1、Lesson Fifteen,Touched by the Moon,Structure of the Text,Part 1 (paras. 12 ) On the way to a friends house, I was awe-struck by the moonrise in Manila and mentioned the moons influence on my friends life. Part 2 (paras. 34 ) During the visit to the northern India, the author witnessed the beautiful
2、moon over mountains and the plain respectively. Part 3 (para. 5) In the Philippines, the author watched the full moon over the sea.,Structure of the Text,Part 4 (paras. 67) The author viewed the whole nature and revealed the relationship between man and nature.Part 5 (paras. 810) The author rethough
3、t the modern life and expressed the willingness to live close to nature.,Words & expressions,1. awe: n. a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder; v. to fill with awe e.g. They were d into silence by the great man. awesome: expressing or causing feelings of ; remarkable, outstanding, marvelous
4、 struck / stricken: filled with, made silent or showing e.g. They sat in awestruck silence after hearing the truth at last.,2. chink,Chink: refers to a narrow opening or crack, such as that between boards in the wall of a shed, through which the wind blows or one may peepe. g. All one could see thro
5、ugh the s in our bamboo awning were a few desolate villages.,3. clay,clay: fine-grained earth which becomes more plastic when water is added, and can be moulded and dried to make bricks, pottery etc. e.g. to moisten / wet ones : to drink feet of : a surprising fault or weakness in the character of s
6、b who is admired and respectede.g. Why are people always surprised when they discovered that their heroes have feet of ?,4. crag,crag : a high, steep, rough and rugged rock or mass of rockse.g. cragsman (a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags) craggy: having many crags; steep, rugged an
7、d rough in appearance; craggede.g. hill I was attracted by Abraham Lincolns face.,5. cyclo-: circle, ring,bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle circular: in the shape of a circle circus: a circular area (for acrobatic, clown, and trained animal performance) cyclic: moving in recurrent circles cyclone: a sto
8、rm in which wind whirls round and round in a circle circulate: move around in a circle; to be distributed to a circle of readers,6. gigantic,gigantic: suggests an extremely large size or amount, mostly used exaggeratedly or figuratively big: emphasize the magnitude of weight, volume or extent large:
9、 preferable to big in formal style, normally not used to modify such nouns as success, progress, advance, promotion, development, change, etc., for which big or great are ready choices great: sounds emotional, suggesting attracting or surprising magnificence or giantness; it is commonly used with no
10、uns denoting personal qualities, like courage, confidence, ability, wisdom, etc.,7. harsh,harsh: unpleasant in causing pain to senses; physically disagreeable, lacking any comfort; severe, cruele.g. voice / noise (rough, jarring) daylight (too strong for the eyes) The cloth is to the touch.(with a r
11、ough surface) He is too with the children. His family couldnt survive the winter. The prisoner suffered much treatment at the hands of his jailers.,8. shape,v. form, fashion, mould in a definite shapee. g. childhood experiences that a persons character the clay before it dries out a folktale into a
12、narrative poem up or ship out: used to tell sb that if they dont improve, or work harder etc., they will have to leave their job or positione.g. He finally faced up to his drug problem when his band told him to shape up or ship out.,9. worship,e. g. sb as deity / God People go to the church to God.
13、His admirers ped at his feet. Many pilgrims at the shrine. n. ancestor / book / hero / idol / nature They bowed their heads in . (to show their respect),Language points in text,Touched by the moon: being close to nature,1. “Drive”,Drive 1) to move or travel in a vehiclee.g. Shall we stop for dinner
14、or shall we drive on ? 2) to take (sb.) in a vehiclee.g. Dont worry. Ill drive you to the airport. 3) to force to goe.g. we should drive the invaders from our country.,4) to force someone into a usu. unpleasant condition or undesirable course of action.e.g. The noise is driving me out of my mind. 5)
15、 to force to go somewhere by hittinge.g. drive the nail into the wood,“drive” VP,Drive at: to mean or suggest indirectly; hinte.g. I see perfectly what you are driving at? Drive awaye.g. The rioters fired shots in the air to drive away news photographers. Drive off: to force away or back; repele.g.
16、The army drove off the enemy with much loss of life. Drive sb. crazy (insane, mad, out of his mind, round the bend, up the wall),2. Moon,n.a full moona crescent moon ask/cry for the moon: demand sth. impossiblebark at the moonpromise sb. the moon,Moon v.,Moon about/around: to move about or pass time
17、 lazily or in a dreamlike state, with no purpose, interest, etc.e.g. Stop mooning around. Moon over: to be in a dreamlike state of unsatisfied desire for (esp. a person)e.g. She spent the whole day mooning over her favorite movie star.,3.jungle,Jungle: thick tropical forestforest: a large area thick
18、ly covered with treeswood: a small forestgrove: an area planted with a particular type of fruit tree, such as an orange grove, a bamboo grove, etc. P.381,4. Be typical of,Be typical of :having the usual features or qualities of a particular groupe.g. Thats typical of you.He ran away, which is very t
19、ypical of him. It was typical of our luck that it happened to be raining.,5. Point to,Point to: to show sb. sth. by holding up a finger toward ite.g. He pointed to the front door. Critics point to the continuing instability of the company. (emphasize) Point sth. at sb.: to aim sth. at sb.e.g. All of
20、 a sudden, he pointed a gun at me. Point out: to tell sb. Sth. That s/he did not know or has not thought about. Good friends are supposed to point out each others mistakes.,6. White noise,White noise: noise coming from a radio or television which is turned on but not tuned to any program,7. Drum into,Drum into: keep coming into; put (an idea, rule, etc.) firmly into (someones mind) by continuous repeatinge.g. drum a rule into sb.s head(ear)She drummed it into the children that they must not cross the road alone.*It took him hours to drum these points home.,
