袁丹純

The?Chinese?master?carpenter，?Wang?Dewen，?known?as?“Grandpa?Amu”?on?YouTube，?has?been?dubbed?“the?modern?Lu?Ban”，?a?famous?Chinese?structural?engineer.?His?most?popular?video，?which?shows?him?making?a?fantastic?wooden?arch?bridge，?went?viral?on?the?platform，?gaining?more?than?42?million?views.?In?the?video，?using?traditional?techniques，?he?creates?woodwork?without?glue，?screws?or?nails.

Wang?was?born?in?Liaocheng，?Shandong?Province.?His?father?died?in?an?accident?when?Wang?was?9，?and?soon?afterwards，?the?boy?took?on?the?responsibility?of?helping?his?family?make?ends?meet.?When?farming?was?insufficient，?he?became?an?apprentice?carpenter?with?one?of?his?relatives.

“I?think?that?in?this?line?of?work，?being?passionate?makes?it?enjoyable，”?Wang?said.?“But?you?have?to?keep?improving?what?you?do，?even?if?at?times?that?may?prove?painful.?From?the?very?early?days，?I?loved?carpentry，?but?making?things?requires?patience，?concentration?and?thoughtfulness.?What?youre?looking?for?in?anything?you?make?is?beauty?and?balance.”?He?added?that?it?took?him?between?three?and?seven?days?to?make?something，?with?the?steps?including?measuring，?drawing?lines?on?the?wood，?drilling?and?polishing.

Watching?Wang?go?about?his?work?is?a?relaxing，?even?meditative?experience?brought?by?the?Chinese?folk?atmosphere?and?comfortable?light?background?music.?One?of?his?followers?on?the?Internet?said，?“Astounding?craftsmanship?without?nails！What?he?can?do?with?a?couple?of?pieces?of?wood?and?an?old?saw?is?amazing.”?And?another?follower?said，“This?is?so?beautiful?to?watch，?but?with?modern?tools?and?technologies，?these?traditional?crafts?may?become?abandoned.?Please?keep?passing?it?on.”

Grandpa?Amu?is?also?trying?to?spread?unique?Chinese?techniques?to?the?world.?He?insists?that?he?is?not?an?Internet?celebrity?but?just?an?ordinary?farmer.

“Im?just?an?old?farmer，?and?my?carpentry?skills?cant?match?those?of?my?forebears，”?Wang?said.?“I?just?want?people?to?enjoy?my?videos?as?I?show?them?some?very?interesting?and?sophisticated?（復雜巧妙的）?things.”

1.?Why?do?people?call?Wang?Dewen?“the?modern?Lu?Ban”?according?to?paragraph?1？

A.?He?made?a?fantastic?wooden?arch?bridge.

B.?He?created?woodwork?with?traditional?techniques.

C.?He?is?an?Internet?influencer?with?millions?of?followers.

D.?He?is?one?of?the?offspring?of?the?ancient?carpenter?Lu?Ban.

2.?What?does?paragraph?2?mainly?talk?about？

A.?Wang?Dewens?attitude?towards?life.

B.?Wang?Dewens?journey?to?a?carpenter.

C.?Wang?Dewens?major?life?experiences.

D.?Wang?Dewens?background?information.

3.?What?can?be?inferred?about?Wang?Dewens?work?according?to?paragraph?3？

A.?It?is?timeconsuming. B.?It?is?attractive?to?the?youth.

C.?It?involves?about?ten?procedures. D.?It?focuses?on?shapes?and?balance.

4.?What?is?the?netizens?attitude?towards?Wang?Dewens?work？

A.?Unclear. B.?Doubtful.

C.?Indifferent. D.?Appreciative.

語篇解碼

本文的主題語境為人與社會，屬于文化傳承的范疇。中國的木工師傅王德文采用傳統(tǒng)工藝制作木工作品，制作過程中不使用膠水、螺絲或釘子。王德文以其精妙絕倫的技術(shù)和作品向世人展示了中國傳統(tǒng)工藝的獨特魅力，被譽為“當代魯班”。文章結(jié)構(gòu)如下：

Ⅰ.?語料薈萃

Ⅱ.?語句分析

1.?What?youre?looking?for?in?anything?you?make?is?beauty?and?balance.在你做的任何東西中，你所要尋找的是美和平衡。

【點石成金】本句中的what引導的是一個主語從句，you?make是省略了關系代詞that的定語從句。整個句子是“主系表”的結(jié)構(gòu)。

2.?He?insists?that?he?is?not?an?Internet?celebrity?but?just?an?ordinary?farmer.他堅持認為自己并不是一名網(wǎng)紅，而是一名普通的農(nóng)民。

【點石成金】本句中，that引導的從句作動詞insist的賓語。當insist表示“堅持;堅持認為”時，其后的賓語從句用陳述語氣;當insist表示“堅決要求”時，其后的賓語從句用“（should）?do”的虛擬語氣形式。賓語從句中使用了not...but...的句式，意為“不是……而是……”。

語言運用

Ⅰ.?例句仿寫

1.?要想取得英語學習的進步，我們應該多聽、多讀、多看、多說、多寫。

is?do?more?listening，?reading，?viewing，?speaking?and?writing.

2.?無論你取得了多大的進步，始終都會有人堅持認為你努力做的一切都是不可能的。

No?matter?how?much?progress?you?make，?there?will?always?be?someone?who?insists?that?.

3.?促使這個女孩成功的不是她的天賦，而是她的努力。

that?contributes?to?her?success.

Ⅱ.?寫作實踐

假定你是李華，你的外國網(wǎng)友Jim想來中國學習中國的傳統(tǒng)木工技術(shù)。請你發(fā)一封電子郵件，為他推薦一名老師。內(nèi)容包括：

1.?你推薦的人;

2.?推薦原因;

3.?主要事跡。

注意：詞數(shù)80左右。

Dear?Jim，

Yours，

Li?Hua