Unit 8 Two Boxes of Gold.pptVIP

Unit 8 Two Boxes of Gold Background Detective story and Sherlock Homes Topics for discussion What was Herbert asked to do when he met Mr. Schwarzmoor? Which of the two was suspicious, Major Baxter or Levison? Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beetons Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. Language points adventure ? / ?dvent??(r); ?dˋv?nt??/ n  [C] unusual, exciting or dangerous experience or undertaking 不寻常的, 有刺激性的或危险的经历或工作; 奇遇; 冒险: have an adventure 有一次奇遇 * her adventures in Africa 她在非洲的冒险经历.  [U] excitement associated with danger, taking risks, etc 涉及危险﹑ 冒险等的刺激: a love/ spirit/ sense of adventure 对冒险的爱好[冒险的精神/冒险的意识] * a life full of adventure 充满惊险刺激的生活 * [attrib 作定语] adventure stories 惊险故事. adventurer / ?dvent??r?(r); ?dˋv?nt??r?/ (fem 阴性作 adventuress / ?d?vent??r?s; ?dˋv?nt??r?s/) n 1 person who seeks adventures 冒险家. 2 (often derog 常作贬义) person who is ready to take risks or act dishonestly, immorally, etc in seeking personal gain 投机分子（为谋私利甘冒风险或做不诚实﹑ 不道德的事的人）.adventurous adj 1 eager for or fond of adventure 渴望冒险的; 喜欢冒险的: adventurous children 喜欢冒险的儿童.  porter 1 ? / p??t?(r); ˋp?rt