时代楷模
2021-01-12
On June 29, 2021, Zhang Guimei was awarded the highest honor of the CPC—the July 1st Medal in the Great Hall of the People. This tough, devoted and selfless woman once again came into the publics view.
Born in 1957, Zhang has put down roots and built a life in the frontier for more than 40 years. In 2002, Zhang was a rural teacher in Huaping County in Yunnan. When she went to the mountains to visit her students homes, she found that there were so many girls of school age who could not attend school because of poverty and ignorance. She felt very shocked and confused.
In the end, she made a conclusion that only by providing them with free education could all this be changed. When she first put forward the proposal to build a high school for girls, people around her either thought she had a mental problem or laughed at her for being too unrealistic. However, Zhang Guimei really started to take action. In order to prepare the schools money, she even went to the streets of Kunming to beg and collect donations, but it was far from enough. With the care and attention of the CPC committees and governments at all levels, and the support and help of all sectors of society, Huaping High School for Girls became a reality in August, 2008.
However, half a year after she established the school, nine of its 17 teachers resigned because of the poor conditions. She didnt lose heart. Together with the rest of the teachers, Zhang managed to help all 94 students of the schools first intake be admitted to universities three years later. Due to years of heavy work and stress, Zhang suffers from more than 20 diseases, relying on a lot of medicine every day, and sometimes she feels so painful. But she never gives up. She often says, “People always have to do something while they are alive.” Under her leadership, over the past 12 years, the school has helped more than 1,800 impoverished (赤貧的) girls realize their dreams to further their studies at university, creating an “educational miracle” in the mountains. Through Zhangs tireless efforts, the school has been ranked the citys top school. Now, with great determination and perseverance, she is still striving for an unfulfilled wish—her students can be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University.
A person devotes all of her energy to one thing—the thing that benefits others. This is already commendable(值得赞扬的)! Zhang Guimei deserves the award! Lets show our respect for teacher Zhang Guimei!
Activity A Reading for understanding
Ⅰ. Textcentered chunks
be awarded the highest honor 被授予最高荣誉
come into the publics view 进入大众视野
attend school 上学
put forward the proposal 提出建议;发表提议
take action 采取行动
be far from enough 远远不够
due to years of heavy work and stress 由于多年繁重的工作与压力
suffer from 遭受……;患有……(疾病)
strive for 为……奋斗;争取……
Ⅱ. Textcentered sentences
一、倒装句
In the end, she made a conclusion that only by providing them with free education could all this be changed. 最后,她得出结论,只有给她们提供免费的教育才有可能改变这一切。
【点石成金】当“only+状语”位于句首时,后面所接的部分需要部分倒装,起强调作用。
【运用迁移】只有孜孜不倦地努力,我们才会取得成功。
二、非谓语
Under her leadership, over the past 12 years, the school has helped more than 1,800 impoverished girls realize their dreams to further their studies at university, creating an “educational miracle” in the mountains. 在她的带领下,这所学校在过去的12年里帮助超过1,800名贫困女孩实现了上大学的梦想,创造了山区里的“教育奇迹”。
【点石成金】此句中的creating... in the mountains是非谓语短语作结果状语,其逻辑主语是前面的整个句子。
【运用迁移】他总是在家里讲笑话逗乐妻子和孩子,营造了快乐的家庭氛围。
Activity B Reading for writing
假定你是李华,你想以“The person I admire most”为题,给Crazy English写一篇短文,介绍你最敬佩的一个人。内容要点:
1. 人物简介;
2. 尊敬和爱戴的原因。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 短文题目已为你写好;
3. 写作时,要遵循“ABCDE”原则,对人物的介绍要包括admiration、background、characteristics、deeds,以及evaluation这5个基本要素。
The person I admire most
写作导引
本次的写作任务是写一篇人物简介,要求学生能简单地介绍优秀的人物,学会重整文本信息,学习并掌握与主题相关的表达,如外貌、出生背景、个人经历、教育状况、兴趣爱好、生活态度、重大贡献、优秀品质、人物评价等。这些写作要求和所给语篇的主题语境是紧密相关的。
一、语篇解码
(一)内容分析
What is the text mainly about?
(二)宏观结构
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
二、素材积累
(一)语言学习活动的核心表达
1. be awarded the prize for 被授予……奖;获……奖
2. come out in front 名列前茅
3. spare no effort to do sth 不遗余力地做某事
4. have a gift for 对……有天赋
5. be deeply influenced by 深受……的影响
(二)人物描写的核心表达
1. Thanks to/Owing to/Due to his unique , he won numerous awards in his lifetime. 由于他独特的 ,他一生中获得了无数奖项。
2. Having graduated from high school, he majored in at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, after which he entered Harvard University for further study. 高中毕业后,他进入麻省理工学院攻读 专业,之后进入哈佛大学深造。
3. So distinguished an is he that he is known as the . 他是如此杰出的一個 ,以至于他被称为 。
4. His gentle manner, his eloquence in conversation, and his ability to make all the people feel at home surprised me very much. 他温文尔雅的举止,口若悬河的谈吐,以及那种令人宾至如归的能力令我大为惊叹。
三、写作支架
(人名), born in (时间), is recognized as one of the most outstanding in the world today.
He/She is popular with people of all ages. I admire him/her because he/she has made great contributions to . (原因) It is his/her contributions that make possible for us to . (贡献) Every time I see the pictures in which he/she spared no effort to , I cannot help being moved by him/her.
He/She is so (优秀品质) that he/she deserves all the respect from others.
四、语篇过手
在构思语篇框架时,我们应注意遵循“ABCDE”原则,即对人物的介绍要包括admiration、background、characteristics、deeds,以及evaluation这5个基本要素。总词数控制在80左右。还应学习并运用前文中出现的倒装句或非谓语等高级句型,同时,注意使用恰当的连词。