D1-D2
Notes for Beauty and the Beast
Vocabulary:
1. the tightening of the throat 喉咙发紧
the tingle up the spine脊柱发麻
E.g. I felt a slight tightening of the throat.
2. shuffle through 拽足而行
E.g. A man shuffled through a quiet street in the city.
3. get off the ground 顺利开始
E.g. His plans never get off the ground.
4. legions of 众多
E.g. Its legions of fans are always eager to see it launch a new offering that makes a splash.
5. a knot in the stomach 胃部一揪
a lump in the throat 如鲠在喉
E.g. His anger gave me a knot in the stomach. It is a lump in her throat.
6. wield 挥舞；行使
E.g. ~ power / ~ sword
7. machismo 男子气概
E.g. He completely lacks machismo.
8. wrestle with 全力对付，努力克服
E.g. Should girls be allowed to wrestle with boys?
Sentence structure:
1. That feeling itself - the tightening in the throat, the tingle up the spine, the tear of pride is unique to the human animal.
That feeling itself (...) + is + unique (...)
2. The peasants who gazed for the first time at the stained glass in the cathedral at Chartres undoubtedly experienced that same feeling - the most human of emotions - wonder.
The peasants (...) + experienced + wonder
3. Even today, the sight of this huge, arched space with those luminous windows suspended high in the darkness is almost enough to make a believer of even the most skeptical.
The sight (...) + is enough to (...)
4. Both represent the perfect combination of individual achievement and group corporation in the pursuit of something beautiful and lasting.
Both + represent + combination (...)
5. Some of the workers may well have been veterans of the First Crusade, an expedition to save the Holy Land from the infidal Muslims that was part religious frenzy, part military adventure, and part social fad.
Some of the workers + have been + veterans (...)
6. We like to think that our erratic behavior is a thing of the past, that we've outgrown the excesses of the Crusades.
We + like to + think 1, 2
Background information:
1. Neil Armstrong :
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
2. Chartres Cathedral：
Also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a Gothic Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church located in Chartres, France, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Paris. The current cathedral, mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, is the last of at least five which have occupied the site since the town became a bishopric in the 4th century.
Since at least the 12th century the cathedral has been an important destination for travellers – and remains so to the present, attracting large numbers of Christian pilgrims, many of whom come to venerate its famous relic, the Sancta Camisa, said to be the tunic worn by the Virgin Mary at Christ's birth, as well as large numbers of secular tourists who come to admire the cathedral's architecture and historical merit.
3. The First Crusade:
The First Crusade (1095–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Land, called on by Pope Urban II in 1095. It started as a widespread pilgrimage of western Christendom and ended as a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Land taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632–661), ultimately resulting in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.
During the crusades, nobility, knights, peasants and serfs from many regions of Western Europe travelled over land and by sea, first to Constantinople and then on towards Jerusalem. The Crusaders arrived at Jerusalem, launched an assault on the city, and captured it in July 1099, massacring many of the city's Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. They also established the crusader states of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the County of Tripoli, the Principality of Antioch, and the County of Edessa.
It was the first major step towards reopening international trade in the West since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Due to the First Crusade being largely concerned with Jerusalem, a city which had not been under Christian dominion for 461 years, and that the crusader army, on seizure of lands, had refused to honor a brokered promise before the seizure to return gained lands to the control of the Byzantine Empire, the status of the First Crusade as defensive or aggressive in nature remains unanswered and controversial.
4. The Holy Land:
is an area roughly located between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea that also includes the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River. Traditionally, it is synonymous with both the biblical Land of Israel and historical Palestine. The term usually refers to a territory roughly corresponding to the modern State of Israel, the Palestinian Territories, western Jordan, and parts of southern Lebanon and southwestern Syria. It is considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Part of the significance of the land stems from the religious significance of Jerusalem, the holiest city to Judaism, the historical region of Jesus' ministry, and the site of the Isra and Mi'raj event in Islam.
The holiness of the land to Christianity was part of the motivation for the Crusades, as European Christians sought to win back the Holy Land from the Muslims, who had conquered it from the Christian Byzantine Empire.
Many sites in the Holy Land have long been pilgrimage destinations for adherents of the Abrahamic religions, including Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Bahá'ís. Pilgrims visit the Holy Land to touch and see physical manifestations of their faith, confirm their beliefs in the holy context with collective excitation, and connect personally to the Holy Land.
5. Muslim:
A Muslim is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims consider the Quran (Koran), their holy book, to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah ) as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). "Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "one who submits (to God)".
The beliefs of Muslims include: that God (Arabic: الله Allāh) is eternal, transcendent and absolutely one (tawhid or monotheism); that God is incomparable, self-sustaining and neither begets nor was begotten; that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that has been revealed before through many prophets including Abraham, Moses, Ishmael and Jesus;that these previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time (tahrif)and that the Qur'an is the final unaltered revelation from God (The Final Testament).
D3-D4
任务一：
中文译文
神句
1. All the money would have been worthless if legions of craftsmen hadn't been willing to dedicate their skills and often their lives to making this not just another building, but a monument to human achievement.
倘若没有大批工匠甘愿倾其本领和生命致力于将它筑就一座人类绝无仅有的成就丰碑，那么所有的钱都已变作废纸了。
2. Certainly no other creature could conceive and create something of such sublime beauty. Case closed? Hardly.
其他任一生物当然想不出也造不出这样极致美丽的事物。有类似的案例？几乎没有。
3. Some of the workers may well have been veterans of the First Crusade, an expedition to save the Holy Land from the infidel Muslims that was part religious frenzy, part military adventure, and part social fad.
十字军东征，为将圣城从半是宗教狂热，半是军事冒险，半是社会热潮的异教徒穆斯林中拯救出来。一些工人们可能已经是那次远征的退伍军人。
4. We like to think that our erratic behavior is a thing of the past, that we've outgrown the excesses of the Crusades. But nothing could be further from truth.
我们会去想我们反复无常的行为都过去了，我们已经改变，十字军东征时的不人道行为再也不会出现了。
神词组
1. Remarkable phenomenon
了不起的存在
2. Scores of musicians/ an army of people
许多音乐家/一支音乐家队伍
3. How far we human have come in such a short time
这么短的时间内人类进程竟已如此之快
4. The sight of …. Is almost enough to make a believer of even the most skeptical.
...之景几乎能让一个疑心最重的人深信不疑。
5. Medieval equivalent of the modern effort
与现代科技相匹敌的中世纪成就
6. Reshape our destiny
脱胎换骨
7. Set goals/pursue goals
设定目标/ 追求目标
8. Be ashamed of …
以... 为耻
9. Fall for ….
陷入...
10. Alternate between…
在...之间转换
11. Wrestle with sth
和... 挣扎，搏斗
12. Get off the ground
开始实施，起飞
13. Contradictory drives
相互矛盾的驱力
任务二：
思维导图
D5
任务一：
神句神词组内化补充
1. 虚拟语气：
虚拟语气用来表示假想，而不表示客观存在的事实，所说的是一个条件，不一定是事实，
或与事实相反。虚拟语气通过谓语动词的特殊形式来表示。
(1) 将来时的条件句中的虚拟语气。如：
If he should go to Qing Hua University, he would make full use of his time. 如果他要上清
华大学的话，他就会充分利用他的时间了。
If he were to come here, he would tell us about it. 如果他要来的话，他会通知我们一声。
(2) 现在时的条件句中的虚拟语气。如：
If he were free, he would help us. 要是他有空的话，它会帮助我们的。
If he studied at this school, he would know you well. 如果他在这所学校学习的话，它会对
你很熟悉。
(3) 过去时的条件句中的虚拟语气。如：
If I had seen the film, I would have told you about it. 我如果看过这场电影，我会把电影内
容告诉你了。
If I had got there earlier, I would have met Mr. Li. 如果我早点到那儿，我就会会到了李先
生。
2. Case closed本来指法庭结案，此处延伸为到此为止。
类似的表达还有close a deal：完成交易。
不论是案子还是交易，从最初立案/下定金到最终彻底了结，都有一个漫长的过程，而close
则表明流程全部走完，彻底结束。
3. ...part religious frenzy, part military adventure, and part social fad.
...（十字军东征）既出于宗教狂热，又属于军事冒险，还可算作是社会热潮。
4. A thing of the past:过去的事情eg. Telegraph has already become a thing of the past.
Nothing could be further from truth.没有什么比这更远离事实的了=与事实想去甚远。
5. How far we have come:走过了多远的一段路
任务二：
Are they a permanent part of the human condition, or can we do something about them?
Contradictions are a permanent part of human condition. We pursuit and create something of sublime beauty. We pray and love in the name of dignity. We want something basically human in our daily life. At the same time, we behave like beasts. We kill and destroy, even hate. We witness, suffer or experience so many personal tragedies and group catastrophes. Maybe, the only thing we can do about it is to remind ourselves of the contradictions and never give up fighting.
