山東 孫啟祿

主題語境：旅游 篇幅：398詞 關鍵詞：kids,travel,blind

1A Canadian family is travelling the world before their kids go blind.

2Three of Edith and Sebastien's four kids, were diagnosed with a rare genetic (基因的) condition called retinitis pigmentosa (色素性視網(wǎng)膜炎).Most people who have this condition lose all of their eyesight by the time they are adults.

3Doctors and specialists advised the parents to fill the kids with visual memories from books.However, the couple decided to take their kids on a year long trip to show their kids the world and fill them with as many beautiful sights as possible while they could.

4Their original plan was to leave in July 2020, but the plan was delayed for some reasons.Instead, they threw their itinerary out the window and left Montreal in March 2022.They planned to spend an entire year travelling, and they chose their destinations on the fly.

5The first place they visited was Africa.They spent time in Namibia, Zambia, and Tanzania.Then they left for Turkey, where they lived for a full month.After that, it was Mongolia followed by Indonesia.Along the way, the family encountered difficult weather,bad moods, and the minor discomfort that accompanied travelling.Edith and Sebastien believe that these experiences are also useful and will help the kids become more resilient as their eyesight continues to fade.

6The family has noticed that their kids are bonding and growing in ways they never could have imagined when they set out on their journey.The kids are curious about other cultures and accepting them.

7Edith and Sebastien are still hopeful that science will provide a cure before their kids lose their vision.If not, they're positive that their kids will be able to take a visual journey in their memories,thanks to their travels!

Reading Check

1.What do we know about retinitis pigmentosa?

A.It can cause color blindness.

B.It can not be cured at present.

C.It happens when one grows up.

D.It can cause loss of memories.

2.Why did the parents decide to take the kids on a long trip?

A.The kids were not suitable to read books.

B.They didn't want to leave regrets to the kids.

C.Doctors and specialists advised them to do so.

D.The kids will lose their eyesight in the future.

3.What does the underlined word“resilient”in paragraph 5 most probably mean?

A.Adaptable.B.Generous.C.Curious.D.Common.

4.What do Edith and Sebastien think of the trip?

A.It will be worthwhile indeed.

B.It will satisfy their curiosity.

C.It will provide a cure for the kids.

D.It will let the kids be used to other cultures.

語篇解碼

本文是一篇記敘文。2022年3月，加拿大夫婦伊迪絲和塞巴斯蒂安帶著孩子，開始了一次特別的旅程。與其他決定環(huán)游世界的家庭不同，這對夫婦知道他們必須抓住這次機會，讓三個孩子在失明前留下更多的視覺記憶。

語言學習

Ⅰ.語料薈萃

語篇單詞重要短語rare adj.罕見的 condition n.狀況；條件 decide v.決定 original adj.原先的delay v.延遲 destination n.目的地 encounter v.遇到 accompany v.陪伴；伴隨 continue v.繼續(xù) imagine v.想象 curious adj.好奇的 provide v.提供go blind 失明 fill...with...用……充滿……as...as possible 盡可能……be diagnosed with...被診斷出……lose one's eyesight 失明 spend...doing...花費……做……set out 出發(fā) thanks to 由于；多虧

Ⅱ.語句分析

1.However,the couple decided to take their kids on a year long trip to show their kids the world and fill them with as many beautiful sights as possible while they could.然而，這對夫婦決定帶著他們的孩子進行為期一年的旅行，讓孩子看遍世界，盡可能多地看到更多美麗的風景。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句。the couple decided to...as possible 是主句，to take their kids on...trip 是動詞不定式短語作賓語，to show their kids the world and fill them with...as possible是動詞不定式短語作目的狀語，while引導的是時間狀語從句。

2.The family has noticed that their kids are bonding and growing in ways they never could have imagined when they set out on their journey.這家人注意到，他們的孩子正在以他們出發(fā)時從未想象過的方式建立聯(lián)系和成長。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句。The family has noticed 是主句，that their kids are bonding...their journey是賓語從句，they never could have imagined 是定語從句，when they set out on their journey 是時間狀語從句。

-語言運用

Ⅰ.例句仿寫

1.家長應該讓孩子們盡可能多地接受藝術和文化的熏陶。

Parents should expose the kids to _______________________________.

2.過了一會兒，她為一開始的行為道歉。

After a while,she apologized for the way _______________________________.

Ⅱ.寫作實踐

假定你是李華，在外刊閱讀課上，你們閱讀了“Accompany you to see the most beautiful scenery”這篇文章。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容寫一篇讀后感。

1.簡要概述故事內(nèi)容；

2.你的感受。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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