外研社應(yīng)用英語教程綜合英語2教案U8

Unit8StoriesandSurprises

TextAnalysis

I.Backgroundinformation

1.Aboutthetext

ThetextisadaptedfromthenovelwiththesametitlebyO.Henry.

2.Abouttheauthor

O.Henry(1862-1910),pseudonymofWilliamSydneyPorter,bornSept.11,

1862,Greensboro,N.C.,U.S.,diedJune5,1910,NewYork,N.Y.,isanAmerican

short-storywriter,whosetalesromanticizedthecommonplace-inparticularthelife

ofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.Hisstoriesexpressedtheeffectofcoincidence

oncharacterthroughhumor,grimorirony,andoftenhadsurpriseendings,adevice

thatbecameidentifiedwithhisnameandcosthimcriticalfavorwhenitsvoguehad

passed.

Porterattendedaschooltaughtbyhisaunt,thenclerkedinhisuncle'sdrugstore.

In1882hewenttoTexas,whereheworkedonaranch,inagenerallandoffice,and

laterastellerintheFirstNationalBankinAustin.Hebeganwritingsketchesatabout

thetimeofhismaiTiagetoAtholEstesin1887,andin1894hestartedahumorous

weekly,TheRollingStone.Whenthatventurefailed,PorterjoinedtheHouston

Postasreporter,columnist,andoccasionalcartoonist.

InFebruary1896hewasindictedforembezzlementofbankfunds.Friendsaided

hisflighttoHonduras.Newsofhiswife'sfatalillness,however,tookhimbackto

Austin,andlenientauthoritiesdidnotpresshiscaseuntilafterherdeath.When

convicted,Porterreceivedthelightestsentencepossible,andin1898heenteredthe

penitentiaryatColumbus,Ohio;hissentencewasshortenedtothreeyearsandthree

monthsforgoodbehavior.Asnightdruggistintheprisonhospital,hecouldwriteto

earnmoneyforsupportofhisdaughterMargaret.Hisstoriesofadventureinthe

southwestU.S.andCentralAmericawereimmediatelypopularwithmagazinereaders,

andwhenheemergedfromprisonW.S.PorterhadbecomeO.Henry.

In1902O.HenryarrivedinNewYork一his"BagdadontheSubway."From

December1903toJanuary1906heproducedastoryaweekfortheNewYorkWorld.

writingalsofbrmagazines.Hisfirstbook,CabbagesandKings(1904),depicted

fantasticcharactersagainstexoticHonduranbackgrounds.BothTheFour

Million(1906)andTheTrimmedLamp(1907)exploredthelivesofthemultitudeof

NewYorkintheirdailyroutinesandsearchingforromanceandadventure.Heartof

the(1907)presentedaccurateandfascinatingtalesoftheTexasrange.

3.About"TheCopandtheAnthem”

“TheCopandtheAnthem“isahumorousshortstorybyO.Henry.Itfirst

appearedinprintintheNewYorkWorldnewspaperinDecember1904andwas

republishedinthe1906anthologyTheFourMillion.Thestoryincludesseveral

oftheclassicelementsofanO.Henrystory,includingasettinginNewYorkCity,

anempatheticlookatthestateofmindofamemberofthelower

class,andanironicending.

Therehavebeenanumberofadaptationsofthestoryfbrfilmandtelevision.

ThestorywasadaptedtofilmasasegmentofO.Henry'sFullHouse(1952),directed

byHenryKoster,fromascreenplaybyLamarTrotti,starringCharles

Laughton,MarilynMonroeandDavidWayne.

"TheCopandtheAnthem^^inspiredanepisodeofTheRedSkeltonShowon

December21,1954,withSkelton's"FreddietheFreeloader^^character

astheprotagonist.Skeltonalsodidanotherenactmentofthisstoryforhisholiday

programofDecember23,1958.The1978animatedspecialThePinkPantherin:A

PinkChristmasalsoborrowspartofitsplotfromthestory.

II.Generalanalysisofthetext

Thestory'sprotagonistisahomelessmanwhoisknownonlyasSoapy.Itisthe

startofwinterandSoapyplanstospendtheentireseasoninside,awayfromthecold

streets.Soapydoesnotlikehostelsforthehomelesswhicharerunbycharitable

organizations.Forthatreason,heplansinsteadtogetarrestedfbrsomepettyoffense

andtoreceiveashortjailsentence.Soapyspendsadaytryingtogetarrestedand

failingateachattempt.Whenhepausesoutsideachurchandlistenstoahymn(the

“anthem“ofthestory'stitle),Soapyisremindedofbetterdaysinthepastandhopes

forabetterfuture.Hehasacompletechangeofheartanddecidestomakeamanof

himselfagain.However,apolicemancomesandarrestshimfornoreason.Thetext

roughlyfallsintothefollowingthreeparts:

Part1(paras1-3):Soapydecidedtogetarrestedsoastospendthewinterin

prisonontheBlackwelPsIsland.

Part2(paras4-31):Soapyrepeatedlyfailedtogetarrestedwithhismisdeeds.

Part3(paras32-40):Soapygotarrestedwhenhedecidedtomakeamanof

himselfagain.

III.Detailedstudyofthetext

Paragraph1

1.Whenwildgeesehonkhighofnights,andwhenwomenwithoutsealskincoats

growkindtotheirhusbands,youmayknowthatwinterisnearathand.

PleasenotetheparallelstructureinthesentenceformedbythetwoWhen-clauses.

Thefollowingaresomeotherexamplesofparallelstructureinthetext:

Hedanced,howled,raved.

Hewouldpullhimselfoutofthemire;hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain.

Tomorrowhewouldgodowntownandfindwork.Hewouldbesomebodyinthe

world.Hewould一

2.AndSoapy'smindbecamecognizantofthefactthatthetimehadcomefor

himtofindsomewayagainstthecoldwinter.

Meaning:AndSoapywasawarethatitwastimeforhimtofindaplacetoprotect

himselffromthecoldwinter.

?becognizantof:tobeawareof,realize,know

Wehavebeencognizantoftheimportanceofcultureintheteachingofforeign

languages.

Thethreatoffineandplantshutdownhasmademanufacturingenterprisesmore

cognizantofproblemsinthisarea.

Paragraph2

3.TheambitionsofSoapywerenotofthehighest.

Euphemism,meaning:TheambitionsofSoapywereverylow.

Paragraph3

4.Whereforeitisbettertobeaguestofthelaw,whichdoesnotmeddlewitha

gentleman與privateaffairs.

Meaning:Therefore,itisbettertostayinprison,wheretheydon'tinterferewiththe

privatelifeofadecentperson.

?meddlewith:tointerferewith

You'dbetternotmeddlewithmarriedwomen,italwaysleadstotrouble.

Whatrightdowehavetomeddlewiththeorderofnature?

Paragraph4

5....behandedovertoacop.Andthejudgewoulddotherest.

?handover:topasssth/sbtoothers,togivethecontroloforresponsibilityfbr

sth/sbtoothers,eg,

Theyouthsforcedhimtohandoverhiswallet,watchandcarkeysandthen

handcuffedhimtothesteeringwheel.

Theywouldjustcatchtherobbersandhandthemovertothepolice

Paragraph5

6.Strongandreadyhandsturnedhimaboutandconveyedhiminsilenceand

hastetothesidewalk.

Pleasenotetheuseofsynecdocheinthesentence.Here"strongandreadyhands”

referstothewaiterwhohad"strongandreadyhands."Herearemoreexamplesof

synecdoche:

Thereareabout100handsworkinginhisfactory.

Heearnedhisbreadasadustman.

Paragraph7

7.Peoplecamerunningaroundthecorner,acopinthelead.

Inthesentence,thepresentparticiplephrase"runningaroundthecorner^^servesas

subjectcomplement,whilethenominativeabsoluteconstruction“acopinthelead”

asadverbial.

Paragraph9

8.“Don'tyoufigureoutthatImighthavehadsomethingtodowithit?”said

Soapy,notwithoutsarcasm,butfriendly.

?figureout:tofindthesolutionto(aproblemorquestion)orunderstandthe

meaningof,e.g.,

Trytofigureoutwhatfeelingunderliesyouranger.

They'retryingtofigureoutthepoliticsofthiswholesituation.

?notwithoutsarcasm:doublenegative,meaningwithabitsarcasm

Paragraph10

9.Menwhosmashwindowsdonotstoptheretotalktoacop.Theytaketotheir

heels.

Pleasenotethechangeofthetensefromthepasttothesimplepresent,indicatinga

generaltruth.

?taketoone'sheels:toquicklyrunaway,e.g.,

Whenpolicearrived,thethieveshadalreadytakentotheirheels.

Thecriminaltooktohisheelsbutwassooncaughtbythepolice.

Paragraph11

10.Andthentothewaiterhebetrayedthefactthattheminutestcoinandhimself

werestrangers.

Meaning:Hethenadmittedtothewaiterthathewasverypoorandhadnotapenny

withhim.

11.Soapywenttowardtheyoungwoman,makingeyesathen

?makeeyesat:toflirtwithonebymakingsuggestiveeyecontact.,e.g.,

Shewasmakingeyesathimallevening.

Isthatgirlmakingeyesatme,oramIjustimaginingit?

Paragraph16

12.Theyoungwomanmovedawayafewsteps,andagainbestowedherattention

upontheshavingmugs.

?bestowsthonsb:(formal)togivesthtosb,especiallytoshowhowmuchthey

arerespected,e.g.,

IthinkyouarethegiftwhichtheGodbestowonme.

Wehavelotsoftoolsthatbestowonusafalsesenseofurgency.

Paragraph18

13.ThepersecutedyoungwomanhadbuttobeckonafingerandSoapywouldbe

practicallyenrouteforhiswinterquartersontheisle.

?persecute:v.[T]todeliberatelyannoysballthetimeandmaketheirlife

unpleasant,e.g.,

Whyarethemediapersecutinghimlikethis?

Hesaidhisfirstwifepersecutedhimwithherunreasonabledemandsallthetime.

?havebutto:tohaveonlyorjustto,e.g.,

Wefeelwehavebuttowait,letthingstaketheirnaturalcourse,andbysome

extraordinarymeansanewworldwillcomeintobeing.

Ihavebuttospeaktheword,andyourheadwilllieatyourfeet.

?enrouteto/for:onthewayto/for,e.g.,

HiswheelswerestolenbyaMongolianhorsemanenroutetoChina.

TheyhavearrivedinLondonenroutefortheUS.

Paragraph20

14.Hewassosadthatheseemeddoomedtoliberty.

?bedoomedto:tobecertaintomeetwithsth.unpleasant,e.g.,

Heknewthatifhelived,hewouldbedoomedtospendthewarasaprisoner.

Anyattempttosetbackthewheelofhistoryisdoomedtofailure,

15.AsuddenfearseizedSoapythatsomedreadfulenchantmenthadrendered

himimmunetoarrest.

?render:v.fT]tocausesb/sthtobeinaparticularstateorcondition,e.g.,

Hundredsofpeoplewererenderedhomelessbytheearthquake.

Existentialism,inoursenseoftheword,isadoctrinethatdoesrenderhumanlife

possible.

?immunetosth:notaffectedbysth,e.g.,

Footballisnotimmunetoeconomicrecession.

WhilstMarcdidgraduallyhardenhimselftothepoverty,hedidnotbecome

immunetothesightofdeath.

Paragraph23

16.ItisoneoftheYaleladscelebratingthegooseeggtheygivetotheHartford

College.

Meaning:ItisoneoftheYaleUniversitystudentscelebratingthescoreofzerothey

givetotheHartfordCollegeinthegame.

Paragraph24

17.Wouldneverapolicemanlayhandsonhim?

?layhandson:totouchorgraspsomeone,oftenwiththethreatofviolence,eg.,

OnceIlaymyhandsonyou,you7/takebackwhatyousaid!

Ifyoulayhandsonme,Iwillchargeyouwithassault.

18.InhisfancytheIslandseemedanunattainableArcadia.

Meaning:Inhismind,theislandseemedsuchanidealplacethathecouldneverget

accessto.

?unattainable:adj.impossibletoachieveorreach,e.g.,

Healwayshasunattainablegoalsinhismind.

Donftdeceiveyourselfwithdreamsoftheunattainable,Peter.Youmustbe

realistic.

Paragraph25

19.Soapysteppedinside,pickeduptheumbrellaandsaunteredoffwithit

slowly.

?saunter:v.[I]towalkinaslow,casualway,e.g.,

Hesaunteredupanddowntheriverbank.

Hesaunteredalongthestreetlookingintheshopwindows.

Paragraph29

20.Ifyourecognizeitasyours,Ihopeyou'll一

?recognizeas:torememberoridentifyas,e.g.,

OccasionallyIcomeuponafamiliarconceptinmyphilosophicalreading,one

whichIrecognizeasmyown.

Irecognizedherasthewomanwhohadprocessedmyclaiminthebank.

Paragraph33

21.ButonaquietcornerSoapycametoastandstill.

?cometoastandstill:tostopscompletely,e.g.,

Abruptlythegroupaheadofuscametoastandstill.

Argentinacametoavirtualstandstillwhilethegamewasbeingplayed.

Paragraph34

22.TheAnthemwroughtasuddenandwonderfulchangeinhissoul.

?wrought:v.fl](formalorliterary)(usedonlyinthepasttense)causedsthto

happen,especiallyachange,e.g.,

EventsinPariswroughtachangeinBritishopiniontowardsFranceand

Germany,

Changesintheclimatehavewroughthavocwiththecitysusualweatherpattern.

Paragraph35

23.Hewouldpullhimselfoutofthemire;hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain.

Meaning:Hewouldgetoutofthedifficultsituationandturnoveranewleaf.

24....hewouldresurrecthisoldeagerambitionsandpursuethemwithout

faltering.

Meaning:...hewouldbringbackthekeenambitionsofhisinthepastandpursue

themsteadfastly.

?withoutfaltering:withouthesitation,steadfastly,e.g.,

Hedidwhathethoughtwasrightwithoutfaltering.

Onceyouaredeterminedtoturnoveranewleaf,youshouldsticktotheprinciple

withoutfalteringatall.

KeytotheExercises

Pre-classtasks

I.Mini-research

1.Ashortstoryasagenreisapieceofprosefictionthattypicallycanbereadinone

sittingandfocusesonaself-containedincidentorseriesoflinkedincidents,with

theintentofevokinga“singleeffect”ormood,howevertherearemany

exceptionstothis.

Adictionarydefinitionis“aninventedprosenarrativeshorterthananovel

usuallydealingwithafewcharactersandaimingatunityofeffectandoften

concentratingonthecreationofmoodratherthan

2.Open-endedquestion.

ILCo-learning

1.ThestoryisaboutgivingChristmasgiftsbetweencouples.

2.Thegirlboughtachainfbrherboyfriendtogowithhiswatchwhiletheboyaset

ofcombstodoherlonghair.

3.Thesurpriseliesinthefactthatthegiftsthecoupleboughtfortheircounterpart

turnedouttobeuseless:theboyhadsoldhiswatchtobuythecombsforhis

girlfriendwhilethegirlhadsoldherlonghairtobuythefobchainforher

boyfriend.

IILPresentation

Open-endedquestion.

Comprehension

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1.MadisonSquare:MadisonSquareisapublicsquareformedbytheintersection

ofFifthAvenueandBroadwayat23rdStreetintheNewYork

CityboroughofManhattan.ThesquarewasnamedforJamesMadison,

fourthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.ThefocusofthesquareisMadisonSquare

Park,a6.2-acre(2.5-hectare)publicpark,whichisboundedontheeast

byMadisonAvenue(whichstartsatthepark'ssoutheastcomerat23rdStreet);

onthesouthby23rdStreet;onthenorthby26thStreet;andonthewestbyFifth

AvenueandBroadwayastheycross.MadisonSquareisprobablybestknown

aroundtheworldforprovidingthenameofMadisonSquareGarden,asports

arenaanditssuccessorwhichwerelocatedjustnortheastoftheparkfor47years,

until1925.ThecuirentMadisonSquareGarden,thefourthsuchbuilding,isnot

inthearea.NotablebuildingsaroundMadisonSquareincludetheFlatiron

Building,theToyCenter,theNewYorkLifeBuilding,theNewYork

MerchandiseMart,theAppellateDivisionCourthouse,theMetLifeTower,

andOneMadisonPark,a50-storycondominiumtower.

2.SixthAvenue:SixthAvenue(alsoknownasAvenueofAmericassince1945)is

oneofthemajornorth-southmainthoroughfaresofNewYorkCity,withFifth

AvenuetoitseastandSeventhAvenuetoitswest.Theavenueconvergeswith

Churchstreetinthesouthand59thStreet(southofCenterPark)inthenorth.

FamoussightsonthestreetincludeGreenwichVillage,centerofNewYork's

Bohemianlife,andJeffersonMarketLibrary,whichisfamousforitsVictorian

Gothicstylearchitecture.

3.shavingmugs:Shavingmugisatooltousewithshavesoapandashavingbrush.

4.gooseegg:(AmE,informal)ascoreofzeroinagame

0

BeginningSoapydecidedtogetarrestedsoastospendthewinter

(paras.1-3)inprisonontheBlackweirsIsland.

BodySoapyrepeatedlyfailedtogetarrestedwithhis

(paras.4-31)misdeeds.

1(paras.4-5)Hetriedtohavedinneratsome

expensiverestaurantandnotpay.

2(paras.6-10)Hethrewacobblestonethrougha

window.

3(paras.11-14)Heatedinneratacheaprestaurant

andsaidhecouldn'tpay.

4(paras.15-20)Hetriedtoharassawoman,butshe

didn'tcallforthecops.

5(paras.21-24)Heacteddrunkbutthecopthought

hewasacollegestudentcelebratingawin.

6(paras.25-31)Hetriedtostealanotherman's

umbrella.

EndingSoapygotarrestedwhenhedecidedtomakeaman

(paras.32-40)ofhimselfagain.

1.Becausehewashomeless.

2.Hemightmeanthatprisonsweremorecomfortableforhimthancharities.

3.Becausehewaswearingveryshabbyclothes.

4.Becausehebelievedthatpeoplewhohadsmashedwindowswouldnotstopthere

andtalktoacop.

5.WhenSoapy,acompletestrangertoher,invitedhertoplayinhisyard,the

womandidnotrefuse,buteventookupSoapy'sarm.Thisshowsshemightbe

anyonebutareallady.

6.No.BecausehedidnotdaretocallthepoliceandevenapologizedtoSoapy

7.Itmaysymbolizehope.

8.ThemusicofSabbathAnthemfromtheoldchurch.

9.TheironyofthestoryliesinthatSoapyrepeatedlyfailedtogetarrestedforhis

misdeedsandwasunexpectedarrestedwhenhedecidedtomakeamanofhimself

again.

10.Anthemstandsforreligion.BythetitlethewritermayintendtomeanthatinU.S

bothservethepurposeofcontrollingthepoor.Thepolicecontrolsbyforce,while

religion,asideologicalopium,controlsbymind.

WordApplication

s

1.ambitious;2.benignity;3.philanthropic;4.desperation;5.conspicuousness;

6.sarcastic;7.enchanting;8.immunity;

2

1.Whenwildgeeshonkhighintheskyatnight,andwhenwomenfromaverage

familiesbecomemoreaffectionatetowardstheirhusbands,youmayknowthatwinter

innearaboundthecorner.

2.Therewereinnumerousplaceswherehecouldgoandgetlodgingandfood.

3.Therefore,itisbettertogetlodgingandfoodbygettingintoaprison,wherepeople

donotinterferewiththeprivacyofarespectableperson.

4.Andthejudgewilldotherestofthingsforyou.

5.Andthenheadmittedtothewaiterthathewasinfactcompletelypenniless.

6.Soapywalkedfiveblocksbeforeheregainedhiscouragetoseekbeingarrestedby

thepoliceagain.

7.Itseemedthathewasdestinedunabletobeaprisoner,whichmadehimverysad.

8.Wouldn'tapolicemaneverliketoarresthim?

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1.soporific;2.assured;3.frays;4.inthelead;5.figureout;

6.takentotheirheels;7.makingeyesat;8.setabout;9.instantaneous;

10.faltered

s

1.in;2.to;3.with;4.against;5.with;

6.as;7.at;8.At;9.outof;10.up

GrammarApplication

B.....................................

l.N2.K3.J4.G5.A6.D7.B8.H9.E10.M

1.Itishotinsummer,butnotverycoldinwinter.

2.Myfatherplannedandbuiltallthesehouses.

3.JohnwonthefirstprizeintheraceandJimmythesecond.

4.HewantedtoswimacrosstheriverbutIwarnedhimnotto.

5.Ifoundmoreblackberriesthanyou.

6.Theweatherisn'tasgoodaslastyear.

7.Wewilldowhatwecantohelpyou.

8.Somepeoplerequireeighthours'sleepanight,othersaresatisfiedwithsix

hours'orless.

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1.not;2.no;3.without;4.Nothing;

5.no;6.no;7.impossible;8.Nobody

a

1.Wemustbecognizantoftheimportanceofthismatchanddoourbesttowin.

2.Theseyoungmencaughttherobberandhandedhimovertothepolice.

3.Itwasthefirsttimeshehadsetfootinthedesert.

4.Hewassoimmersedinworkthathefailedtobestowenoughattentionuponhis

family.

5.WewereonenroutefromBeijingtoHongKong.

6.Newtechnologyhasrenderedmyoldcomputerobsolete.

7.Youmaysneer,butalotofpeoplelikethiskindofmusic.

8.Lastnight'smovieresurrectedanoldstoryfromthemid-70s.

OralPractice

Open-endedquestions.

Writing

ALingeringMemory

Mysisterusedtohaveaplasticsavingsboxintheshapeofatelevisionsetin

whichshehaddepositedallthecoinsshecouldlayherhandson.Amongher

possessionswereafewAmericancoinswhichinterestedmegreatly.Ialwaysbegged

hertoshowthemtome,butonmostoccasions,shewouldrefusemyearnestrequest.

Besides,sheoftenwarnedmeto“stayawayfromthatbox“whenshewasout.

Itmaybeauniversalphenomenonthatwhensomethingisprohibited,peoplewill

bemorelikelytoriskdoingit.Thisisespeciallythecasewithachildfullofcuriosity.

Oneday,aftermysisterwenttoschool,Imanagedtolocateherpreciousbox.Atfirst,I

triedtoopenthebackdooroftheboxsoastopouroutallthecoinsandhaveaclear

lookattheAmericanones.ButsoonIgaveup,fbritwastoodifficultforme,a

fbur-year-oldkid,tofigureouthowtoopenthebox.Then,holdingtheboxupsidedown,

IshookitwithallmystrengthinthehopethattheAmericancoinswoulddropfromthe

mouthoftheboxbychance.Afterthecoinstinkledfbrquiteafewminutes,severaldid

dropout,butnottheAmericanonesasIhadwished.IwassoupsetthatIsaidtomyself,

“Humph!Sister,sinceyouwouldn'tletmelookatyourcoins,Iwillretaliate!I'lluseup

themoneyIhavegot!”

So,withtenfeninhand,Imerrilywenttotheshopnearbyandtreatedmyselftoa

tastyice-cream.Butmyhappinessdidnotlastlong.AssoonasIsteppedintomyhouse,

Ifoundsomethingwrong——allmyfamilymembersfixedtheireyesonme.Sisterglared

atmeandaskedwhetherIhadstolensomeofhercoins.OfcourseIdeniedeverything.

ButitwasnousebecauseSistercountedhersavingseverydayandhadaclearideaof

howmuchsheowned.ItalsohappenedthatnobodyinthefamilyexceptItookinterest

inhercoins.Obviously,Icouldnotlieanylonger,soItoldthemwhatIhaddonewith

thecoins.Butthen,Father,exasperatedbymybehavior,slappedmeontheface.This

wasthefirstandtheonlytimeIwasbeatenbyFather.

Attheendofthatterribleday,Fatherapproachedmybedandasked,“Doyouknow

whyIbeatyouthismoming?^^

“IstolesomemoneyfromSister."

“No!”

“No?”

"Thereisanoldsaying-4Toerrishuman/Itmeanseverybodywillmakemistakes

inhislife.Todayyou'vemadeamistake.Wecouldhaveforgivenyouifyouhad

honestlyadmittedit.Butinstead,youliedtous,andlyingisashamefulconduct.Thafs

whyIbeatyou.Keepthisinmind:admititbravelyafteryou'vedonesomethingwrong.

Otherwise,you'llbeconsideredacoward.Ihopeyouwon'tbesuchaperson.M

Thatincidenthappenedmorethanfifteenyearsago.Myparentsandmysistermight

haveforgottenitbynow.ButFather'swordsarestillringinginmyears.

TextBTheStoryofAnHour

Workingwithwordsandexpressions

1.beafflictedwith:tobedoggedbyaseriousillnessorseriousproblems經(jīng)受痛

苦，折磨

2.forestall:v.topreventsthfromhappeningorsbfromdoingsthbydoingsthfirst

預(yù)先阻止

3.bespeak:v.[T]tosuggestorshow證明

4.tumultuously:adv.veryloud,orfullofconfusion,changeoruncertainty騷舌L

地，喧鬧地

5.countfor:tobeimportantorvaluable彳艮重要,有價值

6.self-assertion:H.[U]thepracticeofgivingyouropinionsinapowerfulwayso

thatotherpeoplewillnotice自信；自作主張

7.elixiroflife:sthtomakeyoulivelonger/stayyoung長生不老藥

8.descend:v.Ifyoudescendorifyoudescendastaircase,youmovedownward

fromahighertoalowerlevel.下（樓梯等）；下來

9.grip-sack:n.[C]asmallsuitcase,abag手提包

10.screenfrom:toprotectorhide遮掩，隱藏

Understandingthetext

s

1.BecausesheknewMrs.Mallardwassufferingfromahearttroubleandwould

verylikelycollapseifshetoldthenewswastooabruptly.

2.Itmightforeshadowthefalsityofthedeathnews.

3.Free!Freefromthecontrolbyherhusband.

4.Ashusbandandwife,theyseemtobeongoodterms.However,Mrs.Mallard

longedtobefreefromthecontrolbyherhusband,whichwasthenormofa

patriarchalsociety.

5.Open-endedquestion.

1.inacompletelyuncontrolledway

2.reachedherinanindistinctway

3.Apartfromthatsadmomentwhichshewasexperiencingrightnow,shestillhad

manyyearsaheadofherself,oneaftertheother.

4.toforceafellowbeingtoaccepttheirownwishorthinking

5.foralongtime/afteralongtime

Voicingyourviews

Open-endedquestions.

Readingbetweenthelines

Theauthorusessymbolismintheparagraph.Thescenerydescribedintheparagraph

isfulloflifeanddelight.Forexample,"treeswereallaquiverwiththenewspring

life."Otherdescriptionsintheparagraphthatindicatelifeanddelightinclude

deliciousbreathrainintheair,apeddlercryinghiswares,someonesingingsongsin

distance,sparrowstwitteringintheeaves.Thesedescriptionssymbolizehopesoflife.

Mrs.Mallard,thecharacterhere,felthopefuloflifebecausewiththedeathofher

husbandshecouldfinallylivealifefreefromherhusband'scontrol,alifeshehad

longhopedfor.

Appendices

I.ChineseversionofTextA

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沒有海豹皮大衣的女人跟丈夫親熱起來，這時候，你就知道冬天迫在眉睫了。蘇

比明白，是時候想個法子抵御寒冬了。

蘇比的計劃并不過奢。他沒打算去地中海游弋，也不想去曬南方令人昏昏欲

睡的太陽，更沒考慮到維蘇威灣去漂流。他企求的僅僅是去布萊克威爾島上的監(jiān)

獄里，度過不愁食宿的三個月。

在蘇比眼里，法律比救濟仁慈得多。他可去的地方多的是，在那些地方他都

能混吃混住。可是，要睡慈善單位的床鋪，先得讓人押去洗上一個澡；要吃他一

塊面包，還得先一五一十交代清個人的歷史。因此，還是當(dāng)法律的客人來得強。

法律至少沒那么不知趣，會去干涉一位大爺?shù)乃绞隆?/p>

既然已經(jīng)打定主意去島上，蘇比立刻準(zhǔn)備實現(xiàn)自己的計劃。省事的辦法倒也不少。

最舒服的莫過于在哪家豪華的餐館里美美地吃上一頓，然后聲明自己不名一錢，

這就可以把他交到警察手里。其余的事，自有法官來料理。

蘇比離開長凳，走向一家飯店?？墒翘K比剛邁進飯店的門，侍者領(lǐng)班的眼光

就落到他的舊褲子和破皮鞋上。粗壯利落的手把他推了個轉(zhuǎn)身，悄悄而迅速地把

他打發(fā)到人行道上。

蘇比離開了百老匯路?？磥硐肴ツ莻€島并沒那么容易。得想想別的辦法。

第六大道拐角上有一家鋪子，燈光通明，陳設(shè)別致，玻璃櫥窗很惹眼。蘇比