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AdvancedEnglish 高级英语 主编 张汉熙外语教学与研究出版社 Blackmail BrainstormingBackgroundTextStudyLanguagePointsComprehensionQuestionsTextAnalysisandAppreciationExercisesTasksafterClass Brainstorming Brainstormonsynonymouswordsofblackmail Extort obtainbyforce violenceE g Thepoliceusedtorturetoextortconfessionfromhim Racketeer colloq getmoneybydeceiving threatening MakealistofEnglishnobleranks King queenDuke duchessMarquis marquisEarlViscountBaron 贵族爵位 peerages 分为公爵 Duke 侯爵 Marquis或Marquees 伯爵 Earl 子爵 Viscount 和男爵 Baron 5个等级 原来贵族爵位都是世袭的 而且只能有一个继承人 长子是法定继承人 只有在贵族没有儿子的情况下 其爵位才能由首先达到继承年龄的直系后代来继承 自1958年以后 才允许将非继承性的 终身贵族爵位 Lifepeerages 授予某一个人 对公爵 公爵夫人 Duchess 尊称为 Grace 直接称呼时用 YourGrace 大人 夫人 间接提及时用 His Her Grace 用在信封或信的开头可尊称为 HisGracetheDuckof 公爵大人 或 HerGracetheDuchessof 公爵夫人 侯爵 伯爵 子爵和男爵都可以称为 Lord 勋爵 直接称呼时 都可称 YourLordship 间接提及时可用 Lord 姓 或 Lord 地名 信封上或信的开头分别称 MyLordMarquis 或 MyLord 主要用于伯 子 男爵 公爵 侯爵 伯爵的长子在他们的父亲没死之前 即没有继承其父亲爵位之前 也可称之为 Lord 勋爵 但不是贵族 公爵 侯爵的次子以下的儿子 可以终身称之为 Lord 勋爵 对伯 子 男爵的次子以下的儿子可称 Honorable 尊敬的 他们也都不是贵族 侯爵夫人 Marchioness 伯爵夫人 Countess 子爵夫人 Viscountess 男爵夫人 Baroness 均可称之为 Lady 夫人 即用 Lady 丈夫的姓或丈夫勋称中的地名 公爵 侯爵 伯爵的每一个女儿也都可称为 Lady 即可用 Lady 授予名 姓 如果她结了婚 就用丈夫的姓代替自己的姓 但仍称为 Lady 夫人 即使丈夫无爵位 是个普通的 先生 也可称为 Lady 如果丈夫有了爵位 那她就要选用相应的誉称 除了贵族爵位以外 还有别的一些誉称 对爵士则尊称为 Sir 爵士 具体做法是 Sir 授予名 姓 或 Sir 授予名 但作为爵士头衔 Sir绝不可只用于姓前 Background AboutthewriterAboutthenovelHotel 1 AbouttheauthorArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbestsellingnovels BorninLuton England in1920 thewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilagefourteen Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy hejoinedtheBritishRoyalAirForcein1939andservedthroughWorldWarII risingthroughtherankstobecomeapilotandflightlieutenant In1949HaileyemigratedtoCanada wherehewassuccessivelyarealestatesalesman businesspapereditorandasalesandadvertisingexecutive Hebecame andstillisaCanadiancitizen HemakeshishomeatLyfordCayintheBahamas Abouttheauthor In1956ArthurHaileyscoredhisfirstwritingsuccesswithaTVdrama FlightintoDanger whichlaterbecameamotionpictureandanovel RunwayZero Eight 1958 ThesensationalHaileybestsellersincludeTheFinalDiagnosis 1959 InHighPlaces 1962 Hotel 1966 Airport 1968 Wheels 1971 TheMoneychangers 1975 Abouttheauthor ThoughaCanadianhimself hesetthesceneofmostofhisworksintheUntiedStates Eachofhisbooksdealswithoneparticularfieldofsociety Thisismadeclearbythetitlesofhisbooks ItisthispeculiarityofhisthatisofvaluetothosewhoareeagertolearnaboutcontemporaryAmericansociety 2 AboutthenovelHotelTheSt GregoryHotelisthelargestinNewOrleans Louisiana For4daysfromMondayeveningtoFriday thehotelgoesthroughasuccessionofdramaticevents Withthehotel smortgageduebytheweekendandwithnochanceofgettingfurtherrenewal theowner warrenTrent reluctantlymakesuphismindtosellhishoteltoachainhotelowner CurtisO keefe AboutthenovelHotel PeterMcDermott theassistantgeneralmanager hastotackleseveralotherknottyproblems handlinganattemptedrapewhichhasoccurredinoneofthehotel srooms catchingaprofessionalthiefoperatinginthehotel pacifyingawholeconventionofseveralhundreddentiststhatthreatentoleaveinprotestagainstthehotel sobjectiontoputtingupamemberoftheconvention ablackdoctor ThenthereistheDukeofCroydon TheDukeisaninternationallyfamousstatesmanandthenewly appointedBritishambassadortoWashington HeandhiswifeoccupythebestsuiteinSt Gregory OnMondayeveningwhiledrivingbackwithhiswifefromagamblinghouse theDukeknocksdownawomanandherchild Botharekilled TheDukeandtheDuchess however driveaway Thehit and runbecomestopsensationalnewsinNewOrleans Thehotel schiefhousedetectiveOgilvienoticesthebatteredcarwhenitcomesback AboutthenovelHotel Insteadofreportingthistothepolice hegoestoseetheDukeandtheDuchess Hepromisestokeepquietaboutwhatheknowsandasksforalargesumofmoneyinreturnforthefavour TheDuke nowtotallyatalossastohowtoact hidesbehindtheskirtsofhiswife TheDuchessunderstandsthattogetthemselvesoutofthismess thecarhastobedrivenoutofthesouthwhere peoplearealertedaboutthehit and run SosheofferstopayOgilviemorethanhehasaskedonconditionthathedrivesthecartoChicagoupinthenorth Thegreedydetectiveagrees Atoneo clockThursdaymorningOgilviegetsthecaroutofthegarage Heisseenleavingbyonepersononly ByPeterMcDermott theassistantgeneralmanager Thoughitstrikeshimasodd Peterdoesnotlinkthisupwiththehit and rununtillatethatafternoonwhenhewitnessesthefuneralofthetwovictimsoftheaccident Hecontactspoliceheadquartersrightaway AboutthenovelHotel Bythistime OgilviehascrossedLouisianaandMississippi drivingbynightandconcealingthecarbyday Hethinksthateverythingisgoingsmoothly littleknowingthatheisaalreadybeingfollowedbytheHighwaypatrolcruisers InTennessee heiscaughtandsentbacktoNewOrleans AtfirsttheDuchesstriestodenyeverything butdoesn tsucceedinconvincingthepolice TheDukethendecidestogoovertopoliceheadquartersbeforetheycomeforhim wishingtosavethelittleshredsofdecencyleftinhim Hetakesanelevatortogodown Thiselevatorwhichhasbeenoutoforderforsometimeandbadlyinneedofrepairbreaksdown Asitgoesdown onesetofclampsholdsandtheotherfails Theelevatorcartwists bucklesandsplitsopen throwingtheDukeninefloorsdowntothecementground Hediesinstantly AboutthenovelHotel However thenovelendswithapleasantsurprise Asick old eccentricmanstayinginthehotelturnsouttobeanextremelywealthymanfromMontreal Canada Earlier hefellseriouslyillandwassavedbyPeterandhisgirlfriend Toshowhisgratitudeandtorepaytheirkindness hebuysthehotelfromitsformerownerandmakesPeterthenewexecutivevice president withcompleteauthoritytorunthehotelashethinksfit TextStudy LanguagePointsComprehensionQuestionsTextAnalysisandAppreciation LanguagePoints 1 Thechiefhouseofficer Ogilvie whohaddeclaredhewould tooktwicethattime Thechiefhouseofficer Ogilvie gavetheCroydonsamysterioustelephonecalltellingthemhewouldpaythemavisitanhourlater butactuallyheappearedattheirsuitetwohourslater chiefhouseofficer HotelsintheU S employdetectivestotakecareofhotelsecurity called housedicks dignifiedappellation houseofficer 2 ThenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswereexcessivelyfrayed ThenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswerewornoutbythelongwait wereover strained BoththeDukeandDuchesswereextremelynervous 3 Shehaddispatchedhermaidonaninventederrand Theysentherouttogetheroutoftheway the errand beingjustanexcuse atripwhichwasnotnecessary ObviouslythetalkbetweenOgilvieandtheCroydonshadtobekeptasecret 4 ToexercisetheBedlingtonterriers towalkthedogs totakethedogsoutandgivethemsomeexercise TheBedlingtonterrierisadogsoutandgivethemsomeexercise TheBedlingtonterrierisabreedofblueorliver coloured woolly coated active typicallysmalldogs TheterriersareastatussymbolshowingthattheDuchessisnoordinarydogowner Andthefactthattheycankeepdogsinahotelsuiteprovestheyareveryimportantpeople 5 AwaveofcigarsmokeaccompaniedOgilviein tosmokeacigarinthepresenceofaladywithoutaskingforpermissionisimpoliteandbeingfamiliar Hecomesintotheroomsmokinghiscigar Ogilvieisacoarse vulgar anduneducatedfellowandbecausehethinkshehastheCroydonsunderhisthumbhedoesn tgiveadametowhattheymaythinkorfeel TheDuchess lookedpointedly thatis directlyandsharplyatthecigar tryingtointimidatehimwithhersuperiorsocialposition 6 Wouldyoukindlypotthatout aperiodinsteadofaquestionmark indicatingitissaidinafallingtone meanttobeacommand notapoliterequest7 Piggyeyes small narroweyeslostinthemassofflesh Ogilvieisoneofthe badguys inthisnovel Hehaspiggyeyes agrossjowledface anobesebody speaksinfalsetto isvulgar unscrupulous ill mannered tothepointofthrowinghiscigaronthecarpet Someexampleswiththewordpig Don tbeapig Don tbegreedy Heisapig Heisadirty greedyorill manneredperson I vemadeapigofmyself I veeatentoomuch 8 surveyedhersardonically Helookedherupanddownscornfullybecausehehadevidenceoftheircrimeuphissleeveandfeltsurethatinamomenthewouldbeabletohumbleherandbringhertoherknees Notethedifferentmeaningsofthefollowingwords sardonic beingscornful cynicalsarcastic intendingtohurtthefeelings toinflictpainbyderiding tauntingsatirical intendingtomakeapersonorthingappearfoolishorabsurdironical ahumorousorsarcasticformofexpressioninwhichtheintendedmeaningofwhatissaidisdirectlyoppositetotheusualsense 9 whofacedthemuncertainly Besideshavingaweakcharacter theDukeisoverfondofliquorandothermen swives andsoissubmissivetotheDuchess herselfawomanofstrongcharacter aknownpublicfigureandcousinofthequeen Aftertheroadaccident itwastheDuchesswhomastermindedthecover upandtheDukewasn tquiteofwhattosaytoOgilvieorwhattodo hewasafraidofmessingthingsup 10 Prettyneatset upyoufolksgot Ogilvie slanguageisungrammatical vulgarandslangy Neatisslangy meaningnice fine ageneraltermofapproval Set up anoun meaningarrangementoffurniture etc Abettereducatedpersonmightsay Thisisaprettyniceroomthatyouhavegot ForOgilvie sungrammaticallanguage seeNote4tothetext Herearesomeexamplesfromthetext 11 Iimagineyoudidnotcomeheretodiscussdecor Isupposeyoudidnotcomeheremerelytodiscussthearrangementofthefurnitureandotherdecorationsofthissuite Whatshemeantwas Speakyourmind Don twastetime Shepurposelyusedtheworddear imaginingOgilviewouldbeawed UnlikeOgilvie theDuchessalwaysspeakstheQueen sEnglish usingstrictlygrammaticalstructuresandchoosingherwordscarefully sometimetotheextentofbeingpompous 12 Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalsettovoice Hehadanunnaturallyhigh pitchedvoice Whenhespokenow heloweredthepitch Incongruous ThisfalsettovoicesoundedfunnycomingfromathicksetmanlikeOgilvie 13 Youtwowasinthathit n run Youtwoareguiltyofthathit and runaccident Hit and runisusuallyusedtodescribeadriverwhofleesfromthesceneofanaccidentinwhichheisinvolved 14 There sbeenplentyonradio too Therehavebeenalotofreportsabouttheaccidentontheradio too 15 Twohighpointsofcolour TheDuchess cheeksflushed notevenly butaroundthecheekbones Shewasupsetandabitscared Butatthemomentshewaspretendingindignation 16 yourhigh an mightiness highhadmighty veryproud thecorrectwaytoaddressaDukeoraDuchessis YourGrace Ogilvieaddressedherthiswayinimitationof YourHighness tomockherhaughtyattitude 17 high tailedit colloquial leaveinahurry scurryoff18 they llthrowthebook andnevermindwhoithits They lldealoutthemaximuminpunishment toapplythefullforceofthelawandtheywillnotcarewhowillbepunishedinthiscase Tothrowthebookisanidiom inwhichthewordbookmeansthelawbook Itreferstothebook HereOgilviefollowsthemetaphorthrough 19 ifIdowhatbyrightsIshould you llhardlysee em IfIdowhatIshoulddoinjustice thatis toreportwhatIknowtopoliceheadquarters agroupofpolicemenwillcomeoverhereveryfast sofastthatyouwouldn tbeabletoseethemmoving 20 TheDuchessofCroydon TheDuchesswassupportedbyherarrogancecomingfromparentsofnoblefamilieswhobelongedtothenobilityformorethanthreehundredyears Soshedidnotgiveineasily 21 Butbeyondwrinklinghernoseindistaste shemadenocomment Sheonlywrinkledhernosetoshowherdislikefortheoffendingcigarsmell butdidnotrebukehim 22 AsOgilvieglanced grinning attheDuchess Ogilvieisrubbingitin enjoyinghimselfoverthewoundedprideofanarrogantwife 23 Youwereintoasecondhundred Youwerebeginningtospendanotherhundreddollarsofyourown thehundredwoningamblinghadalreadybeenspent totreatamerryandlivelyparty 24 Thereain tmuch outoftheway ifanybodywhostaysinthishoteldoesanythingwrong improperorunusual Ialwaysgettoknowaboutit Thereisn tmuchthatcanescapeme outoftheway improper wrong unusual25 lickeredup liquoredup drunk Compare liquor analcoholicdrink esp onemadebydistillation aswhiskeyorrum neatwhiskey wine mainlygrapewine sweetordrywine softdrinks non alcoholic likesodapopchaser amilddrink takenwithorafterliquor 26 thewordwasout Thenewsabouttheaccidentwasspreading Phraseswithword sayagoodwordforsb haveawordwithsb talkwithsb havewordswith quarrel givesb one sword promise beasgoodasone swordbreakone swordamanofhiswordinsomanywordswordforword27 OnahunchIwentovertothegarage AIsuspectedandfelttherewassomethingwrong Iwentovertothegaragetoinspect hunch Afeelingaboutsomethingnotbasedonknownfacts premonitionorsuspicion Themeaningderivesfromthesuperstitionthatitbringsgoodlucktotouchahunch back Ihaveahunchthat Iratherthinkthat 28 look see slang aquicklookorinspection29 jockeys usu Professionalriderinhorse races hereitmeanspersonswhoparkcarsortrucksinastoragegarage alsocalledcarjockeysdiscjockeys radioorTVbroadcasterwhointroducesperformancesandcommentsonrecordsortapesoflightpopularmusic30 squarehisshoulders toshowheisreadytofacetheconsequences heisbrave notafraidofwhatisitcome31 tookonamusingnote hisvoicesoundedasifhewasdeepinthought HewasgoingtoputallhiscardsonthetablenowthathehadmadeitsufficientlycleartotheCroydonsthattheywereinhishands 32 theoutsidetowns smalltownsaroundabigcity hereoutsideNewOrleansOutlyingtownswouldbemorecommon 33 keptfirm tightreinonherracingmind Shekeptfirmandtightcontrolofhermindwhichisworkingquickly HeretheDuchessisthinkingquicklybutatthesametimekeepingherthoughtsundercontrol notlettingthemrunwild Itwasessentialthatherthinkingremaincalmandreasoned Itwasveryimportantforhertothinkcalmlyandlogically Notethesubjunctivemoodinthe that clause 35 asifthediscussionwereofsomeminordomesticmatterandnotsurvivalitself asifthediscussionwereaboutsomeunimportantdomesticmatter notconcernedwithlifeanddeath36 herhusbandnowatensebutpassivespectator Nominativeabsoluteconstructionwithanounplusanoun Herhusbandwatchedanxiouslyandnervously incapableoftakinganactivepart 37 calculatedcoolness Shewasnotcool infact hermindwasracing butshedeliberatelyappearedtobecool 38 butnomorethanwaitinghereforcertaindetection Todrivethecarnorthwouldberisky butnotmoreriskythantowaithere becauseiftheydidnothing theywouldsurelybediscovered 39 secondaryroads roadsnotofprimaryimportancewhoseclassificationandmaintenancevaryaccordingtotownship county andstateregulations40 deptatusingmaps skilledinusingmapsExamples a Heisadeptinphotography b Heisadeptat orin takingpictures 41 Orhadthey secondthoughtwhichcontradictsthefirstone Hadthey therisks tothetaken TheDuchesssuddenlyrealizedthattheydidn thavetotaketherisksofdrivingthecarnorththemselves Otherexamples Hemustbuythatbook Ormusthe Hedidn thaveto Ifithadbeenanyoneelse hewouldhaveagreed Orwouldhe Maybenot 42 AstheDukeofCroydonshifteduneasily BoththeDukeanddetectivethoughttheDuchesshadrefusedtheoffer TheDukefeltveryuneasy he dratherpaythemoneytookeepOgilviequiet Ogilviewasabouttoprotestandthreatenheragain 43 Eyesboredintohim lookedathimsteadily sharplyandsearchinglyBore makeaholein usedherefiguratively 44 herownsmallnessofmind herownmeannessorweaknessofmind Whatsheisabouttodomaybeextremelysignificanttoherandherhusband Shehastotakeabigchance todosomethingverydaring soshemustbebold resoluteanddecisive Shehastorisetotheoccasion 45 Whenyouwereplatingforthehigheststakes youmadethehighestdid Stakeandbidaregamblingterms Herethesentencemeans Youhadtopaythehighestpricewhenyourreputationandcareerwereatstake ComprehensionQuestions 1 DidOgilviedeliberatelydelayhiscallattheCroydon suite Why 2 WhydidtheDuchesssendhermaidandsecretaryout 3 WhydoyouthinkOgilviewasbeingdeliberatelyoffensivetotheCroydonsinthebeginning 4 HowdidtheDuchessknowwheretheDukehadgonethenighttheaccidentoccurred 5 HowdidOgilviecometosuspecttheCroydonsofthehit n runcrime 6WhatmadetheDuchessjumptotheconclusionthatOgilviehadcometoblackmailthem ComprehensionQuestions 7 Whydidn tthepolicecomeimmediatelytothehoteltoch