【原創(chuàng)課件】仁愛英語九年級下Unit6Topic2SectionD(麥琪的禮物)

1、The Gift Of MagiThe The authorHe was known as “Encyclopedia of Ameican life with humor ”美國生活的幽默的百科全書William Sydney PorterO. HenrySept 11,1862-June 5,1910Short storiesWarm characterizationClever twisted endingsThe authorHe was known as “Enc【原創(chuàng)課件】仁愛英語九年級下Unit-6-Topic-2Section-D(麥琪的禮物)The analysis of T

2、he Gift of MigiThe Name The SettingThe Writting StyleThe NarratorThe Themes The analysis of The Gift of MiThe name: The gift of Magi The magi, as you know, were wise men-wonderfully wise men-who brought gifts to the Baby in the manger(馬廄). They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wi

3、se, their gifts were no doubt wise ones. And here the narrator told us a story about two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in fact these two were the wisest.They are the magi.The name: The gift of Magi 那三位麥琪，讀者都知道，全都是有智慧

4、的人非常有智慧的人，他們把禮物帶來送給出生在馬槽里的圣嬰耶穌。他們首創(chuàng)了圣誕節(jié)饋贈禮物的風俗。由于他們是聰明人，毫無疑問，他們的禮物也是聰明的禮物，如果碰上兩樣東西完全一樣，可能還具有交換的權利。在這兒，我已經笨拙地給你們介紹了住公寓套間的兩個傻孩子不足為奇的平淡故事，他們極不明智地為了對方而犧牲了他們家最 最寶貴的東西。不過，讓我們對現(xiàn)今的聰明人說 最后一句話，在一切饋贈禮品的人當中，那兩 個人是最聰明的。在一切饋贈又接收禮品的人 當中，像他們兩個這樣的人也是最聰明的。無 論在任何地方，他們都是最聰明的人，他們就 是麥琪。為什么小說名字是“麥琪的禮物”？ 那三位麥琪，讀者都知道，全都是有智慧

5、的人非常有智SettingA drab flat in a gray city on Christmas Eve The narrator calls our attention almost immediately to the two most important details of the storys setting: it takes place on a Christmas Eve, and its two main characters live in a very unassuming flat. The action of the story depends on the

6、fact that Christmas is sufficiently close that Della needs to buy a present now, even with her small amount of money. The couples very humble abode brings out their poverty vividly. Its their poverty which both forces them to make the sacrifices they do, and which makes those sacrifices meaningful.

7、O. Henry sketches the flat with just enough detail to convey an image of its squalor: its cheap, sparsely furnished, and has a broken mailbox and a broken doorbell.SettingA drab flat in a gray cWriting StyleOral -(capture that feeling of telling a story orally)Simple- (simple sentences,easy to under

8、standing.)Informal - ( incomplete sentences) Writing StyleOral -(capture Narrator: Third PersonIts as if the narrator sees everything, but usually limits himself to Dellas point of view by choice for storytelling purposes. Narrator: Third PersonIts asThe themesTheme of LoveTheme of SacrificeTheme of

9、 WealthTheme of Women and Femininity The themesTheme of Love “The Gift of Magi” is the story of a poor, young couple whose love for each other is the most important thing in their lives. Such is their love that theyre led to sacrifice their most valuable possessions to find Christmas gifts for each

10、other. The warm home they make together compares with their poverty and the dreary world沉悶的世界outside. Their love seems to know no bounds無限, though Della (the wife) worries about how her sacrifice will affect her husband because of how it affects her looks. If ever there were a story with the message

11、 that all you need to be happy is love.love “The Gift of Magi” is the The two main characters in “The Gift of Magi” are a husband and wife who give up their most precious possessions to be able to afford gifts for each other on Christmas Eve. The story seems to be all about sacrifice. Della goes thr

12、ough the process of deciding to make the sacrifice and going through with it, only to discover that her husband has made the same sacrifice. The storys narrator assures us that in their willingness to give up all they have, they have proven themselves the wisest of all gift-givers. Sacrifice The two

13、 main characterwealth In many ways, “The Gift of Magi” is a story about what it means for something to be valuable. Does somethings value lie in how much money it is worth? Or are other things more valuable than money? The main characters are very poor this is repeatedly told in the story and yet th

14、e story suggests that their love for each other makes them very rich. It is love, which makes them to give up the only things they have to buy presents for each other. Perhaps their poverty is what enables them to appreciate what really matters.wealth In many ways, “T 麥琪的禮物送給誰 “麥琪的禮物”獻給我愛的人，帶去浪漫的愛、溫

15、馨的情 “麥琪的禮物”給親朋好友送去最誠摯的生日祝福 “麥琪的禮物”送給你童心未泯的孩子引領他去鑿開幸福的大門 “麥琪的禮物”送給追逐夢想的學生，告訴他理想、信念是一個人的脊梁 “麥琪的禮物”送給那徘徊在街頭的少年，能告訴他人生本來沒有迷途 “麥琪的禮物”送給你為情所困的朋友，告訴他愛是一種付出 “麥琪的禮物”送給那踏上絕路的無助者，能告訴他珍惜生命是一種責任 “麥琪的禮物”送給你并不喜歡的人，能讓他體會寬容原來如此美麗 “麥琪的禮物”送給你面臨困境的兄弟，也許你給了他一條燦爛的生路 “麥琪的禮物”送給你生命中的另一半，能為你的家庭帶來一份福音 “麥琪的禮物”送給你躺在病床上的親人，給他與病魔

16、交戰(zhàn)的勇氣 “麥琪的禮物”送給自己，給靈魂一次感動的機會 麥琪的禮物送給誰 “麥琪的禮物”獻給我愛的人，帶去論文分析獨特的藝術手法和亙古不變的主題。藝術手法探究。論文分析獨特的藝術手法和亙古不變的主題。Magi In the conventional version of the Christmas story, the wise men or magi: Melchior （梅爾基奧爾）Gaspar（加斯帕） and Balthasar（巴爾撒澤） started the gift-giving custom of Christmas by bringing gold（黃金）, frankincense (乳香), and myrrh（歿藥）to the Christ child （指耶穌）on Epiphany（主顯節(jié)）, the day on which the infant was presented. The 3 magi have been described not only as wise men, but also as kings or Persian priests an astrologers(占星家). Mag