现代大学英语1 unit 4 Midnight Visitor 自编课件

The CIA is an independent agency, responsible to the President, providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) serves as the principal adviser to the President and the National Security Council (NSC) on all matters of foreign intelligence related to national security.
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young handsome intelligent strong
irresistible to woman having infinite powers
extremely attractive
Robert Arthur (1909-1969) Born on Nov. 10, 1909 in the Philippines He died on May 2, 1969 in Philadelphia 1930-1940: his stories about Detective Fiction In 1959, working in television and writing scripts for The Twilight Zone.



苏联国家安全委员会(克格勃)
the government agency of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in charge of the Soviet political police from 1954 to 1991. The KGB was officially disbanded（解散）when the USSR collapsed. During the cold war, both the FBI and the CIA concentrated their attention primarily on KGB of the USSR.
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Robert Arthur
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Secret agent
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Have you ever read any stories or seen any movies of secret agents ? Who is the best-known image of a secret agent (spy) ever invented ? What is your impression of a secret agent ?

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.

On July 26 in the year 1908, during the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, Attorney General Charles Bonaparte ordered 9 newly hired detectives, 13 civil rights investigators, and 12 accountants to take on investigative assignments in areas such as antitrust, peonage, and land fraud. Ninety-six years later, that small group of 34 investigators has grown into a cadre of over 28,000 employees.
nothing exciting

In the case 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.

Plot:
Ausable appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. a French hotel room

Setting:

Protagonists:
Ausable, Fowler, Max and a waiter
1. 间谍 2. 侦察、谍报 3. 国际间谍 4. 双重间谍 5. 秘密特工 6. 特工处 7. 特工 8. 情报 9. 间谍机构 10. 反间谍机构 11. 间谍片 12. 侦探故事 13. 秘密的地下工作者/活动
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created in 1947 with the signing of the National Security Act by U.S. PΒιβλιοθήκη Baiduesident Truman. CIA was to coordinate the nation’s intelligence activities and correlate, evaluate and disseminate intelligence that affects national security.




Who is the secret agent in the text? What was he described in the text? (key words in next page) Do you think he fit the descriptions of a secret agent? Being a secret agent so far away from the commonly accepted image, what is it that makes he so uncommon? (key words in next page)
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Fowler felt disappointed. It was … hardly a setting for a romantic figure.(para.1)
hardly a setting for a romantic figure: not the kind of place for a romantic person like a secret agent figure: n. a. symbol for a number

Ausable is portrayed in the way in contrast to the general image of a spy because it makes fresh unexpected and the story _________,___________ dramatic _________.

What was he described in the text?
sloppy
fat
unhealthy
carries no guns
nothing mysterious
no linguistic genius
nothing romantic no dark-eyed beauties
no pistol fire

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.

b. diagram c. human form Examples: d. person, esp. person of influence
He has an annual income of six figures. The blackboard is covered with geometrical figures like squares and triangles. I saw a figure approaching in the darkness. Alexander the Great is a great historical figure.

The FBI also participated in intelligence collection. Its highly skilled and inventive staff cooperated with engineers, scientists, and cryptographers in other agencies to enable the United States to penetrate and sometimes control the flow of information from the belligerents in the Western Hemisphere. Because of its broad mandate (授权), the FBI is one of the most powerful and controversial agencies in the government.
1. spy 2. espionage 3. international spy 4. double agent 5. secret agent 6. secret service 7. special agent 8. intelligence 9. intelligence agency 10. counterintelligence agency 11. spy movies 12. detective stories 13. undercover agent or undercover operation