unit 6 马克吐温美国的一面镜子

Mark Twain headstone in Woodlawn Cemetery
Type of writing
e.g. 中国 ----China
美国 ----America
镜子
mirror
印刷工
Tramp printer
领航员
River pilot
游击队员
Guerrilla
淘金者
Prospector
记者
Reporter
通信员
Correspondent
作家
Writer
• On one occasion when XX arrived in London from New York，the Star thought the fact worth recording on its evening placard．But
◎ Why does the author say that Mark Twain is the mirror of America?
Teaching Aims
• Background knowledge about Mark Twain
• Type of literature • Detailed study of the text • Rhetorical devices • Follow-up discussion • Exercise & Homework
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• Compare the writing features of two writers both of whom stand for world-class American literature.
Advanced English
The PPT will show a group of words in Chinese, and students who hold the letters stand up within 10 seconds.
(If the letters appear more than once in a word, please stand with a hand up.)
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Mirror of America
◎"Mirror"
Is a piece of glass or other shiny/ polished suface that reflects images. ◎ Here, it is a metaphor. It means a faithful representation or description of something (America).
there was another piece of news to be mentioned：it was about the Ascot Cup being stolen．The placard thus ran： XX ARRIVES． ASCOT CUP STOLEN． XX，we believe，never heard the last of it．