大学英语课件(大一) Unit2.ppt

Listen to a story about Spider, Hare and Moon and note down key information while you are listening. Why did the moon ask Spider to take a message to people? What message was it? Why did Hare want to take the message for Spider? What message did he take to people? Why does Hare have a split lip? Why is Spider spinning the web in the corner? Kuafu Chasing the Sun 邃古之初，有巨人曰夸父者，孔武有力，健步如飞。 一日，欲擒日魔而巨武其奋。即臻，渴甚，遽渝其志而河奔，饮之竭，不胜。再之泾渭，涸之，难平。顾而徂北海，遂殇于途中。 (in remote antiquity; walk briskly/ walk as if on wings; quench one’s thirst) Listening Practice: You are going to watch a video about an episode of the movie Hero. Read the following words and expressions carefully, which will make it easy for you to understand the video. sword majesty calligraphy betray swordsmanship underestimate Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was also a protectress of sailors. When the Trojan prince Paris was asked to judge which of three Olympian goddesses was the most beautiful, he chose Aphrodite over Hera and Athena. The latter two had hoped to bribe him with power and victory in battle, but Aphrodite offered the love of the most beautiful woman in the world. ARES (Roman name Mars) was the god of war, or more precisely of warlike frenzy. Though an immortal deity, he was bested by Heracles in battle and was almost killed when stuffed into a jar by two giants. When another hero wounded him during the Trojan War, he received scant sympathy from his father Zeus. In appearance, Ares was handsome and cruel. He is often depicted carrying a bloodstained spear. His throne on Mount Olympus was said to be covered in human skin. HEPHAESTUS was the lame god of fire and crafts or the two together, hence of blacksmiths. Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera or, in some accounts, of Hera alone. He limped because he was born lame, which caused his mother to throw him off Mount Olympus. Or in other