Book 4 Lesson 6Why Can You Buy

or Sell the Sky?

How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is ___1___ to us.

If we do not own the ___2__ of the air and the ___3__ of the water, how can you buy them?

Every part of this earth is ___4___ to my people. Every shining pine __5___, every __6___ shore, every ___7___ in the dark woods, every clearing and __8__ insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The sap which __9___ through the trees carries the memories of the red man.

When the Great Chief in Washington __10___ __11___ that he wishes to buy our land, he __12__ much __13__ us. The Great Chief sends word he will ___14__ us a place __15__we can live comfortably by ourselves. He will be our father and we will be his children.

So we will consider your ___16__ to buy our land. But it will not be easy. For this land is __17__ to us. This shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ___18__.

If we sell you our land, you must remember that it is sacred, and you must teach your children __19__ it is sacred and __20__ each __21__ reflection in the clear water of the lakes __22__ __22__ events and memories in the life of my people. The water’s __23__ is the voice of my father’s father.

The rivers are our brothers; they __24__ our thirst. The rivers carry our __25__, and feed our children. If we sell you our land, you must remember, and teach your children, that the rivers are our brothers and yours, and you must henceforth give the rivers the kindness you would give any brother.

I am a ___26___ and do not understand any other way. I have seen a thousand ___27___ buffaloes on the prairie, left by the white man who shot them from a passing train.

I am a __28__ and do not understand how the smoking __29__ horse can be made more important than the buffalo that we kill __30__ ___30__ stay alive.

What is man without __31__? If all the beasts were gone, man __32_(die) from a great __33__ of the spirit. For __34__ happens to the beasts soon happens to man. All things are __35__.

You must teach your children that the ground __36__ their feet is the __37__ of our grandfathers. Tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our _38__ so that you can make them respect the land.

Teach your children that we have taught our children that the earth is our mother. Whatever __39__ the earth befalls the sons of the earth. If men __40__ upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.

This we know: the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. All things are __41__. We may be brothers ___42__ ___42___.

be strange to … 對．．．．．．而言很陌生、不熟悉

Every part of this earth is sacred to my people.

the red man 指 the Indians印第安人

the white man指白人

the Great Chief in Washington 華盛頓的大酋長即美國總統。當時的美國總統為第十四任富蘭克林．皮爾斯（ Franklin Pierce）

ask much/a lot of somebody 期望；要求（高）

If we sell you our land, you must remember that it is sacred, and you must teach your children (that) it is sacred and that each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people.

ghostly reflection係指「先人的身影」

I have seen a thousand rotting buffaloes on the prairie, (which were) left by the white man who shot them from a passing train.

I am a savage and do not understand how the smoking iron horse can be made more important than the buffalo that we kill only to stay alive.

If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of the spirit.

Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth.

=Anything (that befalls the earth) befalls the sons of the earth.

Sentence Pattern

No matter what Joy says, I don’t believe her anymore. = ____________ Joy says, I don’t believe her anymore.Anything that Joy says is interesting.=___________ Joy says is interesting.

Whatever Joy says is interesting. ( Whatever 為名詞子句 ,當主詞 )

Whatever Joy says, I don’t believe her anymore. （Whatever Joy says 為副詞子句）

Whatever he did was right. No matter what he did was

right. Anything that he did was

right.

Whatever he says sounds reasonable.

No matter what he says sounds reasonable.

Anything that he says sounds reasonable.

Goats eat whatever they find.

Goats eat no matter what they find.

Goats eat anything that they find.

Whatever you say, I won’t believe you.

No matter what you say, I won’t believe you.

Anything that you say, I won’t believe you.

Keep calm, whatever happens. Keep calm, no matter what

happens.

1.不論你聽見什麼，都不可以告訴別人。2.我會拍下所有在路上看見的事物跟你分享。

3.不論你談什麼話題， Paul都能加入討論。

4. 個搶匪拿走任何他看到有價值的東西。

1.我吃完飯便刷牙以維護牙齒乾淨。2. Allen把窗戶關上讓冷風吹不進來。3.我們每個禮拜都去拜訪奶奶讓她不覺得寂寞。

4. Helen正在學法文以便明年去法國唸書。

1.I brush my teeth after a meal so that I can keep my teeth clean.

2.Allen closed the window so that the cold wind wouldn’t blow in.

3.We visit Grandma every week so that she won’t feel lonely.

4.Helen is learning French so that she can study in France next year.