"This Land is Sacred" is the first Chinese textbook for sixth grade primary school published by People's Education Publishing House. The writer is from Seattle, USA. The article vividly describes the flesh-and-blood relationship between human beings and rivers, air and animals on the earth. On the land of Seattle, the speech of Indian Chief Seattle echoed. The article expresses the Indian's nostalgia and care for this land and people's love for this land in affectionate language.

Main content: This article is based on the reply of Indian Chief Seattle at that time. The article describes that Seattle is very friendly to whites, and white residents have built a monument on his grave. After the Indian territory in Seattle was forcibly acquired by white people, the land was named after him to commemorate the great Indian chief, now Seattle (also known as Evergreen City) in the United States. ?

When the chief of Seattle was forced to leave the land named after him, he said to the white man who drove him to the "reservation": "I will go. But before I go, I have a request to the big leaders in Washington. I ask you to be as kind to the creatures in this land as we are. " ? Chief Seattle knows very well that how human beings treat the environment and the life in the environment will eventually become their own destiny.

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Writing background: Seattle is the chief of an Indian tribe in the northwest of the United States. At that time, the white man bought the land by force, and his people had to leave their land and move to the reservation. The situation is very tragic. The Indians tried everything, they fought, they fled, and finally there were only two ways left: to die or to move to the reservation.

Structurally, this article belongs to the total score structure. Paragraph 1 ~ 3 describes all spiritual things with jumping brushstrokes until every part of this land is sacred. Paragraphs 4 ~ 8 express the strong demand of Seattle chiefs for whites. If the land is transferred, I hope the white people can remember that this land is sacred. This part is written from three aspects: being kind to river water, being kind to air and being kind to animals.

Paragraph 9 ~ 1 1 further expounds the relationship between human beings and the earth, pointing out that the earth is the mother of human beings and human beings belong to the earth, which sublimates the theme of the article.

The article is beautiful in language, rich in connotation and full of emotion. On the one hand, the article uses a lot of personification, metaphor and other expressions, and regards everything on land as his brothers and friends. The lines between the lines are full of cherish and love for this land, expressing their incomparable love for them and enhancing the appeal of the article.

On the other hand, the phrase "If we give up this land and transfer it to you, you must remember that this land is sacred" appears repeatedly, resulting in the expression effect of one chant and three sighs, which not only deepens the theme, but also strengthens the emotion that the author wants to express. ?

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