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题目：
Unit 2
Myths and Legends
In-class
reading
Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth
The distant sound of low
voices, broken
by singing, reached
Okonkwo from
his wives'
as each woman and her children told folk stories. Ekwefi
and her daughter, Ezinma, sat on a mat
on the floor. It was Ekwefi's turn to tell a
story.
Suddenly
the
stopped
and
all
eyes
turned
to
their
favorite
and
most
.
in the sky.
They
were
very
happy
and
began
to
prepare
themselves
for
the
great
day.
They
painted their bodies deep
red and drew beautiful patterns on them with
.
saw
all
these
preparations
and
soon
discovered
what
it
all
meant.
Nothing that happened in
the world of the animals ever
; he was
full of
. As soon as he heard of the great feast in the sky his throat began to
i
at
the
very
thought
.
There
was
a
in
those days
and
Tortoise
had not
eaten a
good meal for two moons. His body
like a dry stick in his empty shell.
S
he began to plan how he would go to the sky.
he went to the birds and
asked to be allowed to go with them.
of cunning and you are
. If we allow you to come with us you will soon
begin
your
. We know you of old.'
do
not
know
me,'
said
Tortoise.
'I
am
a
changed
man.
I
am
not
the
mischievous
man
you
once
knew.
On
the
contrary,
I
am
thoughtful
and
well-
meaning. I have learned that a man who makes
trouble for others is also making
trouble for himself.
, I promise I will not cause you any trouble.'
he was a changed man, and
they all gave him a feather, with which he made
two
splendidly colorful wings.
place. When all the birds
had gathered together, they all
together. Tortoise
was very
happy as he flew among the birds, and he was soon
chosen as the man to
speak for the
party because he was a great
.
on
their
way.
'When
people
are
invited
to
a
great
feast
like
this,
they
take
new
names
for
the
occasion.
Our
hosts
in
the
sky
will
expect
us
to
honor
this
age-old
custom.
of
the
birds
had
heard
of
this
custom
but
they
knew
that
Tortoise,
in
spite of his
failings in other areas, was a widely traveled man
who knew the customs
of different
peoples. And so they each took a new name. When
they had all taken a
new name, Tortoise
also took one. He was to be called All of you.
Tortoise stood up in
his many-colored
and thanked them for their
.
His speech was
so
that all the birds were glad they had brought him, and
nodded their heads in
of all he said. Their hosts took him as the king of the
birds, especially as he looked
different from the others.
set
before
their
guests
the
most
dishes
Tortoise
had
ever
seen
or
dreamed of. The soup was
brought out hot from the fire and in the very pot
in which
it had been cooked. It was
full, of meat and fish. Tortoise began to
aloud. There
was
pounded
yam
and
also
soup
cooked
with
oil
and
fresh
fish.
There
were also pots of palm wine. When
everything had been set before the guests, one
of
the
people
of
the
sky
came
forward
and
tasted
a
little
from
each
pot.
He
then
invited the birds to eat.
But Tortoise
and asked: 'For whom have
you prepared this
feast?'
you. The custom here is to
serve the
first and the others later. They will
serve you when
I have eaten.'
angrily among themselves. The people
of the sky thought it must be their
custom to leave all the food for their king. And
so
Tortoise ate the best part of the
food and then drank two pots of palm wine, so that
he was full of food and drink and his
body grew fat enough to fill out his shell.
at the bones he had
thrown on
the floor. Some of them were too angry to eat.
They chose to fly home
on
an empty stomach
. But before they left each took back the feather he had lent to
Tortoise. And there he stood in his
hard shell full of food and wine but without any
wings
to fly
home.
He asked
the
birds to
take
a
message for his
wife,
but they
all
refused.
In
the
end
Parrot,
who
had
felt
more
angry
than
the
others,
suddenly
changed his mind and agreed to take the
message.
cover the
ground with them so that I can jump down from the
sky without hurting
myself.
to himself. However when he
reached Tortoise's house he told his wife to bring
out
all the hard and sharp things in
the house. And so Tortoise's wife
brought out
her
husband's
hoes,
knives,
,
guns,
and
even
his
.
Tortoise
looked
down
from the sky and saw his wife bringing
things out, but it was too far to see what they
were.
When
all
seemed
ready
he
let
himself
go.
He
fell
and
fell
and
fell
until
he
began to fear
that he would never stop falling. And then like
the sound of his cannon
he crashed to
the ground.
great
medicine
man
in
the
neighborhood.
Tortoise's
wife
sent
for
him
and
he
gathered all the bits of
shell and stuck them together. That is why the
Tortoise's shell
is not smooth.
Unit 2
After- class reading
Beauty and the Beast
There
was
once
a
very
rich
merchant
who
had
six
children,
three
sons
and
three
daughters. He gave his daughters
everything they wanted, but they were very
and spoiled, except for the youngest,
whom they called Beauty. She was as beautiful
as she was sweet, and her two sisters
were consumed with jealousy.
One
terrible
day
the
merchant
learned
that
he
had
lost
all
of
his
money,
and
the
family
was
forced
to
move
from
their
in
town
to
a
small
house
in
the
country.
The
sons
immediately
helped
their
father
with
the
outside
chores.
Poor
Beauty, she
had never lived without servants. Now she had to
get up before sunrise
to light the fire
and make the food and clean the house. But she
soon grew
to it
and said,
Her
sisters,
on
the
other
hand,
stayed
in
bed
till
noon
and
were
that
Beauty was not as miserable
as they were.
A year later, the father
received a letter that one of his lost ships had
been found
and
had
arrived
filled
with
merchandise
for
him.
Everyone
was
delighted
because
they would once again
rich. As the merchant left, the two older
daughters begged
their father to bring
them home all sorts of precious jewels and
gowns.
what does my Beauty
want?
bring me a rose, I would be most
,
need the rose, but she thought
she had better ask for something so as not to
appear
to be criticizing her sisters'
.
The
merchant
reached
the
harbor,
but
,
the
had
sunk,
he
was still as poor as
before. On the way home he got lost in a forest,
and it began to
snow.
again,
knocked
at
the
door,
but
no
one
answered.
He
entered
only
to
find
a
large
fire
burning in the
and a table set with delicious food. He waited a long time for
the owner to appear, but no one came.
He was starving, so he finally ate a bit of the
food. He then found a bedroom where he
fell fast asleep.
The next morning he was
a
to find a brand-new suit of clothes laid out for him and a fresh breakfast
awaiting him.
loud
and that there was a lovely garden
filled with
.
for my Beauty,
saw an ugly
who said,
you steal my
roses. You must die!
for the sake of his
children. The Beast seemed interested when he
learned of Beauty
and her request for
the rose.
you.
You will have three months. Return
home, and if she will not come then you must
return. However you will not depart
. Return to your room and you
will find a chest of gold,
my
children
,
thought
the
father,
and
he
took
the
chest
of
gold
and
returned home.
your unhappy father his
life.
Beauty
immediately
insisted
on
returning
to
the
home
of
the
Beast
to
save
her
father's
life
and
would
hear
no
arguments.
On
the
day
of
her
her
sisters
rubbed their eyes with
onions, pretending to be sad that she was leaving
and would
probably die.
When
the merchant and Beauty arrived at the palace, it
was lit exactly as before. The
fire was
and the table was magnificently set.
me before he kills me,
and
brave for her father.
Suddenly they heard a
noise, and the Beast appeared.
you
come
here
willingly?
the
Beast
asked.
trembled
Beauty.
then
say
farewell
to
your
father.
The
merchant
was
thus
forced
to
leave his daughter and return home.
Beauty was sure that the Beast would
eat her that night. She was surprised to find
room was full of
furniture and the shelves were lined with all the books
that
she
loved.
There
was
a
piano
for
her
to
play.
Inside
one
of
the
books
was
written,
Welcome Beauty,
fear,
You are queen and
mistress here.
Speak your
wishes, speak your will,
Swift
meets them still.
, I don't suppose the Beast will eat me soon,
and felt
less afraid.
The next night the Beast
came to the dinner table and said,
watch you eat? If my
bothers you I will leave. Tell me, do you think I am
very
ugly?
.
calm until the Beast said,
to make the Beast angry, she said,
and sadly said,
For
three months the same thing happened each night at
dinner. Beauty began to
look forward to
these visits and lost her fear of the Beast's
, but every night,
before he left, he asked the same
question:
to marry you. I shall always consider you a great
friend, but I do not love you.
with you forever.
shall
be there tomorrow,
said the
Beast.
remember,
when
you
wish
to
return
to me, you must lay your ring on the table before
you go to bed.
The next morning, when
Beauty awoke, she found herself in her father's
home, and
her
room
was
filled
with
chests
of
gold
and
elegant
silk
gowns
from
the
Beast.
Everyone
was
to
see
her
except
her
cold-hearted
sisters.
They
were
consumed with jealousy; nevertheless
they pretended to be happy and begged her
to stay as long as she could. On the
tenth night Beauty had a dream in which she saw
the Beast lying in his garden, dying.
She awoke in tears.
it his fault that
he is so very ugly? He has been so kind and
generous to me. Why did I
not consent
to marry him?
went back to sleep. The
next morning she awoke in the Beast's castle. She
put on her
most beautiful gown and
waited for him to come. After dinner, when he
still hadn't
appeared, she remembered
the dream and ran to the garden, where she found
him
lying on the ground, almost dead.
She bent over him, crying and
him.
Beast, please do not die! Live and be
my husband.
flashes of light and heard
music, and, instead of the
beast, she saw one of
the most loveliest
that she had ever laid eyes on. He thanked her for
the
horrible
that
had
been
him
by
a
.
Then a fairy
appeared waving a
, and Beauty's entire family appeared. The fairy
smiled
and
said,
you
have
made
a
wise
choice
because
you
have
chosen
virtue over beauty. You and the prince
shall live happily ever after.
turned
to
Beauty's
two
sisters
and
said,
who
are
so
consumed
by
envy
and
jealousy,
you
will
be
transformed
into
two
statues
of
stone
but
still
retain
your
reason. You will stand at the door of
Beauty's castle, and it will be your punishment
to observe her daily happiness until
the day you die.
答案：
Unit 2
Myths and Legends
In-class reading
Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth
The distant sound of low
voices, broken
now and again/then
by singing, reached
Okonkwo
from
his
wives'
huts
as
each
woman
and
her
children
told
folk
stories.
Ekwefi and her
daughter, Ezinma, sat on a mat on the floor. It
was Ekwefi's turn to
tell
a
story.
Suddenly
the
murmuring
stopped
and
all
eyes turned to their
favorite
and most
skillful storyteller
.
feast
in the sky.
They
were
very
happy
and
began
to
prepare
themselves
for
the
great
day.
They
painted their bodies deep red and drew
beautiful patterns on them with
dye
.
saw
all
these
preparations
and
soon
discovered
what
it
all
meant.
Nothing that happened in the world of
the animals ever
escaped his notice
; he was
full of
cunning
. As soon as he heard of the great feast in the sky his throat began to
itch
at
the
very
thought
.
There
was
a
famine
in
those
days
and
Tortoise
had
not
eaten a good meal for two
moons. His body
rattled
like a dry stick in his empty shell.
Slowly but
surely
he began to plan how he would go to the sky.