M9Unit4BiblicalidiomsinEnglish组卷网ChristianityandtheBible:TheBibleisthemostimportantChristianityclassicwhichisoftendescribedas“thegreatestbookeverwritten”,becauseofitsunendingsignificanceandinfluenceonpeoplethroughouttheages.ManybasicconceptsandprinciplesofWesternculturehavecomedownfromtheBible.ManycommonEnglishphrasesandexpressionshavetheiroriginintheBibleaswell.基督教GuessthemeaningoftheidiomsintheBible..1.Awolfinsheep’sclothing.2.Eyeforeye,toothfortooth3.Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil(罪恶).4.Castpearls(珍珠）beforeswine（猪).披着羊皮的狼以其人之道还治其人之身爱财乃万恶之源对牛弹琴Dividethetextinto4partswiththehelpofmainideasofeachpartgiventoyou.1.Whatisanidiom?(Para______)2.WhydoestheBiblehavealotofidioms?(Para______)3.WhatarethedifferentkindsofBiblicalidioms?(Paras_____)4.Whyshouldwelearnidiomswell?(Para______123-67StructureanalysisFastreadingPart1(1)the________oftheidiomsPart2(2)the________oftheidiomsPart3(3-6)________ofdifferentkindsofidiomsPart4(7)the____________oflearningidiomsdefinitionimportance/significanceoriginexamplesMainideaofeachpartPart1(Para1)Anidiomis…agroupofwordsoranexpressionwhosemeaningoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningoftheseparatewordsinit.Carefulreading1.WhichlanguageswastheBiblefirstwrittenin?InHebrewandGreek.CarefulreadingPart2(Para2)2.Whatdid‘byandby’meanintheBible?Immediately.(butnowitmeans‘beforelong’)ReadPara.1-2againcarefully.JudgewhetherthesesentencesareTrue/False.1.Themeaningsofanidiomisalwaysthesameasthemeaningsofitscomponents.2.Youcaneasilymisunderstandasentenceifyoudon’trecognizeanidiomisbeingused.3.TheoriginalmeaningofBiblicalidiomshaveneverchanged.ofidiomsIdiomsMeaningsFeetofclayAhiddenweaknessSeethehandwritingonthewallToseesignsthatdisasteriscomingKillthefattedcalfTohavealargecelebrationTheappleofsomebody’seyeAchildlovedverymuchbyhisorherparentsYoureapwhatyousowSmallkindnessesoftenbringusrichrewardswhileoursmalloffencescanbringdisasters.Story-relatedAnimal-relatedStory-relatedAgriculturallifeorfood-relatedTypesPart3(Paras3-6)Listthebenefitsoflearningidioms.1).Improvingyour_______________;2).Developingahighlevelofcompetenceinyour____________________;3).Better_____________and____________the_________and_____________ofEnglish-speakingcountries.comprehensioncommunicationskillsunderstandingappreciatinghistoryculturesPart4(Para7)Thepassageismostprobablytakenfroma____A.magazineB.newspapersC.fielddiaryD.websiteHowmanyidiomshavebeenmentionedinthisarticle?Whatarethey?---6idioms.1).byandby2).feetofclay3).seethehandwritingonthewall4).killthefattedcalf5).youreapwhatyousow6).theappleofsomebody’seye.Canyouusethemproperly?Practice:Choosethecorrectidiomfromthetexttocompleteeachsentencebelow.1.Debbie’sfatheralwayswarnshertobenicetopeoplearoundher,because___________________2.Sarah’smotheradoresher;Sarahis________________________3.Wilsonwasdisappointedwhenhelearntthatthecoachhad__________.theappleofhermother’seye.feetofclayyoureapwhatyousow.4.Sheknewitmighttakealongtimeforherteammatestochangetheirminds,butshebelievedthatthenewplanwouldwork_________.5.WhenmybrothercamebackhomefromhistriptoEurope,we__________________.6.Afterhiscompanysufferedmillionsofdollarsinlosses,Joe__________________________andleftthecompany.byandbykilledthefattedcalfsawthehandwritingonthewallReadingstrategyHowcanwesuccessfullyunderstandidioms?A.Lookat...
