研究生英语综合教程下Unit5(P).ppt

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高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（下）综合教程（下）INTEGRATEDCOURSE2Unit5TheArtoftheTaleContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1MatchthewritersintheleftcolumnwiththeirworksintherightcolumnonPage126.Key:

O.Henry:

TheGiftoftheMagiAntonChekhov:

TheManinaCase（契诃夫契诃夫,装在套子里的人装在套子里的人）KatherineMansfield:

TheGardenParty（园会园会）GuydeMaupassant:

TheNecklaceEdgarAllanPoe:

TheTell-TaleHeart埃德加埃德加爱伦爱伦坡坡泄密的心泄密的心MarkTwain:

RunningforGovernor竞选州长竞选州长StartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1TheGiftoftheMagi:

JimandDellaliveinafurnishedflatinNewYorkCity,scrapingbyonaminimalincomeintheearlyyearsoftheirmarriage.OnChristmasEve,Dellasellsherbeautiful,longhairformoneytobuyJimaplatinumchainforhispocketwatch.Onthesameday,JimsellshisheirloompocketwatchtobuyasetofhaircombsthatDellahasadmired.Althougheachisdisappointedtofindthegifttheychoserendereduseless,eachispleasedwiththegifttheyreceived,becauseitrepresentstheirloveforoneanother.StartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1Task1FWorkinpairs.Telloneofthesestoriestoyourpartner.（P126）TheManinaCase:

ThestoryistoldaboutByelikov,“themaninacase”.Byelikov,aGreek-languageteacherataprovincialschool,isextraordinarilymethodicalbothinhispersonalandprofessionallife.Astrictdisciplinarian,henevermakesexceptionstotherules.Healwaysdoesthingsintheproperway,determinedtoavoideventheappearanceofimpropriety.Althoughheandhiscolleagueshavenothingtospeakabout,heregularlyvisitseachoneofthembecauseitistheacceptedthingtodo.Everytimesomethingslightlyirregularcomesup,Byelikovcries,“Oh,howIhopeitdoesntreachtheearsoftheauthorities!

”Naturally,theotherteachershatehim.Atonepoint,ByelikovbecomesenamoredofVarinka,thesisterofKovalenko,anewteacherattheschool.Everyoneencouragesthisrelationship,hopingthatmarriagewillhaveamoderatinginfluenceonByelikov.However,someonedrawsahumorouscaricatureofByelikovandVarinka.Then,ByelikovseesVarinkaandherbrotherbicyclinginthepark.Outraged,Byelikovgoestothebrothertoprotestthisscandalousbehavior,butKovalenkopusheshimdownsomesteps.Byelikovthenbecomesdepressed,takestohisbed,anddies,therebytrulybecomingamaninabox.StartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1TheGardenParty:

TheSheridansaregettingreadyforagardenparty.Lauraissupposedtobeincharge,buttheworkersappeartoknowbetter,andhermotherhasorderedliliestobedeliveredforthepartywithoutherapproval.MissJose,hersister,teststhepiano,andthensingsasongincasesheisaskedtodosoagainlater;thefurnitureisrearranged,andthentheylearnthattheirpoorneighbor,Mr.Scott,wholivesinacottageneartheirmainstreet,hasdied.WhileLaurabelievesthepartyshouldbecalledoff,neitherJosenorhermotheragrees.Thepartyisasuccess,andlaterMrs.SheridandecidesitwouldbegoodofthemtobringabasketfullofleftoverfoodtotheScottshouse.ShesummonsLauratodoso.ThelatterisletintothepoorneighborshousebyMrs.Scottssister,andthenseesthematronherselfandherlatehusbandscorpse.Thesightofhisapparentlysleepingbodymoveshertotears,andsherunsoffbacktoherownhome,whereshesobsinherbrotherLauriesarms.StartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1TheNecklace:

Ayoungladywhoaspirestojointheupperranksofsocietyisfinallyinvitedtoahigh-societyaffairgivenbyherhusbandsemployer.Hopingtoimpresstheguestsandthus“fitin”,sheborrowsadiamondnecklacefromherfriend.Shegoestotheeveningparty,andrelishesinfeelingspecial.Whenshegetshome,however,shefindsthatthenecklaceismissing.Sheandherhusbandsearchdesperatelyforit,butcannotfindit.Theygotoashop,andseethatthesamenecklaceisbeingsoldforahugeamountofmoney.Theypurchaseit,vowingtopayoffthedebt.Ittakesyears,butafterworkingceaselessly,theypayoffallthedebt.Bythattime,thewomanhascompletelylostherbeauty.Shebumpsintotheoldfriendonthestreet,andconfessestoherthatshehadlostheroriginalnecklace,andhadjustpaidoffthedebtontheonethathadbeengiventoreplaceit.Thefriendisinshock,andtellsherthatthenecklaceoriginallygivenherwasafake,andcostalmostnothing.StartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1TheTell-taleHeartStartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1RunningforGovernor:

ThestoryisaboutafarcicalelectionhappeningintheUnitedStates,inwhichMarkTwainisnominatedforgovernorofthegreatstateofNewYork.Duringthecourseofelection,heistarnishedbyhispoliticalopponents,andslanderedbynewspapersas“TheInfamousPerjurerTwain”,“TwaintheMontanaThief”,“Twain,theBody-Snatcher”,“Mr.DeliriumTremensTwain”,“TwaintheFilthyCorruptionist”and“TwaintheLoathsomeEmbracer”.Whatisworse,ninelittletoddlingchildren,ofallshadesofcoloranddegreesofraggednessaretaughtbyhisopponentstorushontotheplatformatapublicmeeting,andtoclaspTwainaroundthelegsandcalledhim“Pa!

”.Thiscandidatefinallygivesup.StartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1TheTell-taleHeartNowwatchashortversionofananimatedfilmbasedonEdgarAllanPoesTheTell-taleHeart.Listencarefullyandcompletetheblank-fillingexercise.StartingoutStartingoutAnoldmaninanoldhouse.Agoodman_.Hehadnever_me.Ididntwanthisgold,ifgoldtherewas.Thenwhatwasit?

IthinkIthinkitwashiseye.Yes,thateyetheeye.That.Hiseye_.Iopenedtheoldmansdoor.Theeyewasalways_.ForsevendaysIwaited.Youthinkmemad?

Whatmadmanwouldwait,couldwaitso_?

Solong?

What?

Yelp.Starting