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1、,外语学院学苑论坛,英语专业毕业论文写作,主讲：王晓光,Graduation Thesis for English Majors,毕业论文撰写的目的和意义,总结检验专业知识,奠定未来研究基础,撰写毕业论文的步骤 选择方向 确定题目 收集资料 研究分析资料 整理论据 拟定参考书目 拟定提纲 拟写初稿 修订润色 校对定稿 打印装订,一、选择方向、确定题目 1. 选题应虑的因素 论题的学术价值 专业水平 写作能力 资料来源 写作时间,一、选择方向、确定题目,2.英语专业毕业论文选题范围 英语语言学 英汉互译 英美文学 英美文化 英语教学法 3.论题研究类别 理论性探讨 实际问题分析,一、选择方向、确

2、定题目,4.选题过程 研究方向、论题和题目的关系 以霍桑和红字为例 On American Novels方向 On Hawthornes Novels论题 The Puritan Heritage in Hawthornes Novels 题目 选题步骤：以霍桑为例 1.选定美国文学方向 2.选定霍桑 3.读文学史书 4.读霍桑作品原著、评论 5.缩小范围、确定论题 思想性主题意义；现实意义；社会意义 Man and Evil On Hawthornes View of Humanity,一、选择方向、确定题目,The Allegorical Features of Hawthornes Sh

3、ort Stories The Social Values of the 18thCentury America Reflected in The Scarlet Letter 艺术性创作技巧；人物刻画 The Symbolic Elements in The Scarlet Letter The Villanous Intellectuals in Hawthornes Novels The Characterization of ChillingworthSin and Pentinence,一、选择方向、确定题目 说明： 立论明确 On Whitemans Poems The Democ

4、racy in Whitmans Poems The Panoramic American life On Whitmans Poems 限定题目 On Contemporary American Fiction Family Values in Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye Language and Power On Gish Jens Typical American On Hemingways Novels Hemingway and the Lost Generation Nick and the Idealized self On Hemingways

5、Farewell to Arms 力求新意 资料占有,王晓光08春论文题目,Humorous and Sarcastic View of the Old World in American Perspectives -On Washington Irving a smile spread over his face. Why do the generals eyes move so slowly up the tree? And why do his sharp eyes suddenly stop before they reaches the limb where Rainsford is

6、 lying?Perhaps his eyes are not so sharp after? Then why does he smile if he has failed? Every musle: “muscle” is used here as a xountable noun. to tense for a spring: to become tense in preparation for a jump. Very deliberately he blew a smoke ring into the air, and then turned and walded carelessl

7、y away.,Deliberately: slowly and unhurriedly. Why does the general walk away carelessly? It is clear that he has discovered Rainsfords hiding place. He does not want to finish the game then and there because he wants to keep Raonsford for more fun. The pent-up air burst hotly from Rainsfords lungs.

8、the pent-up air: the air he had held in his lungs while the general was right under the tree. It probably comes from the phrasal verb”to pen up”, which means to restrict or to shut animals in a small enclosed area. he must have uncanny powers; only by the merest chance had the Cossack failed to see

9、his quarry. Rainsfords first thought is terrible. He now realizes that the general has incredible or even supernatural powers, and he has had a very narrow escape only by the merest chance.,the merest : It is used when something small and unimportant has a big effect. failed to see his quarry: did n

10、ot see the person or animal he was hunting or chasing. Rainsfords second thought was even more terrible. It sent a shelter of cold horror through his whole being. Rainsfords second thought is even more terrible. It makes him tremble all over. “Ill not lose my nerve. I will not.” It shows that Rainsf

11、ord is slowy losing his nerve. He is trying desperately not to let this happen. The job was soon finished, and he threw himself down behind a fallen log a hundred feet away. Notice that the author is concealing the details of the job from the readers for suspense.,Following the trail with the surene

12、ss of a bloodhound came the general. Inverted sentence. The normal order should be: The general came following the trail with the sureness of a bloodhound. bloodhound: a large hunting dog with a very deep sense of smell. So intent was the Cossack on his stalking that he was upon the thing Rainsford

13、had made before he saw it. The normal order should be: The Cossack was so intent on hos stalking that he was upon the thing Rainsford had make before he saw it. to be intent on sth. /doing : to be determined to do or achieve sth esp. sth that may cause damage. e. g. She wss intent on having her way.

14、 She would seldom listen to other questions.,He was quite intent on getting that position, by hook or by crook. Despite the complication of the international situation, the Chinese government is steadfastly intent on the development of economy. He sensed the danger and leaped back with the agility o

15、f an ape. to sense the danger: to feel that theres danger although there is not proof. with the agility of an age: with the quickness of a monkey. to be agile: to be able to move quickly and easily. but for his alertness, he must have been smashed beneath it. If it had not been for his alertness, he

16、 would certainly have been crushed to death.,“Rainsford”, called the general, “If you are within sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. Not many men know how to make a Malay man-catcher. You are proving interesting, Mr. Rainsford. The general knew the trick. He wants to sh

17、ow his appreciation for Rainsfords effort. But he still does not give up his condescending tone because he is still confident that he is the better hunter. When the general had gone, Rainsford took up his flight again. On the generals going, Rainsford began his running again. take up: to continue an

18、 activity that you have started. More sentences with different meanings of “take up” One wont believe that the world champion took up tennis at the age of 5. ( to become interested in an activity and spend time doing it. ),He moved overseas with his family to take up the bank position. ( to start a

19、new job) The jury selection took up the first week of the trial. (to use time or space) he climbed out and from hard saplings cut stakes and sharpened them to a fine point. he climbed out of the pit and cut stakes from young hard-wood trees and sharpened them. sapling: a young tree Other similar exp

20、ressions with ing, which indicate derogatory meaning. seedling, duckling, weakling, foundling Stake: Here it means a pointed piece of wood. Other uses of stake: His life is at stake. ( in danger) Many innocent women were burnt at the stake in Salem wichcraft trial. (the post to which a person was ti

21、ed),Once people have property of their own, they will have a stake in the social stability. (a part; a share) The stakes in this political gamble were very high.(money risked) A blie gap showed between the trees dead ahead. Rainsford got a glimpse of the sea through the trees ahead. Notice the idiom

22、atic expressions with “dead” to be dead serious; to be dead drunk; be dead certain; to be dead silent The general made one of the deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford”,Notic th

23、at there is something amusing about the way the conflict is finally resovlved. It was like a duel between knights in the Middle Ages, in which they fought hard but fair. He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided. Quite unexpectedly, Rainsford became the winner. Notice that the author tel

24、ls about the result in an inexplicit way, leaving much room for imagination on the part of the reader.,Exercise I. Cloze. “Ill give him a _ to follow,” muttered Rainsford, and he _ off from the rude paths he had been _ into the _ wilderness. He _ a series of _ loops; he _ on his trail _ and _, recal

25、ling all the _ of the fox hunt, and all the _ of the fox. Night _ him legweary, with hands and face _ by the branches, on a thickly wooded ridge. He knew it would be insane to _ on through the dark, even if he had the _. II. Translate the following into Chinese: 1. to raise ones eyebrows 2. to sink

26、into the ooze 3. To acknowledge ones defeat 4. To keep ones nerve 5. To make a deep boe,6. To leave a mark 7. To leave a trace 8. To take stock of the situation 9. To blunder into the swarm 10. To recover ones confidence 11. To varnish the sky 12. To get down on ones knees 13. To hold ones breath 14

27、. To smash the enemy 15. To dress the wound 16. To sip ones wine 17. To tighten ones belt 18. To strain ones eyes 19. To hum a tune 20. To shrug ones shoulders 21. To furnish the repast 22. To light a cigaette 23. To snap the gate shut 24. To blunder on through the dark 25. To strike off from the ma

28、in road 26. To get a grip on oneself 27. To concentrate ones attention on 28. To live a year in a minute 29. To dig oneself in,III. Study how the following sentences are inverted. : Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not trace him there, he told himself. only by the merest chance had t

29、he Cossack failed to see his quarry. So intent was the Cossack on his stalking that he was upon the thing Rainsford had made before he saw it. There he planted in the bottom of the pit with the points aticking up. Somewhat similar is the acceptance of an opinion through the desire- probably not recognized by the person concerned- to justify his own nature, his own position, or his own behaviour.,IV. Put the following into the inverted order: The scientist is so dedicated to his research work that nothing could make him flinch . The