UNIT 4 Work for Peace
第四单元 为和平而努力
Lesson 27: The Dove and the Olive Branch
第27课： 鸽子和橄榄枝
Do you know the story of the dove and the olive branch?
你知道鸽子和橄榄枝的故事吗？
After Adam and Eve are driven out of the Garden of Eden,
在亚当和夏娃被逐出伊甸园之后，
they have their daughters and sons,and their daughters and sons have their own daughters and sons and so on.
他们有了他们的儿女，他们的儿女又有了他们的儿女，如此延续下去。
Then,God says,"There are too many bad people in the world.
后来，上帝说：“世界上的坏人太多了。
They must die in the Great Flood,all except Noah,because he is a good man."
除了诺亚之外，他们必须死于大洪水，因为诺亚是个好人。”
Noah makes a large wooden ship and floats with his family in the Great Flood for a hundred and fifty days.
诺亚做了一艘大木船，他和他的家人在大洪水上漂了一百五十天。
One day the rain stops.
一天，雨停了。
Noah lets a dove fly out of the ship.
诺亚让一只鸽子飞出船舱。
In the evening the dove comes back with a green olive branch in its mouth,
晚上,鸽子嘴中叼着一枝绿色橄榄枝回来了,
showing that land is near and the danger is over.
表示陆地就在附近，危险结束了。
Since then,people think both the dove and the olive branch mean a peaceful land and a peaceful life.
从此以后，人们认为鸽子和橄榄枝象征着和平的乐土和和平的生活。
They use a picture of a dove with an olive branch in its mouth to show their love for peace.
他们用嘴里叼着橄榄枝的鸽子的图画来表示他们对和平的热爱。
Now I know the story.
现在我知道了这个故事。
I would love to raise doves and plant an olive tree.
我会喜欢养鸽子和种橄榄树。
They are symbols of peace.
他们是和平的象征。
LET'S DO IT!
做一做！
In a small group,discuss whether or not you think the story of Noah is real.
小组讨论你认为诺亚的故事真实与否。
Why or why not?
为什么是真的或不是？
In Chinese culture,there are also famous stories about making peace.
中国文化里也有一些和解的著名故事。
Tell one of these stories to your class.
给班里的同学讲讲其中一些故事。
Then,write it out.
然后写出来。