1、Unit 2A Lifes WorkDeveloping Ideasthe Palace Museumthe Forbidden CityWhat do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world?Lead inWatch the video and answer the questions.1.Who was the Forbidden City built for?2.When did it become home to the Palace Museum?3.How many works of art are there i
2、n the Palace Museum?4.What do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world?1.Who was the Forbidden City built for?2.When did it become home to the Palace Museum?3.How many works of art are there in the Palace Museum?4.What do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world?Emperors,th
3、eir families and servants in the Ming and Qing dynasties.It became home to the Palace Museum in 1925.There are around 1.8 million works of art.Its history and works of art.Pre-readingLook at the title and the pictures.Predict what the passage is about.While-readingMatch the questions to the paragrap
4、hs and find out the answers.(P28)534162While-readingRead details Para.1Who is Wang Jin and where does he work?He is a clock restoration master,working in Xi San Suo in the Forbidden City.While-readingRead details Para.2What was special about Wang Jin and his students Qi Haonan?They used to be the on
5、ly two timepiece restorers in the Palace Museum.2.Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum?While-readingRead details Para.31.Why the Palace Museum has one of the most significant collections of timepieces in the world?2.Why is it
6、 painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum?Because Qing emperors were very fond of clocks.Therefore,in order to please them,foreign envoys presented these emperors with the most intricate and splendid timepieces.Because repairing such a lar
7、ge and important collection of timepieces involves complex work,unique methods of restoration and sourcing difficult-to-find materials,which take a lot of time,care and attention to detail.While-readingRead details Para.41.What is the most beautiful music in the world to Wang Jin?2.What has been don
8、e to the clocks that date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong?2.What has been done to the clocks that date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong?Wang Jin has spent eight months adjusting the gigantic clock,which is about to be wound up and brought back to life.To Wang Jin the chiming melody of the r
9、epaired and polished clock is the most beautiful music in the world.While-readingRead details Para.5Why is Wang Jin optimistic about the future of the timepieces in the Palace Museum?Because he has passed on his skills to a new generation of artisans,who will not only help preserve traditional skill
10、s but also bring innovation to the art of clock repairing so that it stands the test of time.While-readingRead details Para.6What qualities do Wang Jin and his colleagues display in their work?They display qualities of skill,patience,modesty and devotion in their work.Think&ShareWhat do Bill Cunning
11、ham and Wang Jin in the two reading passages in this unit have in common?They are both devoted,motivated,passionate and skilled masters in their fields of work.In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo,behind the high walls of the Forbidden City,time ticks .Among these is the clock restoration master,Wa
12、ng Jin.at its own paceplainly-dressed If it hadnt been for,outsiders would never have known that the people working here are masters of their craft,who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques.a three-episode documentary at ones own pace 按自己的节奏按自己的节奏 a three-episode documentary 一部三集的纪录片一部三
13、集的纪录片 plainly-dressed adj.衣着朴素的衣着朴素的1Translation要不是那三集纪录片，外面的人永远也不会知道在这里工作的那些衣着朴素的人竟要不是那三集纪录片，外面的人永远也不会知道在这里工作的那些衣着朴素的人竟然都是精于各门技艺的大师，他们毕生都在修复珍贵的古董。然都是精于各门技艺的大师，他们毕生都在修复珍贵的古董。If it hadnt been for a three-episode documentary,outsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people working here
14、 are masters of their craft,who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques.虚拟结构虚拟结构,表示对过去的一种假设。表示对过去的一种假设。与现在事实相反与现在事实相反：If+主语主语+过去时过去时,主语主语+should/would/might/could+do与过去事实相反与过去事实相反：If+主语主语+had done,主主+should/would/might/could+have done主语主语+should/would/might/could+do与将来事实相反与将来事实相反：If+主语主语+
15、were to do,+should+do,+过去式过去式,虚拟语气在条件状语从句中的用法虚拟语气在条件状语从句中的用法如果他听我的劝告如果他听我的劝告,就不会犯这样的错误了。就不会犯这样的错误了。If he had taken my advice,he would not have made such a mistake.如果我知道他的电话号码如果我知道他的电话号码,我就会告诉你。我就会告诉你。If I knew his telephone number,I would tell you.In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo,behind the hig
16、h walls of the Forbidden City,time ticks .Among these is the clock restoration master,Wang Jin.at its own paceplainly-dressed If it hadnt been for,outsiders would never have known that the people working here are masters of their craft,who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques.a three-e
17、pisode documentary1Walking through the seven crimson gates towards his workplace,Wang Jin still an ordinary worker in the Palace Museum,although now he is often stopped by admirers wanting their photo taken with him.,Mr Wang and his students dating back hundreds of years.But he and his student Qi Ha
18、onan the only two people repairing timepieces in the Palace Museum.regards himself as Day in,day out spend their time restoring clocks for quite some time,used to be2Qing emperors were very fond of clocks.Therefore,in order to please them,foreign envoys presented these emperors with the most intrica
19、te and splendid timepieces.Today,the Palace Museum has one of the most significant collections of timepieces in the world,mainly originating from Europe and China.With objects ranging from small pocket watches to clocks over one metre in height,each of these requires its own unique method of restora
20、tion.Given the complexity of the work and the lack of necessary materials,this means that each expert can work on a maximum of two large pieces a year.But,through their painstaking efforts,Mr Wang and his students do more than repair the clocks they bring them back to life.3The only sound to break t
21、he silence in Wang Jins workshop is the chiming melody of the repaired and polished clocks.To Wang Jin it is the most beautiful music in the world.Now,after eight months of endless adjustments,the time has finally come for Mr Wang to wind up the gigantic clocks that date back to the time of Emperor
22、Qianlong.The intricately fashioned objects that have stood still for centuries instantly come back to life:water flows,boats sail,dogs bark,chickens flap their wings and a woman starts to spin.It is a truly awe-inspiring moment.It is suddenly clear that when the clock masters say that these antiques
23、 have lives,it is neither an exaggeration nor a metaphor.4But,despite the combined work of several generations of masters,it seems unlikely that the restoration of the clocks will ever be complete.Even if every clock in the Palace Museum were restored.there would still be work to do.Be restoration w
24、ould probably need to begin again on the clocks that were repaired long ago.This is a race against time that can never be won!Nonetheless,Mr Wang remains optimistic about the future of these timepieces.Following in the footsteps of his own teacher all those years ago,Mr Wang has now passed on his sk
25、ills to the new members,who will take on many of the future repairs.55 Whats more,inspired to follow in his fathers footsteps,Mr Wangs son now has also taken up repairing antique clocks.This new generation of artisans will not only help preserve traditional skills;the innovation they bring to the cr
26、aft will also ensure that the art of clock repairing stands the test of time.更重要的是更重要的是,在继承父业这一壮志的激励下在继承父业这一壮志的激励下,王先生的儿子现在也开始修复古董钟王先生的儿子现在也开始修复古董钟表。新一代的工匠不仅能够协助保留传统技艺表。新一代的工匠不仅能够协助保留传统技艺,他们给技艺带来的创新也将确保钟他们给技艺带来的创新也将确保钟表修复技术能够经得起时间的考验。表修复技术能够经得起时间的考验。TranslationIn todays fast-paced world,the saying t
27、hat“time waits for no man”has never seemed more apt.Yet inside the hidden courtyards of Xi San Suo,there is something timeless about the way Mr Wang and his colleagues sedately piece together the past with skilful hands and modest hearts.It is as if they have become one with their craft and with the
28、 history of the country.6Translation在当今快节奏的世界里在当今快节奏的世界里,“时间不等人时间不等人”的说法似乎再贴切不过了。然而的说法似乎再贴切不过了。然而,在西三所的在西三所的隐秘庭院里隐秘庭院里,王先生和他的同事们用灵巧的双手和谦逊的心沉着地拼凑着过去王先生和他的同事们用灵巧的双手和谦逊的心沉着地拼凑着过去,带来了带来了永恒永恒,好像他们已经与自己的技艺和这个国家的历史融为了一体。好像他们已经与自己的技艺和这个国家的历史融为了一体。The Summer palace颐和园颐和园Yuanmingyuan圆明园圆明园The Chengde Mountain
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