7Unit2Itisstillreadandloved.Heisafamouswriter—MarkTwain.Doyouknowabouthisworks?MarkTwain马克·吐温Talksomethingaboutthepictures.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer逃离；逃脱v.neighbour邻居n.adventure冒险（经历）n.foratime一小段时间；一度；一时cave洞穴n./keɪv/getintotrouble遇上麻烦逃跑，逃走ɪs'keɪp//əd'ventʃə/dead死的；去世的adj../ded//'fju:nrəl/escape/'neɪbə/葬礼n.runawayfuneralaction举止；行为；情节n.everyday日常的；普通的adj..state州；邦n./steɪt/southern南方的adj.alive活着的adj./'sʌðn//ə'laɪv//'ækʃn//'evrɪdeɪ/surprise惊奇的；惊讶的adj./sə'praɪz/payfor…为付出代价dialogue对话/'daɪəlɒg/adventure冒险（经历）getintotrouble遇上麻烦Theboywhoisplayingchessseemstogetintotrouble.这个正在下象棋的男孩似乎遇到了问题。Thesingeristryingtorunawayfromhisfans.这位歌星试图从他的粉丝群众逃出去。Thethieffailedtoescapefromthecrowd.小偷没能从人群中逃出去。runaway逃跑，逃走escape逃离；逃脱cave洞穴Amousestartedoutfromthecave.一只老鼠从山洞窜了出来。neighbour邻居surprise惊奇的；惊讶的dialogue对话1.Workinpairs.ReadthefirstparagraphofthepassageinActivity2quicklyandtrytoanswerthequestions.Usethewordsandexpressionintheboxtohelpyou.adventure,hero,nineteenthcentury,treasure1.WhatkindofstoryisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?It’sabookthattellssomeexcitingstoriesaboutaboywhohasmanyadventures.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,inthesouthernUSinthenineteenthcentury.2.Whenandwhereisthestoryset?2.ReadthepassageandcheckyouranswerstoActivity1.AbookreviewofTheAdventuresofTomSawyerOneofmyfavouritegreatbooksisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,byMarkTwain.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,inthesouthernUSinthenineteenthcentury.Ittellssomeexcitingstoriesaboutaboywhohasmanyadventures.Tom,theheroofthebook,liveswithhisauntPolly.Heisalivelyandcleverboy.Hedoesnotlikepeopletellinghimwhattodo,sohealwaysgetsintotrouble.Heandhisbestfriend,HuckFinn,runawaytoanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver.TomhasmoretroublebecauseabadmannamedInjunJoeislookingforhim.Later,Tomescapesfromacavewithanotherfriend,Becky.HealsofindsInjunJoe’streasureboxandtakesitaway.MyfavouritepartofthebookiswhenTomandHuckstarttheiradventuresontheislandintheMississippiRiver.Atfirst,theyarehappy.Butwhentheyhearthateveryonethinkstheyaredead,theyfeelverysorry,sotheycomebackhome.Theyhideandwatchforatimewhentheyseetheirfamilyandneighbourscomingtotheirfuneralinthechurch.Then,TomandHucksuddenlyappear.Everyoneissurprisedtoseethematfirst,butverypleasedtofindthatTomandHuckarealive.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisagreatbook.Itismorethananadventurestory.MarkTwainwroteitin1876.Itdescribespeople’slivesinthesouthernstatesofAmericaatthattime.Ittellshowyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.ItiswrittenineverydayEnglish,andthedialoguessoundespeciallyreal.Today,itisstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworld,anditisthoughttobeoneofthegreatestAmericanstories.1.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,inthesouthernUSinthenineteenthcentury.故事背景设定在十九世纪美国，位于密西西比河河畔圣彼得堡的一个小镇上。set,形容词，译为“(电影，戏剧，小说等)以(某事或某地)为背景的”。TheplayissetinasmallMidwesterntown.这部戏以中西部的一个小镇为背景。拓展：set构成的短语(1).setoff1).出发，动身（去某地）。LittleTomandhisfathersetoffforAmericalastweek小汤姆和池的爸爸上周动身去美国。2).引爆Themansetthebomboffinaditch.那人把炸弹放在沟里引爆了。3)...
