新视野大学英语课件_Book1－7Face to Face with Guns.pptVIP

Unit 7 Face to Face with Guns Background Information: KFC: Kentucky Fried Chicken, known as KFC in the US, is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain. The company originated and still has its headquarters in the US. It now has more than 30,000 restaurant worldwide. 911: This is the emergency telephone number in the US and Canada for contacting the police department, the fire department or medical emergency services. Background Information: Blake’s Thames: Blake, William (1757-1827) was an English poet and artist whose best-known books of poems are Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The Quotation used in the text comes from the first verse of a poem called “London”. The Thames is the main river flowing through London, and England’s most important river. Text Structure Analysis: Part One (Paras.1-27): One night, two armed young men robbed me of money, watch and even KFC. One night two armed young men robbed me of money, watch, and even KFC. The next day, I went to look through the mug shots at the police station, affected with the impression that these young men, like a raging current, were eating at the foundations of what we had held dear. We were in the downtown area when we came face to face with Jack. 遇到杰克时我们正在市中心。 I was bit by bit being brought face to face with the fact that I had very little success. 渐渐地我得面对这样一个事实：我几乎没取得什么成功。 2. pull into: arrive; move to;  stop one’s journey at a place (Para.1) Let’s pull into this roadside restaurant for something to eat. 咱们把车开到这家路边餐馆停下来弄点东西吃吧。 The bus pulled into the opening at the side of the road to let the cars pass. 公交车开到路边的空地上，让那些小汽车通过。 3. everything he said during our encounter was repeated; instinctively, I did the same. (Para.4) Meaning: During our encounter, he said everything twice and by instinct, I said everything twice too. instinctively: ad. without thinking and without having been taught. When attacked,