1、Unit 5What an adventure!Adventure in the World of Nature One stormy autumn night when my grandnephew Roger was about twenty months old I wrapped him in a blanket and carried him down to the beach in the rainy darkness.Out there,just at the edge where we couldnt see big waves werethundering in,dimly
2、seen white shapes that boomed and shouted and threw great handfuls of froth at us.Together we laughed for pure joyhe a baby meeting for the first time the wild tumult of oceanus,I wish the salt of half a lifetime of sea love in me.But I think we felt the same spine-tingling response to the vast,roar
3、ing ocean and the wild night around us.A night or two later the storm had blown itself out and I took Roger again to the beach,this time to carry him along the waters edge,piercing the darkness with the yellow cone of our flashlight.Although there was no rain the night was again noisy with breaking
4、waves and the insistent wind.It was clearly a time and place where great elemental things prevailed.One adventure on this particular night had to do with life,for we were searching for ghost crabs,those sand-colored,fleet-legged beings which Roger had sometimes glimpsed briefly on the beaches in day
5、time.But the crabs are chiefly nocturnal,and when not roaming the night beaches they dig little pits near thesurf line where they hide,seemingly watching and waiting for what the sea may bring them.For me the sight of these small living creatures,solitary and fragile against the brute force of the s
6、ea,had moving philosophic overtones,and I do not pretend that Roger and I reacted with similar emotions.But it was good to see his infant acceptance of a world ofelemental things,fearing neither the song of the wind nor the darkness nor the roaring surf,entering with baby excitement into the search
7、for a“ghost”.It was hardly a conventional way to entertain one so young,I suppose,but now,with Roger a little past his fourth birthday,we are continuing that sharing of adventures in the world of nature that we began in his babyhood,and I think the results are good.The sharing includes nature in sto
8、rm as well as calm,by night as well as day,and is based on having fun together rather than on teaching.在自然界中探险一个暴风骤雨的秋夜,我用毛毯把侄孙罗杰裹好,带着他冒雨在黑暗里穿行,径直走到海滩边,当时他只有大约20个月大。在那里,在我们无法看见海的边缘,巨浪雷鸣般呼啸而来,依稀可见白色形状的浪花翻腾着、吼叫着,朝我们抛来大把大把的泡沫。我们一起大笑,因为纯粹的快乐而放声欢笑婴儿的他第一次见到了海洋之神异常激动的神态,我多么希望我能拥有大海一半的爱的情怀。但我想,面对辽阔咆哮的大海还有周围
9、狂野的黑夜,我们都感受到了同样的兴奋。一两个晚上以后,暴风雨平息了,我带着罗杰再次来到海边。这一次我抱着他沿着水边漫步,手电筒射出的锥形的黄色光芒穿透了黑暗。虽然没有下雨,海浪的巨响和持续的风声使得夜晚一样喧闹。显然,就在此时此地,伟大的自然力量尽显无疑。在这样一个特别的夜晚做一次冒险是和生命相关的,因为我们找寻着那些罗杰有时白天在海堆上匆匆瞥见过的和沙子一样颜色的、行动敏捷的幽灵蟹。但蟹主要在夜间活动,当它们不能在黑夜的沙滩漫游时,它们就在冲浪线的附近挖些小坑藏在里面,似乎在观察,在等待大海带给它们什么。看到这些小生灵,面对大海的强力而孤单脆弱时,我体会到了令人感动的哲学寓意,我不敢说罗杰和
10、我有相似的反应。但是,看到婴儿的他接受着自然的世界,不怕风在唱歌,也不怕黑暗包围和海浪轰吟,带着婴儿的兴奋寻求着“幽之蟹”实在是一件令人高兴的事。我想,这不是一个让如此年幼的孩子高兴的方式,通常人们不会这么做。但现在,罗杰刚过了他第四个生日,我们仍然继续着从他婴儿时期就开始的自然界探险之旅,我们一同感受这个旅程,而且我认为结果是美好的。我们一同感受自然,不仅有风暴,也有宁静;不仅有黑夜,也有白昼,并且我们的目的是一同嬉戏玩耍,而不是教导。【导语】本首歌曲名Adventure Of A Lifetime,是著名英国摇滚乐队Coldplay的新曲。强劲的音符伴着清澈的嗓音,诠释着为爱无需隐藏坚定一
11、生的执着,在爱的新生中苏醒,就是这般美好。注:听音填空Adventure Of A LifetimeTurn your magic on,to me shed sayEverything you wants a _ We are legends,every dayThats what she told him_,to me shed say dream awayTurn your magic onEverything you wants a dream awayUnder this pressure,_ We are diamondsI feel my heart beatingI feel
12、my heart underneath _ I feel my heart beatingunder this weightmy skinOh,you make me feelLike Im alive againAlive againOh,you make me feelLike Im alive againSaid I cant go on,not _ Im a dream,I die by light of dayin this wayGonna hold up half the sky and sayOh,we are omenI feel my heart beatingI feel
13、 my heart underneath my skinOh,I can feel my heart beatingCause you make me feelLike Im alive againAlive againOh,you make me feelLike Im alive againTurn your magic on,to me shed sayEverything you wants a dream awayUnder this pressure,under this weightWe are diamonds taking shapeWe are diamonds takin
14、g shape(Woo,woo)If weve only got this lifeThen this adventure,more than IAnd if weve only got this lifeYoull get me through aliveAnd if weve only got this lifeThen this adventure,more than IWanna share with youWith you,with youI said,oh,say oh(Woo hoo,woo hoo)【词海拾贝】【听力微语系列】判断地点注意捕捉听力材料中关于地点或场合的关键词:听
15、力对话经常发生在未明说的某一特定的地点,这就要求我们能够根据话题及对话内容判断准确的地点。如,Where did the conversation take place?这类试题的答案一般不容易从听力材料中直接得到,要根据所听到的关键词语或生活常识来判断,才能得出答案。如,听到borrow,book,keep,return,card,science fiction,pay a fine.就会想到在借书,从而得出答案是“At the library”。因此,平常训练尽量有意识地把不同场景的词、短语、句子进行归纳分类。【即时训练】听下面材料,回答问题。1.Where will the man be
16、 at 5:00?A.At home.B.At his office.C.On the way home.2.What is the woman doing now?A.Doing some research.B.Writing a paper.C.Studying for a test.3.Why does the man need the boxes?A.He is going on a trip.B.He is packing for school.C.He is using them for a project.4.What are the speakers mainly talkin
17、g about?A.A snack place.B.Food from Taiwan.C.Bad economy.答案:14.BBBA【听力原文】Text 1M:Give me a call when you get into town.Ill pick you up at the train station.W:Should I call you at your office?M:If you get in before 5:30,call the office.Otherwise,call me at home.Text 2M:How is your homework coming alo
18、ng?W:Dont ask.After I finish writing this paper,Ive got to start my research for another paper thats due next week.And I dont know when Ill have time to prepare for my test thats in two days.Text 3W:Jerry,youre leaving for school tomorrow.What can I do to help?M:Please ask dad where my boxes are.W:Y
19、ou can use these old suitcases here instead.Text 4M:I drove by the Taiwanese snack place,and I noticed that its closed.I think it went out of business.W:You cant be serious!I just ate there yesterday,and the owner didnt say anything about closing down.【歌词译文】一生的冒险她对我说 绽放你的魅力你想要的一切不再是梦想我们每天都在创造奇迹她这么对他
20、说她对我说 绽放你的魅力你想要的一切不再是梦想在这强大的压力下我们就像一颗闪耀的钻石我能感觉到心在跳动血液在每寸肌肤下流淌我能感觉到心在跳动Oh你让我感觉如获新生再次拥有活力Oh你让我感觉如获新生如若不用这样的方式我就无法前进我是一个和白日一样光明不灭的梦我大声呐喊 我想为你撑起半边天Oh我们就是神奇的征兆我能感觉到心在跳动血液在每寸肌肤下流淌Oh我能感觉到心在跳动因为你让我有了感觉让我如获新生再次拥有活力Oh你让我感觉如获新生对我绽放你的魅力 她说你想要的一切不再是梦想在这强大的压力下我们就像雕琢中的钻石绽放光辉我们就像雕琢中的钻石绽放光辉若我们拥有这样的人生那这场冒险比我的任何一切都有意义若我们拥有这样的人生你会让我重获新生若我们拥有这样的人生那这场冒险比我的任何一切都有意义我想将其与你分享与你分享我想与你共享
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