LessonMarkTwainMirrorofAmerica教案.ppt

Noel Grove About the Author-Noel Grove The National Geographic Magazine《美国国家地理杂志》 Some Geographical names Some Major Events Some Books Mentioned A. Boyhood B. Early life Sam had relatively little schooling. After his father’s death, he had to help the family by taking up odd jobs. He left school at 13 and became a full-time apprentice to a printer . At 18, he became a tramp printer. Mark Twain died of illness on April 21, 1910. When he passed away, newspapers around the country declared, “The whole world is mourning.” cynical (Para.1 Line6) adj. 愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲的 【词组】be cynical about (对事情的成功或人的诚信) 怀疑的 词根：cynic adj. cynic 犬儒学派的 adv. cynically 爱嘲笑地；冷笑地 n. cynicism 玩世不恭，愤世嫉俗；犬儒主义；冷嘲热讽 cynic 愤世嫉俗者；犬儒学派的人 attest (Para.2 Line17) vt. 证明；证实；为…作证； 使宣誓，使发誓 vi. 证明；作证 Police records attest to his long history of violence.警方记录证明他有长期的暴力史。 词根：attest adj. attested 证明无病的；经检验证明无病的；经检验证明无菌的 n. attestation 证明；证据；证实；宣誓 attestator 证明者；证人 attester 证明者；契据等的连属人 attestor 证人；证明者；连属人 feud(Para.4 Line29) n. 积怨；不和；争执；封地 a family feud （家族世仇） a tribal feud （部落争端） sink a feud （摈弃旧怨） vi. 长期不和；长期争斗 【词组】at feud with 与…有仇，与…不和 piracy(Para.4 Line29) [pa?r?s?] n. 海盗行为；剽窃；著作权侵害；非法翻印 词根：pirate adj. piratical 海盗的；非法翻印的，盗版的 n. pirate 海盗；盗版；侵犯专利权者 vi. pirate 做海盗；从事劫掠 vt. pirate 掠夺；翻印；剽窃 lynch(Para.4 Line29) [l?n(t)?] n. 私刑；私刑处死；（英）田埂 vt. 处以私刑；以私刑处死 succumb(Para.6 Line45) [s?k?m] vi. (向诱惑、压力)屈服；死；被压垮 【词组】succumb to 屈服于 ; 死于 ; 屈从 ; 屈从于 I was determined not to succumb to the virus. 我坚决不向病毒屈服。 Malnourished children are more likely to succumb to infections.营养不良的儿童更有可能死于感染. flirt(Para.7 Line51) [fl??t] vi. 跟…调情；玩弄；轻率地对待；摆动 vt. 挥动；忽然弹出 n. 急扔；喜欢调情的人；卖弄风骚的人 【词组】flirt with同…调情；不认真地考虑；有…的想法(但是无行动) 词根：flirt adj. flirtatious 轻浮的；调情的；爱调戏的 n. flirtation 调情；调戏；挑逗；不认真的考虑 colossal(Para.7 Line51) [k?l?s(?)l] adj. 巨大的；口语异常的，非常的 The singer earns a colossal amount of money. 那歌手现在可赚大钱了。 关于“崇敬” revere, adore, reverence, venerate, worship 均有崇敬或者崇拜之义，它们的区别在于各自所指对象以及所包含的情感和行为。 deplore(Para.18 Line129) vt. 谴责；悲悼；哀叹；对…深感遗憾 rob