Unit4+Exploring+literature+Extended译林版(2020)+必修第二册

1. How would you describe the old man's character?
Think about: 1. his reaction and behaviour, analysing these by his background and personality, 2. two-side consideration, 3. examples to support your statement
2. What do you think of Hemingway’s writinng
“Writing style” refers to the writer’s writing characteristics and creative personality displayed in the creation.
destroy
vt. 摧毁，毁灭，破坏
destruction n. 摧毁，毁灭，破坏
e.g. The building was completely destroyed by fire.
这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
They've destroyed all the evidence. 他们销毁了一切证据。
1. According to the excerpt, how many times has the fisherman tried to catch the fish?
Four times
Failed
2. How did the fisherman attempt to catch the fish?
Descriptive writing
Persuasive writing
repetition, parallelism…
Narrative writing
2. What do you think of Hemingway’s writing style?
• Simple and plain language & Intuitive description Hemingway has an excellent command of language. He often uses the basic words and short sentence patterns to express the most complex content and uses nouns and verbs to reveal the true colors of things without any affectation. Literature and art should express emotions, but emotions are reflected by the appearance of things.
extremely extreme
adv. 极其，非常；极端 adj. 极度的；严重的；偏激的；末端的
e.g. She found it extremely difficult to get a job.
她发觉找工作极其困难。
The heat in the desert was extreme.
沙漠中极其炎热。
Unit 4 Exploring Literature
Extended Reading
Enjoy a short video. What can you see in the video?
a broad but calm sea a man in a small boat
The Old Man and the Sea
But when he put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away. (page 11, lines 10–12)
1. According to the excerpt, how many times has the fisherman tried to catch the fish?
2. How did the fisherman attempt to catch the fish? 3. How did the fish escape?
• Unfamiliar environment • Other ways to catch fish •…
NO
• Personality: brave, strong… • Confident to catch the fish in
a short time •…
Please read the text again with the task of answering the questions. Find as many examples and details as possible to support your view.
• The fish turned a little on his side. Then he straightened himself and began another circle.
• The fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away.
If you were the old man, would you give up? Why or why not?
YES
• Feeling: exhausted, afraid, scared
• I don’t want to lose my life because of catching fish
His unique writing style: describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated”. Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953) Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength.
He put all of his effort and had been on the point of feeling himself go.
3. How did the fish escape ?
Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time I’ll pull him over. (page 11, lines 7–9)
这是一段典型的海明威式的心理活动描写，反映了 老人的自信、勇敢和强悍。海明威擅长对人物进行 深刻的心理剖析，并善于运用简短朴实的语言和重 复的写作手法，让人物内心世界得到充分体现，从 而增强作品的感染力。
Hemingway’s works
A Day's Wait 《一天的等待》 A Farewell To Arms 《永别了，武器》 Garden Of Eden 《伊甸园》 The Sun Also Rises 《太阳照样升起》 The Old Man and the Sea 《老人与海》
Have you read Hemingway’s novels? What impressed you most? Why?
Now, read the excerpt and answer the question:
Have you ever felt that “can be destroyed but not defeated”? And why?
Please find the answer of the following questions in the excerpt individually.
Stupid - because he had caught no fish for eighty-four days, not a single one. Stubborn - Because he refused to give up the fish.
Persevering and optimistic - because he tried again and again. Brave and courageous - because he can fight with a great fish alone. Tough - because he was never defeated.
• The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer.
• He held on the great fish all the strain that he could. • He put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the
但是，大鱼还不曾游到船边，他便使尽平生力气，拼命拉扯，大鱼被拉歪了一点，不 久又浮正，游开。
(1) 句中part way相当于副词，意为“半途，部分地”。如： They were part way through the meeting when she arrived. 她到达的时候会议已经进行一段时间了。 (2)句中right作动词，意为“使……回正常位置，把……扶正”。如： At last the plane righted itself and everyone was safe and sound. 最后，飞机终于恢复了平稳，大家都平安无事。
Ernest Hemingway
Read the introduction to Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway（1899—1961） An_A__m_e_r_ic_a_n_novelist, short story writer, and journalist.
attempt
vt. & n. 努力，尝试，试图
attempt at/ attempt to do/ make an attempt 尝试 试图
e.g. I will attempt to answer all your questions. 我将努力回答你的全部问题。
Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs. 为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。
2. What do you think of Hemingway’s writing style?
• Implicit emotion Hemingway rarely commented and explained the event directly. He only used objective narration and emotional description of things to integrate his natural and peaceful explanation of the event, giving readers only a descriptive expression, as one-eighth of the sea surface of the iceberg, letting the readers feel and understand the other parts.