thechaser结构分析课堂
the chaser结构分析(课堂PPT)
• Alan Austen, a young man who is passionately in love with Diana who is indifferent to him, comes to the room of a mysterious old man who deals in magic potions. Alan Austen has been told that he can buy a kind of love potion that will make the object of his affection fall madly in love with him. The old man shows litter interest in the financial profit to be gained from selling Alan a love potion which is only priced at one dollar.
remember keep conscious and be yourself when in love!
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• The dialogue between the young man and the old man reveals their essential differences, one being green and passionate and the other being experienced and profound. One of the effective techniques employed here to present the image of the old man as an experienced and profound man is that he sounds somewhat philosophical, hither and thither in his talks. Here is one example. “one might call it a life-cleaner. Lives need cleaning sometimes”. The underlined part in the quotation is used to present an idea one is likely to feel to be nearer to the heart of human experience. By analyzing and generating some specific incident to discover the fundamental truth, the old man impresses one as a wise and
《thechaser续写》课件
修辞手法运用
比喻
通过比喻手法，将抽象的概念或 事物形象化、具体化，使得信息
更加生动有趣。
排比
通过排比手法，将多个相似的句 子或段落排列在一起，形成强烈 的语势和节奏感，增强信息的表
达力。
引用
通过引用经典名句、名人名言或 权威观点，增强信息的权威性和
说服力。
第二幕
两人在旅途中不断遭遇黑暗教主的追杀和阻挠，同时发现黑暗教主正 试图利用神秘力量统治世界。
第三幕
为了阻止黑暗教主的阴谋，杰西卡和兰斯洛特历经重重考验，最终找 到了黑暗教主的秘密基地，展开了一场惊心动魄的大决战。
第四幕
经过艰苦的战斗，杰西卡和兰斯洛特终于战胜了黑暗教主，挽救了世 界。两人也在战斗中收获了深厚的感情，共同走向美好的未来。
兰斯洛特
本剧的男主角，一个神秘 、机智、身怀绝技的男子 ，与杰西卡结伴同行，共 同面对各种挑战。
黑暗教主
本剧的反派角色，一个邪 恶、冷酷、野心勃勃的神 秘人物，试图利用神秘力 量统治世界。
故事情节概述
第一幕
杰西卡在寻找妹妹的过程中，结识了兰斯洛特，两人结伴同行，开始 了一段充满艰辛与奇遇的冒险之旅。
通过安排情节和故事发 展，展示人物的成长和
变化。
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语言艺术特色
语言风格分析
简洁明了
PPT课件的语言风格简洁明了， 没有过多的修饰和冗长的句子， 使得信息传递更加直接和高效。
规范准确
语言规范准确，没有出现语法错误 、拼写错误或错别字，保证了信息 的准确性和专业性。
通俗易懂
语言通俗易懂，适合广大受众，不 需要特别的背景知识或专业技能， 使得信息传递更加广泛和有效。
《thechaser续写》PPT课件
the chaser ppt课件
法规监管
The Chaser涉及的法律法 规监管尚不明确，可能对 行业发展带来一定的限制 和挑战。
对The Chaser的进一步研究和探索
跨学科研究
结合心理学、社会学等相 关学科，深入研究The Chaser对用户认知、情感 等方面的影响。
创新技术研究
探索新的技术手段，如人 工智能、虚拟现实等，以 推动The Chaser的创新发 展。
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实践操作
如何使用The Chaser进行市场调研
确定调研目标
明确市场调研的目的，如了解 目标市场、消费者需求、竞争
对手情况等。
数据采集
利用The Chaser的图表和数据 分析工具，收集市场数据，如 市场规模、市场份额、消费者 行为等。
数据分析
运用The Chaser的数据分析功 能，对采集的数据进行深入分 析，发现市场趋势和潜在机会 。
制定策略
基于分析结果，制定相应的市 场策略，如产品定位、营销策
略、渠道选择等。
如何使用The Chaser进行品牌定位
确定品牌核心价值
明确品牌的核心价值和竞争优势，如 品质、创新、服务等方面。
目标市场分析
利用The Chaser的市场调研数据， 分析目标市场的需求和特点，为品牌 定位提供依据。
品牌形象塑造
通过The Chaser的图表和演示功能 ，展示品牌形象和特点，如品牌标识 、视觉元素、品牌故事等。
制定品牌传播策略
根据品牌定位和目标市场特点，制定 相应的品牌传播策略，如广告宣传、 公关活动、口碑营销等。
如何使用The Chaser进行产品创新
确定创新方向
功能设计
基于市场需求和竞争态势，确定产品创新 的方向和重点。
《追逐者》
武汉理工大学课程论文设计题目：浅析《追逐者》中双重元素和讽刺艺术手法的运用学院(系): 外国语学院课程名称: 英美短篇小说选读专业班级: 英语语言文学1003班学生姓名: 舒贝任课教师: 李斯2012-1-5浅析《追逐者》中双重元素和讽刺艺术手法的运用[摘要]在短篇小说The Chaser中，作者描写了一段爱情魔液(Love potion)的买卖过程。
文章中大量的双重元素和讽刺手法的运用，有助于表现作品深层的含义，即对人性的探讨，以及对理想爱情的追求。
[关键词]双重元素讽刺爱情魔液生命清洁剂约翰·亨利·科律尔，生于1901年5月3日，卒于1980年4月6日，英籍美国作家，因短篇小说而驰名，其中大量作品于20世纪30年代至50年代发表于《纽约客》杂志，并于1951年编入短篇小说集《幻想与晚安》，目前仍然不断重印。
科律尔1935年移居至好莱坞，从此从事了大量的影视剧写作。
他于1951年获“爱伦坡奖”，1952年获“国际幻想小说奖”。
他的短篇小说大体可以归为幻想小说，但风格上独树一帜，其特色为尖酸刻薄而充满睿智，笔调一般为讽刺性或较为灰暗，结构完美，显示了高超的文学技艺。
小说《追逐者》讲述了一个年轻人去一个神秘的老人那儿去买魔力药剂的故事。
首先老人展示了一种无色无味、无法觉察的毒药，开价5000美元。
当年轻人惴惴不安地询问是否所有产品价格都一样高时，老人给了否定的回答，对此老人解释说等顾客相信了他的产品的魔力，将来他们有了钱，就会回来以更高的价格买其它的东西。
然后他给年轻人展示了一种爱情魔液，并说该药剂能够具有让一个女人全心全意爱他，永远不离不弃的魔力。
老人对此开价仅1美元。
这个年轻人非常开心地购买了爱情魔液，却不明白为什么对方以1美元出售爱情魔液，对毒药却要价如此高昂。
故事中男主人公Alan Austen为了得到Diana的爱情，去一位不知名的老人那里买爱情魔液。
故事在两人的对话中展开，在对话中结束。
综英3Unit7TheChaser课堂
? Any dangerously seductive woman
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Brief introduction to the author
? John Collier ? British playwright, poet and novelist. ? Best known for his short stories, many
supposedly has the power to make a person fall in love with another or excite sexual passion. It's often made by a magician, sorcerer or witch .
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Love potion
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mythology) a group of women-like creatures whose sweet singing charmed sailors and caused the wreck of their ships.
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Language points
1. peer vi.(at, into): look carefully ? peer at the traffic lights ? peer into the distance
? She peered at the tag to read the price. ? The sun was peering through the clouds.
the chaser
Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent Байду номын сангаасeople. It is the inner struggle to polish these attributes that is the key. ... Real love is not two people clinging to each other; it can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality.
If you are neglecting things you should be doing, forgetting your purpose in life because of the relationship you're in, then you're on the wrong path. A healthy relationship is one in which two people encourage each other to reach their respective goals while sharing each other's hopes and dreams. A relationship should be a source of inspiration, invigoration and hope.
Background information (1)
Biographical Sketch of John Collier John Collier, a writer of various genres, was born in London on May 3, 1901. He obtained a private education, and began writing poetry at age nineteen, and was first published in 1920. During the early 1930s he concentrated on writing novels and short stories. One of Collier's most popular works from this period was His Monkey Wife, first published in 1930. In this short novel, Collier covers the controversial topic of conjugal love between a man and a chimpanzee. Collier became best known as a writer of fantasy, and though largely unpopular in his native country, gained significant popularity in the United States.
the chaser结构分析归纳.ppt
• Part3:Para. 13-45: This part is mainly developed through the dialogue between the old man and Alan Austen. Austen got to know about the love potion and in the end .......... bought it.
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• What have you learned from the text?
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conclusion
• All the precious things,including love may come to an end.People can easily fall in love and get married,however,what waiting for them may be endless regret.so ,do
remember keep conscious and be yourself when in love!
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• This short story, which combines elements of horror and love, is built almost entirely through dialogue between a young man, Alan Austen, who is deeply in love and wants to possess his lover entirely, and an unnamed old man who believes in a life free of romantic involvement. As the dialogue develops, Austen’s attitude towards the potion changes from skeptical and hesitant to excited and overwhelmed. Readers have been kept in suspense of what will happen to the young man when the story comes to the last line “Au revoir”.
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3. So, you really do sell love potions /pəʊʃn/ a drink that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers 药水；毒液；魔水 4. She will actually be jealous of me?” 5. For indifference, said the old man, “ they substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration.
• Collier also uses symbolism, tone and setting to mold an evil and twisted tale. The irony that Collier uses in "The Chaser" can be identified by most critics as situational irony(情境讽刺 ). This is a form that a majority of authors tend to shy away from. It is obvious to even the untrained eye that situational irony involves the characters and the situation that they are in. For example, when the old man says: "Please a customer with one article, and he will come back when he needs another,"(Collier 1), the reader can find it ironic how he is already enticing (persuading) young Alan Austen to return and buy the so-called life-cleaner.
Unit7 The chaser 详解复习材料及翻译重点提示
Unit 7Ⅰ.Words1creaky adj. 发辗的；老朽的；叽叽嘎嘎的2peer n./v. 介词灵活3obscurely adv.隐匿地obscure v./adj.n. obscurity 朦胧；阴暗；晦涩；身份低微；不分明obscureness 难解；模糊4buff5 acquaintanceadj. acquainted 熟识的；知晓的；有知识的n.acquaintanceship 认识；相识；交往关系vt.acquaint 使熟悉；使认识acquaintance with someone对某人的相识，熟make the acquaintance ofvt.和…相识，结识6laxatives7imperceptibleperceive (v.), perception (n.), perceptible (a.), imperceptible (a.), imperceptibly (ad.)8beverage9autopsy10apprehensivelyapprehension (n.) under the apprehensionapprehend(v.) apprehend of 据说adj.apprehensive 忧虑的；不安的；敏悟的；知晓的apprehensible 可理解的，可了解的11confidential adj. 机密的；表示信任的；获信任的confide v.信赖；吐露秘密confidence n.信心a.诈骗的12impulseadj. impulsive 冲动的；受感情驱使的；任性的n. impulsiveness 冲动impulsion 冲动；冲击；原动力13bountifullybounty n.(慷慨；奖励金)/v. （发赏金）14detachmentn.拆开；超然detach (v.)分离；派遣；使超然detached (a.)超然的15substitutev./n.substitute A for B = replace B with AThey were expected to substitute violence for dialogue.The doctor advised him to substitute low-fat cheese for butter. substitute for: replacee.g. As the pianist suddenly fell ill the day before the concert, we had to find someone to substitute for him.substitute n.sb. or sth. that takes the place of anothere.g. If dairy milk disagrees with your stomach, soya milk could be a good substitute.16scorn n./v.a. scornful17giddy轻浮的；头晕眼花的18 solituden.孤独solitary a./n.(隐士)19rapture n.不单独使用可数rapturous adj.rapt a. 全神贯注的e.g.They stared with rapture at the new opera house.Smith was in /went into raptures at/about the news.20intenselyintensify v.21sole22draught23 overwhelm1. give sb. a particular feeling very stronglye.g. The family of the victim was overwhelmed by/with grief.The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed me.2. make powerless by using forcee.g. Government troops overwhelmed the rebels.The attacker overwhelmed the young man by squeezing his throat. Derivation:overwhelming (a.): very large or very greate.g. The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twelve months.24slip25 ferventlye.g. It is a cause for which we have campaigned fervently these past four years.We fervently believe in the peaceful reunification of the motherland.Derivation:fervent (a.), fervency (n.)e.g. A fervent desire to winThere is a growing sense of national fervency in the state26groundon the ground that/of27 indulgeindulge in 沉溺于indulgence n. indulging a. indulgently adv.Indulge oneself 放纵自己28phial29 obligev. oblige sb. with sth.1.do sb. a favor; fulfill the wishes ofe.g. She asked him to lend her his car, and he willingly obliged (her).2.make it necessary for sb. to do sth.e.g. The heavy snow obliged me to abandon the car and continued on foot.n. obligationadj. disobliging 不亲切的，薄情的ⅡPhrases1.save up for2.care about3.indulge in4.reach for5.peer about6.deal in7.better off8.make one’s acquaintanceⅢGrammar1.Each boy and each girl in the mountain area is asked to go toschool.2.Ben is one of the brightest students who have graduated fromNew York University.Ⅳ Translation1. To me, you are definitely more than an acquaintance.2. Many artisans in this region deal in a variety of handicrafts.3. They went into raptures over the unexpected success.4. Much to my surprise, he analyzed with extraordinary detachment the dangerous situation that threatened all of them.5. She peered at the stranger from behind the curtain.6. During the holidays, he indulged in the luxury of a bath of sunshine on the beach.7. When she learnt the news of his death, she was overwhelmed with grief.8. I'm not in favor of buying a house on the installment plan; instead, I maintain that everyone of us should save up for a rainy day.。
综英3 Unit7 The Chaser(课堂PPT)
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Love potion
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Pre-reading questions Background information Brief introduction to the author Language points Structural analysis Text study Exercises
Unit 7
The Chaser
By John Collier
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Teaching Objectives
• 1. To understand the theme of the fable; • 2. To grasp key language points. • 3. To appreciate the writing style; • 4. To reflect on the ways of finding true
Some Tips for You
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Understand that love is a state of mind and heart;
Love is Specific;
Settle for commitment;
Talk about everything - except divorce;
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• n. peer pressure • As peers, we should help each other. • peerless adj. • unrivaled, incomparable
the chaser结构分析 PPT
• Part2:Para. 2-12: The old man is trying to sell his mixture.
• Instead, he devotes most his sales talk to recommending a potion that he calls a life-cleaner, a powerful poison that is undetectable in an autopsy, but more expensive than love potion. He believes that his clients will visit him repeatedly to buy expensive mixtures once they start to get one kind of potion from him. Finally, Alan Austen is convinced that the love potion can bring him deep love and takes it with joy.
• Part3:Para. 13-45: This part is mainly developed through the dialogue between the old man and Alan Austen. Austen got to know about the love potion and in the end bought it.
remember keep conscious and be yourself when in love!
综合英语2 unit 7
Unit 7 The ChaserSection One Pre-reading Activities (1)I. Audiovisual Supplement (1)II. Cultural Background (2)Section Two Global Reading (3)I. Text Analysis (3)II. Structural Analysis (3)Section Three Detailed Reading (4)I.Text 1 (4)II. Questions (6)III. Words and Expressions (7)IV. Sentences (9)Section Four Consolidation Activities (10)Ⅰ. Vocabulary (10)Ⅱ. Grammar (12)Ⅲ. Translation (15)Ⅳ. Exercises for Integrated Skills (17)Ⅴ. Oral Activities (18)Ⅵ. Writing (19)Section Five Further Enhancement (20)I. A Lead-in Question (20)II. Text 2 (20)III. Memorable Quotes (24)Section One Pre-reading ActivitiesI. Audiovisual SupplementWatch the video clip and answer the following questions.Script:Man: It has been three years since our first date. Time has really gone by fast.Woman: Yep.Man:And over the past few weeks, I have been doing some thinking, mainly thinking about the human condition. A lot of life comes down to making sacrifices and deciding which direction is my life gonna go. Could you please leave? Thank you very much.Woman: Are you OK?Man: Yeah.Woman: OK?Man: A lot of life comes down to deciding what am I willing to sacrifice because obviously if you choose one path in life, well, you know, you can’t choose the other. That’s kind of where I found myself lately, ever since we, you and I, in our relationship, en, have reached that place. Woman: That place.Man: The upshot is ―you win.‖Woman:―You win‖? Was that a proposal?Man:You win was just the last part of it. The whole thing was a proposal. The ―you win‖had a context. Aren’t you even gonna look at it?Woman: But, first, can we just, can we retrace the mental steps that led to ―you win‖? Like when you say you and I have reached that place. What place?Man: You know what I mean. Shit or get off the pot?Woman: Did you really just say ―shit or get off the pot‖? Right here in the starlight room?Man: What is a big deal?Woman: Why can’t you just cay ―fish or cut bait‖?Man: Because we always say ―shit or get off the pot.‖ Everybody says ―shit or get off the pot.‖Woman: Not in the Starlight Room!Man: What is it with the Starlight Room?Woman: Magic, Jimmy. Romance. You know, the whole reason why you come up here to propose.You see the lights in the city. You have a wonderful meal. You listen to beautiful music. And it casts this romantic spell. When you say ―shit or get off the pot‖, all the magic just suddenly disappears. Now all you have left is bowel trouble.Man: I am sorry. I didn’t think you’d get so upset over a figure of speech.Woman: It’s not the words, Jimmy. It’s the whole approach. God, it’s as if you deliberately …Man: What? What?Woman: You don’t want to marry me, do you?Man: I just proposed to you.Woman: Yeah, but the way that you proposed, you weren’t asking me to marry you. You were asking me to say no.Man: Just put it on. All right? Please.Woman: If you don’t want to marry me, Jimmy, I don’t want to be married to a guy who doesn’t want to get married.Questions （在每个问题下面设置按钮，点击以后出现正确答案）1. Why does the man choose to propose to his girlfriend in the Starlight room?Answer: It is because the Starlight room is a romantic and magic place to propose.2. Why does the woman say no to his proposal?Answer: It is because she feels he is not ready for marriage.II. Cultural Background1. Proposal of Marriage●The proposal of marriage is an event where one person in a relationship asks for the other's handin marriage.●If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement.●It often has a ritual quality, sometimes involving the presentation of an engagement ring and aformalize d asking of a question such as ―Will you marry me?‖●Often the proposal is a surprise.●In many Western cultures, the tradition has been for the man to propose to the woman.2. Engagement●An engagement is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal andmarriage – which may be lengthy or trivial.●During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, betrothed, engaged to be married, or simplyengaged.●Future brides and grooms are often referred to as fiancée or fiancés respectively (from the Frenchword ―fiancé‖).●The duration of the courtship varies vastly.●Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages.●In 2007, the average engagement time in the United States was 17 months, but the figure aroundthe world varies greatly depending on culture and customs.Section Two Global ReadingI. Text AnalysisThe short story is a fable of love with a strong sarcastic tone. The protagonist, Alan Austen, wants to find an easy solution to the problem of love by purchasing a love potion. However，it’s not the love potion that the old man intends to sell primarily, but ―life cleaner‖.The theme of ―The Chaser‖ is the cynicism of experience, portrayed on a field of Alan’s y outhful naivety and the old man’s pessimistic certainty.The title of this short story is somehow a pun. ―A chaser‖ can be a person that pursues someone like in ―a woman chaser‖. In addition, it can refer to a weaker alcoholic drink taken after a strong one. A whisky, like the potion, intoxicates. A beer chaser, like the ―life cleaner‖, mollifies the harshness of the spirits. The potion and the poison go together like a strong alcoholic drink and a chaser..II. Structural AnalysisThis short story, which combines elements of horror and love, is built almost entirely through dialogue between a young man, Alan Austen, who is deeply in love and wants to possess his lover entirely, and an unnamed old man who believes in a life free of romantic involvement.In ―The Chaser‖ John Collier uses:●the dramatic irony of the title to initialize a cynical landscape;●and the understatement of the ending to enclose the cynical world of the old man, a world whichAlan is entering.Paragraph 1: In this part, the protagonist, Alan Austen, has been introduced.Paragraphs 2-12: The old man is trying to sell his mixture.Paragraphs 13-45: Austen got to know about the love potion and in the end bought it.Section Three Detailed ReadingI.Text 1The ChaserJohn Collier1 Alan Austen, as nervous as a kitten, went up certain dark and creaky stairs in the neighborhood of Pell Street, and peered about for a long time on the dim hallway before he found the name he wanted written obscurely on one of the doors.2 He pushed open this door, as he had been told to do, and found himself in a tiny room, which contained no furniture but a plain kitchen table, a rocking-chair, and an ordinary chair. On one of the dirty buff-coloured walls were a couple of shelves, containing in all perhaps a dozen bottles and jars.3 An old man sat in the rocking-chair, reading a newspaper. Alan, without a word, handed him the card he had been given. ―Sit down, Mr. Austen,‖ said the old man very politely. ―I am glad to make your acquaintance.‖4 ―Is it true,‖ asked Alan, ―that you have a certain mixture that has … er … quite extraordinary effects?‖5 ―My dear sir,‖replied the old man, ―my stock in trade is not very large —I don’t deal in laxatives and teething mixtures —but such as it is, it is varied. I think nothing I sell has effects which could be precisely described as ordinary.‖6 ―Well, the fact is …‖ began Alan.7 ―Here, for example,‖interrupted the old man, reaching for a bottle from the shelf. ―Here is a liquid as colourless as water, almost tasteless, quite imperceptible in coffee, wine, or any other beverage. It is also quite imperceptible to any known method of autopsy.‖8 ―Do you mean it is a poison?‖ cried Alan, very much horrified.9 ―Call it a glove-cleaner if you like,‖ said the old man indifferently. ―Maybe it will clean gloves.I have never tried. One might call it a life-cleaner. Lives need cleaning sometimes.‖10 ―I want nothing of that sort,‖ said Alan.11 ―Probably it is just as well,‖said the old man. ―Do you know the price of this? For one teaspoonful, which is sufficient, I ask five thousand dollars. Never less. Not a penny less.‖12 ―I hope all your mixtures are not as expensive,‖ said Alan apprehensively.13 ―Oh dear, no,‖said the old man. ―It would be no good charging that sort of price for a love potion, for example. Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion.‖14 ―I am glad to hear that,‖ said Alan.15 ―I look at it like this,‖ said the old man. ―Please a customer with one article, and he will come back when he needs another. Even if it is more costly. He will save up for it, if necessary.‖16 ―So,‖ said Alan, ―you really do sell love potions?‖17 ―If I did not sell love potions,‖ said the old man, reaching for another bottle, ―I should not have mentioned the other matter to you. It is only when one is in a position to oblige that one can afford to be so confidential. ―18 ―And these potions,‖ said Alan. ―They are not just … just… er …‖19 ―Oh, no,‖ said the old man. ―Their effects are permanent, and extend far beyond the mere casual impulse. But they include it. Oh, yes they include it. Bountifully, insistently. Everlastingly.‖20 ―Dear me!‖ said Alan, attempting a look of scientific detachment. ―How very interesting!‖21 ―But consider the spiritual side,‖ said the old man.22 ―I do, indeed,‖ said Alan.23 ―For indifference,‖ said the old man, ―they substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration. Give one tiny measure of this to the young lady —its flavour is imperceptible in orange juice, soup, or cocktails —and however gay and giddy she is, she will change altogether. She will want nothing but solitude and you.‖24 ―I can hardly believe it,‖ said Alan. ―She is so fond of parties.‖25 ―She will not like them any more,‖ said the old man. ―She will be afraid of the pretty girls you may meet.‖26 ―She will actually be jealous?‖ cried Alan in a rapture. ―Of me?‖27 ―Yes, she will want to be everything to you.‖28 ―She is, already. Only she doesn’t care about it.‖29 ―She will, when she has taken this. She will care intensely. You will be her sole interest in life.‖30 ―Wonderful!‖ cried Alan.31 ―She will want to know all you do,‖ said the old man. ―All that has happened to you during the day. Every word of it. She will want to know what you are thinking about, why you smile suddenly, why you are looking sad.‖32 ―That is love!‖ cried Alan.33 ―Yes,‖ said the old man. ―How carefully she will look after you! She will never allow you to be tired, to sit in a draught, to neglect your food. If you are an hour late, she will be terrified. She will think you are killed, or that some siren has caught you.‖34 ―I can hardly imagine Diana like that!‖ cried Alan, overwhelmed with joy.35 ―You will not have to use your imagination,‖ said the old man. ―And, by the way, since there are always sirens, if by any chance you should, later on, slip a little, you need not worry. She will forgive you, in the end. She will be terribly hurt, of course, but she will forgive you —in the end.‖36 ―That will not happen,‖ said Alan fervently.37 ―Of course not,‖ said the old man. ―But, if it did, you need not worry. She would never divorce you. Oh, no! And, of course, she will never give you the least, the very least, grounds for —uneasiness.‖38 ―And how much,‖ said Alan, ―is this wonderful mixture?‖39 ―It is not as dear,‖ said the old man, ―as the glove-cleaner, or life-cleaner, as I sometimes call it. No. That is five thousand dollars, never a penny less. One has to be older than you are, to indulge in that sort of thing. One has to save up for it.‖40 ―But the love potion?‖ said Alan.41 ―Oh, that,‖said the old man, opening the drawer in the kitchen table, and taking out a tiny, rather dirty-looking phial. ―That is just a dollar.‖42 ―I can’t tell you how grateful I am,‖ said Alan, watching him fill it.43 ―I like to oblige,‖ said the old man. ―Then customers come back, later in life, when they are better off, and want more expensive things. Here you are. You will find it very effective.‖44 ―Thank you again,‖ said Alan. ―Good-bye.‖45 ―Au revoir,‖ said the man.II. Questions1. What is the image of Alan Austen in the first part? (Paragraph 1)Alan Austen is depicted as a timid, skeptical and hesitant character. Through descriptions like ―as nervous as a kitten,‖ ―peering about for a long time on the dim hallway‖, the writer creates a sense of apprehension.2. Why do you think the old man told Austen about the life-cleaner before selling the love potion? (Paragraph 7)The sophisticated old man had encountered many young men who had been in the grip of romantic desire before, but who eventually got tired of the possessive love they had experienced. He knew for sure that Austen’s possessive love wouldn’t last long. It would eventually bore and repel him. He expected that when his enthusiastic passion changed into hatred, Austen would come to him again, because he ha d already seen those disillusioned customers return to buy the ―chaser‖ so that they could be free from the women for whom they had previously bought the love potion.3. What is the implied meaning of the old man’s remark, ―Young people who need a love po tion very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion‖ (Paragraph 13)? What the old man means is that a young man who falls in love one-sidedly is seldom rich enough to win a girl’s heart; if he were rich enough, it would be much easier for him to win the girl’s hand. His words imply that money is one of the crucial factors for love. If a man is not rich, he can rarely expect to be loved by a girl.4. What is Austen’s understanding of love? (Paragraph s 23-32)Austen was filled with illusions and unrealistic expectations of love. To him, love meant the entire possession of the lover. When the old man talked about the magic effect of the love potion and described the expectant possessive love, Austen cried ―That is love!‖, which suggests that he was overwhelmed with joy.5. What does the old man’s remark in Paragraph 39 ―… one has to be older than you are, to indulge in that sort of thing‖ mean?Young people tend to be over-passionate for love, sometimes senselessly and irrationally, while the old,just like the old man who sells the mixtures, would take a cool and sensible, sometimes even cynical attitude toward love.Class ActivityRole play●Work in pairs and role play the dialogue.●Make sure you’ve tried your best to learn the lines by heart.●You can also ask a fellow student to supply a prompt.●Then discuss with each other how you understand the two roles in the story.III. Words and ExpressionsParagraph 1peer v.look very carefully or hard, especially as if not able to see clearlye.g. She sat next to me, peering through the windscreen.Comparison: peer & peeppeep: look at sth. quickly and secretly, esp. through a hole or other small openinge.g.His door was ajar and she couldn’t resist peeping in.Paragraphs 2-12make sb’s acquaintancemeet sb. for the first timee.g. That evening he made the acquaintance of a young actress.laxatives and teething mixturesLaxatives (or purgatives) are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements, most often taken to treat constipation.Teething mixture is a preparation which consists of a syrup designed to cure the teething pain. imperceptible a.that cannot be noticed or felt because so small, slight or graduale.g. an imperceptible change in temperatureMartha’s hesitation was almost imperceptibleDerivations:perceive (v.), perception (n.), perceptible (a.), imperceptible (a.), imperceptibly (ad.)autopsy n.the examination of a dead body to determine the cause of deathe.g. S ince the family opposed an autopsy, the death was officially listed as drowning.They carried out/performed an autopsy.Synonym:post-mortemapprehensively ad.full of anxiety about the futuree.g. They looked at each other apprehensively.Derivations:apprehensive (a.), apprehension (n.)Practice：（制作的时候先出现中文，每句中文下面设置按钮，点击以后出现对应的英文翻译）每次儿子骑摩托车出门，她都会担心儿子的安全问题。
Unit7TheChaserTeachingplan综合教程三
Unit 7 The ChaserTeaching PointsBy the end of this unit, students are supposed to1)g rasp the author’s purpose of writing and make clear the structure of the whole passage throughan intensive reading of Text I The chaser.2)comprehend the topic sentences in Text I thoroughly and be able to paraphrase them.3)get a list of new words and structures and use them freely in conversation and writing. Topics for discussion1)Do you believe love can be fostered? How can you lure one into love with you?2)What is likely to happen when a couple no longer love each other?Cultural Background1. Proposal of Marriage●The proposal of marriage is an event where one person in a relationship asks for the other's hand inmarriage.●If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement.●It often has a ritual quality, sometimes involving the presentation of an engagement ring and aformalize d asking of a question such as “Will you marry me?〞●Often the proposal is a surprise.●In many Western cultures, the tradition has been for the man to propose to the woman.2. Engagement●An engagement is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal and marriage –which may be lengthy or trivial.●During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, betrothed, engaged to be married, or simplyengaged.●Future brides and grooms are often referred to as fiancée or fiancés respectively (from the Frenchword “fiancé〞).●The duration of the courtship varies vastly.●Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages.●In 2007, the average engagement time in the United States was 17 months, but the figure around theworld varies greatly depending on culture and customs.Text IThe ChaserJohn CollierGlobal ReadingI. TextAnalysisThe short story is a fable of love with a strong sarcastic tone. The protagonist, Alan Austen, wants to find an easy solution to the problem of love by purchasing a love potion. However，it’s not the love potion that the old man intends to sell primarily, but “life cleaner〞.The theme of “The Chaser〞is the cynicism of experience, portrayed on a field of Alan’s y outhful naivety and the old man’s pessimistic certainty.The title of this short story is somehow a pun. “A chaser〞can be a person that pursues someone like in “a woman chaser〞. In addition, it can refer to a weaker alcoholic drink taken after a strong one. A whisky, like the potion, intoxicates. A beer chaser, like the “life cleaner〞, mollifies the harshness of the spirits. The potion and the poison go together like a strong alcoholic drink and a chaser..II. Structural AnalysisThis short story, which combines elements of horror and love, is built almost entirely through dialogue between a young man, Alan Austen, who is deeply in love and wants to possess his lover entirely, and an unnamed old man who believes in a life free of romantic involvement.In “The Chaser〞John Collier uses:●the dramatic irony of the title to initialize a cynical landscape;●and the understatement of the ending to enclose the cynical world of the old man, a world whichAlan is entering.Paragraph 1: In this part, the protagonist, Alan Austen, has been introduced.Paragraphs 2-12: The old man is trying to sell his mixture.Paragraphs 13-45: Austen got to know about the love potion and in the end bought it.Detailed ReadingQuestions1. What is the image of Alan Austen in the first part? (Paragraph 1)Alan Austen is depicted as a timid, skeptical and hesitant character. Through descriptions like “asnervous as a kitten,〞“peering about f or a long time on the dim hallway〞, the writer creates a sense of apprehension.2. Why do you think the old man told Austen about the life-cleaner before selling the love potion? (Paragraph 7)The sophisticated old man had encountered many young men who had been in the grip of romantic desire before, but who eventually got tired of the possessive love they had experienced. He knew for sure that Austen’s possessive love wouldn’t last long. It would eventually bore and repel him. He expected that when his enthusiastic passion changed into hatred, Austen would come to him again, because he had already seen those disillusioned customers return to buy the “chaser〞so that they could be free from the women for whom they had previously bought the love potion.3. What is the implied meaning of the old man’s remark, “Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion〞(Paragraph 13)? What the old man means is that a young man who falls in love one-sidedly is seldom rich enough to win a girl’s heart; if he were rich enough, it would be much easier for him to win the girl’s hand. His words imply that money is one of the crucial factors for love. If a man is not rich, he can rarely expect to be loved by a girl.4. What is Austen’s understanding of love? (Paragraph s 23-32)Austen was filled with illusions and unrealistic expectations of love. To him, love meant the entire possession of the lover. When the old man talked about the magic effect of the love potion and described the expectant possessive love, Austen cried “That is love!〞, which suggests that he was overwhelmed with joy.5. What does the old man’s remark in Paragraph 39 “…one has to be older than you are, to indulge in that sort of thing〞mean?Young people tend to be over-passionate for love, sometimes senselessly and irrationally, while the old, just like the old man who sells the mixtures, would take a cool and sensible, sometimes even cynical attitude toward love.Text IIYoung Men and Elderly MenAristotleA Lead-in QuestionConsidering its time-honored history, Chinese culture tends to be compared to an old man in his eighties or even nineties. And it is very intriguing to find out that Chinese people as a whole are tolerant, practical, lack courage to take risks, which just resemble the characters of the elderly proposed by Aristotle in his Youth and Old Age.What do you think of Chinese people’s national character?Main ideaNotes1.About the author and the text:Aristotle(384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student ofPlato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato's teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. He was the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality and aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics. The text Youth and Old Age is an excerpt from Aristotle’s Rhetoric (Book II, Chapter 12).2.Pittacus’ remark about Amphiaraus (Paragraph 1):Pittacus (640-568 BC) was the son of Hyrradiusand one of the Seven Sages of Greece. He was a native of Mytilene and the Mytilenaean general who, with his army, was victorious in the battle against the Athenians and their commander Phrynon. In consequence of this victory the Mytilenaeans held Pittacus in the greatest honour and presented the supreme power into his hands. After ten years of reign he resigned his position and the city and constitution were brought into good order. Some authors mention that he had a son called Tyrrhaeus.The legend says that his son was killed and when the murderer was brought before Pittacus, he dismissed the man, saying, "Pardon is better than repentance." Of this matter, Heraclitus says that he had got the murderer into his power and then he released him, saying, "Pardon is better than punishment."In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle. Amphiaraus was the King of Argos along with Adrastus— the brother of Amphiaraus' wife, Eriphyle— and Iphis. Amphiaraus was a seer, and greatly honored in his time. Both Zeus and Apollo favored him, and Zeus gave him his oracular talent. In the generation before the Trojan War, Amphiaraos was one of the heroes present at the Calydonian Boar Hunt.3.Chilon’s precept (Paragraph 1):Chilon of Sparta was a Lacedaemonian, son of Damagetus and oneof the Seven Sages of Greece. He was elected an ephor in Sparta in 556/5 BC. It is recorded that he composed verses in elegiac metre to the number of two hundred. Chilon was also the first person who introduced the custom of joining the ephors to the kings as their counselors, though Satyrus attributes this institution to Lycurgus Chilon is said to have helped to overthrow the tyranny at Sicyon, which became a spartan ally. He is also credited with the change in Spartan policy leading tot the development of the Peloponnesian League in the sixth century BC. Chilon's teachings flourished around the beginning of the 6th century B.C. A legend says that he died of joy in the arms of his son, who had just gained a prize at the Olympic games. His sayings include “Nothi ng in Excess〞, which is the precept that Aristotle refers to.4.utility (Paragraph 2): Usefulness, or gain as referred to above:“I have always doubted the utility ofthese conferences on disarmament〞(Winston S. Churchill).Additional Notes1. They are sanguine; nature warms their blood as though with excess of wine (Paragraph 1): They arecheerful and literally red-faced, as if they have drunk too much wine. Literally, sanguine refers to a reddish, often tending to brown, color of chalk used in drawing.2. past their prime (Paragraph 2): past the best of one’s life. The prime, or the prime time, is the age ofideal physical perfection and intellectual vigor.3. hint of Bias (Paragraph 2): Bias is a Greek philosopher, and considered the wisest of all the Seven Sages of Greece. His famous sayings include: “All men are wicked.〞“Choose the course which you adopt with deliberation; but when you have adopted it, then persevere in it with firmness." "Cherish wisdom as a means of traveling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession.〞Questions for Discussion1．How does Aristotle define expectation and memory respectively? How do you interpret expectation and memory?2. How are two types of people, the first type being those driven by reasoning and the other type motivated by moral goodness, normally respond to circumstances?3. What is the possible chief cause behind hesitation and indecision of the elderly?4. What special characteristics are the elderly apt to display in actualities?Key to Questions for Discussion1. Aristotle holds that a young man is a man of expectation, for he has a long future ahead of him, and an elderly man is a man of memory, for he has a long past behind him. So a young man tends to be confident, for a bright and promising future is always inspiring and an elderly is likely to be cautious, for he has gone through many ups and downs in life. A young man is less burdened, for he is not burdened with too many memories, and an elderly man is liable to be more burdened, for he has too many memories to indulge in.A young man is apt to commit errors and run into blunders, for he is not a dear teacher of rich experiences himself and an elderly man is less liable to commit grave mistakes, for he must have learnt so many lessons in life.2. Those who like to reason tend to be deep and sophisticated, so they are normally slow and cautious in their response to circumstances, for they take into careful account what consequences their response may lead to while those who give top priorities to moral goodness tend to be quick in their response to circumstances for anything noble and great can get their positive response promptly and anything lowly and ignoble can cause their negative response in no time.3. The elderly might have experienced many frustrations in life, many of which were beyond their expectation. As a result, they are less sure about life. Therefore, when faced with a choice in life, they tend to show hesitation and indecision.4. The elderly are engaged more in contemplation rather than action, for they prefer to reason than to feel; they are more cynical and distrustful, for they have seen too often the worse side of human nature; they are moderate in life attitude, so they display neither intense love nor intense hate in normal circumstances. Memorable QuotesPierre Corneille (1606-1684) has been called “t he founder of French tragedy〞and he was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.Elbert Green Hubbard (1856-1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement and is, perhaps, most famous for his essay A Message to Garcia.William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.。
The chaser
Brief introduction of the author
• John Henry Noyes Collier (3 May 1901 – 6 April 1980) was a Britishborn author and screenplay writer best known for his short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker from the 1930s to the 1950s. • He was famous for numerous fantasies he had written in his lifetime. • “The New Yorker in 1940. • His stories may be broadly classified as fantasies, but are really special. They feature an acerbic([ə‘sə:bik] 尖刻的) wit and are usually ironic or dark in tone.
• Characters Alan Austen; An old man • Place a tiny room • Plot The old man is trying to sell his mixture. Alan got to know about the love potion and bought it.
Analysis of characters
• Alan Austen • Austen is depicted as a timid, skeptical and hesitant character.
综英3 Unit7 The Chaser
Theme of the Text
• A young man wanted to buy a love potion
from an old man to win his dream girl’s love. • Their dialogues form a sharp contrast, one
is being green and passionate, the other being calm, sensible and philosophical.
太阳从云中隐约出现。
• n. peer pressure • As peers, we should help each other.
• peerless adj. • unrivaled, incomparable
2. Oblige vt. • (1) to do sb. a favor; to fulfill the wises of…
supposedly has the power to make a person fall in love with another or excite sexual passion. It’s often made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Love potion
of which appeared in The New Yorker from the 1930s to the 1950s.
His stories may be broadly classified as fantasies, but are really special.
They feature an acerbic wit and are usually ironic or dark in tone.
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Question • What are the characteristics of Austen's words?
Illustrate your answer with facts from the story.
Austen tends to employ sentences that are short, stuttering and imcomplete. This impresses the audience with his apprehension, hesitation and horror.
• dark and creaky stairs • the dim landing • (name) obscurely written on one of the doors • a tiny room • no funiture but a plain kitchen table, a rocking chair
and an ordinary chair • the dirty, buff-colored walls • a couple of shelves • (in wall) perhaps a dozen bottles and jars
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What does the clinic look like?
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The Ending
• What's the function of the surprising ending of the old man's speech of farewell?
The wise old man had a good understanding of men like Austen: They were filled with illusions about love but once in the possession of this love, they were most likely to be tormented to such a degree that they would like to buy th life-cleaner.
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? Alan Austen, a young man who is passionately in love with Diana who is indifferent to him, comes to the room of a mysterious old man who deals in magic potions. Alan Austen has been told that he can buy a kind of love potion that will make the object of his affection fall madly in love with him. The old man shows litter interest in the financial profit to be gained from selling Alan a love potion which is only priced at one dollar.
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? The dialogue between the young man and the old man reveals their essential differences, one being green and passionate and the other being experienced and profound. One of the effective techniques employed here to present the image of the old man as an experienced and profound man is that he sounds somewhat philosophical, hither and thither in his talks. Here is one example. “one might call it a life-cleaner. Lives need cleaning sometimes ”. The underlined part in the quotation is used to present an idea one is likely to feel to be nearer to the heart of human experience. By analyzing and generating some specific incident to discover the fundamental truth, the old man impresses one as a wise and
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more expensive than love potion. He
believes that his clients will visit him
repeatedly to buy expensive mixtures
once they start to get one kind of
potion from him. Finally, Alan Austen