新概念英语第四册Lesson+21+William+S.+Hart+and+the+early+‘Western’+film+课件

Lesson21WilliamS.Hartandtheearly‘Western’film威廉·S·哈特和早期”西部“影片①

WilliamS.hartwas,perhaps,thegreatestofallWesternstars,

forunlikeGaryCooperandJohnWayne

heappearedinnothingbutWesterns.appear/act/performin...playtheleadin....starin+电影star+角色co-starNothingbutamiraclecansavehernow.Youarenothingbutathief.Heisanythingbutahero/stupid.It’sallbutimpossibletoreadhiswriting.Thepartywasallbutoverwhenwecame.②From1914to1924hewassupremeandunchallenged.supremeadj.至高无上的theSupremePeople’sCourttheIntermediatePeople’sCourtsupremacyn.leadingrole/partsupportingrole③

ItwasHartwhocreatedthebasicformulaoftheWesternfilm,anddevisedtheprotagonistheplayedineveryfilmhemade,thegood-badman,theaccidental-nobleoutlaw,orthehonest-but-framedcowboy,orthesheriffmadesuspectbyviciousgossip;inshort,theindividualinconflictwithhimselfandhisfrontierenvironment.framedadj.遭到陷害的Hewasframedforacrimehedidn’tcommit.Hewassetup.ItwasHartwhocreatedthebasicformulaoftheWesternfilm,anddevisedtheprotagonistheplayedineveryfilmhemade,thegood-badman,theaccidental-nobleoutlaw,orthehonest-but-framedcowboy,orthesheriffmadesuspectbyviciousgossip;inshort,theindividualinconflictwithhimselfandhisfrontierenvironment.formulapl.formulas/formulaedevise=conceive=comeupwithsuspectsb.ofdoing/suspectthat...theindividualinconflictwithhimself矛盾修饰法Oxymoronbad-goodnewsacoldwarmembracelove-haterelationshiplife-deathstruggleafire-waterstate④

UnlikemostofhiscontemporariesinHollywood,HartactuallyknewsomethingoftheoldWest.⑤

Hehadlivedinitasachildwhenitwasalreadydisappearing,andhisherowasfirmlyrootedinhismemoriesandexperiences,andinboththehistoryandthemythologyofthevanishedfrontier.vanishv.消失

disappear/vanishwithouttracefade/fadeawayberootedinTheconflictinthisareawasrootedinhistoryandreligion.beembeddedin...deep-seated/deep-rootedadeep-rootedbadhabitaninveteratesmoker/gambler/liar⑥

AndalthoughnoperiodorplaceinAmericanhistoryhasbeenmoreabsurdlyromanticized,mythandrealitydidjoinhandsinatleastonearena,theconflictbetweentheindividualandencroachingcivilization.arenan.竞技场Womenareenteringthepoliticalarenainlargenumbers.造句：成功的主办奥运会将极大地提高中国在国际舞台上的形象。encroachon/upon...Housingdevelopmentscontinuetoencroachonwildlifehabits.infringeonDon’tinfringeonhisprivacy.invadeTheRomansinvadedBritain2,000yearsago.Theinfectedcellscaninvadehealthytissue.⑦

MenaccustomedtostrugglingforsurvivalagainsttheelementsandIndianswerebewilderedbypoliticians,bankersandbusinessmen,andunhorsedbyfences,lawsandalientaboos.bewilderv.使不知所措，使迷惑puzzle/perplex/baffleThemurdercasestillpuzzled/perplexed/baffledthepolice.造句：这个城市复杂的交通系统让许多游客迷惑。alien

Inaworldthathadsuddenlybecomealienanddangerous,hewasheronlysecurity.foreignJealousyisforeigntohisnature.⑧

Hart'sgood-badmanwasalwaysanoutsider,alwaysoneofthedisinherited,andifhefounditnecessarytoshootasherifforrobabankalongtheway,hisearlyaudiencesfounditeasytounderstandandforgive,especiallywhenitwasHartwho,intheend,overcametheattackingIndians.disinheritv.剥夺……的继承权dispossesssb.ofsth.⑨

Audiencesintheseconddecadeofthetwentiethcenturyfounditpleasanttoescapetoatimewhenlife,thoughhard,wasrelativelysimple.⑩

Westilldo;livinginaworldinwhichundeclaredaggression,war,hypocrisy,chicanery,anarchyandimpendingimmolationarepartofourdailylives,weallwantacodetoliveby.hypocrisyn.虚伪，伪善impendingadj.迫在眉睫的，