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1、Cultural PerspectiveContentFableA Brief Introduction to Fable Two Famous Fables Some Famous English Sayings from Fables B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 1A Brief Introduction to Fable The term fable refers to a short story in which animals or inanimate objects speak and behave like humans,usually

2、 to give a moral point.The term comes from the Latin fabula,“a telling.”The greatest teller of fables was Aesop.He was believed to be a Greek slave who lived in the 6th century B.C.Another great teller of fables was Jean de La Fontaine.He wrote in France in the 17th century.La Fontaine based many of

3、 his fables on those of Aesop.B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 2 Some of their best-known fables are The Lion and the Mouse,The Hare and the Tortoise,The Fox and the Grapes,The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf,The Fox and the Crow,The Dove and the Ant,and The Fox and the Stork.In the Chinese language,so

4、me idioms come from fables such as The Frog in the Shallow Well(井底之蛙),His Spear against His Shield(自相矛盾),Making His Mark(刻舟求剑),Ostrich Logic(掩耳盗铃)and Blessing or Bane(塞翁失马).B R _ A Brief Introduction to Fable 2A Brief Introduction to Fable Aesop(620?560?B.C.)ancient Greekwriter of fablesB R _ A Brie

5、f Introduction to Fable 3Jean de La Fontaine(16211695)French writerA Brief Introduction to Fable B R _ Two Famous Fables 1Two Famous Fables Here are some pictures about two famous fables.One is an Aesops fable;the other is a Chinese one.In small groups,students are required to talk about the picture

6、s and think of the following questions.1.What are the names of the fables?2.What lessons can we draw from the fables?Fable 1Fable 2B R _ Two Famous Fables 2The Fox and the Grapes One day a fox passed under a vine.From the vine a lot of grapes were hanging.He was very hungry and thirsty.He said,“What

7、 a fine vine it is!The grapes on the vine look very nice and sweet.”B R _ Two Famous Fables 3 The color of the grapes was green.The grapes were very big.And the grapes were so big and beautiful that the fox wanted to eat them.The fox said,“I am thirsty and hungry.I want to eat the grapes now.”The fo

8、x jumped.The grapes were too high.He tried everything to get the grapes.But it was in vain.At last the fox said,“The grapes are too sour to eat.I dont want to get the poor grapes.”B R _ Two Famous Fables 4Making His Mark B R _ Two Famous Fables 5 A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river.In t

9、he boat,his sword fell into the water.Immediately he made a mark on the boat.“This is where my sword fell off,”he said.When the boat stopped moving,he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat.The boat had moved but the sword had not.Is this not a very fooli

10、sh way to look for a sword?Making His Mark B R _ Some Famous English Sayings from FablesSome Famous English Sayings from FablesHere are some famous sayings in English.You are required to answer the following questions and then tell each fable as briefly as possible.1.What are the Chinese equivalents

11、 of these sayings?2.From which fable does each saying come?Sour grapes.Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.One good turn deserves another.Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.Click the sayings to see the details!B R _ Sour grapesSour grapes.It means“酸葡萄酸葡萄”in Chinese.This saying co

12、mes from the fable The Fox and the Grapes.In it the fox cannot reach the grapes.Disappointed,the animal says that the grapes are sour and that they are“not fit for a gentlemans eating.”B R _ Killing the goose that lays the golden eggsKilling the goose that lays the golden eggs.It means“杀杀鸡鸡取取卵卵”in C

13、hinese.This saying comes from the fable The Goose with the Golden Eggs.In it the owner of the goose is not satisfied with one golden egg a day.He cuts the goose open to see if there is gold inside.B R _ One good turn deserves another.One good turn deserves another.It means“善善有有善善报报”in Chinese.This s

14、aying comes from the fable The Dove and the Ant.In it a dove saves an ant from drowning in a river.Later the ant saves the doves life by stinging a hunter in the foot,making him miss his aim at the dove.B R _ Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.Dont count your chickens before theyre hatch

15、ed.It means“蛋蛋未未孵孵别别先先数数小小鸡鸡”in Chinese.This saying comes from the fable The Maid and the Pail of Milk.In it a girl carries a pail of milk on her head.She dreams about the eggs she will buy when she sells the milk.Theeggs will hatch;then she will sell the chickens.With the money she has earned,she will buy fine clothes for herself.Thinking about the new clothes,the girl becomes so happy that she merrily tosses her head and spills the milk.