2. Text 3 Wisdom of Bear Wood

3. Michael Welzenbach 迈克尔 · 威占巴赫 (1954—2001) He was an freelance art critic as well as a musician, a poet and a novelist, and he cared passionately about beauty and about truth. He wrote some of the most stimulating criticisms of art and music for the Washington Post. Introduction of the author

4. Text Analysis Structure Plot Setting Protagonists Theme

5. 4 Structure 1-4 5-3031-37 Structure

6. The first part describes the loneliness of the boy and his roaming in the woods. The second part describes the boy’s encounter with the old lady. The last part describes the death of the old lady and the boy’s nostalgia ( 怀念） for her.

7. 6 plot The narrator told the story about his experiences that he moved and knew new friends, and what happened on them made him realized that the friendship was the most valuable thing in his life. setting It was in Berkshire, England

8. Differences old 12 English American woman boy lost her husband separated from friends protagonists Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow Michael 1. lonely 2. common interest—nature and knowledge 3. true love—giving not taking Similarities

9. wrench v. to twist and pull with force n. a. a feeling of sadness caused by leaving b. a place or a person that you love Examples: to wrench a door off its hinges( 铰链） He managed to wrench himself free. Leaving home was a terrible wrench for him.

10. Berkshire Berkshire, a county of southern England, that occupies the valleys of the middle Thames and its tributary （支流）, the Kennet, immediately to the west of London. Its area is 485 sq mi (1,256 sq km), and it is divided into six districts: Bracknell, Newbury, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Wokingham.

12. Picture Tour of Berkshire Berkshire the sun setting over the River Thames

13. Kennet &Avon Canal Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood Berkshire Picture Tour of Berkshire 15th century Elizabethan Manor House

14. Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood Picture Tour of Berkshire William I the Conqueror (reigned from 1066 to 1087) built the original fortress. Windsor Castle Windsor

16. patchwork

17. patchwork of farms and woodlands

18. verge on ： to be very close to an extreme state or condition His strange behavior sometimes verges on madness. The fabric is a very dark blue, verging on black. on the verge of : very near to She was on the verge of tears.

19. network of path

20. pheasant

21. Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary hero of a series of English ballads 民歌, some of which date from at least the 14th century. He was a rebel, and many of the most striking episodes in the tales about him show him and his companions robbing and killing the authority and giving the gains to the poor.

22. 不交际, 不与人往来 keep to oneself to avoid meeting people socially Chinese Example: Nobody knows much about him; he keeps very much to himself.

23. Onomatopoeia ( 象声词） the twitter of birds; the rustle of leaves; the hiss of snake; the gurgle of the water; the cracking or the fire; the banging of the door; the fluttering of the flag; the tick-tock of the clock

24. vaulted cathedral

25. catch one’s breath 1. breathe in suddenly with fear or surprise The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath. 2. rest and get back normal breathing After running to the bus stop we sat down to catch our breath.

26. jam tart

27. wistful ： thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past. As his granddaughter talked about her life in the theater, he began to grow wistful about his own days as an actor. She cast a wistful glance at her friend’s invitation and wished she had been invited to the party.

28. Rural life in Britain Cottages

29. __ Cottages: Picturesque cottages are most people’s idea of the typical country building. Cottages dating from the late 16th century are generally the earliest to survive. All manner of materials were used to build England's country cottages: stone, slate, wood, flint, clay, cob, thatch, boulders and pebbles, and turf. Whatever material was used, traditionally this would have reflected what was locally available. thatched cottages in Berkshire Cottages

30. gaze Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire. 他坐在藤椅上，若有所思地凝视着炉火。 look steadily at sb/sth for a long time Note: If you gaze at something, it is often because you think it is marvelous or impressive. If you stare at something or someone, it is often because you think they are strange or shocking.

32. glance I picked up the phone book and glanced through it. At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer. 乍一看，有机耕作对农民而言似乎花费大多了。 One could tell at a glance that she was a mean person. 1. look at sth very quickly and then look away again immediately. 2. If you glance through or at a newspaper, report, or book, you spend a short time looking at it without reading it very carefully

33. brim: vi to be full of something; to fill sth All cups brimmed over with wine. At the wedding the bride and the bridegroom were brimming over with happiness. Michael looked at him, eyes brimming with tears. The team was brimming with confidence before the game. brim over: (of a cup, container, etc.) to be so full of a liquid that it flows over the edge

35. fine 1.Very good a fine book/ a fine view of countryside 2. In good health I’m fine. 3. satisfactory or acceptable Everything was going to be just fine. 4. delicate, narrow, small 5. are of good quality, delicate, and expensive. fine clothes/fine arts

36. as it were: so to speak This book is, as it were, his life portrait. 这本书，可是说，是他的人生写照。 Jim became our idol, as it were, the man we all wanted to be. used when a speaker is giving his or her own impression of a situation, or expressing something in a particular way

37. The police eyed the guy in suspicion. eye: v. look carefully often in suspicion, jealousy, or in longing A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence. Translation 一群当地的孩子围过来，默默地看着我们。

38. burst 1. to burst into or out of a place: to enter or leave it suddenly with a lot of energy 2. The driver lost control when a tyre burst. 3. to burst with pride, anger, or another emotion, you are emphasizing the intensity of the emotion they are feeling He almost burst with pride when his son John began to excel at football.

39. in time : after a certain amount of time has passed, eventually, within an indefinite period In time he’ll see he was wrong. Don’t worry. In time she’ll forget what has happened today. Translation 最终，他会意识到自己错了。 别担心, 她迟早会忘记今天发生的一切。

40. A friend is, as it were, another self. Old friends and old wines are best. Everything is good when new, but friends when old. A friend to all is a friend to none. A friend without faults will never be found. A man cannot be said to succeed in his life who does not satisfy one friend. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. Better alone than have a false friend for company. Better an intelligent enemy than an ignorant friend.

41. 可以说，朋友是自己的化身。 陈酒味醇，老友情深。 东西新的好，朋友老的佳。 滥交者无友。 人无完人。 不能使一个朋友满意的人，不能说是一个成功者。 择友不宜快，绝交更须慢。 交损友不如无友。 宁树聪明敌，不交无知友。

42. to mushroom; e.g. Factories mushroomed. to worm e.g. He tried to worm into that organization. to snowball e.g. It could snowball into a serious conflict. to wolf it down e.g. He was wolfing it down as if he had not eaten for days.