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Reading Leading in

Questions:

Do you like reading books? Do you like fantasy literature? Do you ever read books of Philip Pullman? Introduction of Philip Pullman:

"Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all."

His Dark Materials Trilogy Part One, Northern Lights (Scholastic, 1995; in USA as The Golden Compass, Knopf, 1996) Part Two, The Subtle Knife (Scholastic, 1997; USA, Knopf, 1997) Part Three, The Amber Spyglass (Scholastic/David Fickling Books, 2000) •In The Golden Compass, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by evil scientists. •In The Subtle Knife, Lyra journeys to the shimmering, haunted other world called Cittágazze, where she meets Will Parry. Together they travel from world to world and discover an object of extraordinary power, and uncover the truth of their own destiny In The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. The Amber Spyglass brings Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials to an astonishing conclusion Warming up :

Possible or Impossible? Life in 3046

A: In 3046, perhaps ______________________________. B: What do you mean by saying that? ________________. A: There will be some terrible disasters, such as ________. B: I don’t think so. _______________________________

Never Die

A: Do you believe that one day we’ll never die and be young forever?

B: Oh, I can’t imagine that. But _______________________

A: I think _________________________________________ B: Doctors may find a way to keep us young forever…

Into the text: 1. Will can’t think clearly because ___.

A. He was very frightened in the dark at night B. He was excited when he saw a cat.

C. He was worn out. 2. Why did the cat behave strangely? A. Because the cat put out a paw to pat something invisible in the air in front of her B. Because the cat came up to Will when he held out his hand

C. Because the cat approached the patch of grass and then left back.3. Which of the following is TRUE about the patch according to the text? A. Will had cut the patch out of air.

B. The patch was almost square in shape and less than a meter across.

C. From the most positions, the patch was completely visible.

There are 13 paragraphs in all in the text. We can divide them into 4 parts. First, read the whole text and give the general idea of each paragraph. Part 1: Paragraph 1 When and where the story happened Part 2: From Para. 2 to Para 5 •What the cat did and how the cat vanished •Part 3: From Para 6 to Para. 10

•What Will found and how he entered another world

•Part 4: From Para11 to para13

What Will saw and how he felt after entering another world Post reading activity:

1. Works in groups of three of four. Tell the story of The Cat That Vanished.

Each person in the group takes turns to tell part of

the story. If necessary, help the person who is telling the story.

Example Student A: The cat suddenly vanished into the air …I

can’t remember what happened next.

Student B: A truck passed.

Student C: And then, Will crossed the road.

Student A: Oh, right. A truck passed and Will stood close to a tree. Then he crossed the road, trying to see the place where the cat had vanished.

2. Work together and try to guess what happens next.

New words:

1.

play an important part/ role in

在...中起重要作用

play the leading role 起主要作用, 起带头作用

play the role of(sb.) (在剧中)扮演(某人)角色

Which part do you play? 2.

philosophical adj.

达观的, 哲学上的

（亦作：

philosophic）

phil-, philo-comb.f. 表示“爱好, 亲”, 如:philhellenic, philobiblic the philosophy of dialectical materialism 辩证唯物论哲学

a man without a philosophy 缺乏人生观的人

use philosophy 采取哲人态度

3. direction

n

命令；指示；指令

under my direction 由我指挥

前进的方向；方位

In which direction are you going, north or south?

你准备往哪个方向走？向北还是向南？

What direction does this exhibition hall face? 展览馆朝什么方向? (pl) 用法说明

Full directions inside. 内附详细说明书。

(=address) (收件人) 姓名地址

4. vanish

vi 消灭；化为乌有

I thought it would rain, but the clouds have vanished and it's a fine day.

我原以为天要下雨的，可是云消失了，是个好天。

vanish into thin air [from sight] 消失不见

vanish in darkness 在黑暗中消失

vanish into nothing 化为乌有

5. doubt

n 怀疑；疑虑；未确定

There is not much doubt about it. 这是没什么可怀疑的。

There is no doubt that he is guilty.

毫无疑问，他是有罪的。

I have (my) doubts about whether he is the best man for the job.

我怀疑他是否做这项工作的最好人选。

不信任；不相信

We have no doubt of his ability.

我们相信他的能力。

without doubt 必定；无疑

beyond

doubt [常作插入语]毫无疑问

beyond all doubt [常作插入语]毫无疑问

vt, vi 不确定；疑惑

不信任；怀疑

You can not doubt your own existence.

你不能怀疑你的存在。

看来…不会；不相信

I doubt that he'll come.

我不相信他会来。

6. alien

adj

（常与to连用）与…相反的；与…不同的

an alien concept

迥异的观念

It is alien to the school discipline. 这是违反学校纪律的。

Their ideas are quite alien to our own. 他们的想法跟我们的截然不同。

外国的；外国人的

alien corporation

外国公司

来自其他星球的

n.

外国人; 侨民; 外地人; 外族人, 外来种; 归化种

resident alien 外籍居民

7. hesitate vi -tated, -tating

犹豫；踌躇

He hesitated before he answered because he didn't know what to say.

他在回答之前犹豫了一下，因为他不知道说什么。

"We do not hesitate to give our lives for our country, let alone suffer some hardships." "我们不惜为国献身,更不必说吃点苦了。" "I hesitate to ask you, but will you lend me your car for a few days?" "我真不好意思向你开口,你能把汽车借给我用几天吗?" "Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window." "尽管她迟疑了片刻,但最后还是进了店,并且要求给她拿一件陈列在橱窗里的衣服看看。" She hesitated over the choice between the two blouses for her daughter. 这两件短恤衫她拿不定主意究竞挑哪一件给她女儿。

不欲, 不愿

hesitate at nothing 毫不犹豫地做某事

In case you need something, please don't hesitate to ask me. 如果你需要什么东西, 请不客气地对我说。

He who hesitates is lost. [谚]当断不断, 必受其患。

Embarrassment caused me to hesitate. 窘迫使得我(讲话)吞吞吐吐

8. dream

vt, vi dreamed 或

dreamt, dreaming

做梦；梦见

I dreamt about my teacher last night.

昨天夜里我梦见我的老师了。

幻想；梦想

I dream of being the best footballer in the town.

我梦想成为全城最好的足球队员。

dream up 凭空想出；凭空臆造

n.

梦; 幻想, 空想; 理想, 愿望(of); 梦一般美妙的人[事物], 美景

have a bad dream 作噩梦

awake from a dream 从梦中醒来

a fond dream 黄粱美梦

His dream of being a doctor has come true. 他当医生的愿望实现了。

The girl is a perfect dream. 这个女孩子太美了。

9. awake adj

醒着的

The baby is awake.

婴儿醒着。

The secretary lay awake all night pondering whether to leave or stay. 秘书一夜未曾睡着反复思索着去还是留。

（常与to连用）明白的；觉悟的

Are you awake to the danger you are in now?

wide awake 完全醒着的；不受欺骗的

vt.

唤起,叫醒; 提醒,启发; 激起,激发

awake sb.'s sympathy 唤起某人的同情心

10. revenge n

报复；报仇

do sth. in [out of] revenge (for sth.) (为...)报复性地[出于报复]做某事

a counter-attack in revenge

反攻倒算

I broke Mary's pen by accident, and in revenge she tore up my school work.

我不留心弄坏了玛丽的钢笔，出于报复，她撕掉了我的作业。

revenged, revenging

（常与on, upon连用）报复；报仇

I'll revenge that insult.

我要报复那侮辱。

Hamlet revenged his dead father.

哈姆雷特为他死去的父亲报仇。

替...报仇; 报复; 洗雪

revenge one's friend替朋友报仇

revenge a wrong 申冤雪恨

revenge an injustice 对不正义采取报复

be revenged on sb. (=revenge oneself on sb.) 向某人报仇

get[have, take] one's revenge on sb. for sth. 因某事向某人报仇

give sb. his revenge 给某人雪耻的机会

in [out of] revenge 作为...的报复

seek one's revenge on

找机会向...报仇

revenge oneself on sb. for sth. (=be revenged on sb. for sth.)

因某事为自己向某人报仇

11. possess vt 拥有；占有

He possesses two cars.

他有两辆汽车。

She possesses some interesting pictures.

她有一些有趣的画儿。

possess courage 有勇气

possess oneself 自制

possess one's mind in peace 保持安静

possess sb. of the facts of the case 使某人熟悉该案的事实

possess one's soul in patience 耐着性子等待

She was possessed by the desire to be rich. 她被致富的欲望所支配。be possessed by [with] 被(鬼怪、思想等)缠住, 迷住

be possessed of 拥有, 占有, 具有, 享有

be exclusively possessed by 在...把持下

like all possessed [美]疯狂地, 猛烈地, 热烈地

like one possessed 像着了魔的人一样

possess oneself of 取得, 获得, 把...占为已有

possess sb. of sth. 使某人有[拥有]某物; 使某人熟悉某事

Language points

1. She came out of a garden to where Will was standing.

=She came out of a garden to the place where/in which will was standing.

e.g. He is pointing to where there is a temple.

e.g. The thieves have gone where the police can’t get them.

e.g. Where there are a large number of chemical factories, the air is likely to be polluted.

2. Still watching, Will saw the cat behave strangely.

Then he stood still, close to the nearest tree, as a truck passed by.

still adj.

静止的

adv.

仍然

e.g. Please stand still when I take a photo of you. e.g. My desk mate is sitting still.

It seems that he has been asleep.

3. But Will knew without any doubt that …doubt

n.

怀疑

e.g. (There is) no doubt ______ the prizes will be given to the people successful in their own fields.

e.g. I have some doubt _________ he will come to the party. Doubt vt.

怀疑

e.g. I doubt his honesty.

e.g. I doubt whether/if he is honest.

e.g. I don’t doubt that he is honest.

e.g. I doubt his honesty.

e.g. I doubt whether/if he is honest.

e.g. I don’t doubt that he is honest.

5. When it had gone past he crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the places where…Keep his eyes on: have his eyes on, or look after e.g. 我盯着你呢，所以你要按要求做。我不在家地时候，玛丽自愿照顾孩子。

6. The patch was almost square in shape and less than a meter across.

Square in shape: in the shape of square

e.g. 她戴了一枚鸟型的胸针。She was wearing a pin bird in shape. =she was wearing a pin in the shape of a bird.

7. …. he bent down and looked through.

Bend down: end your body at your waist e.g. 1) 我弯腰从地上提起箱子。

I bent down to lift the box off the floor. Look through: 翻阅;假装没看到looked straight through

2) 我翻阅了所有文件，当仍没找到合同。

I’ve looked through all papers but I still can’t find

the contract. 3) 我昨天在街上看到莉莉了，她却假装没看到我。

I saw Lily in the street yesterday and she looked straight through me.