新编英语教程 6 unit5课件

1、The Lady or the Tiger?(II) WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS: 1.fervent and imperious: eager and haughty;arrogant; commanding 2. the apple of one s eye: one s favorite person 3. Fineness of blood: well-bred human 4. Royal maiden: princess 5. Unsurpassed: matchless 6. Ardor: warm emotion 7. Exceedingly: extremel

2、y,1,PPT学习交流,8. His duty in the premises:the exercise of his authority in his own domain or territory 9. In after-years: in the following years 10. In no slight degree: not at all 11. Relentless: cruel 12.survey: search 13. The workings of the tribunal:the trial of the law court 14. Be disposed of: b

3、e dealt with 15. Throng: crowd 16. Twin doors: two similar doors,2,PPT学习交流,17.grand: graceful and handsome 18. Moiety: half 19.fervid: eager 20.Damsels: young girls 21.transmit to: pass on to 22. Lines of wholly barbaric ancestors: generations of cruel, wild and uncivilized forefathers 23. Devious m

4、azes of passion: jealousy 24.Grievous reveries: agonizing daydreams 25.Anguished deliberation:agonizing self-debating,3,PPT学习交流,Paraphrase: 1.This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as exuberant as the wildest of his notions, a daughter who possessed a nature as fierce and tyrannical as his own.(ll.1

5、-2) 2.It was, of course, known to all that he was guilty of the offense of conducting an affair with the princess.(ll.21-22),4,PPT学习交流,3. , even though the king was well aware that the love affair had taken place, he would still refuse to let the normal method of deciding guilt or innocence be distu

6、rbed, because he was extremely enthusiastic about his way of setting matters of this kind. (ll.23-25) 4. but because she had money, and above all, because her determination was so irresistible, the princess was able to get access to the secret.(ll.53-54),5,PPT学习交流,5.He knew her so well that he was p

7、erfectly Positive that she would never cease to search for the secret, which remained unknown to all other spectators, even to the king himself.(ll.72-74) Questions: What would the young man expect from the princess, to tell the truth or not? What an ending of the trial do expect? How do people usua

8、lly make a choice when torn between despair and jealousy?,6,PPT学习交流,Organization and Development (I)main character: a semi-barbaric king who demands absolute obedience from his subjects, admits no deviation from the course he set, and rejoices over his success in turning each of his fancies into fac

9、t, and who administers justice by relying purely on chance or uncertainty.Through diction and example, quickly the author pins a sign upon his neck as to what kind of person the king is and how he rules his people.,7,PPT学习交流,(II)As the story develops into the middle section, the dramatic focus shift

10、s from the king to the princess,who,in fact, outshines her father in savageness and relentlessness. Here,the author offers a detailed description of the psychology of his character, Especially when she has to make a decision as to whether she should save her lover and let the most beautiful lady beh

11、ind the door take her lover away from her, or watch in person the fierce beast devour him there.,8,PPT学习交流,Three parts of a short story:A beginning, a middle which develops naturally from the beginning, and an ending which sums up logically all hat has one previously. When a story starts with the mi

12、ddle or the end, and turns back to the beginning, this is called “ flashback. The middle-often the longest section-answers the question of what has happened and brings the story to a climax.And the end concludes, sometimes comments upon the meaning of the action.,9,PPT学习交流,A story consists of a sequ

13、ence of events called episodes, which are dramatically arranged in a scene. A scene is a place where something happens to a character or to/among characters at an indicated time. When any of these elements, (time, place, character) changes significantly a new scene begins. This story is set in a ver

14、y olden time, in a kingdom distant from the Latin countries.,10,PPT学习交流,A. *scatter:1）send,go, in different directions驱散；离散 2）throw or put in various directions, or here and there散播；撒播 *strew: strew sth on/over sth; strew sth with sth撒于表面 *straggle:grow,spread, in an irregular or untidy manner漫延，蔓生；

15、散漫 *litter: litter sth(up)with sth, make untidy with odds and ends使零乱；使杂乱；乱丢杂物,11,PPT学习交流,B. *old:1)contrasted with “young”; 2)contrasted with “new”, “modern”, “up-to-date”; 3)long known or familiar,e.g. old friend *olden:(archaic,liter) of a former age.（古；文）往昔的；古老的（时代/年代） *elderly: very old; gettin

16、g old *aged: very old(attrib.),12,PPT学习交流,C. *achieve:accomplish成就;complete完成；get done/ gain or reach by effort功成名就; *attain: succeed in doing or getting达到；成就实现 attain to:reach,arrive at 到达，至;得到 *acquire: gain by skill or ability, by ones own efforts or behavior习得（语言等）；获得（某种技巧/技能）；养成（习惯） *procure:ob

17、tain (sth rare)esp.with care and effort获得（尤指用心或费心）,13,PPT学习交流,*adopt: 1)take(sb) into ones family as a relation, esp. as a son or daughter, with legal guardianship以合法监护人的身份将（某人）收入家中为亲属；（尤指）收养（某人）为养子或养女 2)take,eg an idea or custom, and use采纳；采取（意见，风俗等）；采用 *adept(n. hold back (as if swallowing sth)抑制 n.一大口（尤指液体） 2