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1、BR_main1FableAdamSmithandTheWealthofNationsU.C.L.A.BR_FableFableABriefIntroductiontoFableTwoFamousFablesSomeFamousEnglishSayingsfromFablesBR_Adam1.ABriefIntroductiontoAdamSmith2.ChronologyofAdamSmithAdamSmithandTheWealthofNationsAdamSmithTheWealthofNationsBR_ABriefIntroductiontoFable1

2、ABriefIntroductiontoFableThetermfablereferstoashortstoryinwhichanimalsorinanimateobjectsspeakandbehavelikehumans,usuallytogiveamoralpoint.ThetermcomesfromtheLatinfabula,“atelling.”ThegreatesttelleroffableswasAesop.HewasbelievedtobeaGreekslavewholivedinthe6thcenturyB.C.Anothergreattell

3、eroffableswasJeandeLaFontaine.HewroteinFranceinthe17thcentury.LaFontainebasedmanyofhisfablesonthoseofAesop.BR_ABriefIntroductiontoFable2Someoftheirbest-knownfablesareTheLionandtheMouse,TheHareandtheTortoise,TheFoxandtheGrapes,TheShepherdBoyandtheWolf,TheFoxandtheCrow,TheDoveandtheAnt,

4、andTheFoxandtheStork.IntheChineselanguage,someidiomscomefromfablessuchasTheFrogintheShallowWell(井底之蛙),HisSpearagainstHisShield(自相矛盾),MakingHisMark(刻舟求剑),OstrichLogic(掩耳盗铃)andBlessingorBane(塞翁失马).BR_ABriefIntroductiontoFable2ABriefIntroductiontoFableAesop(620?~560?B.C.)ancientGreekwri

5、teroffablesBR_ABriefIntroductiontoFable3JeandeLaFontaine(1621~1695)FrenchwriterABriefIntroductiontoFableBR_TwoFamousFables1TwoFamousFablesHerearesomepicturesabouttwofamousfables.OneisanAesop’sfable;theotherisaChineseone.Insmallgroups,studentsarerequiredtotalkaboutthepicturesandthinkof

6、thefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethenamesofthefables?2.Whatlessonscanwedrawfromthefables?Fable1Fable2BR_TwoFamousFables2TheFoxandtheGrapesOnedayafoxpassedunderavine.Fromthevinealotofgrapeswerehanging.Hewasveryhungryandthirsty.Hesaid,“Whatafinevineitis!Thegrapesonthevinelookveryniceandsw

7、eet.”BR_TwoFamousFables3Thecolorofthegrapeswasgreen.Thegrapeswereverybig.Andthegrapesweresobigandbeautifulthatthefoxwantedtoeatthem.Thefoxsaid,“Iamthirstyandhungry.Iwanttoeatthegrapesnow.”Thefoxjumped.Thegrapesweretoohigh.Hetriedeverythingtogetthegrapes.Butitwasinvain.Atlastthefoxsaid

8、,“The