【原创课件】仁爱英语九年级下Unit 6 Topic 2Section D(麦琪的礼物)

TheGiftOfMagiTheauthorHewasknownas“EncyclopediaofAmeicanlifewithhumor”美国生活的幽默的百科全书WilliamSydneyPorterO.HenrySept11,1862-June5,1910ShortstoriesWarmcharacterizationClevertwistedendingsTheanalysisof

TheGiftofMigiTheNameTheSettingTheWrittingStyleTheNarratorTheThemes

Thename:ThegiftofMagiThemagi,asyouknow,werewisemen--wonderfullywisemen--whobroughtgiftstotheBabyinthemanger(马厩).TheyinventedtheartofgivingChristmaspresents.Beingwise,theirgiftswerenodoubtwiseones.Andherethenarratortoldusastoryabouttwofoolishchildreninaflatwhomostunwiselysacrificedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse.Butinfactthesetwowerethewisest.Theyarethemagi.

那三位麦琪，读者都知道，全都是有智慧的人——非常有智慧的人，他们把礼物带来送给出生在马槽里的圣婴耶稣。他们首创了圣诞节馈赠礼物的风俗。由于他们是聪明人，毫无疑问，他们的礼物也是聪明的礼物，如果碰上两样东西完全一样，可能还具有交换的权利。在这儿，我已经笨拙地给你们介绍了住公寓套间的两个傻孩子不足为奇的平淡故事，他们极不明智地为了对方而牺牲了他们家最最宝贵的东西。不过，让我们对现今的聪明人说最后一句话，在一切馈赠礼品的人当中，那两个人是最聪明的。在一切馈赠又接收礼品的人当中，像他们两个这样的人也是最聪明的。无论在任何地方，他们都是最聪明的人，他们就是麦琪。为什么小说名字是“麦琪的礼物”？SettingAdrabflat

inagraycityonChristmasEveThenarratorcallsourattentionalmostimmediatelytothetwomostimportantdetailsofthestory'ssetting:ittakesplaceonaChristmasEve,anditstwomaincharactersliveinaveryunassumingflat.

TheactionofthestorydependsonthefactthatChristmasissufficientlyclosethatDellaneedstobuyapresentnow,evenwithhersmallamountofmoney.Thecouple'sveryhumbleabodebringsouttheirpovertyvividly.It'stheirpovertywhichbothforcesthemtomakethesacrificestheydo,andwhichmakesthosesacrificesmeaningful.O.Henrysketchestheflatwithjustenoughdetailtoconveyanimageofitssqualor:it'scheap,sparselyfurnished,andhasabrokenmailboxandabrokendoorbell.WritingStyleOral

---(capturethatfeelingoftellingastoryorally)Simple---

(simplesentences,easytounderstanding.)Informal----(incompletesentences)

Narrator:ThirdPersonIt‘sasifthenarratorseeseverything,butusuallylimitshimselftoDella’spointofviewbychoiceforstorytellingpurposes.

ThethemesThemeofLoveThemeofSacrificeThemeofWealthThemeofWomenandFemininity

“TheGiftofMagi”isthestoryofapoor,youngcouplewhoseloveforeachotheristhemostimportantthingintheirlives.Suchistheirlovethatthey‘reledtosacrificetheirmostvaluablepossessionstofindChristmasgiftsforeachother.Thewarmhometheymaketogethercompareswiththeirpovertyandthedrearyworld沉闷的世界outside.Theirloveseemstoknownobounds无限,thoughDella(thewife)worriesabouthowhersacrificewillaffectherhusbandbecauseofhowitaffectsherlooks.Ifevertherewereastorywiththemessagethatallyouneedtobehappyislove.loveThetwomaincharactersin“TheGiftofMagi”areahusbandandwifewhogiveuptheirmostpreciouspossessionstobeabletoaffordgiftsforeachotheronChristmasEve.Thestoryseemstobeallaboutsacrifice.Dellagoesthroughtheprocessofdecidingtomakethesacrifice

andgoingthroughwithit,onlytodiscoverthatherhusbandhasmadethesamesacrifice.Thestory‘snarratorassuresusthatintheirwillingnesstogiveupalltheyhave,theyhaveproventhemselvesthewisestofallgift-givers.Sacrificewealth

Inmanyways,“TheGiftofMagi”isastoryaboutwhatitmeansforsomethingtobevaluable.Doessomething‘svaluelieinhowmuchmoneyitisworth?Orareotherthingsmorevaluablethanmoney?Themaincharactersareverypoor–thisisrepeatedlytoldinthestory–andyetthestorysuggeststhattheirloveforeachothermakesthemveryrich.Itislove,whichmakesthemtogiveuptheonlythingstheyhavetobuypresentsforeachother.Perhapstheirpovertyiswhatenablesthemtoappreciatewhatreallymatters.麦琪的礼物送给谁

“麦琪的礼物”献给我爱的人，带去浪漫的爱、温馨的情

“麦琪的礼物”给亲朋好友送去最诚挚的生日祝福

“麦琪的礼物”送给你童心未泯的孩子引领他去凿开幸福的大门

“麦琪的礼物”送给追逐梦想的学生，告诉他理想、信念是一个人的脊梁

“麦琪的礼物”送给那徘徊在街头的少年，能告诉他人生本来没有迷途

“麦琪的礼物”送给你为情所困的朋友，告诉他爱是一种付出

“麦琪的礼物”送给那踏上绝路的无助者，能告诉他珍惜生命是一种责任

“麦琪的礼物”送给你并不喜欢的人，能让他体会宽容原来如此美丽

“麦琪的礼物”送给你面临困境的兄弟，也许你给了他一条灿烂的生路

“麦琪的礼物”送给你生命中的另一半，能为你的家庭带来一份福音

“麦琪的礼物”送给你躺在病床上的亲人，给他与病魔交战的勇气

“麦琪的礼物”送给自己，给灵魂一次感动的机会

论文分析独特的艺术手法和亘古不变的主题。艺术手法探究。Magi

IntheconventionalversionoftheChristmasstory,thewisemenormagi:Melchior（梅尔基奥尔）Gaspar（加斯帕）andBalthasar（巴尔撒泽）

startedthegift-givingcustomofChristmasbybringinggold（黄金）,frankincense(乳香),andmyrrh（殁药）totheChristchild（指耶稣）onEpiphany（主显节）,thedayonwhichtheinfantwaspresented.The3magihavebeendescribednotonlyaswisemen,butalsoaskingsorPersianpriestsanastrologers(占星家).

麦琪

东方三博士（Magi，读作