全新版大学英语综合教程第三册Unit6.ppt

1、College English (New Edition) Integrated Course 1,Unit 6 The Human Touch,Text A The Last Leaf,Pre-reading Questions Cultural Notes Text Organization General Questions Language Study Translation Review,Pre-reading Questions,-What is your understanding of friendship? - Some say that charity begins at

2、home, that we should take care of those closest to us rather than worrying about strangers. What do you think of that? -Can you figure out what the stories of this unit are going to be about?,Cultural Notes O. Henry (1862-1910): pseudonym of William Sydney Porter(1862-1910), American writer of short

3、 stories, best known for his ironic plot twists and surprise endings. Born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, O. Henry attended school only only until age 15, when he dropped out to work in his uncles drugstore.,Cultural Notes During his 20s he moved to Texas, where he worked for more than te

4、n years as a clerk and a bank teller. O. Henry did not write professionally until he reached his mid-30s, when he sold several pieces to the Detroit Free Press and the Houston Daily Post. In 1894 he founded a short-lived weekly humor magazine, The Rolling Stone.,Cultural Notes In 1896 O. Henry was c

5、harged with embezzling funds from the First National Bank of Austin, Texas, where he had worked from 1891 to 1894. The amount of money was small and might have been an accounting error; however, he chose to flee to Honduras rather than stand trial.,Cultural Notes Learning that his wife was dying, he

6、 returned to Texas in 1897 and, after her death, turned himself in to the authorities. He served three years of a five-year sentence a the federal penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, where he first began to write short stories and use the pseudonym O. Henry.,Cultural Notes Released from prison, O. Henry

7、 moved to New York City in 1901 and began writing full time. In his stories he made substantial use of his knowledge of Texas, Central America, and life in prison. He also became fascinated by New York street life, which provided a setting for many of his later stories.,Cultural Notes During the las

8、t ten years of his life, O. Henry became one of the most popular writers in America, publishing over 500 short stories in dozens of widely read periodicals. O. Henrys most famous stories, such as “The Gift of the Magi,” “The Furnished Room,” and “The Ransom of Red Chief,” make simple yet effective u

9、se of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic endings.,Cultural Notes For example, in “The Gift of the Magi” a husband sells his watch to buy his wife a Christmas present of a pair of hair combs; but, she cuts and sells her long hair to buy him a Christmas present of a new chain for his watch. Hi

10、s style of storytelling became a model not only for short fiction, but also for American motion pictures and television programs.,Cultural Notes Writing at the rate of more than one story per week, O. Henry published ten collections of stories during a career that barely spanned a decade. They are C

11、abbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million (1906), Heart of the West (1907), The trimmed Lamp (1907), The Gentle Grafter (1908), The Voice of the City(1908), Options(1909), Roads of Destiny(1909), Whirligigs(1910), and Strictly Business(1910).,Cultural Notes The collections Sixes and Sevens (1911),

12、Rolling Stones (1912), and for the best American short stories published each year were founded by the Society of Arts and Sciences. The Complete Works of O. Henry was published in 1953.,Text Organization,The text can be divided into seven scenes according to the changes in character. Scene One (Par

13、as1-2): Characters (Sue, Johnsy) Scene Two (Paras3-8):Characters (the doctor, Sue) Scene Three (Paras9-17): Characters (Johnsy, Sue) Scene Four(Paras18-21): Characters (Behrman, Sue) Scene Five(Paras22-33): Characters (Sue, Johnsy) Scene Six(Paras34-37): Characters (the doctor, Sue) Scene Seven(Para

14、s38-39): Characters (Sue, Johnsy),Text Organization,Scene Events 1 Sues roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia. 2 The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live on. 3 Johnsy decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf fell. 4 Sue told Behrman about Johnsys fancy. 5 As Johnsy was encour

15、aged by the last leaf that wouldnt give in to the weather, her will to live returned.,Text Organization,Scene Events 6 The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would recover, but Behrman caught pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless. 7 Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without any t

16、hought of self.,General Questions,-What is the main idea of Text A? (Old Behrman saved Johnsys life at the expense of his own.) -What is the narrative point of view of Text A? (the third person narration) -What is the setting of the text? (The story happened in November, in a three-story brick build

17、ing. The young painter Johnsy got a pneumonia and became depressed.) -What kind of atmosphere pervades the story? (There is a dominating sense of coldness and hardness from the beginning.),General Questions,Read scene one and two carefully and answer the following questions. -What made Sue and Johns

18、y decide to set up a joint studio? (The fact that they had common tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves) -According to the doctor, how would Johnsy be able to recover from pneumonia? (It depends on whether she had the courage to overcome her disease and live on.) -What had been Johnsys amb

19、ition before she fell ill? (She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day.),General Questions,For scene three and four, we have some multiple choice. Choose the best answer. a). What could Johnsy see while lying in bed? A. A bare, dreary yard. B.the blank side of the brick house. C. An old ivy vine

20、 climbing half up the wall. D. All the above. b).Why did Johnsy count the leaves? A.It was her habit to do that when lying in bed. B.She whiled away (消磨） her time doing that. C.She thought that when the last leaf fell shed die. c). What was the condition of Behrmans career? Successful or unsuccessfu

21、l? d). How did Behrman react when he heard of Johnsys fancy? Kept calm or became angry and sad?,General Questions,For scene five, six and seven, decide whether the following sentences are true or false. a). After the stormy night, Johnsy was extremely disappointed to see that the last ivy leaf had f

22、allen. b). It was Sue that gave Johnsy the strength and hope to live on. c). Old Behrman caught pneumonia because he painted the last leaf on the wall the rainy night the last leaf fell. d). Behrman finished his masterpiece eventually because his painting of the leaf was so perfect that both girls m

23、istook it the real thing.,Language Study,1.in tune: harmoniously (often followed by with; the opposite: out of tune) e.g. His ideas are in tune with the times. The price of gold coins fluctuates in tune with that of commodities. Her character is quite out of tune with her beauty.,Language Study,2.jo

24、int: held or done by two or more persons together e.g. She had taken he money out of the joint account she had with her husband. There are a number of different forms of business ownership, such as partnerships corporations and joint ventures. To attract foreign capital, China issued new economic re

25、gulations giving more preferential treatment to joint ventures.,Language Study,3.stalk: (of and evil force) move through (a place) in a threatening way, move quietly and cautiously in order to get near e.g. When night falls, danger stalks the streets of the city.,Language Study,4.victim: person, ani

26、mal, etc. suffering death, injury or loss e.g. Police and hospital records indicate that the majority of victims of domestic violence are women.,Language Study,5. scarcely: not quite; almost not e.g. I can scarcely remember when I last ate home-baked bread.,Language Study,6. merry: happy; cheerful;

27、bright and gay e.g. From the other room, we could hear the merry sound of laughter and glasses clinking.,Language Study,7.dreary: dull; gloomy; causing low spirits e.g. By the time they had waited five hours for their delayed flight, everyone looked dreary.,Language Study,8.in a whisper: in a low vo

28、ice e.g. He bent down and addressed her in a whisper.,Language Study,9.hear of : be old about or have knowledge of e.g. Three weeks passed, and nothing was heard of the missing boy.,Language Study,10.turn loose: allow ( sth.) to be free of control e.g. The sick whale will be taken care of by the sci

29、entists before being turned loose.,Language Study,11.look the part: have an appearance for a particular job, role, or position e.g. I think he must be a captain- he certainly looks the part.,Language Study,12.masterpiece: a piece of work, esp. art, which is the best of its type or the best a person

30、has done e.g. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is considered Mark Twains masterpiece.,Language Study,13.to excess: to an extreme degree e.g. His father never smoked or drank to excess.,Language Study,14.for the rest: as regards other matters e.g. The book contains some interesting passages about th

31、e authors childhood. For the rest, it is rather dull,Language Study,15.fierce: 1) violent and angry e.g. A fierce police dog was chained to a wall. 2) intense; strong e.g. The world is becoming a global market, and the competition is fierce.,Language Study,16.mock: ridicule; make fun of (used in the

32、 pattern: mock at sb./sth.) e.g. They mocked at him and called him a coward.,Language Study,17.fancy: sth. Imagined; unfounded opinion or belief e.g. Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a fancy ?,Language Study,18.persistent: continuing; occurring again and again e.g. Neither high pric

33、es nor high wages could explain persistent depression and mass unemployment.,Language Study,19.mingle: mix (followed by with) e.g. The singers style mingles jazz and country music.,Language Study,20.pull up: raise e.g. I sat at my desk, knees pulled up to my chin.,Language Study,21.stand out: be eas

34、ily seen above or among others e.g. The working experience in Microsoft last year still stand out in my mind.,Language Study,22.wear away: 1) (of time) pass gradually e.g. They didnt reach an agreement. Instead they wore the afternoon away in arguing. 2) (cause to) become thin or damaged by constant

35、 use e.g. The steps have been worn away by the feet of thousands of visitors.,Language Study,23.cling to: hold tight to e.g. The child is clinging to his mothers legs.,Language Study,24.call to: attract the attention of (sb.) by speaking out e.g. The fisherman called to the villagers on the shore.,L

36、anguage Study,25.sin: offence against God, religion or good morals e.g. In Christian theology, the first sin was committed by Adam.,Language Study,26.sit up: raise yourself into an upright sitting position after you have been lying down or leaning back e.g. The patient is well enough to sit up in bed now.,Language