2020-2021学年度第39期总第831期
Honoring dogs (P6)
河北省邯郸一中    张蕴

I. Lead-in
Dogs have long been great companions to humans. What do you think of our furry friends?

cute/adorable

loyal/protective

fierce and capable

mild and helpful
II. Predict
Dogs have become a significant part of our life.

Title: Honoring dogs
What information can we get from the title?
How are dogs honored?
How did man bond with our furry friends?
III. Read for structure  
How can we divide the passage?

IV. Read for details  
1. How are dogs honored nowadays?
•On April 25, Turkmenistan celebrated its first state holiday honoring the native Alabay dog breed.
•While this year marked the first official national celebration of the breed, last year the president unveiled a 15-meter golden statue of the dog in the capital, Ashgabat.
•On the second day of Kukur Tihar, a five-day Hindu festival held in late autumn in Nepal, people place flower garlands around dogs to show respect.

2. How did man develop a special bond with dogs?
•Dogs diverged from an extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago.
•What followed was the domestication of dogs. Since then, dogs have helped their human companions track prey as well as prevent them from becoming prey.
•During the Agricultural Revolution, specialist dogs emerged. These dogs took on more tasks.
•The first large-scale civilizations were established around 4,000 BC, by which point, wherever humans went, dogs went too.
•Dogs began to be bred and traded for use in battle.
•Today, dogs continue to be companions, offering comfort and protection to their owners. But they are also highly important in other areas.

3. What roles do dogs play nowadays? Can you think of other roles?

•They continue to be companions, offering comfort and protection to their owners.
•Guide dogs help the blind navigate the world.
•Police officers use K-9s regularly in the field.
•Dogs are even used to detect infections and diseases such as malaria and cancer.

V. More fun
•Can you think of other roles?

babysitter

actor

rescue dogs

sled dogs

shepherd dogs

•一只狗狗Tika the Iggy的一段视频在TikTok以及Instagram上疯传，她的Instagram粉丝超过了百万，成了官方认证的“时装模特”，不仅成为了狗狗时尚界的领军人物，甚至还可以通过拍摄时尚大片获取报酬。

She looks so happy and satisfied.

She reminds people of the forever stylish Audrey Hepburn in this picture.
VI. Sentences  
1. So what is it that sets dogs apart?
•此句为强调句的疑问句，用以加强语气。其结构为“疑问词+is/was it that+其他”
•例：
•他到底告诉了你什么？
•What was it that he told you？
•你到底要去哪里？
•Where is it that you want to go?

2. What followed was the domestication of dogs – what evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare calls, “one of the most extraordinary events in human history”.
•此句中有两个what 引导的名词性从句，what followed 为主语从句，what evolutionary … history 在破折号之后解释the domestication of dogs，作同位语。
•例：随之而来的是他11年后重回Apple,-- - -媒体称之为“商业史上最非同寻常的一次回归。”
•What followed was that he returned to Apple 11 years later – what the media called, “one of the most remarkable comebacks in business history”.

3. The Agricultural Revolution, which occurred 12,000 years ago, saw humans shift from a lifestyle of nomadic hunters to stationary farmers.
•此句中which引导非限定性定语从句，交代主语的发生时间。主句为“ The Agricultural Revolution saw humans shift … ”英语中用时间，事件，地点做主语，谓语动词用witness, see, find来表达发生的时间，为无灵主语的常见句型。
•例：
•That chilly afternoon witnessed him walking in the snow.
•Dusk found him crying in the street.
VII. Language study
Can you find these expressions in the text?

1.民族自豪感的源泉            a source of national pride
2.为……揭幕                    unveil
3.一种灭绝的狼                    an extinct wolf species
4.追踪猎物                        track prey
5.从…转变…                    shift from … to …
6.出现                            emerge
7.大规模文明                    large-scale civilizations
8.常见的景象                    a common sight
9.描绘                            depict
10.导航，确定位置和方向        navigate