lesson11 The Midnight Visitor 现代大学英语精读第一册课件.ppt

Lesson 11 The Midnight Visitor Introduction to the text Plot: Ausable appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. Setting: a French hotel room Protagonists: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a waiter Structure of the text Part 1 (paras.1-5 ) about: Who Ausable is. why Fowler wants to see him. Part 2 (paras. 6-16 ) about:The unexpected visit of Ausable’s adversary Max. Part 3 (paras.17-26 ) about:How Ausable outwits Max and makes him jump on the “balcony”. Language study 1. blink:v. to shut and open the eyes quickly blink at sb. blink one’s eyes blink away one’s tears: to try to hide tears by blinking blink the fact that…: to refuse to consider; ignore Examples: Why are you blinking at me constantly? The little girl blinked away her tears, and stood up quickly. 2. command Examples: The officer commanded his men to fire. The officer commanded that his men (should) fire. You’d better learn to command yourself/ your temper. 3. confounded adj. a. damned; used to show you are annoyed b. confused Examples: You’re a confounded nuisance. A group of confounded customers surrounded the counter. 4. disillusioned adj. feeling disappointed and unhappy because sb./sth. is not as good as you thought disillusioned with sb./sth. Examples: Disillusioned Susan decided to forget the man she had loved for many years. He was disillusioned with life in many aspects. 5. stiffly adv. without being able to move one’s body Example: The old man bent down stiffly. stiff adj. a. difficult to bend; rigid; not flexible b. thick and hard to stir c. hard; difficult d. severe; tough e. (of a price) too high f. (of a breeze) blowing strongly g. (of an alcoholic drink) strong h. not friendly 6. extend v. a. to continue for a particular distance or a period of time b. to stretch out the body or a limb at full l