Fast reading Ex1 on page 14

1. Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.

2. He is going to ask his three daughters to tell him how much they love him and divide up the kingdom according to their answers.

3. Cordelia

4. Regan and Coneril are married and Cordelia is not.

5. The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.

6. Kent tries to defend Cordelia but Lear sends him away from the kingdom.

Warming up

• 1. show love and respect _______

• 2. succeed for

• Come next after sb / sth and take his / its place or position

• Who will succeed Bush as President?

• Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure.

• She succeeded to the throne in 1588.

Pre-reading

• 1. is based on

• 2. shortened and simplified

• 3. modernized

• 4. glance

• 5. illustrate

burden N. the burden of sth. / a burden to/ on sb.

bear the burden of caring for old people

I don’t want to become a burden to my children when I am old.

v. burden sb./ oneself with sth.

burden a horse with a heavy load

I don’t want to burden you with my worries.

She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.

They intend to allocate more places to mature students this year.今年他们打算给成人学生提供更多的名额。A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.

已划拨了一大笔款子给图书馆购买新书。

The project is being allocated more resources.这个项目正获得更多的资源。

We have spent our entire allocation for the year.我们已经花光了全年的拨款。the allocation of food to those who need it most分配粮食给最需要的人

The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.

The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.

They have assigned their best man to the job.

She has recently been appointed to the committee.她最近被任命为委员会成员。He appointed Williams as his secretary. 他任命威廉斯作为他的秘书。

He is assigned as the headmaster of our school.

assign sb. sth. = assign sth to sb= allocate

assign sb. as sth.// to sth. = appoint

I love you more than all the riches in the world, more than my freedom, more even than my own eyesight. In fact, I love you more than life itself.

= I love you more than I love all the riches in the world, more than I love my freedom, more even than I love my own eyesight. In fact, I love you more than I love my life itself.

我爱您胜于爱世上所有的财富，胜于爱我的自由，甚至还胜于爱我的眼睛。事实上，我爱您胜于爱自己的生命。

riches n. 财富，财宝，金钱 只使用复试形式。Riches have wings. 　She gave away all her riches.

possessions, fortune, money, property, treasure,wealth

eveneven 在句中起强调作用，通常放在实义动词之

前，助动词情态动词之后。In order to watch the soccer game, they eve

n closed the store.

I didn’t even know his name.

Some robots can even talk to you.

但有时 even 也可以和别的词连用，表示强调。Shanghai is a huge city, larger even than B

eijing.

Shall 1. ( 用在问句中表示征求对方意见 , 主要用于第一、第三人称 )... 好吗 ? 要不要 ...?Shall we begin now?Shall I turn on the lights?2 . ( 用于陈述句中的第二、第三人称 , 表示说话人的意图、允诺、警告、命令、决心等 ) 必须 , 应 , 可You shall have a car for your birthday.You shall have it back next week.He says he won't go, but I say he shall.3. ( 用在条约、规章、法令等文件中表示义务或规定 , 一般用于第三人称 ) 应 , 必须No reader shall remove a book from the library without consent of the librarian.

In expressing her love for you, my sister has also expressed mine.in ： prep. during the act or process of

在某行动和过程中姐姐在表达她对您的爱的同时，也道出了我的心声。In racing for the bus, he fell and hurt her knee

s.

在帮你参加比赛的同时， 我也学了不少。In helping you with the competition, I have als

o learned a lot.

It’s obvious that she adores him.

I adore chocolate. 我非常喜欢巧克力。

She adores going to the theater.

He gazed at her with pure adoration.

他一往情深地注视着她。What an adorable child!

her adoring grandmother 她慈爱的祖母

He waved to the adoring crowds. 他向崇拜他的群众挥手致意。

This part is equal in value to what I give to Goneril.• 这部分和我给贡娜丽的那部分价值相等。• This part is equal to the part that I give to G

oneril in value.

• be equal to 与 …… 相等• Let X be equal to Y.

• 设 X 等于 Y 。• They receive an income that is equal to the

value of the goods they produce.

• 他们所得的收入与他们所生产的产品价值相当。

care about sth 关注，在意，担忧 = to feel sth is important and worth worrying about • He cares deeply about environment issues.• Don't you care about this country's future? care for = 1)to look after sb. who is sick, very old, or very young.• She moved back home to care for her elderly parents. = 2)to love or like sb. very much• He cared for her more than she realized.• I don't care for that color. • Would you care for a drink?

The organization distributed food and blankets to the earthquake victims.

The money was distributed among schools in the area.

the unfair distribution of wealth分配

The map shows the distribution of this species across the world.

the distribution of food and medicines to the flood victims

~ sth. to / among sb./ sth. 分发，分配

分布

分发，分送

All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.

You have just contradicted yourself.

The two stories contradict each other.

There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.

His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle.

A “nomad settlement” is a contradiction in terms.“流浪者的定居” 是用词上的自相矛盾。

We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.

On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all.

Mr. Li cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf.

We collected money in behalf of the homeless.

Another trip abroad this year is out of the question.

His kindness was out of question.

Father does not oppose the idea at all.

I would oppose changing the law.

They were bitterly opposed to the scheme.

Characters of each role Ex2 on page14

King Lear

Gonerill&Regan

Cordelia

Duke of Kent

hot-headed; hard-hearted; bad-tempered; foolish

deceitful; corrupt; greedy; cunning

honest; truthful; loving; innocent

loyal; respectful; honest; truthful

Reading One• One day, King Lear told his three

daughters that he had decided to retire and _____ _____ the _______ of government to them three. He divided the kingdom into three parts, and ______ one part to each of them. He wondered which of them loved him the most. For ________ of them had for him the most ________ he would give to her the best part of everything he owned.

hand over burden

allocated

whichever

devotion

• His oldest daughter, Goneril, told him that she did not have the word to express the _______ of her devotion and that she loved him more than all the ______ in the world. So the king showed her a map with all the ________ ______ on it and said, “You and your husband _____ have this part of my kingdom with all its rivers and forests and mountains. And your children ______ own it ______ (after/behind) you. His second oldest daughter claimed that she _______ him more than anything else in the whole world, and that her greatest happiness was in loving him. So the king gave her the part of his kingdom that was _______ in value to what he had given to Goneril.

depthriches

boundariesdrawnshall

shall after

adored

equal

• Then King Lear asked Cordelia what she had to say to _______ him and _____ the best part of his kingdom. To his great surprise, she said nothing . The king ________ her, but Cordelia insisted that she could not describe her feelings with such _____ words. When the old king warned that she might lose her ______ of the kingdom unless she tried harder, she still stuck to her opinion, saying that her father had _______ her into the world, and that he _____ for her and loved her. In ______ she loved, honoured and obeyed him. She loved him as it is right and proper for a daughter to love her father, neither less nor more. As a result, the king gave her nothing as her r______ although she was t__________.

delight earn

prayed

fancyshare

brought caredreturn

ewardruthful

• Being very angry, King Lear ordered the Duke of Kent, a ______ friend of the king, find the two noblemen to see if either wanted to be a ___________ when Codelia had no riches to bring to the marriage. He would ___________ his kingdom between Goneril and Regan. When Kent tried to persuade him, he told him not to __________ him. But Kent still attempted to convince him that Cordelia’s devotion to him was _______ _________. When King Lear refused to listen to him, Kent would rather ______ his life than _____ him make such a mistake. “You do ______ to cause ________ between yourself and your daughter. I _______ that such actions will cause great _________ throughout your kingdom.” Thinking Kent _________ him, King Lear ordered him to ______ up his things and be gone from his kingdom, or he would have him ________ if Kent had not passed beyond his __________ within five days.

• (ended)

loyalbridegroom

distribute

contradict

beyond questionlose seewrong

friction forecastconflict

opposedpack

killedfrontiers