高级英语(第三版)第一册第六课 Mark Train[精]

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Words and Expressions
remember…as …
鲁迅创造了阿Q, 这是大多数的中国人所熟知的. Most Chinese people remember Luxun as the father of Ah Qu.
(every bit ) as… as anyone has ever imagined
a cynical man / a cynical attitude / a cynical smile
With that cynical outlook he doesn’t trust anyone.
• profound to emphasize that sth. is very great and intense
她的美丽无与伦比.
She is as beautiful as any one has ever imagined.
I am every bit as sorry about it as you are
鲁迅, 这位最受中国人民喜爱的作家之一,他的爱国热情、尖刻而幽 默的笔调都达到了登峰造极的地步。
Luxun, one of best-loved authors in China, was every bit as patriotic, acid-tongued and humorous as anyone has ever imagined.
(Para .2): General introduction of Mark Twain’s life experiences.
(Para .3-5): An account of Mark Twain’s life on the
Mississippi and its influence upon his writing.
I must admit that diamonds obsess me. She stopped drinking and began obsessing about her weight He was obsessed with rock’n’roll 她晚年一直受到死亡恐惧的困扰。
The fear of death obsessed her throughout her old age
It means a faithful representation or description of something (the country).
• • Why does the author say that Mark Twain is the
mirror of America?
The assertion that Mark Twain is the mirror of America is
made in two senses.
First, ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ark Twain’s exciting, adventuresome life stories themselves mirror a part of American history, and the life of ordinary American people.
deal, obsess with , frailties
• deal sb. a blow… to cause sb. great difficulties
He dealt me a hard blow on the chin The news dealt me a severe blow
• obsess: v . To occupy the mind of excessively, keep thinking about sth and find it difficult to think about anything else. 使着迷, 困扰
Lesson 6
Mark Twain —Mirror of America
Teaching Aims
1) To acquaint students with the major events in the history of USA.
2) To acquaint students with the life and writing of Mark Twain.
Second, his life experience furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity, as well as with the perfect grasp of local customs and speech, which Mark Twain manifested so well in his writing. His works mirror the real society of his time.
• As a writer, he grew up with America, moved along with America, from innocence to experience.
Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
(1835--1910). two fathoms deep.
• frailty: a weakness of character or behavior.
One of the frailties of human nature is laziness. Frailty, thy name is woman! (Hamlet)
Part II (Para.2-19)
adventure. In-deed, this nation's best-loved author was
every bit as adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. I found another Twain as well – one who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race, who saw clearly ahead a black wall of night.
His Life
______ Historic Events of USA
Tramp printer
River pilot --
Prosperous Mississippi River
Transcontinental Railroads
Guerrilla –
The Civil War
Prospector --
• Mark Twain is a part of America. His personal success and failure were those of America.
• As a man, he grew up with America as a country (a young country)
Gold Rush
Reporter --
Westward Expansion
Correspondent -- Europe, the Holy Land
Writer
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Tom Sawyer’s innocence
Huck Finn’s experience
Part One
. Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn's idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer's endless summer of freedom and
. All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. ... There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since. ----Ernest Hemingway
• One of his greatest accomplishments was the development of a writing style that was distinctly American, rather than an imitation of the style of English writers. Twain made a more extensive combination of American folk humor and serious literature than previous writers had done. (local colorism, a dominant fashion from 1860s’—1900s’) The loose rhythms of the language in his books give the impression of real speech. Twain's realistic prose style has influenced numerous American writers.
cynical; profound,
• cynical, a cynic—denying the sincerity of people’s motives and actions; seeing no goodness in human behavior. having little faith in human sincerity or goodness.
His love/feeling for his country was profound. profound anger/ shock/ disagreement. a profound idea, work, person---shows great intellectual depth and understanding. This book is full of profound insights 深邃的见解.
3) To acquaint students with the writing of biography.
4) To help students to appreciate the rich rhetorical devices in the text
Mirror of America
“Mirror ” is a piece of glass or other shinny/polished surface that reflects images. Here, it is a metaphor.
(Para 6): An account of Mark Twain’s life as a
Confederate guerrilla.
(Para. 7-11) An account of Mark Twain’s life as a prospector, reporter, and story writer (Para .12-13): An account of Mark Twain’s writing career as a correspondent on a pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land (Para. 14-19) An account of Mark Twain’s two great works
Part Two
Paragraphs 2-6