A Debt to Dickens 狄更斯的恩情课件

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ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Introductionoftheauthor

PearlS.Duck(June26,1892-March6,1973)Chinesename:SaiZhenzhu(赛珍珠）ShewasanAmericanwriterandnovelistandwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1938.ShehaslivedinChinafornearly40years.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情作品名称英文名称桥ABridgeforPassing来吧，亲爱的Come,MyBeloved命令与清晨CommandtheMorning东风·西风EastWind:WestWind流亡者TheExile搏斗的天使FightingAngel群芳庭PavilionofWomen大地TheGoodEarth归心和其它故事HeartsComeHomeandOtherStories匿花TheHiddenFlower帝国女性TheLivingReed创作年份19621953195919301936193619461931196219521963thebest-sellingfictionbookintheUSADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情IntroductionofCharlesDickens

(1812-1870)

ThegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealism.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情作品名称英文名称创作年份《雾都孤儿》OliverTwist1837年-1839年《尼古拉斯·尼克贝》NicholasNickleby1838年-1839年《董贝父子》DombeyandSon1846年-1848年《大卫·科波菲尔》DavidCopperfield1849年-1850年《荒凉山庄》BleakHouse1852年-1853年《艰难时世》HardTimes1854年《小杜丽》LittleDorrit1855年-1857年ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情WritingPeriodsFirstPeriod(1833-1841)youthfuloptimism

1SecondPeriod(1842-1850)excitementandirritation

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ThirdPeriod(1851-1870)steadilyintensifyingpessimism3ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情LiteraryachievementsHeisamasterstory-teller.ThemostpopularofVictorianwriter.Hecreatedtwentynovelsduringhislifeandattackedonthesocialevilsoftheday,whichmadehimhighlysuccessful.Hisworkisconcernedwiththeproblemsofcrimeandpovertyandthelifeofthelowerclass.HisnovelsofferedusaprofoundcompleterealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofmid-19thcentury.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Genaral

ReadingADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情ThemainideaofadebttoDickens

Whatdoesthenarrativetexttellus?First,ittellsusaboutthemostindelibleexperiencesthewriterwentthroughwhenshelivedanisolatedlifeasachildintheremoteChinesecountryside.Next,thetextdescribesandrelateshowshediscoveredandreadanddigestedDicken'snovels.Then,ithighlightsthewaysinwhichthewriterbenefitedfromDickens.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Structureanalysis

SectionOne（ParaI)：

Itstatesthewritingpurpose，toexpressafeelingofwarmgratitudetoCharlesDickens.SectionTwo(Para2-3):Itgivesanaccountofherspecialchildhood,herfeelingoflonelinessandalienation.SectionThree(Para4-7):ItdescribeshowshediscoveredDickensandbenefitedfromreadinghisnovels.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Detailed

ReadingADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para1

Howdoyouinterpretthedebtwhichthewriterhasowedsinceshewassevenyearsold?Itisnotasumofunpaidmoney,it'sherfeelingofwarmgratitudetoCharlesDickens,wholongagoinChinarenderedaninestimableservicetoher.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para2

Whatisthemessagethatisstressedinthesecondparagraph?Whilelivinginthatremoteruralarea,thenarratorasasmallchildwasveryalientothepeopleandwaslaughedplayfullyatandthoughtofasuglyandevenunfortunatebythem.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para3

Whatisthemainideaofparagraphthree?Itisthatshewasstillalien,andasherparentsweretoobusytopayanyheedtoher,shelongedverymuchtohavecompanions,butshehadnone.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para4

Whydidthenarrotorsay“Shewasimpossiblevoraciousreader”?Therewerenobookssuitableforhertoreadinthatremotevillage.Sinceshehadthedesiretoread,shesearchedandreadallthebooksshecouldfindinsteadofbeingfrustrated.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para5

HowdoesthenarratordescribethewayshereadthenovelOliverTwist?Oneday,theauthordiscoveredtebooknamedOliverTwistbyCharlesDickens.Sheburriedherselfreadingthebookallday.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para6

WhatcommentsdoesthenarratormakeonDickens?Dickenswasamanofsimplicityandhasagreatzestforlife,andalsoamanfullofhateandlove.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情Paragraphanalysis——Para7

Whatisthetextualfunctionofthefirstsentenceofthisparagraph?Thefirstsentenceofthisparagraphplaysthefunctionofconnectingtheconcludingtextpartnaturallywiththebeginningpartofthetext.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情OliverTwist

ThestoryisaboutanorphanOliverTwist,whoenduresamiserableexistenceinaworkhouseandthenisplacedwithanundertaker.HeescapesandtravelstoLondonwherehemeetstheArtfulDodger,leaderofagangofjuvenilepickpockets.OliverisledtothelairoftheirelderlycriminaltrainerFagin,naivelyunwareoftheirunlawfulactivities.ADebttoDickens狄更斯的恩情ATaleofTwoCities