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Unit4HistoryandTraditionsListeningandSpeakingConfuciusmansioncemeteryindividualphilosophydescendantReview Confuciusmansioncemeteryphilosophydescendantindividualn.孔子n.公館；宅第n.墓地；公墓n.哲學(xué)n.后裔；后代；adj.單獨(dú)的；個別的n.個人

Isitimportantforapeopletoknowtheirhistoryandtraditions?Why?Apeoplewithouttheknowledgeoftheirpaststory,originandcultureislikeatreewithoutroots.-MarcusGavey

Pre-listeningWhatdoyouknowfromthepicture?ConfuciusWhatdoyouknowaboutConfucius?LookatsomephotosofQufu.Whatcanyousayabouttheseplaces?While-listeningListentotheconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudentinQufu.

Fillintheblanksfacts/opinionsaboutConfuciusWilliam1.Heisoneofhisfavorite__________.2.Hewasa__________man.3.Helivedover_______yearsago.XiaoKong1.Confuciushasover___milliondescendants.2.Hewasagreat___________andhadmanyideasabout________.3.Hewasoneofthe___________mindsinhistory.philosopherswise2,5003educatoreducationgreatestListenagainanddecidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(T),false(F),ornotmentioned(NM).Thenanswerthequestion.1Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.___2XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.___3AsoneofConfucius’descendants,XiaoKong’snameisrecordedinthefamilytree.——4DachengHallisthetallestbuildinginQufu.____

FFNMTreflectingideasoneducation.WhydoyouthinkWilliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?ATherearefamoushallsinhishometown.BTherearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.CBothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.DHishometowndoesn’tallowotherbuildingstobemorenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildings.

UnderstandingidiomsAnidiomisanexpressionwhichmeanssomethingdifferentfromthemeaningoftheindividualwords.Someidiomspresentanideaorpaintapicturethatgivesahintastothemeaning.Otheridiomscanonlybeunderstoodfromthecontextinwhichtheyappear.ReadthematerialsandfindouttheEnglishidioms.William:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I’mlookingfortheConfuciusTemple,butI’mnotgoodatmapsthey’remyAchilles’heel!XiaoKong:Oh,hello,yes.Comewithme—I’mgoingtothetemplerightnow.Bytheway,whatdoes“Achilles’heel”mean?William:Oh,itmeansthatsomethingismyweaknessI’mreallybadwithmaps!SodoyouknowmuchaboutConfucius?He’soneofmyfavoritephilosophers.Hewassuchawiseman.XiaoKong:Oh,yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIamadescendantofConfuciushimself.William:Noway,you’repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknowyou’rerelatedtoConfucius?Didn’theliveover2500yearsago?ReadthematerialsandfindouttheEnglishidioms.XiaoKong:Yes,buthisfamilytreeiswellrecorded.Hehasover3milliondescendants.Sorryagain,whatdoes“pullingmyleg”mean?William:Oh,sorry,itmeanstojokewithsomeone.

Anyway,soyou’reactuallygoingtothetempletopayrespecttoyourrelative?XiaoKong:Well,yes.ButI’malsomeetingmystudygroupthere.WearedoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusideasoneducation.Youknow,Confuciuswasgreateducator,andhehadmanygreatideasabouteducation.Forexample,hetalkedabouttherelationshipbetweenlearningandreflecting.Hebelievedthatlearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion...Oh,look,thetempleisjustoverthere.William:Oh,great!What’sthatbigbuildingoverthere?XiaoKong:Oh,that’sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it’ssowellrespectedinQufuthatnootherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanit.ReadthematerialsandfindouttheEnglishidioms.William:Wow,nowthat’srespect.That’salittlebitlikemyhometown—Stratford-upon-Avon.XiaoKong:Wait,youmeanwhereShakespearewasfrom?Whatacoincidence—ConfuciusandShakespeare,twoofthegreatestmindsinhistory!IreallywanttovisittheUKI’mreallyinterestedinBritishhistoryandculture.William:Oh,that’sgreat!Solaterwecangoforacupofteaandhaveachataboutit.Anditwouldbegreatifyoucouldtakemesomewheretogetmywatchfixed.XiaoKong:OK,noproblem!Socomeandmeetmystudygroup—wecantellyouallaboutthetemple.AndhowlongareyoustayinginQufu?IcanshowyoutheCemeteryofConfuciusandtheKongFamilyMansionaswell...William:Really?That’ssokind!IneedallthehelpIcanget.—I’mlikeafishoutofwater!EnglishidiomMeaningChineseequivalentAchilles’heelpullone’slegfishoutofwaterWritedowntheEnglishidiomsthatareusedintheconversation.ExplaintheirmeaningsandthinkaboutsomeofChineseequivalents.sth.thatissb’sweaknesstojokewithsb.Sb.whofeelsuncomfortable

becausetheyareinanunfamiliarplace弱點(diǎn)；要害戲弄如芒在背對應(yīng)詞After-listeningLearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.學(xué)而不思則罔Reviewtheoldandlearnthenew.