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文学英语赏析13单元内容提要

文学英语赏析1--3单元内容提要

文学英语赏析2010-05-0608:

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第一单元内容提要

　　Structure

　　Unit1Introduction

　　Unit2TheLanguageofLiterature

　　Unit3ShortStories

　　Unit4Novels

　　Unit5Non-Fiction

　　Unit6Poetry

　　Unit7Drama

　　Unit8Revision

UnitObjectives

　~Tointroduceyoutothecourse.

　~Tohelpyouovercomeanydoubtsorworriesyoumayhaveaboutthe

　　　course.　　

　~Topersuadeyouthatliteraturehasavalueforyourownlife.

　~Toshowthatliteratureandotherwaysofusinglanguageareclosely

　　　connected.

课程学习目的及学习方法

　　Whydowereadliterarytext?

　　UsetextsfromEnglishliteraturetohelpyouimproveyourcommandofEnglishlanguage--drawupontherichresourcesofliterarytextstolearnlanguage.

　　Literatureislanguage--butlanguageusedinthemostaestheticallyconsciousway.Itisamineoflanguageforustoexploit.

　　Literatureisalsothevehicleforculturalinformationandforknowledgeabouttheworld.

　　Literaturetouchesourlivesaspeople.Ithelpsourowndevelopmentasmaturepeople.Wenotonlyacquiremorelanguageintheprocessbutwealsoacquireabetterunderstandingofourselvesandhowwerelatetoothers

Studytips

　　1.Readalot.

　　2.Trytouseyourdictionarywithdiscretion.

　　3.Listenalot.

　　4.Keepapersonallearningjournal.

　　~tojotdownproblemsorquestions;

　　~towriteaboutyourownfeelingsofsuccessordifficulty;

　　~tomakeanoteofvocabularyorgrammaticalstructures;

　　~towritedownquotationsfromthetextsyouread;

　　~torecordusefulwebsites;

　　~towritedownideasforyourownwriting.

　　5.Formthehabitofformulatingquestions.

　　~DoIagreewiththis?

　　~IsthislikesomethingIhaveexperiencedmyself?

　　~Whyhasthewriterusedthisparticularword?

"相当聪明的苍蝇"解读

　　TheFairlyIntelligentFly

　　Alargespiderinanoldhousebuiltabeautifulwebinwhichtocatchflies.Everytimeaflylandedonthewebandwasentangledinitthespiderdevouredhim,sothatwhenanotherflycamealonghewouldthinkthewebwasasafeandquietplaceinwhichtorest.Onedayafairlyintelligentflybuzzedaroundabovethewebsolongbeforealightingthatthespiderappearedandsaid,'Comeondown.'Buttheflywastoocleverforhimandsaid,'IneverlightwhereIdon'tseeotherfliesandIdon'tseeanyotherfliesinyourhouse.'Soheflewawayuntilhecametoaplacewheretherewereagreatmanyotherflies.Hewasabouttosettledownamongthemwhenabeebuzzedupandsaid,'Holdit,stupid,that'sflypaper.Allthosefliesaretrapped.''Don'tbesilly,'saidthefly,'they'redancing.'Sohesettleddownandbecamestucktotheflypaperwithalltheotherflies.

　　Moral:

Thereisnosafetyinnumbers,orinanythingelse.

Tasks

　　T1.Thewriterusestheword'devoured'.Whydoyouthinkhepreferredthiswordtoanyofthefollowingequivalents?

ate,consumed,gobbledup,swallowed.

　　FEEDBACK

　　~Ateisaverygeneralword,soitisnotpreciseenough.

　　~Consumedisalsonotreallyappropriate;itdoesnotsuggestthephysical　　actofeating.

　　~Swallowedisphysicalbutitdoesnotsuggestaviolentformofeating.

　　~Gobbledupwouldbepossible.Itindicatesgreedandvoracioushunger.

　　~Butbestofallisdevoured,whichhasconnotationsofgreed,ofmonsters　　tearingbodiesapart,ofrapaciousness,ofeatingsomethingcompletely.

T2.Lookatthewordentangled.Canyoufindthreewordsthewriteruses　　tomeanroughlythesamething?

　　FEEDBACK

　　trapped;catch;stuck.

　　T3.Thewriterusesthewordlanded.Howmanyotherwordsdoesthe　　　　writerusetoconveyroughlythesamemeaning?

　　FEEDBACK

　　alighting;light;settledown;（andpossiblyrest.）

"削皮刀"解读

　　AParingKnife

　　Plotsummary

　　Inthefirstparagraph:

Thenarratortellsusaboutadaywhenhefoundasmallknife,usedforpeelingvegetables,underhisrefrigerator.Hewonderswhyitisthere.

　　Inthesecondparagraph,hegoesbackintothemoredistantpastandrememberstheeventswhichleduptotheknifegettingundertherefrigerator.

　　Inthethirdparagraph,wereturntothepresent.Heshowstheknifetothewomanandasksherifsherecallstheincidentfromparagraphtwobuthiswifejustslidtheknifebackunderthefridge.

　　What'sthemessageofthestory?

　　Leastsaid,soonestmended.

　　Letsleepingdogslie.

修辞手法与日常生活

　　Figuresofspeech

　　Alliteration（押头韵）

　　Therepetitionofinitialconsonantsoundsinwordsclosetogetherinatext.

　　eg.sweetsmell

　　Assonance（半韵）

　　Therepetitionofaparticularvowelsoundinwordsclosetoeachotherinatext.

　　eg.Thebestforless.

Proverbsandsayings

　　nowornever　机不可失，失不再来

　　clearascrystal　水晶般的轻莹

　　safeandsound　安然无恙

　　liveandlearn　活到老，学到老

　　Timeandtidewaitsfornoman.　岁月不待人。

　　Feasttoday,fasttomorrow.

　　Stufftoday,starve