Lesson 16

New Words &

Expressions

swimswim

digdig

lazy

lazy bones

Tobacco field

field

weak

NarcissusNarcissus

Narcissus n. Narcissus n. 那喀索斯（希腊神话那喀索斯（希腊神话中因爱恋自己在水中的影子而憔悴致中因爱恋自己在水中的影子而憔悴致死的美少年，死后化为水仙花）死的美少年，死后化为水仙花）

Reading

Part 1Part 1Read this story about a Read this story about a farmerfarmer

and his sons. It comes fromand his sons. It comes from

Europe. Then answer the Europe. Then answer the

questions.questions.

• Once upon a time, there was Once upon a time, there was a farmer with three sons. a farmer with three sons. The farmer worked very hard The farmer worked very hard and become rich, but his and become rich, but his sons didn’t like hard work.sons didn’t like hard work.

• ““Farther is rich, so we don’t Farther is rich, so we don’t need to work,” they said.need to work,” they said.

• The farmer was growing old The farmer was growing old and he couldn’t work as and he couldn’t work as hard as before. One day, he hard as before. One day, he asked his sons to help him.asked his sons to help him.

• “ “ I’m sorry, Father,” said the I’m sorry, Father,” said the oldest son. “ It’s such a hot oldest son. “ It’s such a hot day. I must go to the river for day. I must go to the river for a swim.”a swim.”

• “ “ I’m sorry, Father,” said the I’m sorry, Father,” said the second son. “ I’m too busy to second son. “ I’m too busy to help you today. I have to take help you today. I have to take care of my horse, and then I care of my horse, and then I am going riding with my am going riding with my friends.”friends.”

• “ “ I’m sorry, Father,” said the I’m sorry, Father,” said the youngest. “ I’m going fishing, youngest. “ I’m going fishing, but I’ll bring you some nice but I’ll bring you some nice fish for supper.” fish for supper.”

• The farmer looked sadly at The farmer looked sadly at his boys and said, “ what his boys and said, “ what lazy boys I have!”lazy boys I have!”

• Soon, the farmer was not Soon, the farmer was not able to dig his fields. The able to dig his fields. The plants began to look yellow, plants began to look yellow, thin and weak, but the sons thin and weak, but the sons were always too busy to see were always too busy to see this.this.

• “ “ I’m going to die soon,” the I’m going to die soon,” the farmer said to them one day. farmer said to them one day. “ I will leave everything to yo“ I will leave everything to you. It’s all in a safe place. One u. It’s all in a safe place. One day, you may be very rich.”day, you may be very rich.”

• When he died, his sons lookWhen he died, his sons looked everywhere, but they couled everywhere, but they could not find any money anywhd not find any money anywhere.ere.

• “ “ Where did Father put the moneWhere did Father put the money?” they asked. “ it is nowhere iy?” they asked. “ it is nowhere in the house.n the house.

• “ “ I know,” said one. “ Maybe he I know,” said one. “ Maybe he put it in one of the fields. That’s put it in one of the fields. That’s a safe place.”a safe place.”

• So, the boys began to dig. They So, the boys began to dig. They dug the first field, but they foundug the first field, but they found nothing. They dug the other fied nothing. They dug the other fields, but still they found nothing.lds, but still they found nothing.

• “ “ What are we going to do? What are we going to do? We are so poor now.”We are so poor now.”

• A few months later, they wenA few months later, they went to look at the fields. The plat to look at the fields. The plants were green and much strnts were green and much stronger than before. Now, they onger than before. Now, they understood. understood.

• The old farmer did not leave The old farmer did not leave any money to them, but one any money to them, but one day these plants and these day these plants and these fields would make them rich fields would make them rich again.again.

• If you don’t work hard, you If you don’t work hard, you cannot hope to be rich.cannot hope to be rich.

QuestionsQuestions1 At the beginning of the story, is1 At the beginning of the story, is

the family rich or poor?the family rich or poor?

Rich.Rich.

2 Were the sons happy to help 2 Were the sons happy to help

their father?their father?

No, they weren’t.No, they weren’t.

3 When the farmer grew old, did he3 When the farmer grew old, did he

go on digging his fields?go on digging his fields?

No, he didn’t.No, he didn’t.

4 After the farmer died, did the 4 After the farmer died, did the sons find any money in the sons find any money in the house?house?

No, they didn’t.No, they didn’t.

5 Did they find any money in5 Did they find any money in

the fields?the fields?

No, they didn’t.No, they didn’t.

6 How did they become rich 6 How did they become rich again?again?

They dug the fields and made They dug the fields and made

the plants grow again.the plants grow again.

Part 2Part 2 Listen to the story of Listen to the story of

Narcissus.Narcissus.

It comes from Greece. It comes from Greece.

QuestionsQuestions1 Did he have many friends when 1 Did he have many friends when

he was growing up? Why/why he was growing up? Why/why

not?not?

No, he didn’t, because he only No, he didn’t, because he only

wanted to make friends with wanted to make friends with

people as beautiful as he was.people as beautiful as he was.

2 Whose face did he see in the 2 Whose face did he see in the water?water? His own.His own.3 Who did Narcissus love?3 Who did Narcissus love? Himself.Himself.4 How is the flower different4 How is the flower different from Narcissus?from Narcissus? It is very beautiful, but it doesIt is very beautiful, but it does not know it is beautiful.not know it is beautiful.

Exercises

选择填空选择填空1 ____ interesting story! 1 ____ interesting story!

a) What a b) What ana) What a b) What an

c) How d) Suchc) How d) Such

2 ___ delicious these mooncakes 2 ___ delicious these mooncakes

are!are!

a) What b) What a c) How d) Soa) What b) What a c) How d) So

b

c

3 The little boy was too young ____3 The little boy was too young ____

the car.the car.

a) push b) pushing a) push b) pushing

c) to push d) pushed c) to push d) pushed

4 He’s very tired. You’d better ___4 He’s very tired. You’d better ___

him up.him up.

a) not wake b) don’t wakea) not wake b) don’t wake

c) not to wake d) didn’t wakec) not to wake d) didn’t wake

c

a

5 He’s really not ___ helpful man. 5 He’s really not ___ helpful man.

a) so b) so a a) so b) so a

c) a such d) such ac) a such d) such a

6 ___ Tom started his homework,6 ___ Tom started his homework,

his mother was cooking.his mother was cooking.

a) While b) When a) While b) When

c) Before d) Afterc) Before d) After

d

b

7 A: You are a good boy!7 A: You are a good boy!

B: ____B: ____

a) No, I’m not.a) No, I’m not.

b) No, you are wrong.b) No, you are wrong.

c) Yes, I amc) Yes, I am

d) Thank you.d) Thank you.

d

用英语完成句子用英语完成句子11 、那场电影真精彩！、那场电影真精彩！ It was _______________film!It was _______________film!

22 、她有一头多美丽的头发！、她有一头多美丽的头发！ __________________she has!__________________she has!

33 、你的叔叔真是个有趣的人！、你的叔叔真是个有趣的人！ _______________ your uncle_______________ your uncle

is!is!

What a funny man

such a wonderful

What beautiful hair

44 、如果你不小心，你会伤害自己。、如果你不小心，你会伤害自己。 __ you are not ______________,__ you are not ______________, you will ________________.you will ________________.55 、你最好吃了你的药，否则你的病、你最好吃了你的药，否则你的病 不会好。不会好。 ___________ take your ___________ take your medicine, ____ you won’tmedicine, ____ you won’t _________________._________________.

IfIf careful enoughcareful enoughhurt yourselfhurt yourself

You’d betterYou’d betteroror

get betterget better

Thank you