1、Lets enjoy the following picturesHave you heard the story“Mengmu San Qian”?矛盾Self-contradictionDo you know what the expression self-contradiction means?Do you think snakes have feet?What does the expression mean?When you see the picture,what story or expression can you think of?Answer the questions:
2、1.What are the expressions above called in Chinese?典故2.Then do you know some allusions in English?Match the two parts.borrowed plumes 最大最好的部分 cats paw 受人愚弄的人 sour grape 靠别人得来的声望 the lions share 把得不到的说成不好Allusionskill the goose that lays 绞尽脑汁the golden eggsrack ones brains 打破沉默break the ice 害群之马black
3、 sheep 杀鹅取卵1)Who is scrooge?When someone says that he is a bit of a Scrooge,what does he means?Scrooge is a character from the book A Christmas Carol who was known for his lack of generosity.He means that he does not like to spend a lot of money.2)Have you heard the person,Mother Teresa?What do you
4、know about her?She was a nun who helped poor people in India.When we say someone is a Mother Teresa,what kind of person are we describing?A kind person who always thinks of others before themselves.When we refer to words or phrases like these to talk about another person or thing,we are using allusi
5、ons.Now read the guidelines of this section on Page56 to know what an allusion is.An allusion is a way of making an indirect reference to stimulate ideas and associations with other things.To make an allusion,you may refer to a person,an event,a place a character from literature or a thing.Please re
6、ad Points1-5 to learn the meaning of each allusion and find the ways of making an allusion.a.examples from literature.b.examples from religion.c.examples from works.d.examples from history.e.examples from real life.According to the Points1-5,fill in the form.Allusions Come from The meaningsLei FengM
7、ona LisaReal lifeA work of artTo describe a person who is kind and ready to help othersTo describe a personwith charming smile.Lin DaiyuJudasThe battle of WaterlooThe novelRed MansionThe BibleHistoryTo describe the young lady who is sentimental and sickishTo describe someonewho betray their friends
8、or beliefsTo describe a final defeat or failureRead the instructions and the table.To make sure you understand the meaning of each allusion.Think over and decidewhich of them are fromliterature,religion,history,real life or other sources.Read Zhang Hongs diary and fill in each of the blanks with a s
9、uitable one of the eight allusions in the table.1)a Herculean task 2)dark horse3)Mickey Mouse course4)Daniel in the lions den5)Achilles heel 6)a good Samaritan7)catch-22 8)JonahDiscuss in groups and decide which situations the following allusions are used in.a sacred cow be over the moonPandoras box dark horseAQ spirit sour grapes1.Do Part C1and Part C2 on Page119 in workbook.2.Preview the text in the Project.
