unit7 The luncheon

1、Unit 7 The Luncheon,William Somerset Maugham 毛姆,William Somerset Maugham,novelist, playwright, short-story writer, highest paid author in the world in the 1930s.,from Britain,Main AchievementsHis reputation as a novelist rests primarily on four books:,Of Human Bondage (1915) The Moon and Sixpence (1

2、919) Cakes and Ale (1930) The Razors Edge (1944),long novels,Short novels,Comedies,Warm-Up Questions,1.Which is the restaurant you would most like to be invited to? 2.When handed the menu by your host ,do you hesitate to choose expensive dishes or just pick whatever you like? 3.When a men and a woma

3、n go out for a meal together ,should the man always pay? 4.Have you ever experienced any awkward situation when you dont have enough money with you? How do you manage to get out of such an embarrassment ?,A young man, the author,A middle-aged lady,At Foyots, a very expensive restaurant,On a Thursday

4、 about twenty years ago,The lady begged him to,Salmon, caviare, champagne, asparagus, ice-cream, coffee, a peach,He regretted that he hadnt refused her. He hated the woman. But twenty years later, he began to feel comfortable.,Global Reading,What is the difference between “the luncheon” and “a lunch

5、eon”? It must be an unforgettable luncheon? Who treated whom? Why did he/she treat him/her? Where did he or she treat him or her? What did he or she treat him or her to? How did the host feel about it?,Global Reading,Read and find expressions for the change of the author mood,I was startled when the

6、 bill of fare was brought. My heart sank a little. I fancy I turned a trifle pale. My heart sank. Panic seized me. I was past caring now.,Find evidence for the following,The author made a living by writing. He tried to maintain the high taste of life. People with rich experiences know better how to

7、deal with flattery.,She had read a book of mine.,If I cut coffee for the next two weeks,I was flattered and was too young to have learned to say no to a woman.,He appeared to be generous at the beginning. The woman criticized the author for eating too heavy a luncheon.,I asked, hospitable still.,She

8、 took me quite seriously to task. “ ”,What can you infer from the following?,I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. If I cut out coffee for the next two months I could manage well enough. She ate the caviare and she ate the salmon. She talked gaily of art and literature an

9、d music. I watched the wicked woman thrust them down her throat in large mouthfuls. I was past caring now.,Read, ask and answer,Role play: one as the writer, the other as a journalist 1) When did you first meet the lady? 2) How did you get to know her? 3) How was it that you invited her to dinner at

10、 Foyots? 4) What was your first impression of the lady? 5) How did you feel when the lady first said she never ate anything for luncheon?,6) What happened then? And what did you do? 7) Why didnt you prevent her from ordering so much? 8) What did you have for luncheon that day? 9) How much was left f

11、or you at last? 10) How did you feel when you saw her twenty years later?,Further questions,Discuss how the author spent his next month? Whats the purpose of author in writing this story? Do you think it is an invented story or is it a true story? What would you do if you were the author? Why or why

12、 not?,in answer to: in response to, as an answer to,In answer to your criticism, I would suggest that you have completely misunderstood my purpose.,The doctor came at once in answer to my phone call.,Words and Expressions,What does the phrase “during the interval” mean?,At the time between two acts

13、of a play.,during the interval,The _ between the two buildings is 30 meters.,During the interval At intervals (sometimes) At long intervals At wide intervals At monthly intervals At intervals of proximately 12 days,interval,Paraphrase this sentence.,Both of us are getting old. (这是上了年纪的人在感慨青春不再时常用的表达

14、方式。),Were none of us getting any younger.,What does this sentence mean?,This is a rhetorical question, i.e. a question asked for the sake of effect, no answer is being needed or expected. Here it is asked to emphasize that the author has every reason to remember the lunch very well indeed.,Did I rem

15、ember?,I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarter overlooking a cemetery, and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together.,overlook: vt.,From their house on the hillside, they can overlook the whole city of Hong Kong.,1) have a view of (sth.) from above,我们可从家中俯瞰教堂。,We overlook

16、the church from our house.,His services have been overlooked for years.,2) look at but not see; not notice; miss,他没有看出第一页中有个拼写错误。,He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.,keep body and soul together: to remain alive,John was unemployed. Most of the year he had hardly made enough money to ke

17、ep body and soul together.,在大萧条时期，很多老人无法维持生计，悲惨地死去了。,At the time of the Great Depression, a lot of old people couldnt keep body and soul together and died in misery.,1. What can be inferred from the sentence?,The author was very poor and was earning just enough money to remain alive.,2. Translate th

18、e sentence into Chinese.,我在拉丁区租了一套小小的公寓，从那里往下看去是一个公墓。我挣的钱只够勉强维持生活。,Foyots is a restaurant at which the French senators eat, and it was so far beyond my means that I had never even thought of going there.,means: n.,Wealth is a means to an end, not the end itself.,1) a method or way,The television is

19、a powerful means of diffusing ideas.,Have you the means to support a wife?,2) money, income or wealth,这家外国商行没有多大财力。,This foreign firm has little means.,Collocation:,by all means,一定；务必,by no means,决不,by means of,用；依靠,by fair means or foul,不择手段的,beyond ones means,付不起,What does it imply?,I was poor at

20、that time. It was a restaurant whose meals were so expensive that I had never even thought of going there.,and it was so far beyond my means that I had never even thought of going there.,Few men, I may add, learn this until they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say.,con

21、sequence: n.,Is it of any consequence to you?,1) importance,尽管他在自己的国家举足轻重, 但在此地却毫不显眼。,He may be a man of consequence in his own country, but hes nobody here.,As a consequence of being in hospital, Shelly decided that she wanted to become a nurse.,2) effect, cause,她的投资结果很惨, 血本无归。,Her investment had d

22、isastrous consequences.,Collocation:,as a consequence,因而， 结果,face the consequences of ones action,自食其果,in consequence,因此， 结果,take the consequences,自食其果， 承担责任,consequence,多指随某一事件引起的，必然或自然的不良结果，不强调直接的因果关系，而侧重事件发展的逻辑关系。,result,普通用词，含义广泛，侧重因某种原因所产生的最终结果，而不是眼前的结果。,What does this sentence mean?,By the tim

23、e they have learned to say no to a woman, most men are already too old and what they say is no longer important to her.,In this sentence, “it” refers to “what they say”, which is too long and therefore has been placed at the end to keep the balance of the sentence. “Of any consequence to a woman” is

24、 the object complement, meaning “important to a woman”.,附带说一句，没有几个男人学会这一招，而到他们学会时，往往年事已高，他们说什么对女人来讲已无足轻重了。,cut out:,The doctor told the man to cut out smoking.,Would you help me cut out the dress?,1) stop doing or saying, give up,2) remove, leave out,He asked the students to cut out noise and keep q

25、uiet.,我认为你最好删去最后一个句子。,I think youd better cut out the last sentence.,Collocation:,cut through,穿过,cut back,减少,cut up,切成碎片,cut off,使中断; 割断,cut in / into,插嘴,She was not so young as I expected and in appearance imposing rather than attractive.,What does the author imply in this sentence?,Literally, she

26、was impressive due to her size, appearance or dignity. Here the author, Maugham is sarcastic rather than complimentary.,and she gave me the impression of having more teeth, white and large and even, than were necessary for any practical purpose.,1. Paraphrase this sentence.,Her teeth were most impre

27、ssive to me because they were white and large and even, and more than enough.,2. Why did the author describe his impression of the womans teeth?,Maugham had the impression that she had too many teeth and that they were large, white and even. The exaggeration here aims at creating a greedy, shark-lik

28、e character.,长着一口洁白整齐的大牙齿，给我的印象是，其数目之多已超过了实际需要。,seem inclined to do sth.: have a tendency or wish to do sth.,He felt inclined to tell her the truth but he refrained from doing so.,他性情懒惰。,He is inclined to be lazy.,reassure: vt. remove the fears or doubts of (sb.),What he said reassured the natives.,

29、警方让她放心, 她的孩子很安全。,The police reassured her about her childs safety.,beautiful: adj. (infml.) used to modify sth. that a person likes very much,Her son is very earnest, and has such a beautiful nature.,The chicken soup is just beautiful.,come in: become available; arrive,The news about the incident ha

30、s just come in.,这里西瓜什么时候上市？,When do watermelons come in here?,Collocation:,come out,开花（出版）,come round (to),苏醒过来,come up to,相等（达到）,come to ones feet,站起身,come to terms with,达成协议,What does this sentence imply?,When ones heart sinks one has a sudden feeling of unhappiness, sadness, disappointment, etc.,

31、My heart sank a little.,by all means:,If you feel you have any questions to ask, by all means do so.,务必告诉她这一切。,By all means tell her about it.,1) certainly, of course,2) trying ones best, at any cost,He told me to get a train ticket by all means.,我一定得去探望我那生病的朋友。,By all means I must visit my sick fri

32、end.,She gave me a bright and amicable flash of her white teeth.,1. What is the meaning of the sentence?,She smiled to me gaily and friendly, showing her white teeth.,2. What can you infer from the sentence?,The description of the white teeth indicates that the author is beginning to show dislike fo

33、r her big appetite.,fancy:,I fancy he is annoyed.,不努力你别想成功。,Dont fancy that you can succeed without hard work.,1. vt. 1) believe without being certain, think,2) like, enjoy,She doesnt fancy walking in the rain.,我不想住在那所冰冷的房子里。,I dont fancy living in that cold house.,3) imagine,Can you fancy yourself

34、on the moon?,He fancied himself as a famous scholar.,Children usually have a lively fancy.,2. n. 1) power of the mind to imagine,2) thing imagined,I have a fancy that he will be late.,我是真听到有人进来还是仅仅是幻觉而已?,Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a fancy?,Pattern:,fancy sth. fancy doing sth.

35、fancy sb. doing sth. fancy + that(clause),come to:,The food that I bought comes to $5.,How much does our bill come to?,1) amount to,2) concern,The school has very good teachers, but when it comes to buildings, it is poor.,谈到数学我一窍不通。,When it comes to mathematics, Im completely at sea.,“When it comes

36、to ” 意为 “当提到，当谈及” 相同意义表达的短语还有“As far as be concerned”。,When my mutton chop arrived she took me quite seriously to task.,take sb. to task: criticize or scold sb.; speak severely to sb. for a fault or failure,The young driver was taken to task by the policeman for his careless driving.,每当他考试不及格，他的父亲就严

37、厉地批评他。,His father will take him quite seriously to task whenever he fails in the examination.,1. What does the sentence mean?,When the waiter brought the mutton chop I had ordered she criticized me very seriously.,2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.,当我的羊排送上桌时，她一本正经地教训起我来。,When my mutton chop arr

38、ived she took me quite seriously to task.,might: n. power, strength, force,She struggled with all her might to get free.,坦克战是对装甲力量的检验。,The tank battle was a test of armored might.,Collocation:,with all ones might,全力以赴地,a man of might,大力士,beyond ones might,超出自己的能力,will: vt. influence or compel, esp.

39、by exercising the power of the mind,We willed him to stop, but he went past.,He willed himself to stand steady.,assure: vt.,I assure you that she is honest.,它的质量我可以向你保证。,I can assure you of its quality.,1) say positively, with confidence, promise,2) cause (sb.) to be sure, certain,They tried to assu

40、re the nervous man that the bridge was safe.,assure sb. (sth.) assure sb. of sth. assure sb. + that-clause,Im not in the least hungry,in the least: at all, even a little, in any degree,I dont mind in the least.,我一点没料到，这会给她带来如此的变化。,It was changing her in a way that I had not in the least expected.,Co

41、llocation:,at least,至少,to say the least,至少可以这样说,least of all,最不,last but not least,最后的但不是最不重要的,leave over:,They decided to leave three people over to bring the case to a close.,You shouldnt leave todays work till tomorrow.,1) remain; reserve,2) postpone; delay doing (sth.),That matter can be left ov

42、er until the next meeting.,They left over sending an answer to the request.,他们对那项请求没有立即做出反应。,I was past caring now,past: adj.,The disabled man is past work.,金钱和名誉对他都已是过眼烟云了。,He is past money and fame now.,1) no longer interested in or able to do sth.,2) no longer in the condition or state,She is pas

43、t her peak in career.,那人已不再年富力强了。,The man has been past his prime.,3) beyond the possibility of,他们的残暴行径非语言所能描述。,Their cruelties are past words.,1. Paraphrase the sentence.,I no longer care about it. It is useless for me to worry about it.,2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.,我现在已经无所谓了。,I was past

44、 caring now,in season: (of fresh foods) available; at the right time for eating or marketing,He never bought vegetables that are not in season in order to save money.,My favorite fruits are pineapple, peach, mango and kiwi. It is a pity that they are not in season now.,revenge:,Ill have my revenge o

45、n you for what you have done to me.,他们对这个城市的人民疯狂报复。,They took a terrible revenge on the people of the city.,1. n. punishment given to someone in return for harm done to oneself,take (have) revenge on sb. (sth.),2. vt. do sth. in revenge to,Hamlet revenged his dead father on his uncle.,He revenged his folks upon their enemies.,他替父老乡亲向敌人报了仇。,revenge sb. (sth.) revenge oneself on (upon) sb. revenge oneself for sth. be revenged on sb.,but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to observe the result with complacency.,take (have) a hand