英语泛读第一单元省公开课一等奖全国示范课微课金奖课件.pptx

Unit1PartOneADogfromNowhere第1页

BackgroundInformationHuntingHuntingisthepracticeofpursuinglivinganimals(usuallywildlife)forfood,recreation,ortrade.Inpresent-dayuse,thetermreferstolawfulhunting,asdistinguishedfrompoaching(偷猎),whichisthekilling,trappingorcaptureofthehuntedspeciescontrarytoapplicablelaw.Thespecieswhicharehuntedarereferredtoasgame（猎物）andareusuallymammals（哺乳动物）andmigratory（移栖）ornon-migratorygamebirds.第2页

HuntingbecameasportinmedievalEurope,whereitwasreserved,asfaraspossible,fortheprivilegedclassesbygamelaws.Falconry[猎鹰训练术]andfoxhuntingbecameincreasinglypopularinEnglandintheMiddleAges,andtheuseofhuntingdogs---hounds[猎狗],setters[塞特种猎狗],pointers[能站住用鼻尖指示猎获物所在处猎狗],spaniels[长耳猎犬]andthelike–becamewidespreadinthisperiod.第3页

Huntingcanbedividedintothreebranches,eachofwhichisdefinedbythetypeofinstrumentusedbythehunter.Huntingwithweapons(nowprimarilyfirearms)isprobablythemostpopular,especiallyintheUnitedStates.Trappingandsnaring[安圈套]withdeceptiveimplementsispopularinnorthernareas.Incoursing[(使用猎狗)追猎](withdogs)andfalconry(withhawks[鹰，隼])huntersenlisttheaidoftrainedanimals.CoursingisespeciallypopularinBritainandWesternEurope.第4页

Typesofhuntingarealsodistinguishedbythesizeoftheanimalbeingsought.Big-gamehuntingisthemostglamorousandoftenthemostdangerous.ItbecameapopularsportamongWesterncolonialistsinAfricaandIndiaduringthe19thcentury,andeventodaythebig-gamesafari(科学考查，游猎)远征(队)(特指在非洲东部)survives.第5页

Big-gameanimalsincludethemoose驼鹿,caribou[驯鹿],bear,andelk[麋，大角鹿]ofNorthAmerica;thereindeer[驯鹿],elk,andwolfofEurope;thetiger,leopard[豹],elephant,andwildgoatofAsia;andtheantelope羚羊,gazelle瞪羚,zebra斑马,leopard[美洲豹],lion,