英語教材解讀人教九年級上冊Angel

StepOne:BackgroundDoyouknowangels?Canyoudescribewhatanangellookslikeaccordingtoyourimagination?Angelisa

spirit（魂靈）

whoisGod’sservantinheaven,andwhoisoftenshownasapersondressedinalongwhitegownwithwingsissomeonewhoisverykind,verygood,orverybeautifulwasalso

usedwhenaskingsomeonetohelpyouorwhenthankingsomeoneforhelpingyoue.g.Bemyangelanddo…forme行行好

幫我……You

aremyangel你真是個好人StepOne:BackgroundStepOne:BackgroundWhichcountryisit?Whichisthesecondlargestcityofthiscountry?Ifyouaregoodatgeography,it’seasyforyoutotellthatthiscountryistheUnitedStatesofAmerica.StepOne:BackgroundIfyouareevenbetteratgeography,there’snodifficultyforyoutotellthatthesecondlargestcityoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaisLosAngeles.

What’stherelationshipbetweenAngelsand

LosAngeles?

LosAngelestheSpanishformofAngels.Soitiscalledthecityofangels.StepTwo：DiscussionHaveyoueverheardaboutorwatchedthismovie?Canyougiveabriefintroductiontothestoryinthismovie?In

LosAngeles,California,Sethisoneofmany

angels

whowatchoverhumansandprotecttheminunseenways.Seth'smainresponsibilityistoappeartothosewhoare

closetodeath

and

guide

themtothenextlife.Aspartofthistask,Sethandoneofhisfellowangels,

Cassiel,liketoaskpeoplewhattheirfavoritethinginlifewas.Despitethesedailyencounters,theyhavetroubleunderstandinghumanbeingsandtheirways.StepTwo：DiscussionWhilewaitingtoescortamanundergoingheartsurgerytotheotherworld,Sethisimpressedbythevigorouseffortsofthesurgeon,MaggieRice,tosavetheill-fatedman'slifeandhersincereanguishatherfailuretodoso.SethsoonbecomespreoccupiedwithMaggieanddecidestobecomevisibletoher.Theydevelopafriendshipwhichsoonturnstomutualattraction,althoughMaggieisalreadyinvolvedwithoneofhercolleagues,JordanFerris.SeththenmeetsNathanielMessinger,oneofMaggie'spatients,whocansenseSeth'spresenceandthatofotherangels.NathanielsoonrelatestoSeththathe,too,hadoncebeenanangelbut,bywayofthe

freewill

grantedequallytomortalsandangels,decidedtobecomehumanthroughtheprocesshereferstoas"falling".SethbeginstoconsiderexercisingthisoptionsothathecanbewithMaggie,andshelearnsheisanangel.StepTwo：DiscussionSethdecidestobecomehumanthroughthesymbolicgestureofjumpingfromthetopofaskyscraper.Immediatelyuponawakening,hestartstoexperienceallofthehumanfeelingsandsensationsthathehadneverbeenabletounderstand,beginningwithphysicalinjuryandpain.Nowhuman,SethheadstothehospitaltoseeMaggie,butistoldthatshehasgonetoheruncle'smountaincabinforabreak.Pennilessandna?ve,hecannotpayforthejourneyandendsupgettingmugged.Heeventuallyhitchesarideto

LakeTahoe

andappears,soakedandcold,atMaggie'sdoorstep.Maggierealizesthathehasgivenuphisangelicstatusforherlove,andtheyhavesex.StepTwo：DiscussionThenextmorning,asSethisintheshower,Maggieridesherbicycletoalocalstore.Onherwayback,happyandfulfilled,sheridesherbicyclewithhereyesclosedandherarmswideopen.Herhappinessiscutshortbyatruckthatcatchesherbysurprisewhenitpullsoutinfrontofher.SethsensesthatMaggieisintroubleandrunstoheraid.HearrivesintimeforMaggietotellhimthatsheseestheangelwhohascometoescortheraway.AlthoughSethisnolongerabletoseetheangels,heknowstheyarethereandfranticallybegsMaggienottolookatthem.Maggietellshimthatsheisnotafraidanymoreandthatwhentheywillaskherwhatherfavoritethinginlifeusedtobe,shewillsayitwasSeth,beforeshedies.StepTwo：DiscussionGrievingandalone,SethisvisitedbyCassiel.Sethquestionsifheisbeingpunishedforleavingheaventobeahuman,whichCassielassureshimisnotthecase.Sometimelater,Sethexpresseshisjoyinbeinghumanandthefactthathehascometotermswithhisnewlifebyrunningintotheoceanandfeelingthewaves.StepTwo：DiscussionHowdoyoufeelaboutthisstory?Ifyouweretheheroofthisstory,whatwouldyoudofortherestofyourlife?StepTwo：DiscussionSuchaTragedy

MakesmefeelHeartache

SotouchingTellsmehowtolove……KeepMaggieinmymindforevertilltheendofmylife

KeepMaggieinmymindforseveralyearsandthenmarryanothergirltospendtherestofmylifeListentothesongandfillintheblanksinthelyric.StepThree：ListeningSpendallyourtimewaitingforthat_________chanceForthebreakthatwouldmakeitokayThere'salwayssomereasonto_____notgoodenoughAndit'shardatthe_______ofthedayStepThree：Listeningsecondfeelend費(fèi)盡所有時光等待再次出現(xiàn)奇跡等待一次能將一切釋然的轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)總有理由說感覺不夠好尤其是白晝將盡之時，倍感艱辛Ineedsome_________orabeautifulrelease_________seepfrommyveinsLetmebe_______andweightlessandmaybeI'llfindsome________tonightStepThree：ListeningdistractionMemoriesemptypeace我需要散散心，或者得到一次完美的解脫記憶從我全身的血脈中涌現(xiàn)令我倍感空虛，飄渺無力或許今夜我將獲得內(nèi)心的寧靜Inthe______oftheAngelflyawayfromhereFromthisdark,coldhotelroom,andthe______________thatyoufeelYouarepulledfromthewreckageofyour__________reverieYouareinthe______oftheAngel;mayyoufindsome________hereStepThree：Listeningarmsendlessnesssilentarmscomfort在天使的臂彎中飛離此地飛離這陰暗冷清的旅店房間，和這無邊無際的壓抑孤寂從無聲的幻夢殘骸中被拯救出來依偎在天使的臂彎中；愿你獲得些許慰藉Sotiredofthestraightline,and__________youturnThere'revulturesandthieves____yourbackThestormkeepsontwisting,youkeepon__________theliesThatyoumakeupfor______thatyoulackStepThree：Listeningeverywhereatbuildingall厭倦了直來直往，而每個轉(zhuǎn)角總有強(qiáng)盜小偷覬覦在你身后風(fēng)暴肆虐不止，你也在不斷編織謊言以彌補(bǔ)你所缺失的一切Itdon'tmakeno___________,escapeonelasttimeIt'seasiertobelieveInthissweetmadness,ohthis________sadnessThatbringsmetomy______StepThree：Listeningdifferencegloriousknees那不會改變什么，最后一次逃避吧我更愿意相信是那甜蜜的癡狂，和那炫目的憂傷讓我肝腦涂地，頷首屈膝Inthe_______oftheAngelflyawayfromhereFromthisdark,coldhotelroom,andthe___________thatyoufeelYouarepulledfromthewreckageofyour________reverieYouareinthe_______oftheAngelStepThree：Listeningarmsendlessnesssilentarms在天使的臂彎里飛離此地飛離這陰暗冷清的旅店房間，和這無邊無際的壓抑孤寂從無聲的幻夢殘骸中被拯救出來依偎在天使的臂彎中Mayyoufindsome_______hereInthe_______oftheAngelMayyoufindsome_________hereStepThree：Listeningcomfortarmscomfort愿你獲得些許慰藉在天使的臂彎里愿你獲得些許慰藉Watchthevideotounderstandthetheme:_________StepThree：WatchingLove,cherish,

eternityandreality,lifeanddeathTrytotranslatethelyricsStepFour：Translationdistraction分散（n.）

release釋懷，釋放（n.）seep滲出（v.）

wreckage殘?。╪.）reverie幻想（n.）

vulture禿鷲，趁火打劫的人（n.）twist編織，纏繞（v.）

glorious光榮的，輝煌的（adj.）StepFive：Words1).spendtimedoing可譯為_________________________________。如：Chinesestudentsspendmuchtime________________.中國學(xué)生花費(fèi)大量時間來學(xué)習(xí)。歌詞中spendalltimedoing可意譯為耗盡所有時光，即耗盡全力。StepFive：Phrases花費(fèi)時間做……studying2).goodenough

"足夠好"adj.+enough足夠……

如：freeenough足夠___________gloriousenough足夠__________3).endlessness，意為_____________，詞性為________________

其形容詞是__________________，意為______________

來源于詞根____________StepFive：Phrases自由輝煌，璀璨無窮無盡名詞endless無窮無盡的end4).bepulledfrom“從……中被拉出”，歌詞“Youarepulledfromthewreckageofyoursilentreverie”，可意譯為你從絕望中___________，留下寂靜的幻想5).betiredof“忙于……”

如：betiredof____________忙于學(xué)習(xí)betiredof