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)...