《英语短篇小说选读》讲义(第十五周)
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born baby. All the men jumped to their feet. (hilarious)
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Discussion on story 13
Close reading Q: Describe the Christening of Luck. Who proposed the name and what was its implication to the camp people? Q: What great changes did the Luck bring to the Camp? Q: Try to explore the symbolic meaning of the baby luck in the story
diggers behave throughout the event? (p.99)
A: the men of Roaring Camp were quiet. A crowd was
gathered in front of a small wooden house by the river. Inside that cabin was "Cherokee Sal," the only woman in
here it is used in a rakish manner)
d. This diligent student seldom reads
more than an hour per month.
这个勤奋的学生每个月读书时间不超过一小时。
Situational Irony
In situational irony,
noise of their continual fighting finally gave the
camp its strange name.
Discussion on story 13
Close reading
Q: Describe the birth of the baby. How did the gold
Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony
occurs when the reader or the audience knows something important that the character does not know. • adds greatly to the tension in stories, plays, and movies
c. Now, he had not even a penny with him and did not have to think about what to eat for lunch, wonderful!
现在他一名不文，也不必操心午饭吃什么了，真 棒！
(wonderful means the opposite — bad;
Discussion on story 13
Close reading
Q: Is the title suggestive? Why is it called “roaring camp”? (p.99/p.102)
A: Many of these gold miners were criminals. All of them were violent. They filled the peaceful mountain air with shouting and gun shots. The
• heightens the sense of humor in comedies and deepens the sense of dread in tragedies
• Dramatic Irony:
•
主要指小说或戏剧中的人物的语言或动作表 明他们不知道某些情况，而读者或观众却一 清二楚。这种手法在于人物所表达的意义和 读者或观众所知道的的不同意义之间的对比。 比如在Romeo and Juliet 中。读者/观众清 楚地知道Juliet 并没有死，而剧中Romeo却 并不知道，他以为自己的心上人已经死去， 悲痛万分，甚至于徇情自杀。
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Discussion on story 13
Plot summary
The story takes place in a small struggling mining town located in the foothills of the California mountains at the time of the gold rush. The camp is suffering from a long string of bad luck. With only one woman in their midst, it seems as though the miners have no future. However, the tide turns when a small boy is born. "Thomas Luck" is the first newborn the camp has seen in ages. The miners become cheerful, plant begins to grow, there's talk of building a hotel to attract outsiders. Unfortunately, the hope is wiped out by the sudden death of Luck in a flood. Water brought gold to the gulches, giving miners their first glimmer of hope. And water takes away what seems their last glimmer—Luck.
what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.
• is often humorous
• may mock human plans and intentions, which in real life often come to little
Instructor: Esther Lv
9th December, 2014
Week 15
Photo by Zitona - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/zitona
Created with Haiku Deck
Today’s Agenda
—Continued study on story 13
—Chapter 8 Irony —Told by the Schoolmaster
Photo by 55Laney69 - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/42875184@N08
Situational Irony
situational irony
“It’s no use going to see little Hans in winter,” the miller used to say to his wife. “when people are in trouble we must leave them alone and not bother them, that is my idea of friendship and I am sure I am right. So I shall wait till spring comes, and then I shall visit him and he will give me a large bouquet of primrose, and that will make him very happy.” “You think so much about others,” said his wife. “it’s pleasure to hear what you say about friendship. I am sure the priest himself cannot say such beautiful things as you do, though he lives in a three-storeyed house, and wears a gold ring on his little finger.” (Oscar Wilder: The Devoted Friend)
camp. She was all alone and in terrible pain.
The rest of the men built a campfire outside and gathered around it to wait. (anxious)
Suddenly, a sharp cry broke the air...the cry of a new
Irony in Use
Daily
Literature
For Fun
In signs
Thank you for driving carefully through the village.
In ads
Irony
What Is Irony? Common forms
Review
What Is Irony?
Definition of Irony
Irony is a figure of speech that achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense.
• is the simplest kind of irony • can become sarcasm（讽刺挖苦） if taken to a harsh extreme
a. What a noble illustration of the tender law of his favored country! — they let the paupers go to sleep! (Dickens) 这是证明他那可爱的国家的仁慈法律 的一个多么漂亮的例证！— 他们允 许穷人睡觉！
Three kinds of Irony
– Verbal Irony（词义反语）
– Situational Irony（情景式反语） – Dramatic Irony（戏剧式反语）
Verbal Irony
In verbal irony • a speaker says one thing but means the opposite.
Review
Verbal irony Say one thing but mean the opposite
Situational irony
What happens is the opposite of what is expected
Dramatic irony
We know something a character does not know
• b. It is incredible that mere ignorance should have achieved such masterpieces of horror.
很难想象人们仅仅出于无知会搞出这 些可怕的杰作。 (masterpieces here means the opposite— the extremely ugly building)
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Discussion on story 13
Close reading Q: Describe the Christening of Luck. Who proposed the name and what was its implication to the camp people? Q: What great changes did the Luck bring to the Camp? Q: Try to explore the symbolic meaning of the baby luck in the story
diggers behave throughout the event? (p.99)
A: the men of Roaring Camp were quiet. A crowd was
gathered in front of a small wooden house by the river. Inside that cabin was "Cherokee Sal," the only woman in
here it is used in a rakish manner)
d. This diligent student seldom reads
more than an hour per month.
这个勤奋的学生每个月读书时间不超过一小时。
Situational Irony
In situational irony,
noise of their continual fighting finally gave the
camp its strange name.
Discussion on story 13
Close reading
Q: Describe the birth of the baby. How did the gold
Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony
occurs when the reader or the audience knows something important that the character does not know. • adds greatly to the tension in stories, plays, and movies
c. Now, he had not even a penny with him and did not have to think about what to eat for lunch, wonderful!
现在他一名不文，也不必操心午饭吃什么了，真 棒！
(wonderful means the opposite — bad;
Discussion on story 13
Close reading
Q: Is the title suggestive? Why is it called “roaring camp”? (p.99/p.102)
A: Many of these gold miners were criminals. All of them were violent. They filled the peaceful mountain air with shouting and gun shots. The
• heightens the sense of humor in comedies and deepens the sense of dread in tragedies
• Dramatic Irony:
•
主要指小说或戏剧中的人物的语言或动作表 明他们不知道某些情况，而读者或观众却一 清二楚。这种手法在于人物所表达的意义和 读者或观众所知道的的不同意义之间的对比。 比如在Romeo and Juliet 中。读者/观众清 楚地知道Juliet 并没有死，而剧中Romeo却 并不知道，他以为自己的心上人已经死去， 悲痛万分，甚至于徇情自杀。
Created with Haiku Deck
Discussion on story 13
Plot summary
The story takes place in a small struggling mining town located in the foothills of the California mountains at the time of the gold rush. The camp is suffering from a long string of bad luck. With only one woman in their midst, it seems as though the miners have no future. However, the tide turns when a small boy is born. "Thomas Luck" is the first newborn the camp has seen in ages. The miners become cheerful, plant begins to grow, there's talk of building a hotel to attract outsiders. Unfortunately, the hope is wiped out by the sudden death of Luck in a flood. Water brought gold to the gulches, giving miners their first glimmer of hope. And water takes away what seems their last glimmer—Luck.
what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.
• is often humorous
• may mock human plans and intentions, which in real life often come to little
Instructor: Esther Lv
9th December, 2014
Week 15
Photo by Zitona - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/zitona
Created with Haiku Deck
Today’s Agenda
—Continued study on story 13
—Chapter 8 Irony —Told by the Schoolmaster
Photo by 55Laney69 - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/42875184@N08
Situational Irony
situational irony
“It’s no use going to see little Hans in winter,” the miller used to say to his wife. “when people are in trouble we must leave them alone and not bother them, that is my idea of friendship and I am sure I am right. So I shall wait till spring comes, and then I shall visit him and he will give me a large bouquet of primrose, and that will make him very happy.” “You think so much about others,” said his wife. “it’s pleasure to hear what you say about friendship. I am sure the priest himself cannot say such beautiful things as you do, though he lives in a three-storeyed house, and wears a gold ring on his little finger.” (Oscar Wilder: The Devoted Friend)
camp. She was all alone and in terrible pain.
The rest of the men built a campfire outside and gathered around it to wait. (anxious)
Suddenly, a sharp cry broke the air...the cry of a new
Irony in Use
Daily
Literature
For Fun
In signs
Thank you for driving carefully through the village.
In ads
Irony
What Is Irony? Common forms
Review
What Is Irony?
Definition of Irony
Irony is a figure of speech that achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense.
• is the simplest kind of irony • can become sarcasm（讽刺挖苦） if taken to a harsh extreme
a. What a noble illustration of the tender law of his favored country! — they let the paupers go to sleep! (Dickens) 这是证明他那可爱的国家的仁慈法律 的一个多么漂亮的例证！— 他们允 许穷人睡觉！
Three kinds of Irony
– Verbal Irony（词义反语）
– Situational Irony（情景式反语） – Dramatic Irony（戏剧式反语）
Verbal Irony
In verbal irony • a speaker says one thing but means the opposite.
Review
Verbal irony Say one thing but mean the opposite
Situational irony
What happens is the opposite of what is expected
Dramatic irony
We know something a character does not know
• b. It is incredible that mere ignorance should have achieved such masterpieces of horror.
很难想象人们仅仅出于无知会搞出这 些可怕的杰作。 (masterpieces here means the opposite— the extremely ugly building)