The necklace—Based on a story by Guy De Maupassant.ppt

convince 动词，使相信，使信服 This convinced me of his honesty. wearily 副词，疲倦地，厌倦地 After a day’s hard work, he walked home wearily. horrified 形容词，令人震惊的,惊骇的 This is a horrified event. exhausted 形容词，筋疲力尽的，疲惫不堪的 I am very exhausted after a long run. raise 动词，筹集资金 They tried their best to raise money in order to a new house. relieved 形容词，放松的，如释重负的 She was very relieved after a test. shabby 形容词，破旧不堪的 There was an old lady with shabby clothes in the street. approach 动词，接近，靠近 It was getting dark when we approached the foot of the hill. startled 形容词，吃惊的，震惊的 I am startled when he shouted suddenly. fake 形容词，假的 This is a fake picture. Part 2 Idioms * The necklace —Based on a story by Guy De Maupassant Introduction Part 1 The Author Guy De Maupassant (1850-1893) Guy de Maupassant, the well-known French short story writer and novelist, was born on August 5, 1850. When he was young, he had a great interest in literature. He practised writing literary works under the help of the famous novelist Flaubert. And Balzac was another teacher of his. His best short story is “The diamond Necklace”, from which our present text is adopted. Almost a hundred years after its first publication, the story still touches the readers deeply to their hearts. Maupassant suffered a great deal from illness in his later life. Yet he struggled to continue writing. He had a short life, and died at the age of 43 in 1893. Maupassant’s stories were built around the everyday life of the simple humble(低下) people. He had a fine use of irony. His style was direct and simple, with attention to realistic details. He saw clearly the toil, sufferings and the bitterly ironic happenings in human lives. At his best , he was able to put into a few pages a life story . Part 2 The characters Madame Jeanne Forestier Madame Forestier is a school friend of Mathilde Loisel, and she lends her the necklace that Madame Loisel wears to the ball. Madame Forestier’s wealth has intimidated Madame Loisel, preventing her from