高級英語book1lesson6.ppt

1、2008-10-17,1,Unit six,By Arthur Hailey,2008-10-17,2, 春天里 草根版 春天里 專業(yè)版,2008-10-17,3,Teaching Objectives of Unit 6,To help students to appreciate the novel. To help students to analyze the plot, theme, characterization, and plot To help students to enlarge vocabulary, esp., to get familiarized with col

2、loquial English, slang and ungrammatical English.,2008-10-17,4,Arthur Hailey (1920-2004),- born in England; - began his writing career while an RAF（British Royal Air Force ） pilot during the Second World War; - became a Canadian citizen as well as British; -Haileys novels have been published in thir

3、ty-nine languages. -An estimated 160 million copies are in print worldwide. - Most of his books have been made into films or TV series.,2008-10-17,5,Major works :,Flight into Danger (with John Castle (1958) ) The Final Diagnosis (1959) In High Places (1960) Hotel (1965) Airport (1968) Wheels (1971)

4、The Moneychangers (1975) Strong Medicine (1975) The Evening News (1990) Detective (1997),2008-10-17,6,The story of Hotel: The setting: the St. Gregory Hotel, the largest in New Orleans, Louisiana. From Monday to Friday. The Hotel is experiencing a crisis of being forced to be sold to a chain hotel o

5、wner. The events: in the crisis, there are four knotty problems that face the Hotel managers: dealing with an attempted rape in a room; catching a thief operating in the hotel; several hundred of dentists threatening to leave the hotel in protest against the hotel objection to serving a black dentis

6、t, and finally the case of the Duke of Croydon. The end: The novel ends with a pleasant surprise. A sick, old, eccentric man staying in the hotel turns out to be an extremely wealthy man from Montreal, Canada. Earlier, he fell seriously ill and was saved by Peter and his girlfriend. To show his grat

7、itude and to repay their kindness, he buys the hotel from its former owner and makes Peter the new executive vice-president, with complete authority to run the hotel as he thinks fit.,2008-10-17,7,Questions to consider 1) Who are the main characters? 2) What happens in the story? 3) When is the clim

8、ax of the story? 4) What is the theme of the story?,2008-10-17,8,Synopsis (概要)/ Plot,The Duke and the Duchess of Croydon occupy a luxury suite in St. Gregory Hotel in New Orleans. On Monday evening, while driving back with his wife, the Duchess, from a gambling house, the Duke knocks down a woman an

9、d her child. Both of them are killed. They drive away. The hit-and-run becomes sensational news in the city. Ogilvie, the chief house detective of the hotel, the blackmailer in the story, notices the battered car when it drives back into the garage of the hotel. Instead of reporting this to the poli

10、ce, he goes to see the Duke and the Duchess. He blackmails them for a large sum of money as the price of his keeping silent. The Duchess does not admit the crime until the detective produces a lot of evidences. Considering that only by removing the battered car can they be completely out of trouble,

11、 the Duchess offers to pay Ogilvie twice more than he has asked for and in return, he should drive the battered car to Chicago in the north. Ogilvie, under the lure of the large sum of money, takes the offer.,2008-10-17,9,2008-10-17,10,The development of the story Section One (1-21): The Duchess den

12、ying the crime SectionTwo(22-55): Ogilvies presenting evidences Section Three(56-101): Negotiating Section Four(102-109): Making a deal Climax: But we will pay you twenty-five thousand dollars.,2008-10-17,11,Questions Did Ogilvie deliberately delay his visit at the Croydons suite? Why? Why did the D

13、uchess send her maid and secretary out? What impression do you have about Oglivie? Text study 1.The main characters: Oglivie, making a phone call, taking twice that time (why?) The Duke and the Duchess: dispatching her maid; instructing their secretary to exercise their dogs; worried about their com

14、ing back. 2.Oglivies visit: a cigar in his mouth; sweeping the spacious room; knocking off the ash; flipping the butt to the fireplace. Smoking indicates ,2008-10-17,12,Visiting the couple: 3.A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in: to smoke in the presence of a lady without asking for permissi

15、on is impolite. (What is the couple s possible reaction to his offensiveness?) Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the offending cigar, knocking off the ash and flipping the butt to a fireplace, missing but ignoring. 4.Would you kindly put them out: a period instead of a question mark, indicating it is

16、 said in a falling tone, meant to be a command, not a polite request.,2008-10-17,13,5.“Pretty neat set-up you folks got”: Ogilvies language is ungrammatical, vulgar and slangy. A better educated person might say: This is a pretty nice room that you have got.,2008-10-17,14,Lecture 2,Did Ogilvie delib

17、erately delay his visit at the Croydons suite? Why? Why did the Duchess send her maid and secretary out? What impression do you have about Ogilvie?,2008-10-17,15,1.He took a fresh cigar and bit off the end(16): showing his coarseness and revealing his purpose of coming here. 2.All pretense of blandn

18、ess gone.(18) He threw away all his pretended politeness. 3.Ignoring the Duke(18)He knew that the Duchess was the stronger character of the two and it was she that he had to deal with, so she was his enemy.,2008-10-17,16,4. Read and Analyze the monologue(Para.18) ungrammatical, colloquial, metaphor,

19、 short sentence, omitted expression 5. They will throw the book(18) They will apply the full force of the law 6.He lit the fresh cigar (the third cigar),2008-10-17,17,6.Its no go ,old girl20 7.Now we are getting somewhere.21 8.I will spell it out23,2008-10-17,18,What did the Duke do last night? you

20、took a lady friend: Beside having a weak character, the Duke is fond of liquor and other mens wives ,even whores and so is submissive to the Duchess, herself a woman of strong character, a known public figure .,2008-10-17,19,2.3 How did Ogilvie know the couples doings? 2.4 How did the Duchess know h

21、er husband was gambling with his lady friend (a high class whore)? 2.5 According to Ogilvie, what would the police base their investigation on? What clues did the police have?,2008-10-17,20,Out of the way28 Clucked his tone reprovingly32 Lickered updrunk 34 Looked right shaken38 On a hunch40 Look-se

22、e 40 Page 97-98 2.6 Why did the house detective emphasize “there is plenty of blood”? 87 2.7 Why didnt the police come immediately to the hotel to check the cars?,2008-10-17,21,Dramatic change of dominance of the situation,1. Before the evidence is shown: Duchess Ogilvie sharp, firm, arrogant offens

23、ive, challenging dominant, controlling -balance- 2. After the evidence is shown: surrendered, collapsed (gradually weak) -off-balance- strong, dominant,2008-10-17,22,Analysis of the Characters,2008-10-17,23,An analysis of Ogilvie,1) His appearance: piggy eyes gross jowled face obese body speaks in f

24、alsetto thick, fleshy fingers bulbous countenance A disgusting image,2008-10-17,24,2) His personality,A: cunning, sophisticated, professional, alert, observant 1) His visit actually took twice that time. 2) He inquired the room thoroughly with surprising speed. 3) He did a thorough investigation of

25、the case. B: rude, coarse and vulgar, greedy 1) The ways he handled the cigar (Phs 3, 5, 22, 41, 108) 2) He took the advantage of others misfortune and blackmailed them. C: poorly-educated ungrammatical, slangy sentences,2008-10-17,25,An analysis of the Duchess,1) Her appearance: handsome, high-chee

26、kboned features 2) Her financial and social status a: wealthy: Jaguar, Bedlington terriers b. the Duchess three centuries and a half inbred arrogance behind her 3) Her personality a. well-educated, sharp-tongued b. arrogant, dominant, elegant, c. firm, strong-willed, d. tactful, intelligent, e. comp

27、osed, decisive f. hypocritical, sophisticated,2008-10-17,26,Lecture 2,SectionTwo(22-55): Ogilvies presenting evidences (his conjecture, nothing for sure) 2.1 What was the Duchess reaction to the house detectives accusation? And what about the Duke? Spring to her feet, her face wrathful, gray-green e

28、yes blazing, (periodic sentence) 2.2 What did the Duke do last night?,2008-10-17,27,2.3 How did Ogilvie know the couples doings? 2.4 How did the Duchess know her husband was gambling with his lady friend (a high class whore)? 2.5 According to Ogilvie, what would the police base their investigation o

29、n? What clues did the police have? 2.6 Why did the house detective emphasize “there is plenty of blood”? 87 2.7 Why didnt the police come immediately to the hotel to check the cars?,2008-10-17,28,2.8 How did Ogilive come to suspect the Croydons of the hit-n-run crime? 2. 9 What made the Duchess jump

30、 to the conclusion that Ogilvie had come to blackmail them?,2008-10-17,29,Language points: 1.Now we are getting somewhere a turning point from denying to admitting (para.21.N.56) 2.I will spell it out(22-57) 3.As if challenging her objection(22-59) 4.If you are not too fussy(24-64) 5. As Ogilvie gla

31、nced, grinning, at the Duchess(25-65) 6.There aint much ,out of the way(28-68) 7. I reckon you were lickered up(34-74) 8.Last night ,the word was outOn a hunch(44-78.79) 9.Over there thy got three things to go on(42-84) 10.The incongruous falsetto voice took on a musing voice(51-89),2008-10-17,30,Le

32、cture Three(11.24) Negotiating and making a deal,3.Questions: 3.1 Why were the police working on the suburbs and the outside towns? 3.2 What was the role of her husband in the negotiation? 3.3 Why could not the couple get their car repaired discreetly in New Orleans? 3.4 Why would it be hazardous (r

33、isky) to drive the car out of the state and how could they manage to do it?,2008-10-17,31,3.5 Why did the Duchess decide to make the detective drive their car north? 3.6 Why did the Duchess offer Ogilvie twenty-five thousand dollars instead of the ten thousand the detective had asked for? 3.7 Why di

34、dnt the couple themselves drive the car north? Did the detective accept the offer? 3.8. What is the indication of his putting the smoke out (the last sentence)?,2008-10-17,32,Language points: 1.Rushing any place aint gonna bring back (51-90) 2.kept firm tight reign(75-104) 3.It was essential, she kn

35、ew(75-105) 4.Her husband now a tense but passive(75-107) 5.with a calculated coolness(82-109) 6.the incriminating evidence(82-111) 7.but it might be done(84-114) 8.back routes(84-116) 9.Other complications(85-118),2008-10-17,33,10.adept at(85-120) 11.Or had they(86-122) 12.Pretty well fixed (88-123)

36、 13.When you were playing(100-128) 14. She must do so in such a way(100-130) 15.“This cigar bothering you”(108-133),2008-10-17,34,Dramatic change of dominance of the situation,1. Before the evidence is shown: Duchess Ogilvie sharp, firm, arrogant offensive, challenging dominant, controlling -balance

37、- 2. After the evidence is shown: surrendered, collapsed (gradually weak) -off-balance- strong, dominant,2008-10-17,35,The Duchess Ogilvie,3. Negotiating calm, friendly calm, friendly -balance- 4. Making a deal powerful, demanding submissive, obedient -off-balance-,2008-10-17,36,Analysis of the Char

38、acters,2008-10-17,37,An analysis of Ogilvie,1) His appearance: piggy eyes gross jowled face obese body speaks in falsetto thick, fleshy fingers bulbous countenance A disgusting image,2008-10-17,38,2) His personality,A: cunning, sophisticated, professional, alert, observant 1) His visit actually took

39、 twice that time. 2) He inquired the room thoroughly with surprising speed. 3) He did a thorough investigation of the case. B: rude, coarse and vulgar, greedy 1) The ways he handled the cigar (Phs 3, 5, 22, 41, 108) 2) He took the advantage of others misfortune and blackmailed them. C: poorly-educat

40、ed ungrammatical, slangy sentences,2008-10-17,39,An analysis of the Duchess,1) Her appearance: handsome, high-cheekboned features 2) Her financial and social status a: wealthy: Jaguar, Bedlington terriers b. the Duchess three centuries and a half inbred arrogance behind her 3) Her personality a. wel

41、l-educated, sharp-tongued b. arrogant, dominant, elegant, c. firm, strong-willed, d. tactful, intelligent, e. composed, decisive f. hypocritical, sophisticated,2008-10-17,40,Expressions of the way she spoke,(ph2)My husband and I find strong smoke defensive. Would you kindly put that out. (ph6).lips

42、tightened. She said sharply. (ph19) Her tone would have withered anyone who knew her well. “You unspeakable blackguard! How dare you!” (ph96) Peremptorily she cut him off. (ph98) “Silence!” her voice was a whiplash. (ph 101) She declared decisively.,2008-10-17,41,Expressions of the way she looked at

43、 others,(ph2) the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar. (ph7) His wife shot him a swift, warning glance. (ph15) She met his eyes directly. “What are you talking about?” “What you are suggesting is the most disgusting, ridiculous” (ph19) Springing to her feet, her face wrathful, gray-gre

44、en eyes blazing. She faced the grossness of the squarely. (ph96)Her eyes were riveted on his face. (ph98) Eyes bored into him.,2008-10-17,42,Words and expressions,Nerve Nerves were excessively frayed Sth get on ones nerves 使人煩躁 live on ones nerves 過著緊張不安的日子 My nerves will crack. regain ones nerves 恢

45、復(fù)勇氣 lose ones nerves. 失去勇氣，變得膽怯 have a nerve/ the nerve to do sth. 有魄力，有膽量做某事 Nerves were excessively frayed keep sb. on tetterhooks keep sb. on pins and needles Sb. has ants in his pants,2008-10-17,43,fray vi.vt: to wear out,The fabric frays easily. 磨損，磨散織物的邊緣 Temper began to fray as the two teams

46、failed to score. This kind of living began to fray her nerves. 這個孩子總是哭個不停，真是煩死人了。 他再這么哭下去，我的腦袋就要炸了。 這種布料做窗簾不合適，很容易磨損。 The baby is always crying. It is getting on my nerves. My nerves will crack if he cries much longer. This cloth is not suitable for window curtains. It frays easily.,2008-10-17,44,Du

47、ke; It pays to check:,Duke Duchess (公爵女公爵， 公爵夫人） Marquis- Marquise （侯爵 Earl/count- Countess （伯爵 Viscount Viscountess （子爵 Baron Baroness （男爵 Knight/Sir/ Lord Byron （爵士 It pays to check: be profitable, worthwhile It pays to be honest. He says farming doesnt pay. In the future, youll learn that it pays

48、 to recite as many texts as possible. Cheating in the exam does not pay eventually. Itll pay if you practice speaking whenever possible.,2008-10-17,45,pig,Dont be a pig. (greedy) Ive made a pig of myself. (eaten too much) When they bought that house, they bought a pig in a poke. Pigs might fly. (nonsense) Mother carried the little boy piggyback. Mummy, give me a piggyback ride. When I was a child, I had a piggy bank. What can you expect from a pig but a grunt? What can you expect from a dog b