高二 英语 选修六 module2 the cat that vanished原文及翻译

高二 英语 选修六 module2 the cat that vanished
原文及翻译

The Cat That Vanished (消失的猫)
威尔累得脑子都木了,他本可以继续向北走,也有可能在某棵树下头枕草地昏昏睡去,但是,正当他站在那儿,试图让头脑清醒些的时候,他看见了一只猫.
那是一只母斑猫,就像威尔家的莫克西一样.它轻轻地走出靠着牛津一侧街道上的一个花园,威尔正站在街边.他放下购物袋,伸出手,那只猫便跑到他身边,在他的手指间来回蹭起了脑袋,就像莫克西常常做的那样.当然所有的猫都是那样的,尽管如此,威尔还是渴望回家以至于热泪充满了他的双眼.
终于,那只猫转身跑开了.正值夜晚,它还要巡视自己的领地,捕捉老鼠.它轻轻地穿过马路,朝着角树林另一边的灌木丛走去,然后在那儿停了下来.
威尔继续盯着它,这时,他发现猫的举动变得非常奇怪
它伸出爪子去拍它前面空气中的某些东西,某种威尔看不见的东西.然后它向后一跃,脊背拱起,毛发竖立,尾巴僵直地伸着.威尔了解猫的习性.他更加警觉地看着,只见那只猫再次靠近那个地方---角树与花园树篱的灌木丛之间的一块空草地,又拍打了一下那里的空气.
它再次向后一跃,但这次没有跳得那么远,也没有那么害怕了.于是几秒钟的嗅来嗅去,爪子碰触,胡须抽动,终于好奇心战胜了警惕性.
那只猫向前一迈,然后就消失了.
威尔眨了眨眼睛.然后他静静地站着,紧靠离他最近的一棵树干,这时一辆卡车转弯驶过来,车灯照到他的身上.卡车开过去后,他穿过马路,眼睛盯着那只猫一直在打量的地方.这并不容易,因为他无法把目光集中在某件东西上,但是当他靠近那个地方,设法仔细观察时,他看出了端倪.
终于,他从某些角度看到了.那儿看上去就像有人在距离路边大约两米的地方将空间切开了一块,它大体呈方形,不到一米宽.如果你与那块空间处在同等高度,从侧面看你几乎看不到它,从后面则完全看不见它.只能从最靠近马路的一边看到它,但也很难看清楚,因为透过它,你所看到的一切与这一边完全相同：一片被街灯照亮的草地.
但是威尔深信不疑,另一边的那块草地在一个不同的世界里.
他不可能说得出所以然来.他只是马上就知道了,就好像他知道火会燃烧,善意是美好一样.他所注视着的是某种极为陌生的东西.
仅仅是这一理由,就足以吸引着他俯下身子向更深处望去.他看到的一切使他头晕目眩,心跳加速,但是他却毫不迟疑：他把购物袋塞了过去,继而自己也钻了过去---穿过现实世界框架上的这个洞,进入另一个世界.
他发现自己站在一排树下.那是一些高大的棕榈树,而不是角树,像在牛津一样,那些树木沿着草地排列成行.只是,他所处的是一条宽阔的马路中央,路的一侧是成行的咖啡馆和小商店,灯火通明,还在营业,在布满繁星的夜空下,所有的店铺都静悄悄,无人光顾.在这个炎热的晚上,空气中弥漫着鲜花的芳香和海水咸咸的味道.
威尔仔细地环顾四周.在他身后,满月映照着远处壮丽的青山的轮廓,山脚下的斜坡上坐落着带有美丽花园的房子,还有一块树木丛生的公共绿地,一座古典风格的庙宇在其上闪着微微的白光.
空气中的那个空洞就在他身边,无论是从这边还是那边都很难看见,但却确定无疑地存在着.俯身向空洞的那一边望去,他看到了自己的世界---牛津的街道.他不禁一颤,转过身来：无论这个新世界如何,总会好过他刚刚离开的那个世界.带着逐渐出现的眩晕感觉,那种处在半梦半醒之间的感觉,他站起身来环顾四周寻找他的向导---那只猫.

Step1: revision. Revise the important words, phrases and important sentences.
Step2: 归纳总结动词ing形式作状语的特点 ：
( Read sentences 1-4 from the passage. Compare them with the rewritten sentences...

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Step1: revision. Revise the important words, phrases and important sentences.
Step2: 归纳总结动词ing形式作状语的特点 ：
( Read sentences 1-4 from the passage. Compare them with the rewritten sentences a-d
1 Will put down his shopping bag and held out his hand.
2 Will, still watching, saw the cat behave curiously.
3 He crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating.
4 He pushed his shopping bag through, and then scrambled through himself.

a Putting down his shopping bag, Will held out his hand .
b Will watched and saw the cat behave curiously .
c He kept his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating and crossed the road .
d Pushing his shopping bag through , he scrambled through himself.

Answer the questions about the sentences in Activity (1)
1 Which sentences describe two things that happen at the same time?
2 Which sentences describe one thing happening immediately after another?
3 Look at sentences a-d . Do the two parts of the sentences refer to the same person?

学生阅读上面的句子，进行比较和归纳，总结动词ing形式作状语的特点。

Step3: Rewrite the sentences using the -ing form of the underlined verbs.
1The witch leapt into the air and vanished.
2 The man shouted angrily and waved his sword at the stranger.
3 She picked up the cat and rubbed its head affectionately.
4 The bear came out of the bushes , showed its teeth and made a loud noise.

Step4: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
Think know sit see leave
1 On _____ her, the king immediately falls in love with her.
2 He marries her, not _____ who she really is.
3 Before _____ his kingdom, he calls his son to him.
4 After _____ about the situation, he decides to kill the witch himself.
5 While ____ by a pool, Ferdinand sees a frog.

Step5 Rewrite the sentences with the -ing form of the verbs.
1 When he saw the witch, the boy ran away.
On ____________________, ____________________________.
2 Before he starts the war, the king speaks to the prince .
Before __________________, ______________________________.
3 While he was fighting in the war, the prince learns many things.
While ______________________,___________________________
4 After he had spoken to his son, the king went to war.
After ________________________,_____________________________.
5 Because he doesn't know what to do, Ferdinand follows the frog's advice.
Not ___________________________,_____________________________.
Step6 : homework 完成有关练习,巩固课堂知识
step7: 附：动词ing形式作状语用法归纳：
动词-ing形式作状语可以修饰谓语动词或整个句子，表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、方式、伴随或补充。


1．表示时间:
动词-ing形式作时间状语，相当于一个时间状语从句。 句首
或
句末 Turning around, she saw a car driving up.
=When she turned around, she saw a car driving up.
她转过身，看见一辆车朝她开来。
2．表示原因:
表示原因的动词-ing形式一般置于句首，相当于一个原因状语从句。 句首
句中或
句末 Being ill, he could not walk any further.
=As he was ill, he could not walk any further.
因为疲倦，他不能再往前走了。
3．表示结果:
动词-ing形式作状语表示一种必然的结果，可扩展为一个含有并列谓语的简单句。 句末 The fire lasted nearly a month, leaving nothing valuable.
=The fire lasted nearly a month, and left nothing valuable.
大火持续了近一个月，几乎没剩下什么值钱的东西。
4．表示条件：
动词-ing形式作条件状语，相当于一个条件状语从句。 句首 Being more careful, you can make fewer mistakes.
=If you are more careful, you can make fewer mistakes.
更细心点，你就会少犯错误。
5．表示让步
动词-ing形式作让步状语，相当于一个让步状语从句。 句首 Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage.
=Although they knew all this, they made me pay for the damage.
尽管知道了一切情况，他们还是要我赔偿损失。
6．表示方式、伴随或补充说明：
动词-ing形式表示行为方式、伴随情况或补充说明，可以扩展成为一个并列成分。 句末 I stood by the door, not daring to say a word.
=I stood by the door, and did not dare to say a word.
我站在门旁，不敢说一句话。
He was walking along the street, looking this way and that.
=He was walking along the street, and looked this way and that. 他在街上走着，左顾右盼。

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