现代大学英语精读第四课-last-part教学文稿

1、现代大学英语精读第四课-last-partThen he faced me, with his body between me and the storm. He said something, right into my face, but I couldnt hear him. (para74) Can you guess what the man said?What did they do when the wind passed over? Why ?Paragraph-75Then we kissed and pressed together briefly. This was mo

2、re of a ritual, a recognition of survival rather than of our bodies inclinations. (para. 75)v我们拥抱并不是出于身体的渴望，而是庆祝劫后余生的一种表示。我们拥抱并不是出于身体的渴望，而是庆祝劫后余生的一种表示。How to understand its deep meaning? In this sentence, the author makes a distinction between the spiritual and the bodily. At night, when they were w

3、atching the stars and when she was lying in bed, she was disturbed by sexual desire. During the storm, the two were holding each other tightly, but they did that to protect themselves from the terrible storm. Now they kissed and pressed together because they had just survived a devastating storm,a d

4、angerous situation. They kissed and embraced as a spontaneously shared ritual. At this moment, lust that had disturbed her in the night gave way to this sense of being together. We can see that in a certain sense, the rain had washed away the lust and purified her mind, thus purifying their relation

5、ship, too. It serve as an important element of the whole story. Para 7176 are characterized by detailed descriptions of the storm.The two friends who survived the storm together felt even closer. This makes readers think that something will happen between the man and woman now. Next His voice surpri

6、sed me, like the sun. But in the opposite way. It had a weight to it, a warning- determination edged with apology. (para.79)The man has something to say to the womanThe man surprised the narrator pleasantlyHe tells to the woman about his youngest boy who was killed by him lastsummer. It has become a

7、 secret which he never wants to talk about hid in his heart. Since he moved to this new place, he had kept it from all the People he met.But, he says it to the woman, so we can see he regards her as his families, or someone he trusts. Hearing these words, what was the narrators response?I thought of

8、 the moment when he got out of (para 85)I walked a little behind him. And I did not say anything (para86)they were not ordinary friends but soul mates. As they understand each other perfectly, no words were needed at this moment.So, the narrator understand the deep feelings of the man. She knew he a

9、nd his wife experienced the worst together.vIf they were able to stand the test and emerged from the worst together, . their relationship or marriage would be strengthened, and a sacred bondage would be formed between them. But if they failed the test, their relationship would be broken and they wou

10、ld be driven apart. She realized Para 87-88I knew now that he was a person who had hit rock bottom.Section 5: Para 91-95When they came out from the bushes, they found rashes(疹子疹子) on their arms and feet. What plants gave them rashes? The narrator:First thoughtThen, she realized She calls it nettles.

11、 Actually they are joe-pye weedsThese insignificant plants are nettles.Ordinary life is more like the insignificant-looking nettles that are stinging and piercing, thus irritating and annoying people rather than the joe-pye weeds with showy pinkish-purple flowers. Real life is disturbing, frustratin

12、g, and unsettling, offering no tidy resolution.Her mistaking joe-pye weeds for nettles implies what?Key words:ordinary lifeReal lifejoe-pye weedsnettlesPara - 91Para - 94Para 92-93 talks about what they do to kill the rashes. Then the narrator have some new understandings of love. (para94) What is l

13、ovePara 94：the theme of the storyThe narrator: Epiphany 顿悟顿悟Love that was not usable, that knew its place. Not risking a thing yet staying alive as a sweet trickle, an underground resource. With the weight of this new stillness on it, this seal.爱不是来被利用的。我们十分清楚它应在的位置。我们不拿它来冒险，而是让它像涓涓细流慢慢流淌，仿若地下资源，将爱封

14、存，静静的流淌。What happened, or rather what did not happen between Mike and the narratorthat weekend may not seem very special or exciting, but through it the author explores the complexity of human emotions and the beauty of ordinary life.The narrator never gets the news about Mike during the years of th

15、eir dwindling friendships. Mike The narrator The Bridges of Madison County The heroine Francesca Johnson was a housewife who puzzles about the unromantic marriage. Robert Kincaid, a gentleman, a photographer and a traveler came into her world. His life was so close to her dream and her pursuit. Kinc

16、aid made Francesca know herself again and inspirit her enthusiasm. In the short four days, they fell in love with each other and experienced the invaluable love. Different from the heroinein Nettles who chooses to leave her husband and lives by herself to find the true meaning of marriage, The heroi

17、ne Francesca Johnson misses her beloved man and keeps the secret in her heart. Do you support the womans choice? (She loves the man but they doesnt get together at last.) If you are the woman, what will you do? 新笑傲江湖观后感每个男人一生要遇见四个女人：第一个就是岳灵珊，一个你爱但不爱你的人,第二个是仪琳小师妹,爱你但你不爱的人第三个是东方不败，你爱又爱你但最后不可能在一起的人,第四个

18、是任盈盈，你未必爱,却可共渡一生的人.From the story we know that the narrator loves the manMike, and he also loves her at some point. But they doesnt get together . Regretful love 东方不败(the narrator) 任盈盈Mikes wife令狐冲(Mike)东方不败，你爱又爱你但最后不可能在一起的人;任盈盈，你未必爱,却可共渡一生的人.If you have got married, and lead a normal life. But you find your true love later, what will you do? 当你在结婚后和伴侣过着一种平淡的生活，每天就是工作，在家和对方聊聊天，偶尔去逛个街或是旅游一次。但就是感觉缺少点什么。也许少的是生活的新鲜感，也许少的是生活的刺激感。有一天你忽然发现遇到的所谓的“真爱”，你会怎么做？ 当今社会，所有的人都知道小三这个名词，推起了小三这个浪潮，连歌词都用来形容小三，可见社会是多么的繁杂，小三的存在，毁了多少幸福美满的家庭呢？让多少孩子从小就背负父母离异的罪名。 为什么“小三”现象越来越多解答：目前社会上“小三”的现象很泛滥，一般人认为这