1、Part OneWarm-upENTERBTLEWUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlContentsWarm-upOyster and pearl II. Enjoy poemsUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlBTLEWI. The Oyster and the PearlTo be continued on the next page. What do you know about oyster and pearl?Unit 16 The Oyster and the PearlBTLEWPearls are formed whe

2、n a pearl oyster coats any hard particle entering it with layers of nacre, a form of calcium carbonateBTLEWI. The Oyster and the PearlUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlTo be continued on the next page. Have you ever read any literary works in which pearls and oysters are used as symbols? What do they

3、symbolize?NoblenessTreasureVirtuesLoveI. The Oyster and the PearlUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlThe end of “the oyster and the pearl”.BTLEWII. Enjoy poemsTo be continued on the next page.TheDeep-seaPearlEdithM.ThomasTheloveofmylifecamenotAsloveuntoothersiscast；ForminewasasecretwoundButthewoundgrewa

4、pearl,atlastThediversmaycomeandgo,Thetides,theyariseandfall；Thepearlinitsshellliessealed,AndtheDeepSeacoversallUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlBTLEW深海的珍珠我生命中的愛情已經萠動，可是它卻有些與眾不同；我的愛最終結成一顆珍珠，他的根源是我隱秘的傷痛。任采珠的蛙人來去匆匆，任潮漲潮落波翻浪涌；這顆珍珠只在封閉的蚌里躲藏，迷失在茫茫深海無影無蹤II. Enjoy poemsTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWU

5、nit 16 The Oyster and the PearlThe Oyster”Author unknownThere once was an oysterWhose story I tell,Who found that some sandHad got into his shell.It was only a grain,But it gave him great pain.For oysters have feelingsAlthough theyre so plain.II. Enjoy poemsUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlTo be cont

6、inued on the next page.BTLEWNow, did he berateThe harsh working of fateThat had brought himTo such a deplorable state?Did he curse at the government,Cry for election,And claim that the sea shouldHave given him protection?II. Enjoy poemsUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlTo be continued on the next page

7、.BTLEWNo he said to himselfAs he lay on a shell,Since I cannot remove it,I shall try to improve it.Now the years have rolled around,As the years always do,And he came to his ultimateDestiny stew.II. Enjoy poemsUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWAnd the small grain

8、of sandThat had bothered him soWas a beautiful pearlAll richly aglow.Now the tale has a moral;For isnt it grandWhat an oyster can doWith a morsel of sand?.II. Enjoy poemsUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWWhat couldnt we doIf wed only beginWith some of the thingsThat get under our skinII. Enjoy poemsUnit 16 The Oyster and the PearlThe end of “enjoy p