外研版 高二年级(选修6) Module 2

Introduction

菲利普· 普尔曼，英国当代著名作家。他的《雾中 红宝石》、《北方阴影》、《井中之虎》为少女莎 莉· 洛克赫的冒险三部曲，充满维多利亚时代的惊 悚趣味，广受好评。1996发表《黑质三部曲》第一 部《黄金罗盘》,次年发表第二部《魔法神刀》, 2000年发表第三部《琥珀望远镜》。《黑质三部曲》 出版后，畅销不衰, 风靡欧美, 皆认为其深度与文 学性足堪名列文学史。该三部曲迄今已被翻译成二 十几种文字，全球发行量已近一千万套，并为作者 获得了诸多重要的奖项；普尔曼更因为这套书被评 论界认为是“继《魔戒》作者J· R· R· 托尔金之后最 优秀的盎格鲁· 撒克逊奇幻小说家”。

《黑暗物质》的故事发生在一个和我们的地 球很相似的世界里，讲的是一对名叫莉拉和 威尔的少年的旅行和冒险经历，不仅围绕孩 子，还涉及清白、原罪以及融合了魔幻、科 学等元素。 1. Northern Lights 北方之光 The Golden Compass 黄金罗盘 (USA) 2. The Subtle Knife 魔幻神刀 3. The Amber Spyglass 琥珀望远镜

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials Trilogy

(In USA)

His Dark Materials Part One, Northern Lights

Part Two, The Subtle KnifePart Three, The Amber

Spyglass

In The Golden Compass,

young Lyra Belacquajourneys to the far North

to save her best friend andother kidnapped children

from terrible experimentsby evil scientists.

In The Subtle Knife, Lyra

journeys to theshimmering, haunted

other world calledCittá gazze, where she

meets Will Parry.

Together they travel fromworld to world and

discover an object ofextraordinary power, and

uncover the truth of theirown destiny.

In The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With the help from Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies,

they must journey to adank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. The Amber Spyglass brings Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials to an

astonishing conclusion.

Warming up:Possible or Impossible?Life in 3046 A: In 3046, perhaps __________________________. B: What do you mean by saying that?____________.

A: There will be some terrible disasters, such as ____. B: I don’t think so. ___________________________.

Never Die A: Do you believe that one day we’ll never die and be young forever? B: Oh, I can’t imagine that. But _______________________