Unit10TextII．WritingSkillsThetextisshortbutforceful,writtenintheformofafable.Afableisusuallyanimaginaryshortstory,meanttoteachamoral.Thewriterusesastoryofherowninventioninanefforttowarnpeopleofthedangersofpollution.①Thecontentofthetextisorganizedinapatternofcomparisonandcontrast.②Thewriteruseswritingtechniquesasparallelism,inversion,complicatedsentencestructures,carefullyselectedpunctuationmarksandarhetoricalquestion.③Thewritersuccessfullyrepeatsakeyideaindifferentwords.II.LanguagePoints1.intheheartof:inthecentralpart/centreofe.g.Theyarenowinthe~oftheforest.Let’sgettothe~ofthematter/thesubject.cf:inthemidstof:inthemiddleof,among2.harmony①harmony(n.)[u]:agreement(offeeling,interests,opinions,etc)e.g.The~ofseaandskymakesabeautifulpicture.Therewasperfect~betweenthetwobrothers.par.Theagreementofcolorswillmakeuscomfortable.Thereisnoagreementbetweentwoselfishmen.inharmony:peacefully,inagreemente.g.BobandJohnworkedtogetherin~foryears.par.Theboysandgirlsaresinginginagreement.bein/outofharmonywith:be(not)correspondent/coincidentwithe.g.Histastesarein(outof)~withmine.Shelivedin~withherneighbors.par.Theviolinwasinagreementwiththerestofthemusicalinstrument.Theoldideasarenotcorespondentwiththemodernones.②harmonious(adj.)a)inagreement;freefromillfeelinge.g.~families/neighborsb)pleasinglyorsatisfactorilyarranged协调的,调和的e.g.~colorsa~groupofbuilding③harmoniously(adv.)e.g.Thefamilylived~.Weworkedtogether~.④harmonize(v.)a)bringonethingintoharmonywithanothere.g.Shepaintedthewallsto~thecolorsofthewallsandthecurtains.1Hetriedhardto~hisviewswithfacts.b)beinharmonyoragreemente.g.Thecolorsdon’tseemto~withthedecorations.Yourtemperamentdoesn’t~withaslowpaceoflife.c)(music)addnotes(amelody)tomakechords配上和音e.g.Thesingerbeganto~thesongs.3.inthemidstof:inthemiddleof;amongmidst:(literatureorolduse)themiddlepartorportionin/into/from/outofthe~(of)e.g.Theydepartedinthe~ofaheavyrain.HeistheenemyIthe~ofus/inour~.(amongus)Werodeintothe~ofthewoods.4.lie/lay/lain①besituatede.g.Thesmallvillage~satthefootofthemountain.ThenewcapitalofBrazil,Brasilia,~s600milesnorthwestoftheoldcapital.②bekeptorremainsinacertainstatee.g.Thefieldslaythicklycoveredwithweeds,becauseofShaka’sordersformourning.Thesnowlaythickontheground.Themanlayinprisonforsevenyears.③hang,hover(usedwith‘over’)e.g.Deepsorrowlayoverthewholecountryatthedeathofthepremier.Silenceislyingovertheforest.Acursehasalwayslainoverthatfamily.(恶运缠绕)④beinaflat,restingpositione.g.Helikeslyinginbedafterwakingup.Thewoundedsoldierwaslyingonthebattlefield.⑤(ofthings)berestingflatonsth.e.g.ThebookIboughtlastweekarelyingopenonthetable.⑥bee.g.Forthenextthreemonths,thewholecountrysidelayinagripofiron.Themanagerwantedeverythingto~inhispower.ThecauseofBennyParet’sdeath~sintheprevailingmores.⑦phrases~withsb.:besb’sdutyorresponsibilitye.g.Theresponsibility~swiththepeopletoseeamanhurt.Thedecision/solution/choice~swithyou.It~swithyoutoacceptorrejecttheinvitation.~insth.:(ofabstractthings)existe.g.Thetrouble~sintheengine.Thegreatestcharmofthebride’scostume~sinitssimplicity.25.bloom①(n.):flower,esp.ofplantsadmiredchieflyfortheirflowers(eg:roses,tulips,chrysanthemums)bein~:(ofplants)floweringe.g.Thetulipsareinfull~now.②(vi.):beinflower,bearflowerse.g.Theroseshavebeen~ingallsummer.cf:blossom①(n.):flower,esp.ofafruit-treebein~:(ofbushesandtrees)ha...
