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U8 once upon a time
Short stories can hold big ideas.
一、教学目标
1.tell stories and talk about what you can learn from them.(会讲故事，并谈论收获)
2.use the simple past tense and the simple present tense to tell a story and .make up an ending for a
story.（学会用一般现在时和一般过去时讲故事，并能为故事续写结局）
3..explore stories from different cultures.（了解不同国家的故事）
二、知识梳理
1. 了解不同的英文小故事及寓意
（单元全部有所提及，故事重点讲了标红色的,黄色来源于教材，加粗单词为单词表单词。）
故事 中文简介 英文简介
诺亚 方舟 诺亚方舟是《圣经》中的故 事，讲述了上帝决定用洪水 毁灭世界，但指示诺亚建造 一艘大船来保护他的家人 和各种动物。洪水过后，诺 亚放出鸽子寻找陆地，最终 鸽子带回了橄榄枝，表示洪 水已经退去。 The story of Noah's Ark is from the Bible, where God decided to destroy the world with a flood but instructed Noah to build a large boat to protect his family and pairs of animals. After the flood, Noah sent a dove to find land, and the dove returned with an olive branch, indicating the floodwaters had receded.
这个故事讲述了一只老鼠 The story tells of a mouse who accidentally helps a
无意中帮助了一只被困的 trapped lion.
狮子，狮子因此承诺将来会 The lion caught the mouse.
狮子 回报老鼠。后来，老鼠真的 The mouse asked the lion not to kill him. He
和老 需要狮子的帮助来逃脱猎 promised to help the lion, and the lion let him go.
鼠 人的追捕。这个故事展示了 The hunter caught the lion.
即使是最弱小的生物也能 The mouse bit through the net.
提供帮助，以及感恩的重要 This story shows that even the smallest creatures
性。 can provide help and the importance of gratitude.
叶公非常喜欢龙，他的家里
到处都装饰着龙的图案。然 Lord Ye loved dragons and decorated his home
叶公 好龙 而，当一条真正的龙出现时， 叶公却害怕地逃跑了。这个 故事讽刺了那些表面上喜 with dragon motifs. However, when a real dragon appeared, Lord Ye ran away in fear. This story satirizes those who claim to love something but do
欢某事物，但实际上并不真 not truly understand or appreciate it.
正理解和欣赏它的人。
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很久以前，一个农民失去了
他的马。然而，不久之后，
这匹马带着其他六匹马回 来了.但是，好景不长，农民 的儿子在尝试驯服其中一
Long ago, a farmer lost his horse. 匹新马时，不幸摔断了腿。
The farmer's horse came back with six other horses. 当战争爆发时，由于儿子腿
The farmer's son broke his leg. 伤，他不符合参军的条件，
塞翁 失马 因此不必去参军打仗，从而 避免了可能在战争中失去 生命的命运。 The farmer's son didn't have to join the war. Usually, people feel sad when they lose something. But the farmer in the story didn't feel sad when he lost his horse.
这个故事告诉我们，有时候
This story teaches us that sometimes misfortune can 表面上看起来是不幸的事
lead to unexpected good fortune. 情，可能会带来意想不到的
好运；反之亦然。它强调了
在面对生活中的起伏时，保
持耐心和乐观态度的重要
性。
Here's The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian
Andersen.
Once upon a time, an emperor loved clothes very
much. He wanted to buy some new clothes.
Two brothers came and lied to him, “We can make
wonderful clothes! But only clever / smart people can
皇帝 的新 衣 这个故事讲述了一个愚蠢 的皇帝被两个骗子欺骗，相 信他们能制作出只有聪明 人才能看见的衣服。结果， 皇帝在众人面前裸体游 行，直到一个小孩说出了真 相。这个故事讽刺了盲目的 权威和缺乏批判性思维。 see them!” They promised to make beautiful clothes. They pretended to make the clothes. The emperor's officials couldn't see the clothes, but they said, “What lovely clothes!” The emperor couldn't see anything either, but he said, “They're beautiful!” No one wanted to look silly. The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street praised them at first. They were afraid to look silly too! Suddenly, a boy shouted, “Look! The emperor has no clothes on!” Everyone looked at one another. They started / began laughing when a boy told the truth.
This story satirizes blind authority and the lack of
critical thinking.
丑小 这个故事讲述了一只长得 Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She
鸭 丑陋的小鸭子，它因为自己 had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were
的外貌而被其他鸭子欺 small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and
负。然而，随着时间的推移， grey. “He doesn’t look like us! What an ugly
丑小鸭长成了一只美丽的 duckling!” the other ducklings said. “That’s not
天鹅。这个故事告诉我们， nice!” said Mother Duck. “He’s still a duck like
每个人都有自己的价值，不 us!”
应因为外表而被评判。 At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like
all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still
laughed at him and told him to go away. It made
the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search
for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of
them thought that he was ugly too. They did not
want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. “May I
stay with you ” he asked hopefully. But the two
animals said no. They did not like him because he
could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake.
There, he saw three beautiful swans with long
necks and white feathers. “I wish I looked like
you!” he cried. “My friend, you do look like us!
Look in the water!” one of the swans said. The
duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw
that he was a beautiful white swan too!
The story tells of an ugly duckling who is bullied
by other ducks because of its appearance. However,
over time, the ugly duckling grows into a beautiful
swan. This story teaches us that everyone has their
own worth and should not be judged by their
appearance.
《一千零一夜》中的一个著 Once upon a time, a fisherman caught a bottle in
名故事。这个故事讲述了一 his fishing net. When he opened it, a great cloud
个渔夫意外捕获了一个装 came out and became a genie!
有魔鬼的瓶子。魔鬼因为长 “Prepare to die!” shouted the genie. “A long time
《渔 夫和 魔 鬼》 时间被囚禁而愤怒，承诺如 果有人释放他，他就会杀死 那个人。然而，故事的结局 通常是渔夫通过智慧和机 智，最终成功地制服了魔鬼。 ago, I made a promise. If someone set me free, I would make them rich and powerful. But no one ever came. After years and years of waiting, I became very angry. If anyone set me free, I would kill them instead of giving them anything. So, you
这个故事通过渔夫和魔鬼 must die!”.......
的互动，展示了智慧和勇气
In the end，the fisherman succeed in saving 的重要性，以及在面对强大
himself.
对手时，冷静思考和机智应
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对的价值。 This story, through the interaction between the
fisherman and the genie, demonstrates the
importance of wisdom and courage, and the value
of calm thinking and quick wit when facing a
powerful opponent.
《小 妇 人》 由美国作家露易莎·梅·奥尔 科特所著，一部以美国南北 战争为背景，以 19 世纪美 国新英格兰地区的一个普 通家庭四个姐妹之间的生 活琐事为蓝本的带有自传 色彩的家庭伦理小说。小说 受到当时的大思想家爱默 生的影响，强调了个人尊严 与自立自律的观念；内容平 实却细腻，结构单纯而寓意 深远，富有强烈的感染力。 "Little Women" by American author Louisa May Alcott, a civil war in the United States as the background, in the 19th century the United States in New England an average family of four sisters, is based on the life trivia between family ethics with autobiography color fiction. Novels by at that time, the influence of the great thinkers of Emerson, highlights the concept of personal dignity and independence of self-discipline; Content plane but delicate, simple structure and fable, rich strong appeal。
2. 重点单词及短语
课文例句 拓展/讲解
bite 动词，“咬、啃、叮、刺”；过去式为 bit。名词，译为“咬了
一口”，复数为 bites。
The mouse bit through the net. 常见搭配：
Bite through：咬穿
Take a bite of :咬一口
①〔动词〕承诺；保证
a. promise(not )to do sth 承诺（不）做某事，保证（不）做某
事
The mouse promised to help the lion. b. promise sb sth /promise sth to sb 答应给某人某物
②〔名词〕承诺；诺言
make a promise 许下诺言 keep a promise 信守诺言
break a promise 违背诺言
Was the farmer wise wise(adj.明智的；高明的)→wisely(adv.明智地；聪明地)
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Once upon a time, an emperor loved
once upon a time 从前；很久以前=long(long)ago clothes very much
①v.撒谎；lie to sb 对某人撒谎
②v.躺；平躺
Two brothers came and lied to him ③v.位于；存在；处于
④n.谎言；tell a lie/tell lies 撒谎
【助记】规则的说谎（lie-lied），不规则的躺(lie-lay)。
pretend (not) to do sth. 装作（不）做某事
They pretended to make the clothes. Pretend to be doing sth. 装作正在做某事
Pretend to be + 名词/形容词 装作是...
How + 形容词 (+ 主语 + 谓语！)= What (+ a/an) + 名词 (+
主语 + 谓语！)
What lovely clothes! 感叹句 注意：我们可以通过找句子的主语谓语来判断用 how 还是
what：找到句子的主语，判断主语前紧靠着词的词性，名词用
what，其余用 how。
decide〔动词〕决定；
decide(not)to do sth 决定（不）做某事 The emperor decided to show
decide on/upon sth. 决定某事 everyone his new clothes
decision〔名词〕决定；
make a decision 做决定
①〔动词〕赞美；表扬；
praise sb for(doing)sth 表扬某人（做）某事
People praised the clothes at first ②〔名词〕赞扬；称赞；赞美；
in praise of 赞扬，赞美
at first 起初;最初；
suddenly〔副词〕突然地；出乎意料地常放在句首作状语。 Suddenly, a boy shouted..
sudden〔形容词〕突然的；意想不到的
They laughed when a boy told the truth〔名词〕真相；事实
truth. tell the truth 说实话
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To tell the truth 说实话
①true〔形容词〕符合事实的；真正的
②truly〔副词〕真正；确实；真诚地
"We can make a lot of money by lying Make money 赚钱
to the emperor. one of the brothers by doing sth 通过做某事；表示通过某种方式或手段等。
said. “One of + 可数名词复数”，译为“...之一”；作主语时，谓语动
词用单数形式。
hate〔及物动词〕不喜欢；厌恶；讨厌
I hate to be different. hate to do sth 与 hate doing sth
【注意】hate 不用于进行时态。
quickly〔副词〕快速地；很快-----形容词 quick Quickly, the artist painted a beautiful
have a quick dinner = have dinner quickly 匆匆地吃晚饭 picture of a horse
artist〔可数名词〕美术家---- 名词艺术 art
There were paintings of horses all all over 到处；遍及
over! All over the world 全世界
laugh〔动词〕笑
But the other ducklings still laughed at laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人
him and told him to go away. laughter〔名词〕笑声
go away 走开
At the river, the ugly duckling swam
just like“像...一样” well, just like all the other
【易混辨析】Other, the other, others, the others 与 another ducklings.
①〔动词〕寻找；搜寻；
search for 寻找；搜寻；查找 It made the poor duckling very sad, so
search..for sb/sth 搜查........找某人/某物 he decided to search for a new home.
②〔名词〕搜寻；搜索；查找
an online search 网上搜索
"May I stay with you "he asked hope(n.希望)----hopeful(adj.有希望的)
hopefully.“ ------hopefully (adv.有希望地)
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lay〔动词〕（过去式：laid)
They did not like him because he ①下（蛋）；产（卵）
could not purr or lay eggs! ②放置；搁
③摆放（餐具） lay out 摆出
Wish〔动词〕希望
wish sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
Wish to do sth. 希望做某事
Wish + that 从句 希望...
注意：接 that 从句时，常用虚拟语气。 “I wish I looked like you!”he cried.“
在与现在情况相反的虚拟语气中，从句的谓语动词用过去式，
be 动词通常用 were。
wish〔名词〕希望；愿望
have a wish 有一个愿望
best wishes (to sb.) (给你) 最美好的祝福
to sb's surprise 出乎某人的意料；让某人吃惊的是
The duckling looked down, and to his in surprise 惊奇地，吃惊地
surprise, he saw that he was a 形容词 surprised 译为“感到惊讶”用来修饰人；surprising 译为
beautiful white swan too! “感到惊讶的”用来修饰物。
be surprised at/by ... 对...感到惊讶
You are welcome here only if you can
only if 只有；用来强调只有满足这个条件，某事才能实现。 purr or lay eggs
prepare sb. sth. = prepare sth. for sb. 为某人准备某物
Prepare to do sth. 准备做某事
"Prepare to die!”shouted the genie. Make preparations for sth. 为...做准备
die〔动词〕死亡；消失------过去式为 died, 现在分词为 dying。
dead[形容词〕死的；死亡的 death〔名词〕死，死亡
someone〔复合不定代词〕某人；有人相当于 somebody。 If someone set me free, I would
someone 作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。 make them rich and powerful.
set......free 释放
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rich〔形容词〕
①富有的（反义词：poor)
【注意】the rich 表示“富人”。
②富含......的 be rich in 富含......
③丰富多彩的
powerful〔形容词〕强大的；有影响力的；----名词 power
anyone〔复合不定代词〕任何人；某个人与 anybody 同义。通
常用于否定句和疑问句中 If anyone set me free, I would kill
①instead of 而不是；代替；介词短语；后面常接名词、代词或 them instead of giving them anything.
动词-ing 形式。
②instead 代替；反而；副词；置于句首或句末。
Succeed〔动词〕成功、继承---名词 success，---形容词 successful Would the fisherman succeed in
---副词 successfully saving himself
succeed in doing sth. 成功做某事
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