中外文学作品精读与鉴赏 课件 英文 Chapter 4 he Gift of the Magi

TheGiftoftheMagiO.Henry1WordTest2QuestionsforUnderstanding3O.Henry&HisNovel4General&SpecificWords5TaskAssignment目录CONTENTSI.WordTest1.Fillingthefollowingblankswithsuitablewords

enfolded,ransacked,illuminate,agile,ravaged,laboriously,ardent,mammothAt20yearsoldhewasnotas_____asheisnow.McGinnispushedhimself____________outofthechairandwaddledtothewindowWithtearsofjoy,theoldwoman________herlong-lostsoninherarms.Thecountryhasbeen___________bycivilwar.Givenits__________economicandindustrialsizeandroleasaproductionbasefortheglobalmarket,ifChinacanproperlyhandleitsownsolidwastewithinitsborders,thatwillbealaudablecontributiontotheworld.agilelaboriouslyenfoldedravagedmammothI.WordTest1.Fillingthefollowingblankswithsuitablewords

enfolded,ransacked,illuminate,agile,ravaged,laboriously,ardent,mammoth6.

DuringtheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression(1937-45),tensofthousandsofChinesepeoplewere____________andmurderedbytheJapanesesoldiers.7.TheUSgovernmenthasshiftedfocustoanewantibodytestasthecountry'sconfirmedCOVID-19casesanddeathscontinuetoroarwhichhelps_____________theextenttowhichCOVID-19hasspreadundetectedinthecountry.8.Heshows_______loveforhiscountryinmanyofhispoems.ransackedilluminateardentI.WordTest(ii)Fullfillthesentenceusingexpressionsfromthetextbook.9.Thepeacefulsummerlandscapeissobeautifulasto_________________.(非语言所能形容）10.Hedriveshismother'scar__________whileshe'soutatwork.(偷偷地）11.Thesenewwomenarerebelssincethey_____________forfreelife,pursuepersonalindependenceandfightagainsttraditionalcustoms.（向往）12.Hewasplaguedby_____________misfortunes.(一连串的)beggardescriptionontheslycrave/yearnasequenceofII.QuestionsforUnderstanding

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Whendidthestoryhappen?

2.Howwasthelifeofthecouple?Howdoyouknowaboutit?3.Whatwerethetwoinvaluablepossessionsbelongingtothecouple?E.g.HadthequeenofShebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewindowsomedaytodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty’sjewelsandgifts.Had

KingSolomonbeenthejanitor,withallhistreasurespiledupinthebasement,Jimwouldhavepulledouthiswatcheverytimehepassed,justtoseehimpluckathisbeardfromenvy.（Para9）ParallelismQueenofShebaKingSolomonII.QuestionsforUnderstanding4.WhatgiftdidDellawanttogiveherhusbandforChristmas?5.HowdidDellagettheadditionalmoneytobutthepresent?

6.WhatgiftdidJimgivetoDella?Howdidhegetthemoney?II.QuestionsforUnderstanding

7.Howdoyouthinkoftheending?

8.WhoistheMagi?>>TheMagi<<ThethreewisemencomingfromtheeasttosendgiftsatthetimeJesuswasborn(December25th).gold(黄金)Frankincense（乳香）myrrh(没药)TheycreatedthecustomofsendinggiftsatChristmas.TheAdorationoftheMagi《三博士朝圣》（1813）ByJohannFriedrichOverbeckIII.O.HenryandHisWorksOneofthethreemostfamousmastersofshortnovel.TheothertwoareAntonPavlovichChekhov

(契诃夫)

andHenriRenéAlbertGuydeMaupassant(莫泊桑).WilliamSydneyPorter

1862.9.11–1910.6.5O.HenryCharacteristicsofHisStoriesHewroteaboutthelivesofordinarypeople

inAmerica(mainlymiddleandlowerclass).Languagefeatures:humor,wordplay,

smilewithtears.(含泪的微笑)Surprisingend

(unexpectedending)O.Henry’sBestKnownShortStories01020304TheGiftofMagi麦琪的礼物TheFurnishedRoom带家具出租的房间TheCopandtheAnthem警察和赞美诗TheLastLeaf最后一片叶子05Aftertwentyyears二十年以后IV.General&SpecificWordse.g.她走出出房门，下楼来到街上。She_______outthedooranddownthestairstothestreet.walkedstalkedstrodesaunterChoiceofWordsDictionLevelofwordsAbstractwordsandconcretewordsUsesuitablewordsGeneralwordsandspecificwordsWhybothertodothis?

SpecificwordsGeneralwordsconveyinexact,intangible,andoftenabstractconcepts.provideprecise,sensory,orconcretedetails.General&SpecificWordsComparativelyspeaking,generalwordsaremorevagueandabstractinmeaningthanspecificwords.General&SpecificWordsExercise

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goodfooddelicioustastyrichfreshGeneralSpecificappetizingwholesomeabundantnourishingGeneral&SpecificWordsExercise

2GoodmanjustkindhonestselflesshonorableGeneralSpecificgenerouswarm-heartedresponsiblesympathetic

General走walkcreeplimppacepadplod/trudgeshufflestrollstaggerstomptiptoeSpecificGeneral&SpecificWordsExercise

3General&SpecificWordsWhenwesayamaniswalking,wecanalsosaythatamanismarching,pacing,patrolling,stalking,striding,treading,tramping,steppingout,prancing,strutting,prowling,plodding,strolling,shuffling,staggering,sidling,trudging,toddling,rambling,roaming,sauntering,meandering,lounging,loitering,orcreeping.Buteachofthemconveystousaslightlydifferentmeaning.Nomatterwhichwordweuse,itshouldmatchourthoughtandsuittotheoccasion.走他走出房间，猛地关上了房门。He

walkedout

of

theroom

and

slammed

the

door.

她再没说话，大模大样地走出房间。Without

another

word

she

swept

outof

theroom.那男人醉醺醺地踉跄着走出了酒吧。The

man

lurcheddrunkenly

outofthe

pub.General&SpecificWordsExercise

4cryweepsobwhimperlamentmewlsnivelwhineGeneralSpecificsquallwailyowlblubberGeneral&SpecificWordsExercise

5sadpainfuldolefulgrievedsorrowfulGeneralSpecificwoefulgrievousheartbrokenmelancholyGeneral&SpecificWordsExercise

5angrysullenfuriousenragedannoyedGeneralSpecificirritatedoutrageddesperateinfuriatingGeneral&SpecificWordsItiseasytoseethatthespecificwordsaremuchmoreconcreteandcolorfulthanthegeneralones.Theycanhelptomakewritingclear,concrete,exact,vividandstriking.Theyseemtomakethereadersee,hear,orfeelwhatthewriterwishestodescribe.DictionofO.HenryWithawhirlofskirtsandwiththebrilliantsparklestillinhereyes,sheflutteredoutthedooranddownthestairstothestreet.（Para11）OneflightupDella

ran,andcollectedherself,panting.（Para12）ThedooropenedandJimsteppedinandclosedit.（Para21）动作—走AndthenDellaleapedup

likealittlesingedcatandcried,“Oh,oh!”（Para36）Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflopdownontheshabbylittlecouchandhowl.SoDelladidit.Whichin