unittwoCharlieChaplin讲解.ppt

Language Point He already had the urge to explore and extend a talent he discovered in himself as he went along. (Para. 5) Meaning: He then had a strong desire to further discover and develop his talent as he progressed in his career. have the / an urge to do sth.: have a strong desire to do sth. He had a powerful urge to compete and succeed. 他有强烈的竞争并获得成功的欲望。 extend v. 1) make sth. longer or larger, or last longer 延展 e.g. The caves extend for some 12 miles. 这些洞穴延伸约12英里。 e.g. The show has been extended for another six weeks. 这个演出又延长了六周。 He extended his arms in front of him as if he were praying to God. 2) stretch part of your body, esp. an arm or a leg, away from yourself 伸出 e.g. 他向前伸出双臂, 好像在向上帝祷告求助。 3) make sb. / sth. use all their effort, abilities, supplies, etc. 充分发挥，竭尽全力 e.g. Few mountain climbers have extended themselves as those two have. 很少的登山运动员能像那两个人一样充分发挥自己的能力。 go along advance; move further with sth. 进行；前进 Things are going along nicely. 事情进展很顺利。 Language Point It cant be me. Is that possible? How extraordinary, is how he greeted the first sight of himself as the Tramp on the screen. (Para.5) Meaning: When Charlie first saw himself acting the role of the Tramp on the screen, his reaction was one of surprise and he couldnt believe it was himself. greet: v. 1) (with) react to sb. or sth. in a particular way对…作出反应 The changes were greeted with suspicion. 人们对此变化持怀疑态度。 2) say hello to sb. or to welcome them 问候 He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived. 客人到达时他热情地向所有人问好。 Paragraph 6 But that shock roused his imagination. Chaplin didnt have his jokes written into a script in advance; he was the kind of comic who used his physical senses to invent his art as he went along. Lifeless objects especially helped Chaplin make contact with himself as an artist. He turned them into other kinds of objects. Thus, a broken alarm clock in the movie The Pawnbroker became a sick patient undergoing surgery; boots were boiled in his film The Gold Rush