off. I'd never have come if I'd known about this disgusting thing you want me to do ... with
H: Once more, take her away, Mrs Pearce,
Mrs Pearce) You see the problem,
not just pronunciation. She's in need of both. CP: And there's is over?
immediately. Pickering.
(Outside Eliza is still
weeping
It'll be how to teach her grammar,
another problem, Higgins.
What are we going to do once the experiment
H: (heartily) Throw her back. must be practical, mustn't we? H: Well,
we'll deal with
beginning
CP: How about
CP: But you cannot overlook that! She'll be changed and she has feelings too. We
that later.
with
the
First,
we must plan the best way to teach her.
That's
alphabet. usually
considered
very
effective ... (fades out as they go offstage together) 选修 8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors-Reading A VISIT TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAIN CAVES A group of students
(S)
from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for
a visit.
An archaeologist (A) is showing them round.
A: Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to meet
you students from England, who are interested in archaeology. You must be aware that it's here that we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. We've been excavating here for many years and ... S1: I'm sorry to interrupt you but how could they live here? There are only rocks and trees.
A: Good question. You are an acute observer. We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and other objects. So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold. S2: How did they keep warm? They couldn't It must have been very uncomfortable. That would have kept
have mats, blankets
or quilts
like
we do.
A: We've discovered fireplaces in the centre of the caves where they made fires.
them warm, cooked the food
and scared wild
We have been excavating layers
of ash almost six metres
beasts away as well.
thick, which suggests that
they might have kept the fire burning all winter. We haven't found any doors but we think they might have hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold during the freezing winter. A: Well, we've been finding
S3: What wild animals were there all that time ago?
the bones of tigers
and bears in the
caves,
and we think
these were their most dangerous enemies. Now what do you think this tells us about the life of these early people? (shows picture of a sewing needle) A: What else do you think it might have been used for?
S2.: Gosh! That's a needle. Goodness, does that mean they repaired things?
S4: Let me look at it. It's at most three centimetres long. Ah yes, it seems to be made of bone. I wonder how they made the hole for the ... S2: (interrupting)
Do you mean that they made their
own clothes? Where did they get
the material?
A: They didn't have material like we have today. Can you guess what they used? them? I'm sure they were quite heavy to cut and sew together. continue discovering
Sl: Wow! Did they wear clothes made entirely of animal skins? How did they prepare
A: Our evidence suggests that they did wear clothes made from animal skins. We
tools that were sharpeners for other tools.
used the sharpened stone tools
It seems that they
to cut up animals and remove their skin. Then smaller
scrapers were probably used to remove the fat and meat from the skin. After that they would rub an ample amount of would cut it and sew the at this. (shows a necklace) S2:Why, it's
a primitive
salt onto the skin
to make it soft.
Finally,
they
pieces together.
necklace.
Quite a difficult and messy task! Now look
Did early
people really
care about their
appearance like we do? It's lovely!
A:Yes, and so well preserved. What do you think it's made of?. are made of shells.
S4:Let me see. Oh, I think some of the beads are made of animal bones but others
A:How clever you are! One bone is actually an animal tooth and the shells are from the seaside. Can you identify any other bones? A:Yes, indeed, as the
S1:This one looks very much like a fish bone. Is that reasonable?
botanical analyses have shown us,
all the fields
around here
used to be part of a large shallow lake. Probably there were fish in it. get here?
S3:But a lake is not the sea. We are miles from the sea, so how did the seashells
A:Perhaps there was trade between early peoples or they travelled to the seaside on their journeys. We They didn't grow their the caves?
know that they moved around, following the own crops, but picked
fruit
herds of animals.
when it ripened and hunted animals.
That's why they are called hunters and gatherers. Now, why don't we go and visit
THE FEAST: 18,000 BC
Worried about the preparations separate and then
gather
for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her
collection of nuts, melons and other fruit. It was the custom of family groups to
again at different
sites
animal herds across the
grasslands. A wrinkle appeared
for reunions as they followed the
on her forehead.
If only
it
could be just like last year! At that time she had been so happy when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children. He was the best toolmaker in the group through her veins. choice.
She had felt so proud as the group
better
and it was a great honour for her to be chosen. She remembered the blood pulsing
shouted loudly
to applaud his
If only she had looked ahead and planned this year! Then she wouldn't
have been feeling so worried now. to the caves fearing a delicious
Having heard wolves howling in the forest, Lala accelerated her walk up the path
that there might be wild beasts lying
her progress
no man with his spear to protect her. She had almost reached her destination when
smell arrested
in wait for her. She had
and she stopped. So the men had brought home
the meat for the feast! The smell of cooking meat filled the air surrounding her, and her senses became dizzy with hunger. She could see her mother and the older children
preparing
with animal skins. Abruptly she sat down, only to be scooped up by her laughing, shouting sister, her.
the deer and pig meat over the fire. Her aunts were making clothes
Luna. Lala smiled with relief.
It was good to have her family around
Just then a tall man came up behind her. He had a large, square face, with strongly
pronounced eyebrows and cheekbones. Over his shoulder he carried several fish and some pieces of wood under his arm. Lala smiled and handed some stone scrapers over to Dahu, who smiled and went outside the cave to begin his task. First
he looked carefully
at the
pulled out some more tools.
scrapers and then went to a corner of the cave and
They were in a pile with other sharp arrowheads and stone
axe-heads. He chose one large stone and began to use it like a hammer striking the edge of the scraper that needed sharpening. Now and then Dahu would stop, look at it and try it against his hand before continuing his task. He stopped when he felt
the scrapers were sharp enough to cut up the meat and scrape the fish. As he passed
them to Lala, the first of the guests from the neighbouring caves began to arrive for dinner. Lala's spirits rose. Yes, it was going to be just as wonderful as last year! She smiled to herself gaily and went out of the cave to welcome her friends and neighbours.
她担心准备盛宴 ,Lala 迅速转过身来 , 用她的家、西瓜和坚果收集其他水果。这是家庭群体
的习惯 , 然后又聚集到单独在不同的地点 , 由于他们要跟着兽群穿过草地。 她的前额上出现了皱纹。
如果只可能是和去年一样 ! 当时她已经很开心 , 当 Dahu 选她为未来的母亲的孩子。他 是最好的机床维修工、 在集团是一个巨大的荣誉
, 她被选中。 她记得她的血管里流人血的罪、
脉冲通过。 她感到非常的骄傲的高声地来赞赏他的选择。 她要是展望 , 今年计划更好 ! 然后她就不会觉得那么担心了。
听见狼咆哮在森林中 ,Lala 加速其走上了通往洞穴担心会有野兽躺在等候她。 她没有人用枪来保护
自己。她几乎已经到达目的地时 , 她的进步和芳香的气味逮捕她停了下来。所以这个 男人领回家过节的肉 ! 肉的香味 , 周围的空气充满了她
, 她的感觉变得头晕与饥饿。她能看到
她的母亲和年长的孩子准备鹿和猪肉在火上。她的姑妈是用兽皮做衣服。她突然坐下来 能由她笑筛子 , 妹妹 , 露。 Lala 松了一口气 , 笑了。很高兴有她的家人。 就在这时 , 一个高个子男人走过来站在她身后。他有一个大的和颧骨。在他的肩膀 , 他抬几鱼和几块木头在他的胳膊。 刮到 Dahu, 笑了笑 , 然后走出山洞开始他的任务。
, 只
, 方脸 , 具有强烈的明显的眉毛
Lala
笑了笑 , 然后递给我一些石头
首先 , 他仔细地看着这铲运机 , 然后去了一个角落的洞穴 锐利的箭头和石头把斧头。他选了一个大块石头 他觉得被刀刮刮切肉和鱼。当他通过他们 她的朋友们和邻居们。
, 拿出一些工具。他们在一桩与其他
,
, 开始就好像用锤子敲击边缘的需要磨机。
Lala
现在 , 然后 Dahu 会停下来 , 看看它并试着它攻击他的手继续前他的任务。他停下来的时候
Lala, 客人们从邻近的洞穴开始到吃晚饭。
的情绪也高涨起来。 是的 , 它将会是与去年一样精彩 ! 她微笑地对自己曾经、 从洞里出去迎接