my sister sleeps, the smoky glass of the kerosene lantern. My face feels the coolness of the early-morning air. 2. I relax and curl deeper beneath the blankets’ warmth. 3.“Get up!” my mother whispers again. “The sunrise is glorious!” Careful not to let the screen door slam, she sets off down to the lake. 4. Get up to see the sunrise? The last thing this 14-year-old wants to do is leave a warm bed to see the sun rise. It’s freezing out there. 5. My 17-year-old sister pushes back her covers and sits up. I make a supreme effort and struggle out too. 他仔仔细细打量了她一番。 她一眼就注意到那场景。 the last person/thing: used to make a strong negative statement about someone or sth the last thing sb needs/wants, etc: sth that you certainly do not want or need, etc. slam:vi. & vt. if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise （使…）砰地关上；猛地关上；啪嗒一声关上 -synonymbang e.g. 他的邻居当着他的面把门砰然关闭。 We heard the car door slam. e.g. She's the last person I'd expect to meet in a disco (=I would not expect to meet her in a disco at all) . Money was the last thing I cared about right now. e.g. It was the last thing I’d expected to happen. The last thing I want to do is to fling a man's past in his face. His neighbor slammed the door in his face. 我最不愿意当着一个人的面指责他的过去。 我压根儿就没料到会发生这件事。

14. Where the Sun Always Rises pick one’s way ( across, along, among, over, through, etc. sth) :to walk in a slow careful way, choosing exactly where to put your feet down择路而行；小心看着路行走；行路谨慎 miss doing: to fail to hit , catch, reach, etc, sth未击中；未得到；未达到；错过 e.g. The car just missed hitting a little boy who was crossing the road. gingerly:adv. in a careful way, because you are afraid of being hurt, of making a noise, etc. 极度小心谨慎地;极为小心地; 轻手轻脚地 e.g. She fired at the target but missed. e.g. She narrowly missed hitting him. 她差一点打着他。 We grab my father’s World WarⅡ army blankets and wrap them tightly around our cotton pajamas. Our pace is quick. One of us misses catching the screen door. It slams. 6.Gingerly, we pick our way over slippery rocks and prickly pine needles, down 49 dew-covered log steps to the shore. We catch our breath and look up.Across the lake, a sliver of brilliant red crests the top of the shadowed forest. It silhouettes our mother on the lake shore, the first light catching the soft red of her hair. 7.Hues of lavender, rose and amber begin to pulsate in the sky. High above, in the soft blue, a lone star still sparkles. Silver mist rises gently form the lake. All is still. 8. Suddenly, the curve of a brilliant sun bursts through the dark forest. The world begins to awaken. A blue heron rises from a distant shore and gently fans its way over the water. catch one’s breath:a.to pause for a moment after a lot of physical effort in order to breathe normally again（跑或激烈运动后）歇气 catch one’s breath:b. to stop breathing for a moment because sth has surprised, frightened, or shocked you （由于恐惧、震惊等）屏息，屏气 我们小心翼翼地踩在滑溜溜的岩石和扎人的松针上，走下布满露珠的49级原木台阶来到岸边。 e.g. This delicate political issue must be handled gingerly. 他在喝咖啡以前先小心地尝一尝。 e.g. 她小心翼翼地在高低不平的地面上行走。 他小心地走下狭窄的楼梯间。 喘了口气抬头远眺，在湖对岸，阴暗的丛林顶端露出一抹灿烂的红霞，衬托出母亲站在岸边的轮廓，第一缕阳光照在她柔和的红发上。 处理这个微妙的政治问题必须慎之又慎。 He tasted the coffee gingerly before drinking it. She picked her way delicately over the rough ground. He picked his way down the narrow staircase. e.g. 他一直在跑，没有停下来喘口气。 一天工作后他们坐下来喝咖啡休息休息。 e.g. The song was so beautiful that it made me catch my breath. silhouette:n. a dark image, shadow, or shape that you see against a light background (浅色背景上的) 黑色轮廓像; (用黑纸剪成的)侧面影像; 剪影 silhouette:( usu. Passive)silhouette sb. /sth. ( against sth.) to make sth. appear as a silhouette 使呈现暗色轮廓 He runs all the way, without stopping to catch his breath. After the day’s work they sat down over coffee to catch their breath. 这首歌太好了,我禁不住屏息而听。 There was a line of bald trees silhouetted against the horizon. pulsate:vi. to bear or move with a strong, regular rhythm like a heart beating （有规律地跳动或发声）；均匀震动；搏动 e.g. 在地平线上现出一排光秃秃的树。 e.g. The whole room was pulsating with music. The air seemed to pulsate with the bright light. 天空中开始闪烁着淡紫色、玫瑰红和琥珀色。高处，一片柔和的蓝色中，一颗孤星仍在闪耀。银色的雾霭从湖面上袅袅升起，万籁俱寂。 空气似乎随着亮光而颤动。

15. Where the Sun Always Rises make a landing: an act of bring an aircraft or spacecraft down to the ground 降落,着落;登陆 Because of engine trouble the plane have to make an emergency landing. e.g. 太空旅行者成功地登上月球。 由於发动机出现故障，飞机不得不紧急著陆。 The space travellers made a successful landing on the moon. Two ducks make a rippledlanding near our dock, while a loon skims along the edge of a nearby island, hunting its morning food. 9. Breathing the chill air, the three of us draw our blankets closer. At last, the soft hues of dawn turn bright with the new day. The star fades. My sister and I take one more look and race back to bed. 10. My mother is reluctant to leave the sunrise amphitheater. It is a while before I hear her reach the top step and gently close the porch door. 11.“Get up! Get up!” I whisper to my adolescent sons sleeping in the old metal beds on the cabin porch. “Come see the sunrise! It’s awesome!” 12. I watch as they snatch the World War Ⅱ army blankets from their beds and stumble out the porch door. It slams. Gingerly, they maneuver over slippery rocks and prickly pine needles down 49 dew-covered log steps to the lake shore. maneuver: AmE ( BrE manoeuvre) [vi., vt. always + adv./prep.] to move or turn sth skillfully or carefully （使谨慎或熟练地）移动，运动或转动 e.g. 几乎没有什么活动空间。 她小心翼翼地将车开进了车库。 vi. There was very little room to maneuver. vt. She maneuvered the car carefully into the garage.

16. Where the Sun Always Rises streak: [vt. usually passive] to cover sth with lines of colour, liquid etc形成条纹streak with e.g. His hand was streaked with blood. 他的头发开始变得灰白。 His hair is beginning to streak with grey. 他的手上有血痕。 intent:adj. giving careful attention to sth so that you think about nothing else 专心的；专注的 intent on/upon adv. intently 13. Their grandmother, her red hair now streaked with white, is already there. She greets us silently with a bright smile, gathers her blanket closer and turns toward the east. 14.My sons watch intently as the rich colors of the sunrise soar into the sky. It isn’t long before the lake awakens at the flap of a blue heron’s wings and the melodic call of a loon. 15.“Isn’t it beautiful?” I whisper. The boys nod silently. Before long, they grab the tails of their frayed blankets and race back up the steps to the warmth of their beds. 16.My mother and I stay. Standing close, we watch the swirls of pearl mist rise and the graceful glide of an eagle high overhead. Our faces warm in the early sun. 17. We turn and begin the slow climb up the old log stairs. Halfway up, I look back to see how my mother is doing. But she’s not on the stairs. She has changed her mind. Through the trees I can see her, still on the shore, lingering in the light. e.g. Jake listened intently. I noticed her gazing intently at one of the photos. 孩子们专注地看着日出时的缤纷色彩跃入天空。不一会儿，随着一只蓝鹭拍打翅膀的声音和一只潜鸟婉转的鸣叫声，整座湖开始苏醒。 母亲跟我留在那儿，我们紧靠在一起注视着珍珠色雾霭旋旋升起，头顶上一只老鹰在优美地滑翔着。在清晨的阳光中，我们的脸庞开始暖和了起来。

17. take sth ↔ in:a. to absorb sth into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing 吸入，吞入（体内 • take sth ↔ in e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. The United Kingdom takes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. If the skirt is too big, we can take in the waist. I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in. take sth ↔ in: b.to include sth 包括；包含 鱼用鳃吸取氧气。 take sth ↔ in:c. to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower 改小；改瘦衣服 -oppositelet out 联合王国包括英格兰、 威尔士、 苏格兰、 北爱尔兰。 要是裙子太大了，我们可以把腰部收紧一些。 take sth ↔ in:d. to understand and remember new facts and information 理解；领会；记住 -synonymabsorb

18. miss:vt. a.to not go somewhere or do sth, especially when you want to but cannot 不去；不做；错过 • miss e.g. I'm absolutely starving — I missed lunch. He missed 20 games after breaking a bone in his wrist. We got there late and missed the beginning of the movie. He completely missed the joke. You’re missing the point of what I’m saying. The hotel is the only white building on the road—you can’t missit. miss: vt.b.to be or arrive too late for sth 迟到；赶不上；错过 miss:c.vt. fail to understand sth 不理解；不懂 miss:vt. d. to fail to hear, see or notice sth 未见到；未听到；未觉察 你没明白我的意思。 酒店是这条路上唯一的白色建筑——你不会看不见的。

19. Extended Activities P 3 • Dictation • Read more • Translation H

20. Dictation P3 "Let's have a picnic lunch." This is easy and nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery, and in the distance you can see cows quietly grazing on the grassland. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun, and perhaps getting a little sun burnt. Then as darkness comes you pick up your basket and head happily home. But it does not always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw fruit, that green fields are sometimes damp, that rain may follow the sun, that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bulls, and that the pastoral lyric[1] may be spoiled by the pollution of modem industry.

21. Read more P3 paradoxically:adv. in a way that is surprising because it is the opposite of what you would expected. 自相矛盾地, 反常地; 悖理地 e.g. 很矛盾的是，她吃得越少就变得越胖。 precarious:adj. a precarious situation or state is one which may very easily or quickly become worse 不稳的;不确定的, 危险的 e.g. Her health remained precarious, despite the treatment. She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist. Our financial situation is still precarious if we postpone the release of the new product. monotony:[u] the quality of being always the same, which makes sth boring, especially someone‘s life or work 单调; 无味, 千篇一律monotony of; relieve/break the monotony e.g. 收音机缓解了我们日常生活的单调状况。 Paradoxically, the less she ate, the fatter she got. 作为小说家，她过着不太稳定的生活。 如果我们推迟发布新产品的话，我们的财政状况仍然岌岌可危。 The radio relieves the monotony of everyday life.

22. Read more P3 momentum:[u] the ability to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful 气势,冲力，势头 gain/gather momentum e.g. The struggle for independence is gaining momentum every day. 为独立而斗争的势头日益增长。

23. Translations for reference P3 • The rescue team set off at the first light of day in search of / to search for the missing child. • Although the goalkeeper tried his best, he missed catching / missed the ball. • The news was so unexpected that she caught her breath in surprise. • Seeing the footballer make/kick/score a goal, the spectators burst into thunderous applause. • Who do you think you are? – You’re the last person I would like to talk to about this matter! • The girl fixed her eyes intently on the telephone when she was waiting for her boyfriend's call. • When the boy fell off his little bike, his father encouraged him to make another effort / try again.

24. 要是裙子太大了，我们可以把腰部收紧一些。