《现代大学英语精读1》第四课 midnight visitor
现代大学英语精读1-4册大纲及教案
课程负责人2.教学情况5）获奖情况2004年、2005年分别评为系级、校级优秀教师。
主讲教师情况1. 基本信息2.教学情况1）主要课程2）实践性教学3）教学研究4）主持和参与的教研课题5）获奖情况教学队伍情况2教学队伍整体结构情况综合英语课程是英语专业本科的主干基础课。
目前从事本课程建设和教学的教师共7人。
其中副教授2人，讲师4人，助教1人。
具有硕士学位或正在攻读硕士学位的教师5人，拥有硕士学位以上学历的教师占57%。
主讲教师的年龄35岁以下4人，35岁以上，45岁以下2人。
本课程教师队伍结构基本合理，中青年结合，随着英语本科专业的持续发展，现任的大部分青年教师在老教师的指导下，必将在教学经验、教学水平、教学艺术上取得较大进步，成长为本课程的骨干教师。
高学历人才的引进，也必将为本课程师资力量的壮大增添新的血液。
在教培养方面，将采取以下措施：1. 搞好本课程青年教师的传、帮、带工作，要求青年教师分批考研，进行业务自修；2. 鼓励中年教师和已取得硕士学位的教师承担重要科研课题，参加重要学术会议；3.正确处理教学与科研的关系，鼓励青年教师撰写教研科研论文，提高学术研究水平。
3. 教学改革与教学研究《综合英语》课程是英语本科专业的主干基础课程，在我系开设时间较短。
为了提高教学质量，改革传统的英语精读教学方法和模式，为把该课程建设为系级乃至校级重点课程，我们已做了大量工作。
首先，认真学习《高校英语专业教学大纲》，制定了《综合英语》课程教学大纲，先后学习了任务型语言教学法、交际教学法、建构主义理论等，转变教学观念和思想，探讨教学方法，交流教学经验，解决教学中存在的问题和教学难点。
其次，为确保课程教学质量，确立了集体备课、下班辅导、单元测试等制度，通过严格完善教学管理促进教学水平的提高。
第三，规范教案格式，并每学期进行教案展示。
第四，定期开展主题鲜明的教研活动，要求每位教师撰写教学心得或教改总结。
第五，每学期举行公开课、观摩课活动，为教师提供展示才华、交流经验的平台。
第一册第四课MidnightVisitor精品PPT课件
Text Analysis Theme
• Wisdom is more powerful than any weapon. • Never judge a person by his appearance. • First impressions could be misleading. • He who laughs last, laughs longest.
谋)and politics; while a detective story is usually concerned with local crimes.
Warming-up Questions
Have you ever read any stories or seen any movies of secret agents?
Genre
a short story--a spy story
Setting: a French hotel room Characters: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a Climax Theme
waiter
Genre
How is a spy story similar to or different from a detective story?
What is your impression of a secret agent? Who is the best-known image of a secret agent
ever invented in your opinion?
Warming-up Questions
Please enjoy the following pictures in Hollywood movies and give your description of 007—James Bond , the best-known secret agent ever invented across the world. Try to think of as many words as possible to describe people who work as a secret agent.
《现代大学英语精读1》第四课-midnight-visitor
W B R T
Warming up
Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students are expected to • be able to retell how Ausable defeated his adversary(敌手, 对手)Max. • be able to make character analysis of Ausable, Max and Fowler. • be able to use the key words, phrases, expressions, and grammar items correctly and appropriately. • know more about the author, detective stories and related information about secret agents.
An Example
• British intelligence agents secretly intercepted (截获) conversations of U.N. SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan in his New York offices last year.
FBI
• It also provides services to other law enforcement agencies, including fingerprint identification, laboratory analysis of criminal evidence, police training, and access to a centralized crime information database. • Because of its broad mandate (授权), the FBI is one of the most powerful and controversial agencies in the government. • The bureau traces its origins to 1908, when the attorney general appointed a small group of investigators within the Department of Justice.
现代大学英语精读第一册Unit4TheMidnightVisitor课文重点单词和..
Unit4 The Midnight VisitorGlossary:1.Ausable did not _________ any secret age nt(?) Fowler had ever read ________. 2.Ausable moved to an _________and sat down __________. 3.Ausable ___________a few times. 4.I t was an ordinary window and against which now the night was________________. 5.I thought you were____ Berlin. 6.“ You have been __________.” the fat man .” the fat man _____ to himself, as he _______the door _____his room and stood aside to let his _____________guest enter. 7.Max ________Fowler, who was standing _________a few feet from Ausable, and ___________with a _____________gesture. 8.This is the second time in the month that sb __________my room ______that ____________balcony. 9.Following Following him him him down down down the the the _________of _________of _________of the the the _________________________________Fr Fr ench ench hotel hotel hotel where where where Ausable Ausable Ausable had had had a a room, Fowler felt disappointed. 10.“I’m going to raise the ____ w ith the management this time; I’m angry.” with the management this time; I’m angry.” He said _______. _______. 11.“You are disillusioned. 12.The _______ turned. 13.There is ________i n that thought, don’t you think? in that thought, don’t you think? 14.: He glanced _____________at Fowler. 15.It had the balcony, which___________under my window now. 16.:“You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing with e_______- and danger.” 17.: The little spy smiled evi ll y. 18.For ________across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand , stood a man. 19.: you thought you will have a ________figures at night, a crack of pist o l s , drugs_____, drugs_____wine. wine. 20.“Thirty-Thirty-one minutes,” Ausable said one minutes,” Ausable said moodily. 21.Though he spoke French_________, he had never________(?) lost the New England accent he had brought to Europe from Boston twenty years ago. 22.It was a small room___________, and hardly a setting for a romantic figure. 23.And then, as he ________, he screamed once, shrilly. 24.Keeping Keeping his his his body body body twisted twisted twisted so so so that that that he he he could could could still still still __________and __________and __________and his his his guest, guest, guest, the the the man man man at at at the the window________ his other leg ______and _______the window sill. 25.Instead, Instead, you you you spent spent spent a a a dull dull dull evening evening evening in in in a a a French French French hall hall hall with with with a a a ______fat ______fat ______fat man man man who, who, instead instead of of ______________into his hands by dark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. 26.Max was__________, not tall. 27.Max’s Max’s face face face was was was ________anger ________anger ________anger as as as he he he backed backed backed swiftly swiftly swiftly towards towards towards the the the window. window. / / Swiftly Swiftly Swiftly Max Max pushed _______his left hand to free himself and __________ to the balcony. 28.And as the light__________, Fowler ________his first real ________of the day. 29.He ________ the tray on the table, ________the bottle and left the room. 30.“You are disappointed”, Ausable said _________ _______ his shoulder. / “ Max, he wheezed wheezed. ” . ” Useful Phrases:Idioms and Expressions:1. Before long, you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have____________, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. 2. __________the gun, he did not look dangerous. 3. Ausable was, ___________, fat. Verb phrases:4. The management promised to block it off. 5. I told them to check out on me to make sure everything was all right. 6. “You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing in espionage and danger.” 7. I wish I knew how you learned about the report, Max .”8. As he switch on the light, the light came onVerb +noun collocations:9. Someday soon that paper may well affect the course of history. 10. Max ________his lip nervously. 11. No ______ has been ______. 12. I’m I’m going going going to to _____________with _____________with the the the management management management this this this time; time; / raise the voice: The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised. 13. I t might have s________________ had I known about it. 14. But____________, my young friend. 15. __________ them away or I’ll shoot and take my chances.。
现代大学英语精读1 UNIT4 Midnight Visitor 课文翻译
2014101018第四单元Translation of Text A不速之客1 奥萨博与福勒所读过的书中关于特工的描述并不相副。
福勒很失望地跟着他一路走过阴暗的法国旅馆的走廊，在那里奥萨博租了一套房间。
那是一个位于六层的小房间，这种环境很难与这样一位传奇人物联系起来。
2 令他失望的是，首先，奥萨博是一个胖子，而且非常胖。
其次是他的口音，尽管他的法语和德语都还说的过去，但他仍然带有二十年前带到巴黎的新英格兰口音。
3 “你一定很失望”，奥萨博气喘吁吁的回过头说。
“别人说我是一个特工，一名间谍，周旋于间谍和危险之间。
你期望能见到我，因为你是一个年轻，浪漫的作家。
你本来以为今天晚上回碰见神秘人物，枪声，放在酒里的迷药。
4 “然而事情并不像你相象的那样，你在一个演奏法国音乐的餐厅同一个胖子度过了一个乏味的夜晚，而并没有黑眼睛的美女给他传递情报，只是打了个普通电话，将在他的房间里与人有个约会。
你一定已经无聊及了。
”胖男人边低声笑着边开门，并且站到一旁让他那位失望的客人进了房间。
5 “你的幻想破灭了，”奥萨博对他说。
“但是我年轻的朋友，振作起来。
一会儿你就会看到一分文件，这份相当重要的文件曾经让好几个人甘冒生命危险，送到我这儿后，我将把它转交给政府部门。
很快这份文件就很影响到历史的进程。
有点戏剧化，不是吗?”他边说，边随后关上了门。
然后打开灯。
6 当灯亮时，福勒这一天中第一次感到真正害怕了。
因为在房间的中间站着一个男人，手里拿着一只小型自动手枪。
7 奥萨博眨眨眼睛楞了一会儿。
8 “马克思”，他喘着气说，“你真让我吃惊，我以为你在柏林呢。
你在我房间里做什么?”9 马克思很单薄，个子不高，脸上的表情回让人想到狐狸。
要不是那支枪，他看上去并不是太危险。
10 “那分报告”，他低声说道。
“今天晚上将送到你手里的那分报告是有关一些新型导弹的。
我想我要把它从你受里拿走，在我手里比在你手里安全。
”11 奥萨博缓慢走到扶手椅，重重地坐在上面。
现代大学英语精读1 句子翻译
现代大学英语精读1 句子翻译Unit 1 Half A Day1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。
Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。
He loves to show off his wealth, but this is all in vain. People still avoid him as though he were poison.5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。
他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。
He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make ita beautiful garden together with other villagers.6. 我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争。
另外，我认为我们还必须采用严厉的法律措施。
这不只是一个钱的问题。
We must spend more money fighting against global warming. In addition, we must resort to tough laws. It is not just a matter of money.7. 当警察到达学校的时候，学生和老师还在一种茫然不知所措的状态。
现代大学英语精读1教学大纲2018
综合英语 1Comprehensive English1【学分】4 【学时】64【编写】袁邦照【审核】程莹（一）授课对象四年制本科英语专业学生（二）课程的性质和地位本课程是是本科英语专业低年级的一门学科基础课程，是英语专业基础阶段全面培养和提高学生语言能力和交际能力的一门课程，在整个基础英语教学中具有重要奠基作用。
本课程的教学，是在学生已初步掌握一定的英语词汇、语音、语法基本知识和听、说、读、写基本技能的基础上进行的，因此，主要教学目的在于进一步提高学生综合运用英语的能力，特别是要加强口笔头语言表达能力，同时加深对词汇、语法、写作、修辞等方面的知识，同时指导学生学习方法，培养逻辑思维能力，为进一步接受英语专业高年级教育打下全面的牢固的基础。
本课程以课文教学为中心，采用精讲多练、讲练结合的方式，主要通过语言基础训练与篇章讲解分析，启发学生学习语言的积极性和自觉性，使学生逐步提高语篇阅读理解能力，了解英语各种文体的表达方式和特点，扩大词汇量和熟悉英语常用句型，具备基本的口头与笔头表达能力，并逐步形成用英语思维的能力。
（三）课程教学的目标1.改变观念：帮助学生尽快熟悉大学学习环境和自主学习方法；使学生养成良好的学习习惯；培养学生的独立工作能力。
引导学生改变应试学习的观点，逐步树立“To know English is to speak English.”的观念。
2.语音：通过一对一纠音练习，语音模仿秀等，整顿学生的语音面貌，提高学生的朗读技巧。
3.词汇和语法：盘活中学所学语法和词汇，使之成为语言交际的实际技能。
认知词汇3000-4000个(其中含中学已学2 000个)，熟用其中1600-1800个及其最基本的搭配。
听力：能在15分钟听写根据已学知识编写的材料(词数120左右，念四遍，第一、四遍语速为每分钟100个词，第二、三遍根据意群停顿)，错误率不超过8%。
要求学生每天收听CRI及VOA的Special English。
现代大学英语精读1UNIT4课后答案
Unit 4Vocabulary1. Write down the part of speech of the following words.1. adj2. adj3. adj4. adv5. n6. adj7.n8. adj9. adj 10. adj11.v 12. adj 13.adj 14.adj 15.adj 16.n 17.adj 18.adj 19. adj 20. adv2. Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the prefix “dis-”. 1．不老实的人8．一个残疾儿童2．使人极其失望的人或事9．不喜欢这种天气3．对这个结果不满意10．中断会谈4．违抗这一命令11.不计成本5．有严重的不利之处12.解除警卫的武装6．透露他们的业务机密13.切断电源7．不同意某人14.感到泄气3. Identify the different meanings of the prefix “un-” when it is added to a verb and when it is added to an adjective or an adverb.1．不幸的生活6．打开酒瓶2．不必要的规定7．开始脱衣3．这不大可能。
8. 揭露某些重要的事实4．这食物没人碰过。
9．拉开手提包的拉链5．做了的事情，后悔也没用了（覆水难收）。
4 Guess the meaning of “tele_”.“Tele-”means “far” or “over a long distance”.2 Complete the following verb + noun collocation or expression1. fit the (description; lock; theory)2. (make; receive; have; get; answer ) a telephone call3. (make; have; arrange; keep; break) an appointment4. risk (failure; life; health)5. affect the (health; future; economy; result; decision)6. raise (hell; hands; eyes; a finger; voice; glass; wages; prices; hope; issue)7. save (time; money; trouble; life; face; country)8. wave (a gun; arms; hand; flag; cloth)9. (do) harm10 bite (one’ lip; one’s nails; none’s tongue)11. (take; seize; miss; gives; have; get) chances12. cover (a table; one’s body; somebody; ground; field; anger; nervousness, all subjects; all expenses; many miles; many pages)3Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the sentencepatterns in bold.1. where he claimed to have discovered the dead body (or: where he said he had discovered the dead body)2. where they secretly produced drugs3. where they can find business opportunities4. Living on the sixth floor of the building was an old man (or: On the sixth floor of the building lived an old man.)5. Deep in the forest stood a little hut6. Seated in the front row were7. Between the two hills runs a little stream/creek8. Had they decided to withdraw their troops earlier9. had you gone down the mine10. Had they accepted/taken/listened to his advice4. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. into, on, in, For, for 5．In, to，of2. to, into, with, for 6. off, over, to3. By, in, against, with, to, before 7．For, in4. as, of, on, for 8．After, in5Rewrite the following sentence using the words or expressions in the brackets.1. He did not fit the description of a great scholar. For one thing, he was half naked. For another, heslept by the roadside of a busy city, hardly a setting for a philosopher.2. I wish I knew how they learned about this secret missile.3. Her face suggested a ripened apple, and she was otherwise very strong except for the loss of both her legs.4. They made an appointment in a restaurant that evening, where the waiter quickly slipped a note into the spy’s hand concerning the secret message.5. We waited for almost one hour and the food we ordered still did not come. I decided to raise the devil with the management.6. The government has promised that it will not hesitate to punish those who deal in cheating, gambling, black marketeering, and prostitution.7. Had the authorities agreed with the plan, it would have brought a lot of problems. Luckily, it was turned down and no harm had been done.8. We must make sure that the nuclear power stations are absolutely safe. We can’t take chances.9. I think we should mind our own business. But I will check on him anyway.6. Translate the following sentences into English1. 他们别想当然地以为我们会接受他们的条件，把我们当傻瓜。
现代大学英语精读旧版目录
现代大学英语精读1目录Lesson OneT ext A Half a DayT ext B The EdgeLesson TwoT ext A Going HomeT ext B A Homeconing of a Different SortLesson ThreeT ext A Message of the LandT ext B The Son from AmericaLesson FourT ext A The Boy and the Bank OfficerT ext B My Bank AccountLessong FiveT ext A Angles on a PinT ext B We Should Cherish Our Children's Freedom to Think Lesson SixT ext A The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street(Act Ⅰ)T ext B The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street(Act Ⅱ) Lesson SevenT ext A Mandela's GardenT ext B Rite of SpringLesson EightT ext A My Personal MangerT ext B And If ElectedLesson NineT ext A Agsinst All OddsT ext B The Dark GiftLesson TenT ext A The Green BananaT ext B A Secret Lost in the WaterLesson ElevenT ext A The Miadnight VisitorT ext B The Night the President Met the BurglarLeoon TwelveT ext A The Kindness of StrangersT ext B In Chelsea,Back to SleepLesson ThirteenT ext A Christmas Day in the MorningT ext B Swars Mate for LifeLesson FourteenT ext A After Twenty YearsT ext B A Man Who Had No EyesLesson FifteenT ext A T ouched by the MoonT ext B A Plea for Our Planet~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 现代大学英语精读2目录Lesson One Another School Year-What For?Lesson Two Mahegun My BrotherLesson Three More Crime and Less PunishmentLesson Four The Nightingale and the RoseLesson Six The Man in The WaterLesson Seven The Greatest InventionLesson Eight Paychologically SpeakingLesson Ten The Richer,the PoorerLesson Eleven You Have to Get Me Out of HereLesson Twelve Confessions of a Miseducated ManLesson Fourteen Space Shuttle ChallengerLesson Fifteen The Riddle of Time~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 现代大学英语精读3目录Plan of the BookAcknowledgementT extsLesson OneT ext A Your College YearsT ext B Preparing for CollegeLesson TwoT ext A Discovery of a FatherT ext B The Last Word Was LoveLesson ThreeT ext A Michael Dell’s Two-Billion-Dollar DreamT ext B Would You Know a Computer If You Met One?Lesson FourT ext A Wisdom of Bear WoodT ext B Baby BirdsLesson FiveT ext A Twelve Angry Men (Part One)T ext B Shot Actress — Full Story (Part I)Lesson SixT ext A Twelve Angry Men (Part T wo)T ext B Shot Actress — Full Story (Part I)Lesson SevenT ext A The RivalsT ext B The Open WindowLesson EightT ext A "We’re Only Human"T ext B Button, ButtonLesson NineT ext A A Dill PickleT ext B The Valentine GenerationLesson TenT ext A Diogenes and AlexanderT ext B A Horseman in the SkyLesson ElevenT ext A Silent SpringT ext B Of Man and the Stream of TimeLesson TwelveT ext A The Needs that Drive Us AllT ext B Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsLesson ThirteenT ext A In My DayT ext B My Grandmother, the Bag LadyLesson FourteenT ext A Mercy at AppomattoxT ext B Grant and Lee: A Study in ContrastsLesson FifteenT ext A The President as Corporate SalesmanT ext B Our Leaders Don’t Know BestVocabulary ListIdiomatic Expressions and Collocations~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 现代大学英语精读4目录Plan of the BookAcknowledgementT extLesson OneT ext A Thinking as a HobbyT ext B The Pleasures of LearningLesson TwoT ext A Waiting for the PoliceT ext B The Hitch—hikerLesson ThreeT ext A Why Historians DisagreeT ext B The Third ManLesson FourT ext A A Drink in the PassageT ext B The BenchLesson FiveT ext A Man of the MomentT ext B Climbing the Mountain of SuccessLesson SixT ext A Groundless BeliefsT ext B Corn——pone OpinionsLesson SevenT ext A Spring SowingT ext B The Earth POetLesson EightT ext A Globalization’S Dual PowerT ext B The International Language of GesturesLesson Nine。
现代大学英语精读1unit4教案
教学目标：1. 理解并掌握本单元的词汇、短语和语法知识。
2. 提高阅读理解能力，培养阅读策略。
3. 培养学生的英语口语表达能力，提高实际运用能力。
教学重点：1. 词汇：重点词汇、短语和常用句型。
2. 语法：时态、语态、非谓语动词等。
教学难点：1. 词汇的运用和理解。
2. 语法知识的运用。
教学准备：1. 教学课件或黑板。
2. 《现代大学英语》教材。
3. 相关词汇和语法资料。
教学过程：一、导入1. 复习上节课所学内容，检查学生对知识的掌握情况。
2. 引导学生回顾本单元的词汇和短语，帮助学生巩固记忆。
二、新课导入1. 介绍本节课的主题和内容。
2. 阅读课文，引导学生关注课文中的重点词汇、短语和语法知识。
三、词汇教学1. 词汇讲解：重点讲解本单元的词汇，包括词性、词义、用法等。
2. 词汇练习：通过例句、填空、翻译等方式，让学生运用所学词汇。
四、语法教学1. 语法讲解：讲解本单元的语法知识，如时态、语态、非谓语动词等。
2. 语法练习：通过例句、填空、改错等方式，让学生运用所学语法知识。
五、阅读理解1. 阅读课文：引导学生仔细阅读课文，理解文章大意。
2. 阅读练习：通过判断正误、填空、简答题等方式，检测学生的阅读理解能力。
六、口语表达1. 口语练习：让学生根据课文内容进行角色扮演、讨论等口语练习。
2. 口语评价：教师对学生的口语表达进行评价，指出不足，给予指导。
七、总结与作业1. 总结本节课所学内容，强调重点和难点。
2. 布置作业：包括词汇练习、语法练习、阅读理解等，巩固所学知识。
教学反思：1. 关注学生的学习情况，及时调整教学策略。
2. 鼓励学生积极参与课堂活动，提高他们的学习兴趣。
3. 注重培养学生的阅读理解能力和口语表达能力，提高他们的英语综合运用能力。
a midnight visitor 课程思政元素
a midnight visitor 课程思政元素
课程思政元素是指在学科课程中融入思想政治教育的要素。
对于《a midnight visitor》这个故事来说，可以从以下几个方面
思考课程思政元素的融入。
1. 爱国主义教育：故事中的主人公守夜时，发现一名外国人试图潜入他的家中，并对此采取了行动。
这体现了他对家国的热爱和对外敌的警惕，可以引导学生对于爱国主义的理解和情感认同。
2. 公民责任教育：主人公在面对突发事件时没有选择逃避，而是积极采取行动保护自己和家人的安全。
这可以引导学生思考公民责任的重要性，并在日常生活中树立起对社会安全的责任和义务。
3. 集体荣誉感教育：在故事结尾，主人公将自己的行动告诉了邻居。
这表明他不仅关心自己的家庭安全，也关心社区的安全。
这可以引导学生认识到集体荣誉感的重要性，懂得积极参与社区事务，共同维护社区和谐。
4. 公平正义教育：故事中的主人公在潜入家中的外国人受伤后，并没有报警，而是选择了将他送到医院。
这展示了他对待他人的公平和正义观念，可以引导学生了解公平正义的重要性，并在日常生活中树立起对他人的尊重和关爱。
通过在故事中融入这些课程思政元素，可以引导学生思考家国、社会和个人之间的关系，培养他们正确的价值观和行为准则。
现代大学英语精读1 Lesson 11 The Midnight Visitor
The Midnight Visitor
Introduction to the text
• Plot: Ausable appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. • Setting: a French hotel room • Protagonists: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a waiter
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body • Example: The old man bent down stiffly. stiff adj. a. difficult to bend; rigid; not flexible b. thick and hard to stir c. hard; difficult d. severe; tough e. (of a price) too high f. (of a breeze) blowing strongly g. (of an alcoholic drink) strong h. not friendly
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• check (up) on sb.: to investigate one’s behavior, background • check (up) on sth.: to examine sth. to discover whether it is true/safe/correct • Examples: The police are checking on the man. The police are checking on the fingerprints on file.
现代大学英语精读1(带译文)
现代大学英语精读1(带译文)一、课文背景本单元选自美国作家埃德加·爱伦·坡的短篇小说《黑猫》。
故事讲述了一位酗酒成性的男子，因虐待并杀害自己收养的黑猫，最终被黑猫的鬼魂复仇，自己也在精神崩溃中走向毁灭。
这篇小说通过恐怖、悬疑的情节，揭示了人性的黑暗面和道德的沦丧。
二、课文概要1. 故事发生在美国一个偏远的农场，主人公是一位酗酒成性的男子。
他收养了一只黑猫，取名普卢托。
随着时间的推移，他对黑猫产生了强烈的依赖，甚至将它视为自己的朋友。
2. 有一天，男子在醉酒后用刀划伤了普卢托的左眼。
酒醒后，他为自己的行为感到愧疚，但为了掩盖罪行，他决定将黑猫埋在院子里。
3. 在黑猫被埋葬的当晚，男子听到了黑猫的哀嚎声。
他开始怀疑自己的行为，精神状态逐渐恶化。
4. 为了摆脱黑猫的纠缠，男子决定离开农场，搬到城里居住。
然而，他发现黑猫的鬼魂无处不在，甚至出现在他的新家中。
5. 最终，男子在精神崩溃中走向毁灭，被黑猫的鬼魂复仇。
三、课文难点解析1. 生词短语(1)酗酒成性：drunkard，意为“酒鬼”。
(2)虐待：torture，意为“折磨”。
(3)复仇：revenge，意为“报复”。
2. 句子结构(1)It was in the early part of the evening that I first became aware of the symptoms of my little trouble.本句中，It wasthat为强调句型，强调时间状语“in the early part of the evening”。
symptoms意为“症状”，指男子开始意识到自己的精神状态出现问题。
(2)I resolved to get rid of the cat at once.本句中，resolve to do sth. 意为“决定做某事”，get rid of意为“摆脱”。
男子决定立刻摆脱黑猫。
现代大学英语1 unit 4 Midnight Visitor 自编课件
Ausable is portrayed in the way in contrast to the general image of a spy because it makes fresh unexpected and the story _________,___________ dramatic _______ase of Ausable, the most outstanding feature must be his____, his presence of mind and his quick wit. He is not ____ physically, but he can beat his ____. He is fat and ____, but he reacts very quickly. He carries no ____, but he has an excellent brain which is more powerful than any magic weapon. He appears helpless, but he gets ____ of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. There is no shooting or fighting, but the battle of ____ is even more exiting and gripping.
In the case of Ausable, the most outstanding feature must be his wisdom, his presence of mind and his quick wit. He is not strong physically, but he can beat his enemy. He is fat and slow, but he reacts very quickly. He carries no weapon, but he has an excellent brain which is more powerful than any magic weapon. He appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. There is no shooting or fighting, but the battle of wits is even more exiting and gripping.
现代大学英语精读1 UNIT4 Midnight Visitor 课文翻译
2014101018第四单元Translation of Text A不速之客1 奥萨博与福勒所读过的书中关于特工的描述并不相副。
福勒很失望地跟着他一路走过阴暗的法国旅馆的走廊，在那里奥萨博租了一套房间。
那是一个位于六层的小房间，这种环境很难与这样一位传奇人物联系起来。
2 令他失望的是，首先，奥萨博是一个胖子，而且非常胖。
其次是他的口音，尽管他的法语和德语都还说的过去，但他仍然带有二十年前带到巴黎的新英格兰口音。
3 “你一定很失望”，奥萨博气喘吁吁的回过头说。
“别人说我是一个特工，一名间谍，周旋于间谍和危险之间。
你期望能见到我，因为你是一个年轻，浪漫的作家。
你本来以为今天晚上回碰见神秘人物，枪声，放在酒里的迷药。
4 “然而事情并不像你相象的那样，你在一个演奏法国音乐的餐厅同一个胖子度过了一个乏味的夜晚，而并没有黑眼睛的美女给他传递情报，只是打了个普通电话，将在他的房间里与人有个约会。
你一定已经无聊及了。
”胖男人边低声笑着边开门，并且站到一旁让他那位失望的客人进了房间。
5 “你的幻想破灭了，”奥萨博对他说。
“但是我年轻的朋友，振作起来。
一会儿你就会看到一分文件，这份相当重要的文件曾经让好几个人甘冒生命危险，送到我这儿后，我将把它转交给政府部门。
很快这份文件就很影响到历史的进程。
有点戏剧化，不是吗?”他边说，边随后关上了门。
然后打开灯。
6 当灯亮时，福勒这一天中第一次感到真正害怕了。
因为在房间的中间站着一个男人，手里拿着一只小型自动手枪。
7 奥萨博眨眨眼睛楞了一会儿。
8 “马克思”，他喘着气说，“你真让我吃惊，我以为你在柏林呢。
你在我房间里做什么?”9 马克思很单薄，个子不高，脸上的表情回让人想到狐狸。
要不是那支枪，他看上去并不是太危险。
10 “那分报告”，他低声说道。
“今天晚上将送到你手里的那分报告是有关一些新型导弹的。
我想我要把它从你受里拿走，在我手里比在你手里安全。
”11 奥萨博缓慢走到扶手椅，重重地坐在上面。
英语专业精读课堂教学实践方法探讨——以课文Midnight Visitor为例
英语专业精读课堂教学实践方法探讨The Study on the practical in-class teaching method for English majors———以课文Midnight Visitor为例孙彩媛(山东协和学院,山东济南250000)【摘要】大学英语教师遇到的诸如学生学习积极性不高的问题，需要通过改变传统的教学方法，以新的理念设计课堂教学来实现。
培养学生自主学习能力，提高教学效率是新的教学理念的要求。
同时，丰富学生课外英语生活也是提高学生英语学习热情的一种方法。
【关键词】教学设计；教学步骤；自主学习能力【Abstract】College English teachers may encounter a variety of problems in their teaching process,such as inactiveness of students in class,their poor self-control ability and so on,which may be resolved by transforming the traditional teaching methods and employing new interactive methods to improve students’ability of self-study and teaching efficiency.Meanwhile,enriching students’after-class English activities is an efficient way to enhance students’enthusiasm for English study.【Key words】Teaching plan;Teaching procedures;Autonmous learming Ability在英语专业精读教学过程中，教师们会遇到很多难题，例如：学生学习目标不明确、学习积极性不高，自控能力差、自信心不足，不愿参与到课堂活动中来，学习效果差等；这些现象在民办高校中尤其突出。
The_Midnight_Visitor_深夜访客(中英对照)
The Midnight Visitor 深夜访客Ausable did not fit the description of any secret agent Fowler had ever read about . Following him down the corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room , Fowler felt disappointed . It was a small room on the sixth floor ,and hardly a setting for a romantic figure .奥斯鲍根本不像书中见过的任何特工。
跟着他走在这个法国小旅馆昏暗的走廊上，方罗感到很失望。
奥斯鲍的房间在六楼，很狭小，一个浪漫的角色不应该是这样的背景。
Ausable was , for one thing , fat . Very fat . And then there was his accent . Though he spoke French and German passably , he had never altogether lost the New England accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago .首先，奥斯鲍很肥，非常肥，讲话还带有浓重的口音。
他的法语和德语还说的过去，但二十年前从波斯顿带到巴黎的新英格兰口音还没舍得丢。
"You are disappointed ," Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder . "You were told that I was a secret agent , a spy , dealing in espionage and danger . You wished yo meet me because you are a writer , young and romantic . You thought you would have mysterious figures in the night , the crack of pistols , drugs in the wine .""你很失望吧，”奥斯鲍边走边气喘吁吁的说。
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They live in a secret world of deception, fraud欺骗,, and sometimes violence.
Collect and pass on significant information Recruit new agents
Espionage
For money? For ambition? For patriotism?
The Midnight Visitor
Age, appearance Personality
Tasks Responsibilities
Reasons
The Midnight Visitor
Young or old? Handsome or ordinarylooking?
Adventurous Courageous Intelligent Shrewd精明的 Presence of mind
– official hands, course, drama, a start, management, to take a chance
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By the end of the lesson, students are expected to • be able to retell how Ausable defeated his adversary(敌手, 对手)Max. • be able to make character analysis of Ausable, Max and Fowler. • be able to use the key words, phrases, expressions, and grammar items correctly and appropriately. • know more about the author, detective stories and related information about secret agents.
The Midnight Visitor
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Questions / Activities Check-on Preview Objectives
• What is your general impression of a spy? Look at the prompts (提示) and pictures on the next slide and try to think of as many words as possible to describe people who work as a secret agent.
CIA中央情报局
• Central Intelligence Agency • Mainly for gathering secret information that may bear on national security • Created in 1947 • The CIA also coordinates the activities of the United States intelligence community, which includes agencies such as the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). • In addition, the CIA takes overall responsibility for gathering information from other U.S. intelligence agencies, analyzing the separate pieces of information from each source, and providing a recommendation to the president of the United States and the president’s advisers.
Warming up
Check-on Preview
• Do you like the story? Why/Why not? • Read aloud the sentences/paragraphs you like best and say why. • What is the story about? • How do you understand the historical background against which the story was set? • What have you found about the source of this article? • Give the meaning/ the definition of the following words and expressions (p.270):
KGB苏联国家安全委员会(克格勃)
• Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (State Security Committee) • the government agency of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in charge of the Soviet political police from 1954 to 1991. • The KGB, the last in a series of Soviet security agencies dating from 1917, was officially disbanded解散when the USSR collapsed. • During its years of operation the agency’s main directive was to protect the Soviet regime from internal and external threats by means of a vast police and spy network. • During the cold war, both the FBI and the CIA concentrated their attention primarily on KGB of the USSR.
FBI美国联邦调查局
• Federal Bureau of Investigation • Chief investigative agency of the United States federal government and a division of the U.S. Department of Justice • The primary responsibility for counterespionage activities within the US., coordinating its work with the CIA, which is responsible for such operations outside the US.
FBI
• It also provides services to other law enforcement agencies, including fingerprint identification, laboratory analysis of criminal evidence, police training, and access to a centralized crime information database. • Because of its broad mandate (授权), the FBI is one of the most powerful and controversial agencies in the government. • The bureau traces its origins to 1908, when the attorney general appointed a small group of investigators within the Department of Justice.
• Intelligence(情报)：evaluated and processed information needed to make decisions. Intelligence generally has a national security connotation and therefore exists in an aura(光环) of secrecy.
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Author Robert Arthur
•Born on Nov. 10, 1909 in the Philippines •Got his B.A. in 1930 at the Univ. of Michigan •Got his M.A. in journalism in 1932 •1930-1940, his stories was published in Wonder Stories, Detective Fiction Weekly, Mystery, The Illustrated Detective Magazine, Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine, Amazing Stories, The Shadow, Street & Smith Mystery Reader, Detective Tales, Thrilling Detective, Double Detective, Startling Stories, Collier’s, The Phantom Detective, Argosy Weekly, Unknown Worlds, and Black Mask. W