Unit 1 Know yourself【同步拓展阅读】九年级上册英语单元阅读深度指导（牛津译林版）（解析版）.docx

Unit1Knowyourself

人与自我：做人与做事

单元引言解读

Knowingthyselfistheheightofwisdom—Socrates,GreekPhilosopher?

释义：了解自己是智慧的最高点。?

启示：苏格拉底的名言。这句话体现了自我认知在个人成长和发展中的核心作用。?通过深入了解自己，?个人可以更好地认识自己的优点和缺点，?从而做出更明智的决策，?实现个人潜能的最大化。?

名言名句积累

人与自我

1.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.?这句话说明了人们倾向于与自己相似的人交往，?反映了性格和兴趣的相似性在工作团队中的重要性。?

2.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有智者事竟成！

3.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.冰冻三尺非一日之寒。

4.Knowledgemakeshumble,ignorancemakesproud.博学使人谦逊，?无知使人骄傲。?

5.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.?功夫不负有心人

时文拓展阅读

盘古开天地：以身体化作宇宙万物

Inthebeginning,theuniverse(宇宙)wasdarkeverywhere.Atthattime,heavenandEarthweremixedtogetherlikeanegg.ThegiantPangusleptinsideitforabout18,000yearsandthenwokeup.

Hecouldonlyseethedarknessaroundhim,sohestartedtoswinghisgiantaxe.Upondoingso,theeggbroke.HeavenandEarthstartedtobreaktoo.Thelighterpartsoftheeggwentupwardtoformheaven,andtheheavierpartswentdownwardtobecomeEarth.

PanguworriedthatheavenandEarthmightcometogetheragain,soheheldheavenupwithhishandsandputhisfeetdownontheland.Eachday,heavengrewonezhang(around3.33meters)higher,EarthonezhangthickerandPanguonezhangtaller.

Another18,000yearspassed.Heavenreacheditsfullestheight,whileEarthreacheditslowestdepth.That’sthewaytheystayedfromthenon.Pangu,too,hadbecomefullygrown.

Feelingtired,Panguwentbacktosleepandneverwokeup.Hedied,andhisbodyturnedintoallthethingsweseenowintheuniverse.

Hislefteyebecamethesunandhisrighteyethemoon.Hisbonesturnedintothemountains,hisfleshintothesoil,andhisbloodintotherivers.Hishairandbeardgrewintotreesandgrasses.Hisbreathturnedintothewindandclouds,hisloudvoiceintothunderboltsandhissweatintorain.Andso,theuniverseasweknowitcametobe.

swing(用力挥动)beard(胡子)thunderbolts(雷电)