2019-2020学年译林版高中英语必修3优化教案:Unit 2 Section Ⅴ Project
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  The story of Braille

  Usually, when we talk about① reading, we think of② using our eyes to see letters written in ink③ on paper.However④, this is not always true.For example, blind people cannot see, but they can still read books.

  The man who introduced blind people to reading⑤ was Louis Braille (1809-1852).Braille lost his eyesight⑥ at the age of⑦ three as a result of⑧ an injury.When he was ten, he went to a school for the blind⑨ in Paris.In those days, books for blind people used paper pressed⑩ against metal wire⑪ to form letters⑫.Since the metal wire was heavy⑬, each book weighed⑭ as much as⑮ 100 pounds.The whole system was not convenient⑯ for use.Indeed⑰, the school library only had fourteen such books in it.

  In 1821, a soldier visited the school and showed the students a system for passing messages at night during times of battle⑱.His system used paper with small, raised dots that could be felt with the fingers⑲.Each letter of the alphabet was represented⑳ by a different pattern\s\up1(21(21) which consisted of\s\up1(22(22) twelve dots\s\up1(23(23).The soldiers would drag\s\up1(24(24) their fingers over the raised dots to read the message.   ①talk about 说到;谈到 ②think of 想到;考虑

  ③ink/Iŋk/n.墨水,油墨

  ④however是副词,意为"然而",表示转折关系。

  ⑤who引导定语从句,修饰the man。introduce ...to/into把......引入,介绍......到。

  ⑥eyesight/'aIsaIt/n.视力

  ⑦at the age of 在......岁时

  ⑧as a result of 由于;因为;作为......的结果

  ⑨the blind盲人;the+adj.表示一类人,作主语时,谓语动词用复数。

  ⑩press/pres/vt.(被)压,挤,推,施加压力n.报刊;新闻界;出版社;press against 压在......上(压住,施压于)

  ⑪wire/'waIə(r)/n.金属丝;铁丝网

  ⑫动词不定式短语to form letters作目的状语。

  ⑬since用作连词,意为"因为",引导原因状语从句。

  ⑭weigh v.重达;有......重量

  ⑮as much as 多达;和......一样多

  ⑯convenient/kən'viːnIənt/adj.方便的

  be convenient for sb.对某人来说方便

  ⑰indeed adv.事实上;的确

  ⑱battle/'bætl/n.&vi.战斗

  ⑲with small ...fingers作定语修饰paper;that引导定语从句,修饰先行词dots。 ⑳represent v.代表;表示

  \s\up1(21(21)pattern/'pætn/n.图案,花纹;模式,方式

  \s\up1(22(22)consist of 由......组成/构成,不用于进行时态和被动语态。

  \s\up1(23(23)which引导定语从句,修饰先行词pattern。

  \s\up1(24(24)drag/dræɡ/vt.(使劲地)拖;拉   

  布莱叶盲文的故事

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  通常,当我们谈到阅读时,我们会想到用眼睛去看纸上墨水写成的字母。然而,情况并不总是这样的。比如,盲人无法看到东西,但他们仍能阅读书籍。

  将盲人领入阅读世界的人是路易斯·布莱叶(1809 - 1852)。布莱叶在3岁时因为受伤而失明。10岁时,他进入巴黎的一所盲人学校就读。那时候,盲人用书是用纸压在金属丝上来形成字母。因为金属丝很重,所以每本书都会重达100磅。整个系统使用起来不方便。事实上,学校图书馆也只有14本这样的书。

  1821年,一位士兵参观学校并向学生们展示了一种战时夜间传递信息的方法。他的方法是使用带小凸点的纸张,这些小凸点可以用手指感觉出来。字母表里的每一个字母都由12个点组成的不同形状来表示。因此士兵们可以用手指触摸凸点来阅读信息。

  

  While the students found the soldier's idea interesting\s\up1(25(25), the system was too difficult to\s\up1(26(26) be of practical\s\up1(27(27) use.However, young Louis Braille took the idea and worked on\s\up1(28(28) it.At the age of fifteen, he created a system with patterns of six raised dots representing each letter\s\up1(29(29).'Braille', the system for reading used today by blind people around the world\s\up1(30(30), was thus\s\up1(31(31) born.

  The blind can easily recognize\s\up1(32(32) Braille with the fingers.They can also easily write in Braille with a special typewriter\s\up1(33(33).Today, it is the most common system used by blind people for reading and writing\s\up1(34(34), and nearly every language, including Chinese, has its own version\s\up1(35(35) of Braille for its people to use.   \s\up1(25(25)while引导让步状语从句,意为"虽然,尽管"。

  \s\up1(26(26)too ...to ...太......而不能......

  \s\up1(27(27)practical/'præktIkl/adj.切实可行的,实用的

  of practical use意为"实用的",一般来说,"of+抽象名词"相当于形容词,常用作表语。

  \s\up1(28(28)work on 从事

  \s\up1(29(29)with patterns of six raised dots ...是由"with+n.+v.­ing形式"构成的with复合结构,作后置定语,修饰a system。

  \s\up1(30(30)around the world 世界各地

  \s\up1(31(31)thus/ðʌs/adv.以此方式,如此;因此,从而

  \s\up1(32(32)recognize v.识别;认出;认识

  \s\up1(33(33)typewriter/'taIpraItə(r)/n.打字机

  \s\up1(34(34)过去分词短语used by blind ...作定语,修饰system。

  \s\up1(35(35)version/'vɜːʃn/n.版本