unit4TheladyorthetigerPPT課件

1、1unit 4the lady, or the tiger? (1)http:/ about the titleothe lady, or the tiger?otrick or treat? (childrens words at halloween)oto be, or not to be? (hamlets soliloquy )owhat does this pattern call to your mind?32. about the storyothis is a story about how justice is administered by a semi-barbaric

2、king.o lets first talk about how justice is done in a civilized society.onow lets imagine how things like this go on in a barbaric kingdom and how things go on in a semi-barbaric kingdom.43. synopsis of the storyothe lady, or the tiger? is about a man sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a

3、romance with a kings beloved daughter. otaken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry, if he finds her.5owhile the crowd waits anxiously for his decision,

4、he sees the princess among the spectators, who points him to the door on the right. othe lover starts to open the door and . the story ends abruptly there. 6odid the princess save her love by pointing to the door leading to the lady-in-waiting, or did she prefer to see her lover die rather than see

5、him marry someone else? othat discussion hook has made the story a staple in english classes in american schools, especially since stockton was careful never to hint at what he thought the ending would be. 74. about the authorofrank r. stockton (1834-1902)oone of the most famous american writers of

6、the 1880s and 1890s;oan american humorist who has been compared to mark twain;othis story was his most famous story, first published in the popular magazine century in 1882.8obest known today for a series of innovative childrens fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19t

7、h century, using clever humor to poke at greed, violence, abuse of power and other human foibles, describing his fantastic characters adventures in a charming, matter-of-fact way in stories like the griffin and the minor canon (1885) and the bee-man of orn (1887), which was published in 1964 in an e

8、dition illustrated by maurice sendak. 95. organization of the textopart (1): description of the kings semi-barbaric character;opart (2-6): illustration of how the king administered justice in the arena;opart (7-8): reasons why justice was done in this way.othe theme or themes?106. questions for part

9、 oin what sense was the king “semi-barbaric”?(his ideas were polished and sharpened by, but still large, florid and untrammeled)owhat was his character like?(a man of exuberant fancy and of an irresistible authority; having a tendency to discuss matters with himself; having a liking to make the croo

10、ked straight and crush down uneven places; owing no more allegiance to any tradition than pleased his fancy;having a liking to ingraft his barbaric idealism on every adopted form of human thought and action)11questions for part owhat idea, among the borrowed ones, signified the semi-barbarism of the

11、 king?(the public arena)owhat should be the original function of an arena?(to give the people an opportunity of hearing; to enable the people to view the inevitable conclusion of a conflict)ohow did the king adapt it for “better purposes”?(as an agent of poetic justice)12questions for part owhy was

12、the arena called the kings arena?(although borrowed from, the adapted purpose came from the brain of the king)ohow was justice administered in the arena?(two doors, behind which a tiger or a lady may come out)13questions for part owhat were the reasons?(perfect fairness; the element of uncertainty)1

13、47. words and phrasesosemi half: semicircle, semi-cylinderpartly: in some degree: semi-conscious, semi-official, semi-darkness, semi-literate15obarbaric - uncivilized, unrestrainedowords family:barbarian adj. n. midway between full civilization and tribal savage;野蠻的，野蠻人barbarity n. 殘忍barbarism n. 野蠻

14、，原始，未開化barbarous adj.野蠻的，粗野的，沙啞的16oflorid - adj. elaborate and ornate; excessively decorated or colorful; florid music/poetry/art 矯揉造作的音樂、詩、藝術(shù)； of a persons face red in color, ruddy 面色紅潤17otrammeled - restrained; untrammeled: not restrained 我行我素oexuberant - very lively and cheerful 生氣勃勃的，興高采烈的18owit

15、hal - besidesohitch - difficulty oorbs - heavenly bodies19obland and genial adj. having a pleasant and friendly disposition or manner; cordial and kindly20ocrooked - not straight or level彎曲的 ; dishonest, not straight-forward 行為不端的ovalor great bravery, esp. in warorhapsody - a composition of irregula

16、r form and often improvisatory character 狂想曲21ogladiator - armed fighters performing for the public in ancient rome 角斗士oamphitheater - an arena where contests spectacle are held22oemanate from - to come out from; oallegiance - loyalty to a ruler or government give/pledge/swear allegiance to 忠誠于oingr

17、aft (engraft) transplant 23oaforementioned - mentioned beforeodoleful - filled with or evoking sadness24owend ones way - travel over a distance , esp. slowlyodire - terribleoretribution - deserved punishmentochorister - a singer in a choir, esp. a choirboy or choirgirl25oairs - tune, melodyosolemniz

18、e - to celebrate or observe with dignity and gravity 隆重慶祝ostrew flowers - cast flowersohilarious - extremely amusing; very funny, noisily merry a hilarious joke 輕松的笑話269. translation p49o1) the freshmen are all youthfully exuberant. or: the freshmen are young and exuberant.o2) his attitude was bland and his expression was unreadable.o3)the headmistress of my middle school was a genial young lady.27o4) the philosopher is ponde