测绘工程专业英语Unit.ppt

1、Unit 9,The Pearl,How do people usually think of pearl? What is the symbolic meaning of pearl?,Do you possess any jewelry with pearl(s)? If no, do you want one? Why?,What might happen if a very poor person came into possession of a very large pearl?,Background Information,1902-1968,John Steinbeck was

2、 one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. Steinbecks novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labor. In 1939 he published what is considered his best work, The Grapes of Wrath, the story of Oklahoma tenant farmers who, unable to ea

3、rn a living from the land, moved to California where they became migratory workers.,1902-1968,His first novel was published in 1929 (CUP OF GOLD) and his last in 1961 (THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT).,He won the Pulitzer Prize for THE GRAPES OF WRATH.,He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1

4、962.,29 Academy Award nominations and 4 Academy Awards were given for adaptations of John Steinbeck stories.,Text Skimming,At what point in the story is the scene of this extract set?,What do we know about Kino?,What point is made about news in a town?,What was the news in the town?,Which people wer

5、e particularly interested in the pearl?,Before the arrival of the central figure, Kino.,A poor fisherman /,lives in a brush house /,has a child,in great need of money /,child stung by a scorpion,It travels fast.,Kino, a poor fisherman, had found the Pearl of the World.,the priest / the shopkeepers /

6、 the doctor the beggars / the agents of the buyer of pearls,Second Reading,Vocabulary A - p.150,write a 50-word summary of the text,FIBJEACDHG,Vocabulary B - p.150,scramble-climb quickly, often with some difficulty dart-move forward suddenly want to take advantage of Kino,seize every chance to make

7、a profit,thoughtful look / remember repairs the church needed / want to baptize and marry Kinos baby,look at unmarketable mens clothes,the embodiment of evil and greed,stern a seal colony,colonial adj.,News seems to move faster than small boys can scramble and dart to tell it, faster than women can

8、call it over the fences.,Small boys are usually unable to keep quiet about anything they know, and tend to run around talking about it; women are likewise supposedly good at spreading news through gossiping; but the news that Kino had a large and valuable pearl traveled faster than either.,textbook

9、p.153,have the nerve to do sth strain every nerve to lose ones nerve be all nerves set sbs nerves on edge regain ones nerve nerve oneself to do sth What a nerve!,nerves,使某人发脾气,恢复镇静,鼓起勇气去做,胆子还真大！,竭尽全力,有胆量做某事,高度紧张,不知所措,Pearl of the World Wedding of the Century Man of the Year Quotation of the Week Inv

10、ention of the Millennium,the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the newsKino had found the Pearl of the World.,The whole town was exicited because of the news that Kino had found the biggest pearl in the world.,textbook p.153,strangle,- to kill sb by squeezing their throat tightly so

11、 that they cannot breathe,e.g. The victim had been strangled with a nylon stocking.,e.g. Parents should never strangle childrens creativity.,-to limit or prevent the growth or development of sth.,strangle sth out,- to get sth out with difficulty,(In the text, “strangle out the words” means _ _),to s

12、peak with much difficulty because they are so eager to speak,Before panting little boys could strangle out the words, their mothers knew it.,The mothers had already learned the news before their sons could stammer it out.,workbook p.145,sweep,- remove sth with or as if with a broom or brush,e.g. Hav

13、e the stairs been swept clean?,- move sth/sb powerfully by pushing, flowing, etc,e.g. She was swept away by the crowd and lost sight of her son completely.,- move quickly over (an area, a group, etc),e.g. Rumors swept through the town.,e.g. A hip-hop craze swept through the teenagers.,- to look quic

14、kly at all of something,e.g. The generals eyes swept the room.,e.g. His eyes swept over the young lady appraisingly.,workbook p.145,The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster,The news spread from one brush house to another and continue

15、d to travel fast into the town,for that matter,for the matter of that,=,- spoken so far as that is concerned; as for that this phrase is used to say that what you are saying about one thing is also true about something else,e.g. David never touched beer, or any kind of alcohol for that matter.,e.g.

16、Dont talk like that to your mother, or to anyone else for that matter., or married him for that matter,or even conducted his marriage ceremony,textbook p.153,When Kino and his wife got married, the priest refused to conduct the marriage ceremony because Kino had no money.,Background Information, a w

17、oman whose illness was age, though neither she nor the doctor would admit it.,The woman was old, not ill, though neither the doctor nor the woman would admit this, because the doctor was interested in his fees and the woman did not want to face up to the fact that she was no longer young.,textbook p

18、.153,a _ person,strict in a very serious and often unpleasant way,严厉的；苛刻的,a _ person,严肃的；不苟言笑的,always very sensible and quiet,a _ person,demands that rules should always be obeyed,严格的,严谨的；认真的；审慎的,a _ person,thoughtful and solemn; having a serious attitude to life,strict; serious; sober; stern,stern,

19、serious,strict,sober,And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time.,When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked for his help, he became both serious (about the treatment) and wise (about how he could gain).,workbook p.145,workbook p.14

20、5,And the doctors eyes rolled up a little in their fat hammocks and he thought of Paris.,For a moment the doctors eyes were focused on nothing as his thoughts turned to Paris.,PARIS is a symbol of _,luxurious & extravagant life,He thought of Paris because _ _ _,the profit he can make from treating K

21、inos son will enable him to enjoy a long holiday in Paris extravagantly., a fisherman in despair had given his pearls to the church., one fisherman had been offered such a low price that it was hardly worth selling his pearlsso he gave them to the church instead.,textbook p.153,semblance,resemblance

22、,- a condition or quality that is at least slightly like another one,- a similarity between two things, especially in the way they look,e.g. He bears a remarkable resemblance to Jay Chou.,e.g. They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.,e.g. There is not a semblance of truth to your stor

23、y.,e.g. Our tour prices bore little resemblance to those you see in the TV commercials., he kept these agents in separate offices to give a semblance of competition., the single owner put his agents in different offices to make it appear that there was a number of buyers. This was done to suggest to

24、 the fisherman that if they kept trying, they might get a better price for their pearls.,textbook p.153,all manner of,- every kind of, all sorts of, many different types of,e.g. Johns brother is impressively knowledgeable about all manner of things.,e.g. We would discuss all manner of subjects in th

25、e weekly meeting.,e.g. We can see all manner of people at the shopping mall.,workbook p.145,The essence of pearl mixed with essence of men and a curious dark residue was precipitated.,The combination of the inestimable value of pearl and the fundamental human vice- greed-resulted in evil intentions

26、and malicious plots.,implication,When people are obsessed with the idea of money, they are very likely to do evil things.,Every man suddenly became related to Kinos pearl.,Everyone saw some connection between themselves, Kino and the pearl.,textbook p.153, and only one person stood in the way and th

27、at was Kino,Kino was the only person who prevented them from realizing their plans.,Background Information,In the following part, various people attempt to murder Kino for the pearl.,stir v.,1. Move (a spoon) round & round in sth in order to mix it thoroughly,e.g. Stir the paint to make sure it is s

28、mooth.,2. (cause sth to) move slightly,e.g. A gentle breeze stirred the leaves.,3. to excite or arouse a person or his feelings, etc,e.g. The story stirred the boys imagination.,e.g. Old memories stirred as he looked at the photos.,stir n.,e.g. Give that pan a stir, will you?,e.g. The Da Vinci Code

29、has caused a stir in Vatican City.,workbook p.146,The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town, the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld.,The news caused a profound “negative force” to be at work in the town. This could be compared to a scorpion, which causes pain, or the hunger created by the smell of food, or feeling of loneliness which comes when love is refused.,poison venom toxin,poison - a substance that can cause death or