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Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck About the Author Kirk Douglas: 1916- American film actor and producer Spouse: Anne Buydens Sons: Michael Douglas, Eric Douglas, Joel Douglas and Peter Douglas About the Author Pre-reading Activities What is Kirk Douglas’s main point in this article? Can you list some phrases including “luck” or “lucky”? What do you think the title “a stroke of luck” really refers to? Have luck Good luck! / Best of luck! good / bad / hard / tough luck be in / out of luck Try / chance your luck Lucky you / me! a lucky dog Thank your lucky star! Some people have all the luck! Stroke of luck The Title My Stroke of Luck stroke: 1 a sudden occurrence or result　突然的事 　a stroke of luck / fortune一桩意外的幸事/运气 　a stroke of misfortune 　a stroke of lightening 一道闪电 　a stroke of genius / inspiration 聪明之举/绝妙的主意 　2 an occasion when a blood tube in your brain suddenly bursts or is blocked 中风 have / suffer a stroke Pun : a figure of speech; a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. 双关：一种文字游戏，有时利用同一个词的不同意思,而有时利用不同词的相近意思或发音 Pun 1. We must all hang together or we shall all hang separately. 意义双关 2. Seven days without water make one weak. 谐音双关 3. I’m a Ford, not a Lincoln. ---- President Gerald, R. Ford puny adj. 一语双关的; 带双关谐语的 More examples of pun: 杨柳青青江水平，闻郎江上唱歌声。东边日出西边雨，道是无晴却有晴。 空对着，山中高士晶莹雪；终不忘，世外仙姝寂寞林。 杰拉尔德·R·福特（1913年出生）是美国第38任总统，他说话喜欢用双关语。 有一次，他回答记者提问时说：“我是一辆福待，不是林肯。 众所周知，林肯既是美国很伟大的总统，又是一种最高级的名牌小汽车；福特则是当时普通、廉价而大众化的汽车。福特说这句话，一是表示谦虚，一是为了标榜自己是大众喜欢的总统。 Structural analysis: Part 1 Para 1-2 Introduction Part 2 Para 3-4 His wife’s intuition and good judgments Part 3 Para 5-7 Romance and marriage Part 4 Para 8 Back to his recovery from the crash. Part 5 Para 9-13 How his wife handled her crisis and helped rebuild his confidence. Part 6 Para 14 Conclusion offer: to express willingness to do something e.g. It was very nice of her to