电影TROY：英语文化背景课 作业

Remember:

We “study a movie”,

not just

“see a movie.”

英语文化背景课TASK: 看外语系-资源点播-“特洛伊”，回答以下问题：

1.What are the three main “sources”of English language, the Holy

Bible, Shakespeare, and ___Greek mythology ____?

2.One (long) sentence, to tell the story of Achilles’ Heel;

Thetis did special handling with Styx water for Achilles’whole body except the heel she pinched .

3.Why, genetically, Helen was the most beautiful ancient Greek woman? Her mother is Leda.

4.Tell briefly about the story of Paris and the gold apple;

The Greek goddess of discord,Eris,became disgruntled after she was excluded from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.In retaliation,she tossed a golden apple inscribed Kallisti('For the most beautiful one'),into the wedding party.Three goddesses claimed the apple:Hera,Athena,

and Aphrodite.Paris of Troy was appointed to select the recipient.He

awarded the apple to Aphrodite,thus indirectly causing the Trojan War. 5.Odysseus, or Achille s, who’s your type of hero?

Achilles.

6.Why there’s the computer virus called Trojan horse/worm?

Because it is a pernicious virus that cleverly disguise itself .

7.从构词法的角度，destroy这个词是怎么来的？

des=dis，troy即指特洛伊。毁灭特洛伊。

8.Which word is the most important thing for the Greeks and Trojans?

H_ _ _ _

Honor.

9.The last question, for girls, exceptionally:

Paris, Achilles, and Hector, who’s your dream boy/man?

Hector，the man of honor,responsibility and wise.

10.W rite/Copy the part (small or bigger) of the script (you select the

English subtitle) you love best.

Man are haunted by the vastness of eternity, so we ask ourselves,will our actions echo across centuries?Will srangers hear our names long after we are gone?

11.How to get exact benefits from watching movies in English, in your

opinion?

Enjoy the English language and imitate the lines.