特殊的生命课

2018-11-16湖北陈望珍

疯狂英语·新策略 2018年10期

湖北陈望珍

◆语篇导读

你们学校有开设生命课吗？如果有，是什么样的生命课呢？如果没有，你希望能开设什么样的生命课？日本的一所高中开设了特殊的生命课，学生需要花费六个月的时间亲自孵化、喂养、记录鸡的成长过程，最后需亲自宰杀和烹饪来感受鸡所做出的牺牲。

For the past 60 years，every new student at a high school in Japan has taken the “Class of Life”，the class lasts six months.The students need to help hatch（孵化）and raise chickens，and then they kill chickens and eat them by themselves.

Last year，the Class of Life at the high school started in October.Under the guidance of a teacher，they prepared for hatching chickens like washing eggs and monitoring（监测）the temperature of the machine.For the next three weeks，they must make sure to have the right conditions for hatching.Once the chickens were born，each student had to pick one and raise it as their own.

The students had to feed them，change their water as often as possible，monitor the temperature of the chicken house，as well as weigh them regularly and record their progress.

As you can imagine，some students have feelings with the chickens and think of them as pets though they know the scary ending of the class.Others try their best not to get to close to the chickens because of the ending.

In May this year，the students had to kill the chickens they had spent six months raising.They must cook and eat them to complete the Class of Life.In the video，the students are shown frying chicken meat and then eating it，and thanking the chickens for their sacrifice（牺牲）.

After many people watched the video，some think it teaches students that life itself may be cruel，and the best way to respect food is to eat up and not waste it.But others think it's unnecessary and possibly harmful to the students'feelings.

◆词语积淀

make sure to have th e right conditions

确保有合适的条件

as often as possible尽可能经常

as well as也

try one's best not to尽某人最大的努力不……

get to close to与……亲近

because of因为

thank...for...为……感谢……

be harmful to对……有害

◆典句赏析

1.As you can imagine，some students have feelings with the chickens and think of them as pets though they know the scary ending of the class.正如你想象的，尽管一些学生知道这堂课的可怕结局，但他们与鸡有了感情并把它们当宠物看待。

该句是一个多重复合句，As you can imagine意为“正如你想象的”，As引导方式状语从句；主句是由though引导的让步状语从句；think of...as...是固定搭配，意为“把……看作……”；the ending of是固定搭配，意为“……的结局”。

2.In May this year，the students had to kill the chickens they had spent six months raising.在今年五月，学生们不得不杀了他们花了六个月时间养大的鸡。

这是一个含定语从句的复合句，they had spent six months raising是从句，限定先行词chickens，从句用的是过去完成时态；spend...（in）doing sth.是固定句型结构，意为“花费……做某事”，既可指花费时间，也可以指花费金钱，其中的in可以省略。

3.After many people watched the video，some think it teaches students that life itself may be cruel，and the best way to respect food is to eat up and not waste it.许多人看过视频后，一些人认为它教会学生生命本身可能很残酷并且尊重食物最好的方式就是吃光和不浪费食物。

这是一个多重复合句，After引导的是时间状语从句，主句是由and连接的两个并列句，第一个分句的宾语从句中还含有一个宾语从句，第二个分句的主语是动词不定式to respect food作定语限定主语the best way，表语是and连接的两个不定式短语。

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◆理解自测

阅读短文，根据其内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。

1.The Class of Life at a high school in Japan has been sixty years.

2.It takes little chickens about 21 days to come out of the eggs.

3.Their teachers help them kill chicken at last.

4.Students won't eat children they spent six months raising.

5.After watching the video about Class of Life，all people think it's good for students.

◆词句微练

根据所给汉语句子，完成下列英语句子。每空词数不限。

1.你必须确保有足够的时间来完成这项任务。