欧亨利《最后的常春藤叶》英文

1、UNIT 6The Human Touch Made by SusanSOMETHING ABOUT O. HENRYvWilliam Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henrys short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and clever twist endings. As a child, Porter

2、was always reading, everything from classics to dime novels; his favorite works were Lanes translation of One Thousand and One Nights, and Burtons Anatomy of MelancholyvBurtons Anatomy of Melancholy罗伯罗伯特特伯顿伯顿:心理学开山名著心理学开山名著忧郁的解剖忧郁的解剖vPorter graduated from his aunt Evelina Maria Porters elementary sc

3、hool in 1876. He then enrolled at the Lindsey Street High School. His aunt continued to tutor him until he was fifteen. In 1879, he started working in his uncles drugstore and in 1881, at the age of nineteen, he was licensed as a pharmacist. At the drugstore, he also showed off his natural artistic

4、talents by sketching the townsfolkvEnroll 登记登记vpharmacist.药剂师药剂师vTownsfolk城镇居民城镇居民HIS WORKSvThe Gift of the MagivThe Cop and the AnthemvA Retrieved Reformation（重新做人）（重新做人）vThe Duplicity of Hargraves（ 哈格里弗斯的哈格里弗斯的两面性）两面性）nextHIS WORKSvThe Gift of the Magi about a young couple who are short of money b

5、ut desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts. Unbeknownst to Jim, Della sells her most valuable possession, her beautiful hair, in order to buy a platinum fob chain for Jims watch; while unbeknownst to Della, Jim sells his own most valuable possession, his watch, to buy jeweled combs for De

6、llas hair. The essential premise of this story has been copied, re-worked, parodied, and otherwise re-told countless times in the century since it was written.vUnbeknownst 不得而知；瞒着不得而知；瞒着vplatinum fob chain 白金表链白金表链nextvThe Cop and the Anthem about a New York City hobo named Soapy, who sets out to ge

7、t arrested so that he can be a guest of the city jail instead of sleeping out in the cold winter. Despite efforts at petty theft, vandalism, disorderly conduct, and mashing with a young prostitute, Soapy fails to draw the attention of the police. Disconsolate, he pauses in front of a church, where a

8、n organ anthem inspires him to clean up his lifeand is ironically charged for loitering and sentenced to three months in prison.vAnthem赞歌赞歌vVandalism故意毁坏公共财务的行为故意毁坏公共财务的行为vdisorderly conduct妨害治安行为妨害治安行为vProstitute娼妓娼妓vLoiter闲逛闲逛vDisconsolate忧郁的忧郁的v2.When Jonhsy is diagnosed as infected with pneumoni

9、a and has little chance of recovering if she stays pessimistic, Sue goes all out（竭尽全（竭尽全力）力） to hide from her the brutal（残酷（残酷的的 ）truth for fear that it might deprive（剥夺）（剥夺） her of the last hope to go on living. Thanks to Sues “dishonesty”, her friend pulls through the crisis and rekindles（ 重新重新燃起）

10、燃起）the hope of life. Based on the story a debate（考虑（考虑): Is truth always necessary between good friends?vNo, sometimes a white lie helps friends bond with each other. It comes from your friends heartfelt concern. It wont hurt you, and it is what your friends think is best for you. You may think you

11、have been fooled, but over a long period of time, reality will tell you that they are right.v3.“The last leaf” threads through the story to make it a coherent piece. Can you find other “threads” and how they are working.vOne chance in ten, and that chance is for her to want to life .vEven chances, with good nurse you will win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is some kind of an artist .i believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, we