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综合英语2unit7

Unit7TheChaser

SectionOnePre-readingActivities1

I.AudiovisualSupplement1

II.CulturalBackground2

SectionTwoGlobalReading3

I.TextAnalysis3

II.StructuralAnalysis3

SectionThreeDetailedReading4

I.Text14

II.Questions6

III.WordsandExpressions7

IV.Sentences10

SectionFourConsolidationActivities10

Ⅰ.Vocabulary10

Ⅱ.Grammar13

Ⅲ.Translation16

Ⅳ.ExercisesforIntegratedSkills17

Ⅴ.OralActivities19

Ⅵ.Writing19

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement21

I.ALead-inQuestion21

II.Text221

III.MemorableQuotes24

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

.AudiovisualSupplement

Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Script:

Man:

Ithasbeenthreeyearssinceourfirstdate.Timehasreallygonebyfast.

Woman:

Yep.

Man:

Andoverthepastfewweeks,Ihavebeendoingsomethinking,mainlythinkingaboutthehumancondition.Alotoflifecomesdowntomakingsacrificesanddecidingwhichdirectionismylifegonnago.Couldyoupleaseleave?

Thankyouverymuch.

Woman:

AreyouOK?

Man:

Yeah.

Woman:

OK?

Man:

AlotoflifecomesdowntodecidingwhatamIwillingtosacrificebecauseobviouslyifyouchooseonepathinlife,well,youknow,youcan’tchoosetheother.That’skindofwhereIfoundmyselflately,eversincewe,youandI,inourrelationship,en,havereachedthatplace.

Woman:

Thatplace.

Man:

Theupshotis“youwin.”

Woman:

“Youwin”?

Wasthataproposal?

Man:

Youwinwasjustthelastpartofit.Thewholethingwasaproposal.The“youwin”hadacontext.Aren’tyouevengonnalookatit?

Woman:

But,first,canwejust,canweretracethementalstepsthatledto“youwin”?

LikewhenyousayyouandIhavereachedthatplace.Whatplace?

Man:

YouknowwhatImean.Shitorgetoffthepot?

Woman:

Didyoureallyjustsay“shitorgetoffthepot”?

Righthereinthestarlightroom?

Man:

Whatisabigdeal?

Woman:

Whycan’tyoujustcay“fishorcutbait”?

Man:

Becausewealwayssay“shitorgetoffthepot.”Everybodysays“shitorgetoffthepot.”

Woman:

NotintheStarlightRoom!

Man:

WhatisitwiththeStarlightRoom?

Woman:

Magic,Jimmy.Romance.Youknow,thewholereasonwhyyoucomeupheretopropose.Youseethelightsinthecity.Youhaveawonderfulmeal.Youlistentobeautifulmusic.Anditcaststhisromanticspell.Whenyousay“shitorgetoffthepot”,allthemagicjustsuddenlydisappears.Nowallyouhaveleftisboweltrouble.

Man:

Iamsorry.Ididn’tthinkyou’dgetsoupsetoverafigureofspeech.

Woman:

It’snotthewords,Jimmy.It’sthewholeapproach.God,it’sasifyoudeliberately…

Man:

What?

What?

Woman:

Youdon’twanttomarryme,doyou?

Man:

Ijustproposedtoyou.

Woman:

Yeah,butthewaythatyouproposed,youweren’taskingmetomarryyou.Youwereaskingmetosayno.

Man:

Justputiton.Allright?

Please.

Woman:

Ifyoudon’twanttomarryme,Jimmy,Idon’twanttobemarriedtoaguywhodoesn’twanttogetmarried.

Questions（在每个问题下面设置按钮，点击以后出现正确答案）

1.WhydoesthemanchoosetoproposetohisgirlfriendintheStarlightroom?

Answer:

ItisbecausetheStarlightroomisaromanticandmagicplacetopropose.

2.Whydoesthewomansaynotohisproposal?

Answer:

Itisbecauseshefeelsheisnotreadyformarriage.

.CulturalBackground

1.ProposalofMarriage

●Theproposalofmarriageisaneventwhereonepersoninarelationshipasksfortheother'shandinmarriage.

●Ifaccepted,itmarkstheinitiationofengagement.

●Itoftenhasaritualquality,sometimesinvolvingthepresentationofanengagementringandaformalizedaskingofaquestionsuchas“Willyoumarryme?

”

●Oftentheproposalisasurprise.

●InmanyWesterncultures,thetraditionhasbeenforthemantoproposetothewoman.

2.Engagement

●Anengagementisapromisetomarry,andalsotheperiodoftimebetweenproposalandmarriage –whichmaybelengthyortrivial.

●Duringthisperiod,acoupleissaidtobeaffianced,betrothed,engagedtobemarried,orsimplyengaged.

●Futurebridesandgroomsareoftenreferredtoasfiancéeorfiancésrespectively（fromtheFrenchword“fiancé”）.

●Thedurationofthecourtshipvariesvastly.

●Longengagementswereoncecommoninformalarrangedmarriages.

●In2007,theaverageengagementtimeintheUnitedStateswas17months,butthefigurearoundtheworldvariesgreatlydependingoncultureandcustoms.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

.TextAnalysis

Theshortstoryisafableoflovewithastrongsarcastictone.Theprotagonist,AlanAusten,wantstofindaneasysolutiontotheproblemoflovebypurchasingalovepotion.However，it’snotthelovepotionthattheoldmanintendstosellprimarily,but“lifecleaner”.

Thethemeof“TheChaser”isthecynicismofexperience,portrayedonafieldofAlan’syouthfulnaivetyandtheoldman’spessimisticcertainty.

Thetitleofthisshortstoryissomehowapun.“Achaser”canbeapersonthatpursuessomeonelikein“awomanchaser”.Inaddition,itcanrefertoaweakeralcoholicdrinktakenafterastrongone.Awhisky,likethepotion,intoxicates.Abeerchaser,likethe“lifecleaner”,mollifiestheharshnessofthespirits.Thepotionandthepoisongotogetherlikeastrongalcoholicdrinkandachaser.

.

.StructuralAnalysis

Thisshortstory,whichcombineselementsofhorrorandlove,isbuiltalmostentirelythroughdialoguebetweenayoungman,AlanAusten,whoisdeeplyinloveandwantstopossesshisloverentirely,andanunnamedoldmanwhobelievesinalifefreeofromanticinvolvement.

In“TheChaser”JohnCollieruses:

●thedramaticironyofthetitletoinitializeacynicallandscape;

●andtheunderstatementoftheendingtoenclosethecynicalworldoftheoldman,aworldwhichAlanisentering.

Paragraph1:

Inthispart,theprotagonist,AlanAusten,hasbeenintroduced.

Paragraphs2-12:

Theoldmanistryingtosellhismixture.

Paragraphs13-45:

Austengottoknowaboutthelovepotionandintheendboughtit.

SectionThreeDetailedReading

I.Text1

TheChaser

JohnCollier

1AlanAusten,asnervousasakitten,wentupcertaindarkandcreakystairsintheneighborhoodofPellStreet,andpeeredaboutforalongtimeonthedimhallwaybeforehefoundthenamehewantedwrittenobscurelyononeofthedoors.

2Hepushedopenthisdoor,ashehadbeentoldtodo,andfoundhimselfinatinyroom,whichcontainednofurniturebutaplainkitchentable,arocking-chair,andanordinarychair.Ononeofthedirtybuff-colouredwallswereacoupleofshelves,containinginallperhapsadozenbottlesandjars.

3Anoldmansatintherocking-chair,readinganewspaper.Alan,withoutaword,handedhimthecardhehadbeengiven.“Sitdown,Mr.Austen,”saidtheoldmanverypolitely.“Iamgladtomakeyouracquaintance.”

4“Isittrue,”askedAlan,“thatyouhaveacertainmixturethathas…er…quiteextraordinaryeffects?

”

5“Mydearsir,”repliedtheoldman,“mystockintradeisnotverylarge—Idon’tdealinlaxativesandteethingmixtures—butsuchasitis,itisvaried.IthinknothingIsellhaseffectswhichcouldbepreciselydescribedasordinary.”

6“Well,thefactis…”beganAlan.

7“Here,forexample,”interruptedtheoldman,reachingforabottlefromtheshelf.“Hereisaliquidascolourlessaswater,almosttasteless,quiteimperceptibleincoffee,wine,oranyotherbeverage.Itisalsoquiteimperceptibletoanyknownmethodofautopsy.”

8“Doyoumeanitisapoison?

”criedAlan,verymuchhorrified.

9“Callitaglove-cleanerifyoulike,”saidtheoldmanindifferently.“Maybeitwillcleangloves.Ihavenevertried.Onemightcallitalife-cleaner.Livesneedcleaningsometimes.”

10“Iwantnothingofthatsort,”saidAlan.

11“Probablyitisjustaswell,”saidtheoldman.“Doyouknowthepriceofthis?

Foroneteaspoonful,whichissufficient,Iaskfivethousanddollars.Neverless.Notapennyless.”

12“Ihopeallyourmixturesarenotasexpensive,”saidAlanapprehensively.

13“Ohdear,no,”saidtheoldman.“Itwouldbenogoodchargingthatsortofpriceforalovepotion,forexample.Youngpeoplewhoneedalovepotionveryseldomhavefivethousanddollars.Otherwisetheywouldnotneedalovepotion.”

14“Iamgladtohearthat,”saidAlan.

15“Ilookatitlikethis,”saidtheoldman.“Pleaseacustomerwithonearticle,andhewillcomebackwhenheneedsanother.Evenifitismorecostly.Hewillsaveupforit,ifnecessary.”

16“So,”saidAlan,“youreallydoselllovepotions?

”

17“IfIdidnotselllovepotions,”saidtheoldman,reachingforanotherbottle,“Ishouldnothavementionedtheothermattertoyou.Itisonlywhenoneisinapositiontoobligethatonecanaffordtobesoconfidential.“

18“Andthesepotions,”saidAlan.“Theyarenotjust…just…er…”

19“Oh,no,”saidtheoldman.“Theireffectsarepermanent,andextendfarbeyondthemerecasualimpulse.Buttheyincludeit.Oh,yestheyincludeit.Bountifully,insistently.Everlastingly.”

20“Dearme!

”saidAlan,attemptingalookofscientificdetachment.“Howveryinteresting!

”

21“Butconsiderthespiritualside,”saidtheoldman.

22“Ido,indeed,”saidAlan.

23“Forindifference,”saidtheoldman,“theysubstitutedevotion.Forscorn,adoration.Giveonetinymeasureofthistotheyounglady—itsflavourisimperceptibleinorangejuice,soup,orcocktails—andhowevergayandgiddysheis,shewillchangealtogether.Shewillwantnothingbutsolitudeandyou.”

24“Icanhardlybelieveit,”saidAlan.“Sheissofondofparties.”

25“Shewillnotlikethemanymore,”saidtheoldman.“Shewillbeafraidoftheprettygirlsyoumaymeet.”

26“Shewillactuallybejealous?

”