高级英语上册-Blackmail-背景介绍

The largest city , in southeastern Louisiana, also the largest in the South of U.S. Situated between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain(庞恰特雷 恩湖 ), it is a major deepwater U.S. port of entry.
Character Analysis
• Character III: The Description of the Duke • Appearance: attempt to square his shoulders but failed • Character: uncertain, ready to compromise, passive, despairingly. E.g.,“That’s interesting, I didn’t know that.” The duke spoke as if he was speaking of sth. unrelated to the whole thing. • Language: upper class slang. E.g., It's no go, old girl.
About the Author (2-4)
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Arthur Hailey holds
• Following the success of Hotel in 1965, he moved to California and his children live in Canada and California • In 1969, he moved to Lyford Cay in Bahamas with his wife, Sheila and lived there until 2005 because there’s no income tax there,and their children join them during college vacations. • In 1979，Arthur Hailey was discovered very ill and had a heart operation. The surgery was a tremendous success, leaving Mr. Hailey bursting with creative energy.
Lesson 6
Blackmail
Arthur Hailey
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About the Author (1-4)
Arthur Hailey (April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) •A British/Canadian/American/Bahamian （巴哈马人） novelist. • Born in Luton（卢顿）, England and was educated in English schools until age 14 • Served in the Royal Air Force from the start of World War II in 1939 • Went to live in Canada in 1947 and then became a Canadian citizen • Became a full-time writer in1956， encouraged by the success of the CBC television drama——Flight into Danger (which later became a movie and a novel, Runway Zero Eight)
Detective (1997)
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Background information
• About the novel Hotel
• • • • • a hotel named St. Gregory in New Orleans,Louisiana Monday evening to Friday a succession of dramatic events the owner,Trent decides to sell his hotel the manager,Peter McDermott, must deal with several other knotty problems
European Aristocratic Hierarchy (欧洲贵族等级制度)
Duke（公爵）Duchess Marquis（侯爵） Marchioness Earl（伯爵）Countess Viscount（子爵）Viscountess Baron（男爵）Baroness
Duke (Duchess) 公爵 Duke is second only to the king or prince of the highest nobility. Usually they are the most closest relative of king.
公爵穿深红色的丝绒 外套，帽子上镶四条 貂皮。其冠冕上有一 个金环，上饰8枚红 色金叶片。
Marquis (Marchioness) 侯爵
Earl (Countess )伯爵
在重大正式场合，伯爵穿着 镶有白色毛皮边的深红色丝 绒外套，软帽上缝镶着三条 貂皮以表明爵位级别，冠冕 上有一镀金银圈，上沿饰有 8个银球；
The Moneychangers
About the Author (3-4)
• As a novelist and one of the greatest storytellers of our time, he has acquired a worldwide following of devoted readers •His books are published in 37 languages and most of his books have been made into films or TV series and brought him tens of millions of dollars. •An estimated 160 million copies are printed in worldwide
About the Author (4-4)
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• Arthur
Hailey died in his sleep at Lyford Cay on 24th November at the age of 84 and had been suffering from dementia for about three years. His wife Sheila pronounced herself satisfied with the way he lived his life. • He married his wife Shelia for over 50 years. Mrs. Hailey told that her husband was not a religious man and that there would be no funeral.
Character Analysis
• Character II: The Description of the Duchess • Appearance: pale cheek with two high points, gray-green eyes • Character: imperious, three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance, decisive, vigilant, very quick in response. E.g., used “please” only once (para 61); look pointedly at the cigar; shot a swift warning glance; Would you kindly put that out! • Language: formal, highly educated. E.g., I imagine you did not come here to discuss décor.
The Final Diagnosis (1959)
In High Place (1960)
Hotel (1965)
Airport (1968)
Wheel (1971)
The moneychangers (1975)
Strong medicine (1975)
The Evening news (1990)
About the Story
• Setting: • Place: at a suite (Croydons suite) at a hotel (St. Gregory Hotel) in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana (a southern state of USA) • Time: Tuesday • Main Characters: • Major/Leading characters: – Ogilvie (the chief detective of the hotel) – The Duchess (a lady of high social class) • Minor character: – the Duke of Croydons
A notable tourist centre, its attractions include Mardi Gras (carnival)狂欢节 and the French Quarter, a popular tourist area noted for its nightclubs and Creole architecture（克里奥尔语的架构） and cuisine. It is also a medical, industrial, and educational centre.
Character Analysis
• Character I: The Description of Ogilvie • Appearance : fat, piggy eyes, gross jowled face, obese body, incongruous falsetto voice, moving with surprising speed • Character: at first rude, sardonic, self-assured, shameless greedy, but finally subservient. E.g., The way he deals with the cigar, sardonically; bite off the end of a fresh cigar; words spat forth with sudden savagery; blandness gone; When mentioning the lady friend, he glanced, grinning, at the Duchess; falsetto voice took on a musing note;Whatever names you call things... I got to live too; This cigar botherin' you? • Language: uneducated, full of slang, colloquial,