MidnightVisitorPPT课件

1、About the author Rober t Ar thur(1909-1969): an A m e r i c a n n o v e l i s t a n d r a d i o scriptwriter and a mystery and speculative fiction writer. He wrote a number of mystery books, mostly for children. He also wrote radio scripts and TV series. 第1页/共40页Genre a short story-a spy story Setti

2、ng: a French hotel room Characters: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a waiter Climax Theme第2页/共40页Genre How is a spy story similar to o r d i f f e r e n t f r o m a detective story?第3页/共40页A spy story vs. a detective story Both have complicated plots so that the reader remains as puzzled as the characters

3、within the story. Both are like a puzzle and the climax of the story is the solution of the puzzle. T h e b u l k ( 大 部 分 内 容 ) of t h e n a r r a t i v e concerns the logical process by which the investigator follows a series of clues to this solution. Suspense is used a lot. A spy stor y is mainly

4、 c o nc e rne d w it h international intrigue(阴谋)and politics; while a detective story is usually concerned with local crimes.第4页/共40页Warming-up Questions Have you ever read any stories or seen any movies of secret agents? What is your impression of a secret agent? Who is the best-known image of a s

5、ecret agent ever invented in your opinion? 第5页/共40页Warming-up Questions Please enjoy the following pictures in Hollywood movies and give your description of 007James Bond , the best-known secret agent ever invented across the world. Try to think of as many words as possible to describe people who wo

6、rk as a secret agent.第6页/共40页第7页/共40页第8页/共40页第9页/共40页youngyoungstrongstronghandsomehandsomeirresistible to womanirresistible to woman extremely attractive extremely attractive intelligentintelligenthavinghaving infinite powersinfinite powers第10页/共40页sloppysloppyfatfatunhealthyunhealthycarries no gun

7、scarries no gunsno linguistic geniusno linguistic geniusnothingnothing mysteriousmysteriousnothingnothing romanticromantic no pistol fireno pistol fireno dark-eyed beautiesno dark-eyed beauties nothing excitingnothing exciting第11页/共40页 5who Ausable is &why Fowler wants to see him6-16the unexpected v

8、isit of Ausables adversary Max17-26how Ausable outwits Max and makes him jump onto the “balcony” 第12页/共40页第13页/共40页 Wisdom is more powerful than any weapon. Never judge a person by his appearance. First impressions could be misleading. He who laughs last, laughs longest.Text AnalysisTheme第14页/共40页Lu

9、rk (潜伏) is a 2009 Chinese television series based on a spy novel. Yu Zecheng was an underground worker who spies for the Communist Party of China during the Chinese Civil War. Many viewers consider this is different from what we have usually seen on screen, actor Sun Honglei presents a refreshing sp

10、y image and displays the true-to-life personality of a spy in a high danger-plagued existence full of espionage, pretend to be foolish and just dress like an ordinary person in office.Topic: Why do people love spy dramas and their heroes?ReinforcementDiscussion第15页/共40页第16页/共40页第17页/共40页第18页/共40页第19

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