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1、BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件I. Text Analysis 1. General Analysis 2. Structure 3. Detailed Discussion 4. Plot AnalysisII. Writing Devices 1. Classic Unities 2. UnderstatementIII. Sentence ParaphraseBTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speakin

2、g 大学英语课程课件u Plot of the playu Setting of the playu Protagonists of the playu Theme of the playGeneral AnalysisHave you got the key elements in the story?BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件u Plot: The conflict between Mrs. Kent and Eve andu the fight of two men over Mrs. Kent with au happ

3、y ending.uSetting: A living room of an American middle-classu family, at the end of 1930s.u Protagonists: Mrs. Kent, Mr. Kent, Eve Kent, andu Professor Charles Waring.u Theme: People usually value more what theyu dont have or what they are about to loseu forever.The end of General Analysis. BTLEWLes

4、son 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Part 1 (Paras. 1 ):Part 2 (Paras. ):Part 3 (Paras. ):Part 4 (Paras. ): Part 5 (Paras. ):Structure12133132525332 text BIntroduction of a middle-class family in America.The conflict between Mrs. Kent and Eve Kent.The visit of Professor Waring and his plan.The con

5、flict between Mr. Kent and Professor Waring.The end of Structure. The happy ending of the play.3344 text BBTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 Question: What kind of family do you think it is from the introduction of setting at the beginning?To be continued on the next page.Detailed Discu

6、ssionIt is a typical American middleclass family in the 1930s. The husband is breadwinner of the family. The wife stays home, taking care of family and doing handiwork such as sewing which is taken as natural and respectable pastime.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Question: From the d

7、ialogues between Mrs. Kent and Thelma, what are the important values that Mrs. Kent holds? Mrs. Kent was conservative and conventional for she wanted Thelma to go out with a decent guy and to behave herself at the party. She always wanted to keep a respectable front and couldnt afford to lose face f

8、or any improper behaviors of her maid.To be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Youve no idea how primitive we arehow simple, how bourgeois!In Para. 15To be continued on the next page.Question: What did Eve mean?Eve accused the old of being old-fashioned, conser

9、vative, narrow-minded and primitive. She thought people in her town were too interested in property and social status, and were having a vain, vulgar and hypocritical life which she want going to lead.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Comparison and contrast.Question: What effect did Ev

10、es words on Mrs. Kent when she said “it was a fools paradise”?With time passing, the old lady was dying; at the meantime, with the inspiration of the friendship, the boy was developing into an confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends.To be continued on the next page.B

11、TLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件In Para. 39 Eves words took effect on Mrs. Kent. She began to think about whether her marriage was happy or not and whether her husband loved her or not.Yes, I thought, I was happy, ideally sobut, oh, Charles, it was a fools paradise!To be continued on t

12、he next page.Question: Why did Mrs. Kent say she lived in “a fools paradise”?BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件In Para. 51 After hearing Professor Warings suggestion, Mrs. Kent thought its feasible and felt she was still attractive. She was delighted and even paid more attention to her

13、appearance.I feel absolutely wicked. (delighted) (Goes up to mirror, pulls her hair our in a softer fashion, readjust her dress.)To be continued on the next page.Question: Why did Mrs. Kent feel delighted?BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件In Para. 35 (text B) We could say that it was Pr

14、ofessor Waring who have designed an interesting psychological experiment, put it into reality and proved his point of view. It was not only a research, but also has helped the family solve the problem, so it was “a most interesting and worthwhile evening”.No, on the contrary, a most interesting and

15、worthwhile evening(Smiles) psychologically speaking! The end of Detailed Discussion.Question: What did Professor Waring mean?BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 The opening scene introduces the setting, an American middle-class family and the basic values the family holds. To be continue

16、d on the next page.Plot AnalysisThe beginning: (Paras. 112)Thelma, the maid of Mrs. Kent, was asking for the permission of Mrs. Kent to go to a party with her boyfriend.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 The conflict evolves and arouses our expectations about what would happen.To be con

17、tinued on the next page. The main conflict: (Paras. 1331) Eve hated the conventions of her family and town and wanted to lead a different life from that of her parents. She even doubted the happiness of her parents marriage. Mrs. Kent tried to stick to the traditional way of life and persuaded Eve t

18、o give up the idea.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 The play switches to the visit of Professor Waring whose plan evokes more curiosity of readers.To be continued on the next page.The visit of Professor Waring: (Paras. 3252)Mrs. Kent confided to Professor Waring what she was worrying

19、about. Professor Waring came up with an idea to solve the conflict.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 The plan of Professor Waring is working out. The whole play is working up to climax.To be continued on the next page. The minor conflict: (Paras. 5332 text B) The fight over Mrs. Kent b

20、etween Mr. Kent, her husband, and Professor Waring, who pretended to be her long-lost first husband.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 The climax of the play brings us satisfaction for its dramatic and happy ending.The end of Plot Analysis. The ending: (Paras. 3344 text B) The play ende

21、d happily. Both conflicts were solved. Mr. Kent found her love again, and Eve decided to marry.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Classic Unities (Three Unities)The unity of time: A play should represent an action that takes approximately the same amount of time as the play; years should

22、 not pass during the hours a play takes. 2. The unity of place: A play should cover a single physical space and should not attempt to compress geography, nor should the stage represent more than one place. 3. The unity of action: A play should have one main action that it follows, with no or few sub

23、plots. To be continued on the next page.三一律：时间的三一律：时间的一致，地点的一一致，地点的一致和表演的一致致和表演的一致BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件The play is an example of three unities.The unity of time: Later afternoon.The unity of place: The living room of the family.3. The unity of action: Mrs. Kent tried to pre

24、vent her daughter from going away and got to know whether her hausband still loved her.The end of Classic Unities.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件UnderstatementI can think of worse things than that, Bessie. (Para. 52)Understatement is used to make something appear smaller or less impo

25、rtant than it really is. It can be used to entertain or to reduce the importance of the truth.understatementTo be continued on the next page.低调陈述，含蓄低调陈述，含蓄陈述。常为了取陈述。常为了取得戏剧性或幽默得戏剧性或幽默的效果。的效果。BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Compare “quite ambitious”Compare “hated/disliked” with “was im

26、patient of”To be continued on the next page. She was not without ambition. The boy was undoubtedly a difficult pupil, for he had a strong independent mind and was impatient of accepted rules and conventions.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件I have never been mugged or physically moleste

27、d in any way, possibly because my large build does not make me an ideal prospect for a hoodlum.The end of Writing Devices. “It does seem a bit damp in here,” said Mark as the water soaked through his shoes.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Well, he gave his mother a new coat last Christ

28、masbut he wouldnt think of givin me anything so personal-like. (Para. 6)Personal gifts are more private and intimate. They are only for special people.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 I wouldnt go out with him, unless he wasnot when Im working for you. (Para. 10)I wouldnt go out with

29、him unless he was a decent guy. I wouldnt do that so long as Im working for you because I dont want to bring shame to such a respectable family.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Why, her mother wouldnt have dreamed of marrying her father, it would simply have seemed childish to her! (Pa

30、ra. 15)Her mother probably didnt think of marrying her father at home or in the church. This social convention was silly and childish for them. would +have doneprobability of a past actionBTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件She would have done anything to make amends.The guests would have

31、 been arriving by now.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Thats the whole trouble, our stupid, small-town way of doing things, always under cover. (Para. 21)being hidden or protectedThat is the problem of our way of life. People in our small town are usually ill-informed, narrow-minded, a

32、nd ridiculously conservative, and always like to cover things up. BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Of course were putting you and Dad on your honor, Mother. We dont expect you to be so childish as to lock me up in my room, call the police, or anything so naive as that! (Para. 23)so as

33、toOf course we are counting on our promise not to do anything stupid like trying to lock me in my room or call the police. to count your promiseBTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件His comments on the book were so childish as to be not worth considering.In Tehran the wives of foreign diplo

34、mats wore headscarves so as not to offend the Iranians.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Yes, I thought, I was happy ideally sobut, oh, Charles, it was a fools paradise! (Para. 39)to feel happy and satisfied, and believe there are no problems, when in fact this is not trueBTLEWLesson 8

35、Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件And the final uncertainty as to just where he was buried? (Para. 46)concerning, about, with regard toWith regard to the place where he was buried, we didnt find out for sure in the end.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件as to+whether/where/who/which etc.F

36、rank was very uncertain as to whether it was the job for him.He had given me advice as to which suppliers to approach.BTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件Partially recovering, I wandered all over the world, hunting some clue to my identityhoping to establish some connection with my past. (Para. 50)When I got a little better, I began to go from one country to another, trying to find out who I was and to get back my lost memory. the act of conducting a search for somethingBTLEWLesson 8 Psychologically Speaking 大学英语课程课件 Finally, one night, I had a shock, it