红字Book Report

1、New Words1.Synopsis snpssn.摘要,梗概；大纲2.psychoanalytical,psaikunlitikl adj. 精神分析的的3. deform d3. deform df f:mvt.:mvt.使变形使变形, , 使残废使残废; ;丑化丑化adj.deformedadj.deformed变形的变形的; ;畸形的畸形的 4. hypocritical 4. hypocritical h hp pkrkrt tk kl adj.l adj.伪善的伪善的, ,虚伪的虚伪的; ;伪善者的伪善者的, , 伪君子的伪君子的5. treacherous tret5. tre

2、acherous tretr rsadj.sadj.骗人的；不忠的；骗人的；不忠的；奸奸诈的诈的；不可信的；靠不住的；背叛的；背信弃义的；危险；不可信的；靠不住的；背叛的；背信弃义的；危险的；凶险的的；凶险的6. adultery 6. adultery ddltltri:, -tri:n.(ri:, -tri:n.(一方或双方已婚的一方或双方已婚的) )通通奸奸, , 私通私通7. conspicuous k7. conspicuous knspikjunspikjusadj.sadj.显眼的显眼的, , 明显的明显的 8.A husband of a faithless woman 8.A

3、 husband of a faithless woman 一个妻子一个妻子不忠的丈夫不忠的丈夫9.thatch 9.thatch tt n.( n.(稻草、芦苇等盖的稻草、芦苇等盖的) )茅草屋茅草屋顶；乱蓬蓬的头发顶；乱蓬蓬的头发, , 又脏又乱的头发又脏又乱的头发vt.vt.用茅草盖用茅草盖( (房子等房子等) )的屋顶的屋顶, , 用茅草覆盖用茅草覆盖( (屋顶屋顶) )Adj. thatchedAdj. thatched茅草盖的茅草盖的 10.10. needlework ni:dl,wneedlework ni:dl,w:kn.:kn.缝纫缝纫; ;刺绣刺绣; ;针针线活线活11.

4、 deteriorate diti11. deteriorate ditiririreitvi.reitvi.恶化恶化, , 变坏变坏12. procession pr12. procession prsesenn宗教游行宗教游行14.hailheil14.hailheil vt.vt.致敬致敬; ; 向向欢呼；打信号示意欢呼；打信号示意( (计程车等计程车等) )停下停下15. renaissance ri15. renaissance rinisnsnisns文艺复兴（某一学文艺复兴（某一学科或艺术形式等衰落后的）复兴科或艺术形式等衰落后的）复兴 Introduction to the A

5、uthorSettingMain Characters and Their RelationshipsSynopsis (梗概)Writing FeatureIntroduction to the AuthorNathaniel Hawthorn （July 4, 1804 May 19, 1864) Genre（流派）：RomanticWriting Focus: the description of society and the dark sides of the human nature; the inherent evil and sin of humanitymagnum opus

6、（代表作）： The Scarlet Letter(1850) 红字The House of Seven Gables (1851) 有七个尖角阁的房子 The Blithedale Romance (1852) 福谷传奇 The Marble Faun (1860) 玉石雕像Main Characters Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillyworth PearlHester PrynneArthur Dimmesdale Roger ChillyworthPearlSettingThe Scarlet Letter is set in the mid-seventeenth century in a puritan colony on the edge of an untamed forest still inhabited by native AmericansSynopsisLoversmotherHusband and wifefatherrevengeRoger ChillyworthHester PrynneArthur Dimmesdal