大学英语阅读1 duty课件

• Deathwatch (1972), which won an Edgar Award, has come to be considered a classic survival novel. In this story, a college student, Ben, agrees to guide a hunter but becomes the hunted when an old man is killed and Ben wants to report the death. White, a prolific and versatile author, also wrote screenplays for film and television and articles for the navy's publications and magazines.
Words:
• • • • • • • Tight spot 困境 Gas meter 煤气表 Plough up 使有车辙 Clear out 走开，离开 All the way 通通的，完全的 ★ Beat it 走开，滚开 scuttle
Question1:
• When George asked the little kid to come out of the hole,but the boy seems to ignore what George said . He juest asked Georຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidue what he should do to stop the leaking of gas.
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Brief information about his works
• The Nub (1935), White's first published novel, which was followed by twenty-five others, many of them—such as Up Periscope (1956) and Silent Ship, Silent Sea (1967)—reflecting his experiences in the navy and at sea.
TIPS:
• When the gas leak,what should we do?
• • • • • 1. Try to remain calm. 2.Do not ues call phone for preventing explosion. 3.Do not use electric appliance 4.Turn off the gas valvesunder the safe premise 5.Avoid sparks
Tight Spot
by Robb White
AUTHOR
• Robb White (1909–1990), American writer. His best- known works include young adult novels of suspense and adventure in which the action is driven by a hero. White, the son of Protestant missionaries, was born in the Philippine Islands. He earned a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1931 but then resigned and worked at various civilian jobs—writer, book clerk, draftsman, construction engineer, and deckhand on a sailboat. During World War II, he served as an ensign in the navy; later, he was recalled for duty in 1947–1948, serving as a captain in aviation administration and public information.
• (1).DO YOU THINK THAT THE BOY WAS UNAWARE OF THE DANGER ? • (2).WHY?
Question 2:
• Look at the passage in P108
“You let any air into that room and the house is going up ” George told him. Do you know why ?