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Anansi the wise
Some people thought they knew everything. Anansi the spider didn't think that. He was a clever spider. And he knew to have real wisdom, he had to learn more.
One day, Anansi found an empty gourd on the ground and he had an idea. "If I get advice from others and put it in this gourd, then I'll be wiser than anyone else in the world."
So, he went from house to house and asked the other creatures, "What's your best piece of advice?" And they were all happy to share their wisdom because they could see that Anansi needed it.
The snail said, "Don't be in a hurry. Life is not a 100-metre race."
The butterfly said, "Life is short. Enjoy every day."
The ant said, "You'll never be great on your own. Everyone needs the help of others."
Anansi was very happy with all the advice. And after he filled the gourd, he thought to himself, "Now, I have more wisdom than anyone else. I must hide the wisdom, so no one can steal it." He looked and saw a hole high up in a tree, and he had an idea.
Anansi held the gourd in two legs and tried to climb the tree with his other six legs. But the gourd was too big and he couldn't climb. His son was nearby watching him. "Daddy," he said, "why don't you tie the gourd to your back and then climb the tree?" "That's very good advice," said Anansi. "Thank you for sharing it with me." And then Anansi realized that advice was only useful when he shared it with someone. So he opened the gourd. All the advice flew into the sky and travelled across the land. And wisdom came to everyone.
词汇
spider /'spaɪdə(r)/ n. 蜘蛛 wisdom /'wɪzdəm/ n. 智慧
gourd /guəd/ n. 葫芦 creature /'kriːtʃə(r)/ n. 动物
hide /haɪd/ vt. 藏 tie /taɪ/ vt. 系，拴
句型
Anansi held the gourd in two legs and tried to climb the tree with his other six legs.
阿南西把葫芦夹在两条腿之间，试图用另外的六条腿爬上那棵树。
理解
1. Where did Anansi plan to hide the gourd filled with wisdom?
2. How do you understand the snail's saying "Don't be in a hurry. Life is not a 100-metre race."?
Anansi the wise
Some people thought they knew everything. Anansi the spider didn't think that. He was a clever spider. And he knew to have real wisdom, he had to learn more.
One day, Anansi found an empty gourd on the ground and he had an idea. "If I get advice from others and put it in this gourd, then I'll be wiser than anyone else in the world."
So, he went from house to house and asked the other creatures, "What's your best piece of advice?" And they were all happy to share their wisdom because they could see that Anansi needed it.
The snail said, "Don't be in a hurry. Life is not a 100-metre race."
The butterfly said, "Life is short. Enjoy every day."
The ant said, "You'll never be great on your own. Everyone needs the help of others."
Anansi was very happy with all the advice. And after he filled the gourd, he thought to himself, "Now, I have more wisdom than anyone else. I must hide the wisdom, so no one can steal it." He looked and saw a hole high up in a tree, and he had an idea.
Anansi held the gourd in two legs and tried to climb the tree with his other six legs. But the gourd was too big and he couldn't climb. His son was nearby watching him. "Daddy," he said, "why don't you tie the gourd to your back and then climb the tree?" "That's very good advice," said Anansi. "Thank you for sharing it with me." And then Anansi realized that advice was only useful when he shared it with someone. So he opened the gourd. All the advice flew into the sky and travelled across the land. And wisdom came to everyone.
词汇
spider /'spaɪdə(r)/ n. 蜘蛛 wisdom /'wɪzdəm/ n. 智慧
gourd /guəd/ n. 葫芦 creature /'kriːtʃə(r)/ n. 动物
hide /haɪd/ vt. 藏 tie /taɪ/ vt. 系，拴
句型
Anansi held the gourd in two legs and tried to climb the tree with his other six legs.
阿南西把葫芦夹在两条腿之间，试图用另外的六条腿爬上那棵树。
理解
1. Where did Anansi plan to hide the gourd filled with wisdom?
2. How do you understand the snail's saying "Don't be in a hurry. Life is not a 100-metre race."?
答案：In a hole high up in a tree.
Life needs to be taken slowly and we shouldn't be in a hurry to succeed.
Life needs to be taken slowly and we shouldn't be in a hurry to succeed.
解析：
1. 定位到文中“He looked and saw a hole high up in a tree, and he had an idea.”，可知Anansi计划把装满智慧的葫芦藏在树上的洞里。
2. 蜗牛说“不要着急，生活不是百米赛跑”，结合常识和七年级学生对生活的理解，可解释为生活需要慢慢来，不能急于求成。
2. 蜗牛说“不要着急，生活不是百米赛跑”，结合常识和七年级学生对生活的理解，可解释为生活需要慢慢来，不能急于求成。