Lesson25TheSpiritofExplorers维京人的海洋探险-维京人扩张图1TheVikingsdominatedtheseasandcoachofNorthernEuropebetweenthe8thand10thcenturiesAD.维京人的船是维京文化中重要的组成部分，可以说维京人的一切都与他们的船有密切联系。维京船制造的材料主要取自高大笔直的橡树。维京船分为战船和货船两类。战船较轻，船窄，灵活轻便，又很耐风浪；而货船的船身又高又宽，船体也很重，在波涛汹涌的大海中载重航行时可保持稳定。两类船都有通常所说的弯曲船首，用一整块完整的橡木精雕细刻而成。TheVikings,thefirstEuropeanswhoreachedAmerica.In982AD,whenamancalledErictheReddecidedtosetsailFurtherwest,therewereasManyas10,000VikingslivinginIceland.a1Beforelearningthetext,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkarrivedinAmericafirst?a)ChristopherColumbusb)AncientRomansc)Chinesed)Vikings2MatchthewordswiththeirexplanationsScandinaviaaalargeislandintheNorthAtlanticOcean,nearNorth-easternCanadaGreenlandbanareaofNorthEuropeconsistingofNorway,Sweden,DenmaekandFinlandNewfoundlandcacountryintheNorthAtlanticIcelanddalargeislandinEasternCanadabadceWhenWhoWhatHowThemiddleoftheninthcenturydiscoveredIcelandblowntherebyastormErictheRedNotlongafterErictheRedBiarniunknownlandblownoffcourseTheyear1002LeifandBiarniVinlandplannedthetripReadthepassage.Themcompletethetablebelow4Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestiona)WhydidErictheRedleaveIceland?HewasforcedtoleaveIcelandbecausehegotintotroubleforamurderhehadcommitted.b)WhowasBiarnilookingforwhenhewasblowntoanunknownland?HewaslookingforhisfatherwhowaswithEric’sparty.c)HowdoweknowabouttheVikings?TheVikingswereagroupofpeoplewhooriginatedfromScandinavia.TheydominatetheseasandcoastsofnorthernEuropebetween8thand10thcenturiesAD.DiscussionDoyouthinkitmatterswhichEuropeansfirstreachedAmerica?sioLanguagepointsreach:stretchout(one’shand)inordertotouch,grasportakesth.1他伸手去拿枪.Hereachedforhisgun.2我们应该伸出援助之手,帮助有困难的人.Wemustreachouttothoseinneed.communicatewithsbespbytelephone3我打电话找不到他.Ican’treachhimbyphone/onthephone.DAmericagettoorarriveat4他1:00钟到达纽约.HereachedNewYorkby1:00oclock.5那车达到每小时500英里的速度.Thecarreachedaspeedof500mph.achieveorattainsthreachaconclusion/decision/Commit:dosthwrongorfoolish1commitmurder,suicide,theft,…犯凶杀,自杀,偷窃…向(某人或自己)保证2他已答应抚养他弟弟的孩子.Hehascommittedhimselftosupportinghisbrother’schildren.Persuade:causesbtodosthbyarguingorreasoningwithsb1怎么说服他参加我们的活动呢?Howcanwepersuadehimintojoiningus?2她说服女儿不要抽烟.Shepersuadedherdaughteroutofsmokingcausesotobelievesth1这证据不足以使我充分信服.I’mnotfullypersuadedbytheevidence.2怎么才能使你相信我是真心实意的呢?HowcanIpersuadeyouthatIamsincere?
