现代大学英语精读4 lesson11.pptVIP

Part 1 (Paras. 1—37): Introduction Two characters, Madame and Simone, are introduced. Their attitude toward the Nazi occupation is revealed. Madame’s response to the approach of the soldiers toward the house is contrasted with that of Simone’s. Part 2 (Paras. 38—103) The other two characters, the stranger and the corporal, are introduced. Madame confirms the stranger’s identity as her nephew. (Paras. 38—50) Madame explains why “her nephew” behaved as he did in the wood, and she argues with the corporal about young French people’s behavior. (Paras. 51—61) The corporal demands the stranger show his papers, and Simone and the stranger trick the German into believing that the nephew’s coat, with the papers in the pocket, has been sent to the laundry. (Paras. 61—94) Madame promises to have the papers sent to the corporal, who then leaves. (Paras. 95—103) Part 3 (Paras. 104—172) Madame tells the stranger she does have a nephew who is a collaborator. (Paras. 104—128) Madame makes sure that the stranger is a comrade. (Paras. 129—140) The stranger is surprised that Madame hides her list of names in a quill, and she tells him why she does so. (Paras. 141—150) Madame and the stranger discuss the route for him to take to get to the coast. (Paras. 151—172) Part 4 (Paras. 173—246) The corporal drags Simone in and demands that Madame explain why her servant said she had never set eyes on “her nephew” before. (Paras. 173—181) Madame convinced the corporal, using the exchange between Simone and the stranger, that her servant dislikes her nephew’s sloppy ways and that what the girl said was that she wished she had never set eyes on her nephew. (Paras. 182—201) Madame makes the corporal feel that he has treated her discourteously, and with a little blackmail, she obtains a special pass for “her nephew” to go to a place from where a comrade is to take him to the coast. Luckily Simone knows the real nephew’s ID number, which the corpo