1、Hiroshima,-the “Liveliest” City in Japan,Teaching points,I. Background information II. Questions for discussion III. Main ideas IV. Detailed analysis of the text V. Writing features of the text VI. Homework, . Background,2. When did it happen? 3. Who exploded the bomb? 4. Whats the nickname of the A
2、-bomb?,What happened to Hiroshima during WWII?,Before-bombing,After-bombing,71,000; 130,000; 98%,Present Hiroshima,II. Questions for Discussion,Why is the word “liveliest” put in quotation marks? Do you think that Hiroshima is the liveliest city in Japan? What information about the author can you ob
3、tain from the first paragraph and the rest of the text? Do you agree that Hiroshima appears like a phoenix reborn out of its ashes?,More questions on Exe.1 on p19,III. Main idea of the text,The author came to Hiroshima for a report. He described what he saw and heard in Hiroshima. He went to hospita
4、l talking with a patient and found out that people still bear the wounds of bomb explosion.,IV. Detailed Analysis of the Text,Para.1Whats the author? How did he come to Hiroshima? Why did he come to Hiroshima? Whats his attitude toward Hiroshima? Why did he call his trip to Hiroshima a far greater a
5、dventure?,My arrival at Hiroshima and my emotion,Language points,1. I had a lump in my throat official might say. Paraphrase: I felt choked with emotion and overcome with some sadness which had no connection with what the stationmaster might say.,2. The very act of was for me a far greater adventure
6、 than Translation: 踏上这块土地，呼吸着广岛的空气,对我来说这行动本身已是一次令人激动的经历，其意义远远超过我以往所进行的任何一次旅行或采访活动。,Key expressions,3. slip, slide, glide,Look, a snake is,gliding,across the path,The kids were,sliding,on the ice.,Nobody saw her,slip,silently out.,Distinction Slip:,to move smoothly, quickly, or Secretly.,Slide:,to mo
7、ve smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make sth. move in this way.,Glide:,to move smoothly and quietly, as if no effort was being made.,4. on ones mind / in ones mindon ones mind:,occupying ones thought; troubling ones thoughts, causing anxiety, unhappiness,in ones mind:,thin
8、k about, think of,Exercise His failure weighs heavily,on his,mind.,I dont know whats going on,in his,mind.,be on ones mind,occupy ones thoughts, esp. as a source of worry,bear/keep sth./sb. in mind,?,My deputy has resigned, so Ive a lot on my mind now.,We have no vacancies now, but well certainly be
9、ar your application in mind.,remember sth.,on,in,5. far greater,adj./adv. -er/est,adv.,far; even; still; a lot; much;,two-years older; a head taller,Figure of speech Rhetorical question Functions Information about the author Topic sentence,6. Was I not at the scene of the crime?,7.appear,seem,look,?
10、,the state of being engrossed; absorption of the attention or intellect,8. preoccupation,In his job hes rubbing shoulders with film stars all the time.,10. rub shoulders with,(informal) meet and mix with (people),This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble.,teenager,te
11、n + age + er,What does kimonos and western dress represent respectively?,9. kimono,Para.2,First impression of the Japanese people,Paragraph 2: First impression of the Japanese people,Not appear to have the same preoccupation, No difference from other Japanese cities, Little girls and elderly ladies
12、in kimonos- teenagers and women in western dress Serious looking men oblivious of the crowds, bobbed up and down, exchanged ritual formula,11. oblivious: be unaware of, not noticing, unconscious of, lacking mindful attention Their government is oblivious of the rights of the poor. I am oblivious of
13、my former failure. I was so preoccupied with the book that I was oblivious of the surroundings. 12. bob: to move up and down quickly and repeatedlyThe cork on the fishing line bobbed up and down on the water.,Para.2 language points,13. rite: a ceremonial act with a fixed pattern, usu. for a religiou
14、s purpose, form of behaviour with a fixed pattern I dont know much about the rites of that church. Secret society has their special rites. ceremonial / burial / marriage rites On Sunday we make our ritual visit to the the pub at lunchtime. (humorous usage),Para.2 language points,14. formula: an expr
15、ession which is often used in a particular situation, esp. one that has come to sound stupid and meaninglessThey exchanged the set of conventionally fixed pattern of daily greetings. 15. facade: front or face of a building towards a street or open place 16. grocery store : a store where tea, butter,
16、 sugar, tinned food and such household requirements as soap and soap powder are sold,Para.2 language points,Paragraphs 3-7: Find the place for interview with much difficulty,Cab driver: zealous but not very helpful Speed through narrow streets, lurched from side to side, not knowing the way City Hal
17、l usher: Polite and helpful; bowed deeply, heaved a long, musical sigh, sketched a little map Restaurant: Canal embankment, barge with a roof like one on a house, Traditional houses on boats, adrift amid beige skyscrapers, rather arresting pectacle,17. cab driver: (chiefly American) taxi driver. We
18、might infer from the use of such words as “sidewalk“ “store“ and “cabdriver“ that the author is most likely an American. 18. whose door popped open at the very sight of a traveler: 1) as soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door 2) pop open : burst open with a short, sha
19、rp, slightly explosive sound 3) at the sight of: on seeing,Para.3-7 language points,19. He grinned at me in the rear-view mirror: 1) grin: smile broadly as to show teeth, originally expressing amusement, foolish satisfaction or contempt etc., but in current English, tending to imply naive cheerfulne
20、ss 2) rear-view mirror: driving-mirror inside a motor-vehicle for seeing out of the roar window 20. We set off at top speed: l) set off: start (a journey, race etc. ) 2) the taxi-driver drove very fast“,Para.3-7 language points,21. The tall building of the martyred city in response to the drivers sh
21、arp twists of the wheel: 1) martyred city: the city that has been made to suffer 2) flash by: pass swiftly 3) lurch : roll or sway suddenly forward or to one side 4) in response to: in answer to 5) sharp twist: abrupt change of direction 6) The high buildings passed swiftly and when the driver made
22、abrupt changes of direction, we sometimes swung to one side, sometimes to the other side in response to the swaying motion of the car.,Para.3-7 language points,22. screech: to make a sharp, high-pitched noise 23. halt: to stop or pause, mainly used in the phrase “come to a halt“ 24. ignorance: lack
23、of knowledge Please forgive our ignorance. Poverty, disease and ignorance remain major world problems. We are in complete ignorance of his plan.,Para.3-7 language points,25. At last this intermezzo came to an end intermezzo: a short, light dramatic, musical or ballet entertainment between the acts o
24、f a play or opera. here the word is used figuratively to refer to anything that fills time between two eventsthe cab ride that took place between his arrival at Hiroshima and his planned meeting with the mayor,Para.3-7 language points,26. I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall.cf: I got t
25、o the front of. The first sentence indicates suddenness, unconsciousness. I suddenly discovered that I was in front of the City Hall.,Para.3-7 language points,gigantic: titanic, massive, huge, a close synonym of giant giant: in fairy tales, a very big, strong creature in the form of a man, but often
26、 unfriendly to human beings and very cruel and stupid. 27. usher: official door keeper, a man who shows people to their seats on an important occasion, (or in a theatre or cinema),Para.3-7 language points,28. heave: to give out (a sad sound), esp. in the phrase “ to heave a sigh / groan“We all heave
27、d a sigh of relief when the work was done. sigh: an act of letting out a deep breath slowly and with a sound She nodded, sighed and went on cooking. He gave another deep sigh.,Para.3-7 language points,29. sketch: to draw roughly and quickly with outlines but little detail 30. embankment: a wide wall
28、 of stones or earth, which is built to keep a river from overflowing its banks, or to carry a road or railway over low ground,Para.3-7 language points,cf: bank, shore, beach & coast When meaning land bordering a body or stream of water, the four words are comparable. Shore is the general word for th
29、e land immediately bordering on the sea, a lake, or a large stream. Coast denotes the land along the sea regarded especially as a boundary.,Para.3-7 language points,Beach applies to the pebbly or sandy shore washed by the sea or a lake a rocky shore with here and there a cove with a beachBank denote
30、s the steep or sloping margin of a stream,Para.3-7 language points,Both shore and beach may denote a resort frequented for pleasure or vacation. In this use shore may specifically indicates proximity to the sea, and beach a place adapted to the use of swimmers or sunbathers. spend the summer at the
31、shore spend a part of each day at the beach,Para.3-7 language points,31. barge: a large low boat with a flat bottom, used mainly for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river 32. moor: to fasten (a ship, boat) to land, to the bed of the sea, etc. by means of ropes, chains and an anchor, etc.,Para.3-7
32、 language points,33. the rather arresting spectacle between the kimono and the miniskirt: 1) arresting: attracting and holding the attention 2) spectacle: sight, view or scene 3) the rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan: the rather striking picture of traditional Japan 4) adrift: afloat wi
33、thout being steered,Para.3-7 language points,5) beige: brownish grey or grayish yellow ( the color of sand stone ) 6) concrete: cement mixed with sand and gravel etc. 7) skyscraper: scrape means “to touch” 8) struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt: “Kimono” and “miniskirt” here are used symbo
34、lically to represent the “old” and the “new” or the East and the West.,Para.3-7 language points,9) the traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition, ( traditional culture ) and new development ( Western style) 10) the kimono and the mi
35、niskirt: they are the metonymy, the kimono represents the old, the tradition, or the East: the miniskirt represents the new, the modernity, or the West.,Para.3-7 language points,Paragraphs 8-19: Interview with the mayor,Restaurant: Low-ceilinged rooms, little floating house, soft tatami matting The
36、author- remove shoes, meet the mayor in my socks, feel embarrassed; Mayor-tall, thin, sad eyed and serious, mentioned the name of Hiroshima several times, praising southern Japanese sea food Guests-mostly Japanese few Westerners (Americans and Germans)- inhibited, agitated, puzzled Hiroshima-oysters
37、? Not the bomb, the misery and the heinous crime?,34. stun: to make unconscious by hitting the head The robbers stunned the guard by banging him on the head. He was stunned by the news of his fathers death. stunning: very attractive, delightful, beautiful, making you become intoxicated,Para.8-19 lan
38、guage points,35. costume: the clothes worn by people at a particular time in history or in a particular countrya museum of costume portraits of people dressed in 17th-century costume bathing / swimming / riding costume He was in academic costume in this photo.,36. tread: to walk or step, to put the
39、foot down on (Notice: the mind is fixed on the feet.) 37. cautious: having or showing great care, as if there might be some danger The thief cautiously opened the door. The troops advanced with great caution.,38. twinge: a sudden sharp pain to feel a twinge in the region of heart a twinge of toothac
40、he / conscience39. embarrass: to feel ashamed or socially uncomfortable,40. prospect: reasonable hope, sth. which is expected or considered probable She was quite excited by the prospect of seeing her net friend soon. The scandal ruined his prospects. I see no prospect of his recovery.,cf: expectati
41、on: thing that is expected The boy has great prospects / expectation. We came here with the expectation of meeting the mayor, but I see no prospects of seeing him now since he is oblivious of us humbles.,41. emotion: any of the strong feelings of the human spirit Love, hatred, and grief are emotions
42、. His speech has an effect on our emotions rather than our reason. I was again overcome by the same sense of guilty as I had experienced when I first arrived at the station.,42. bombardment: attack, onslaught bombard: to attack with artillery, shells, or bombers 43. slay (slew, slain): (lit.) to kil
43、l or murder, to kill, esp. violently, to put to death,cf: kill: It is so general that it merely states the fact, and doesnt have many connotations to take medicine to kill the pain What you have said killed my hope. vegetable killed by the frost to kill time The president killed the project.,slay: v
44、 (fml.) kill (esp an enemy) in a violent way. It implies killing by force or wildly, in an uncontrolled way. It is rarely used in spoken English, but it often occurs in written English to convey a dramatic quality. Cain slew his brother Abel A truck driver was slain by the terrorists in Iraq.,murder
45、: to kill with a motive, a plan in advance The bandits murdered the man for his money. According to the historians he murdered his rival in cold blood. assassinate: kill (esp an important or famous person) for money or for political reasons a plot to assassinate the president,slaughter: a. kill (an
46、animal), usu for food b. kill (animals or people) in large numbersbutcher: a. kill and prepare (animals) for meat b. (derog.) kill (people or animals) brutally execute: kill (sb) as a legal punishment He was executed for bank robbery.,massacre: cruel killing of a large number (of people or animals)
47、suicide: n. killing oneself intentionally commit suicide,44. linger on: to live on the point of death for some time, esp. when suffering from a disease, be slow in dyingThe pain lingered on for weeks (was slow to disappear). The dying man lingered on.Hes no better, but hes lingering on by sheer will
48、 power.,linger: to wait for a time which is considered too long instead of going, delay goingThe newly acquainted young couple lingered around the hall long after the concert had ended.She shouldnt have lingered after the others had left-that was fatal.,45. agony: very great pain, intolerable suffer
49、ing of mind or body He suffered agonies from his broken arm. The country must not again go through the agony of war. the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory,46. inhibit: cause one to suppress certain thoughts or desires because of the environmental condition His way of teaching is dull, and in
50、hibits imagination. This medicine will inhibit the spread of the disease. inhibited: (of peoples character) unable to express what one really feels They were too inhibited to laugh freely.,47. agitate: to stir, upset, disturb The speech agitated the crowd. agitated: emotionally disturbed and excited The audience was agitated. agitator: person who stirs up public opinion, esp. on a political matter agitation: painful excitement of the mind None of them noticed her agitation.,
