全新版大学英语综合教程3(第二版))_unit6_课件

revealment from real
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emotions among one another,
giving others a wonderful
felling of love, care and
an encouraging spirit.
Also means care and
encouragement amongst.
yet not beyond reason, for both ways conform2 well to the logic of life. Actually, his
style had a great influence on modern
American fiction. Therefore, some critics
The Human Touch
Group 4
catalog
Background
The Last Leaf
Learning
What is the human touch?1
Originated from the
warmest aspect from human
normal feelings, a natual
She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell.
Q2: What did she decide to do when she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights’ rain and wind?
All of O. Henry’s stories were ingeniously
conceived(构思巧妙), with the endings always
contrary to readers’ expectations. Though
his stories’ endings are always surprising,
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Paragraphs Characters
Paraa 1-2 Sue, Johnsy
Events
Sue’s roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia
Paras 3-8 The doctor, The doctor told Sue that
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Sue
Johnsy needed a strong
Cabbages and Kings 1 The Four Million
The Heart of the West The Cop and the Anthe2m The Gift of the Magi The Last Leaf The Furnished Room 3
O. Henry’s writing style 1
called him “the founder of American
stories”. Being gifted with humor and a keen
awareness of details, he objectively shows us
what America looks like.
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O.Henry’s writing style1
“欧·亨利式结尾”通常指的是在文章情节结尾时,突 然让人物的心理情境发生出乎意料的变化，或使主 人公命运陡然逆转，出现意想不到的结果，但又在 情理之中，符合生活实际，具有独特的艺术魅力。 这种结尾艺术，在欧·亨利式作品中有充分的体现。3
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The Last 2
Leaf
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character introductio n
O. Henry is most famous for making simple but effective use of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic and surprise or ‘twist’ endings, e.g. “The Last Leaf”, “The Cop and the Anthem”, and perhaps his most famous story22 “The Gift of the Magi”.
will to live on.
Paras 9-17 Johnsy,
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Sue
Johnsy decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf fell.
Paras 18-21 Behrman, Sue told Behrman about
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Sue
Johnsy’s fancy.
• The doctor: Johnsy’s doctor.
Pre-questions
Q1:What was, at first, Johnsy determined to do if the last ivy leaf should fall?
Q2:What did she decide to do when she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights’ rain and wind?
• This gives Johnsy the hope to survive her illness, and it also creates the masterpiece Behrman had always dreamed of painting.
Language Point
▪ 1. joint
• 人生的真谛就是植树而不想去坐享那树荫。---奈尔森·亨 德森
What do you know about O1. Henry? Born: on September 11, 1862 in
Greensboro, North Carolina
Died: on June 5, 1910 Experiences: worked as a bookkeepe2r2,
• An old artist, named Behrman, who lives in the same building as the girls, braves a storm one night to paint a leaf on the wall — a leaf that will never fall. Cold and wet from painting in the icy rain, he catches pneumonia and dies.
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这些外国人提出了一个合资企业的建议。
▪ 【常见搭配】joint efforts 共同努力
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joint ownership 共同所有
▪
take joint action 采取联合行动
Language Point
▪ Leabharlann Baidu. victim
▪ n. 牺牲品，受害的人 (或动物)
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Paras Sue,
Sue told Johnsy that
38-39 Johnsy
Behrman had performed a
kind deed without any
thought of self
Main Ideas
• Johnsy and Sue are artists who move into Greenwich Village in New York City.
She decided not to give up her life.
Pre-questions
Q3: How was it that the cold fierce wind did not blow away the last leaf?
Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy’s state of mind, risked death to paint the last leaf and save her.
▪ adj.共同的；连接的；
▪ 【构词】joint=join(加入)+t (n)
▪ 【例句】① The house is our joint property.
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这房子是我们的共同财产。
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② These foreigners have put forward a
proposal for a joint venture.
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Family
Family
Friendship
•And so on…
quotation
• There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.---Edith
• 传递光亮有两种方式：成为一支蜡烛或当一面镜子。----伊 迪丝·沃顿
Text Organization
Scen Paragra Characters Events es phs
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Paras Sue,
As Johnsy was encouraged
22-33 Johnsy
by the last leaf that wouldn’t
give in to the weather, her
• As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder, Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia. She gets so sick that she believes that when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window, she will die.
Q4: Why did Sue call the painted leaf Behrman’s masterpiece?
Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing.
Text Organization
Scene s
Q3:How was it that the cold fierce wind did not blow away the last leaf?
Q4:Why did Sue call the painted leaf Behrman’s masterpiece?
Pre-questions
Q1: What was, at first, Johnsy determined to do if the last ivy leaf should fall?
will to live returned.
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Paras The doctor, The doctor told Sue that
34-37 Sue
Johnsy would recover, but
Behrman caught pneumonia
himself and his case was
hopeless
pharmacist, sheepherder, draftsman, journalist, and clerk; was in prison for three years.
Works: more than 270 short stories
and a novel.
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His main works
• We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.---Churchill
• 我们靠所得来谋生，但靠给予来创造生活。----丘吉尔
• The true meaning of life is to plant trees,under whose shade you do not expect to sit.---Nelson Henderson
• Johnsy: An artist who caught pneumonia.
• Sue: Johnsy’s best friend and roommate.
• Behrman: An old painter who lived on
the ground floor beneath them.