Unit 4 Stories and Poems Lesson 21 课件（共31张PPT)(最新整理版).pptx

Unit4StoriesandPoems

Lesson21TheFableoftheWoodcutter

Thesepicturesareallfables.Doyoulikereadingfables？

THINKABOUTIT

·Doyoulikereadingfables?Whatfableshaveyouread?

·Doyouthinkitisimportanttobehonest?Why?

Longago，therewasagoodandhonestwoodcutter.Oneday，whenhewascuttingwoodbesidealake，helosthisaxeinthewater.Thewaterwasdeep，andhecouldnotgethisaxeback.Hehadonlyoneaxe，andheneededittomakehisliving❶.Hesatdownandbegan

tocry.Ashecried，aspirit❷appeared.Sheaskedthemanwhatwaswrong.Shelistenedtothewoodcutterandfeltsorryforhim.Butwhatcouldshedotohelp?Suddenlyshecameupwithagreatidea.Thespiritdoveintothelakeandbrought❸backagoldaxe.

“Isthistheaxeyoulost？”askedthegoodspirit.Themanlookedatthegoldaxe，knowingitwasnthis.Becausehewashonest，headmitted❹tothespiritthatitwasnthisaxe.

Sothespiritdoveintothewateragainandbroughtbackasilveraxe.Onceagain，themansaidthatwas

LearningTip

ThisstoryisadaptedfromaEuropeanfable.Afableisafictionalstoryaboutanimals，plants，forcesofnature，etc.Italwayshasamorallesson.

saidthewoodcutter.Thespiritwassohappywiththewoodcuttershonestythat❺shegavehimtheothertwoaxesaspresents.

Honestytrulyisthebestpolicy.

nothisaxe.Thespiritwentdownathirdtimeandreturnedwiththewoodcutter’soldaxe.“Thatistherightone！”

1makeonesliving谋生

eg：Whatdomostpeopledotomaketheir

living？大多数人靠做什么谋生呢？

相当于makealiving，还可相当于earna/onesliving。在表达“靠做……维持生活”时，常用“makea/oneslivingbydoingsth.”。

eg：Iheardthatitwaseasiertomakealivinginbig

cities.我听说在大城市谋生更容易。

Thelittleboymadehislivingbysellingnewspapers.这个小男孩靠卖报纸为生。

【点拨】考查介词用法。句意：这个人通过在一个小公司工作为生。他工作很努力。A.为了；B.带有；C.通过。结合句意，综合分析可知，选项C正确。

典例Themanmakesaliving_______workinginasmallcompan