lesson 15 The damned human race专用课件.pptVIP

His masterpiece: Innocents Abroad 1869 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1885 Life on the Mississippi 1883 The Prince and the Pauper 1882 Some words expressions disposition: n. (1)one ’s customary manner or emotional response 性情，性格(Para.1,Line1) (2)one ’s habitual tendency or inclination, (~to) 倾向，意向 (Para.3,L9) Humiliate /hju‘milieit/ v. to make sb.feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people羞辱,使丧失尊严 adj. humiliated感到难堪的，感觉羞愧的 Eg.:1,I did not want to humiliate her in front of her colleagues. 我不想当着她同事们的面让她难堪。 2，I have never felt so humiliated. (Para.3,L1) in the course of during…, in process of … 在‥‥‥过程中；当‥‥‥时 eg: Nobody noticed his leaving in the course of the class. harbor v. 1,to keep secretly in one’s mind such feelings as resentment ,suspicion, or thought of revenge 怀着，怀有（憎恨，怀疑，或报复等心理）(Para.5,L2) 2,to contain sth. and allow it to develop 包含，藏有 eg: Your dishcloth can harbor many germs. 你的洗碗布里可能包含许多病菌。 (Para.5,L.2) brood over /on/about sth. to think a lot about sth. that makes you annoyed ,anxious or upset. 焦虑，忧思（使人厌烦、担忧或不安的事） eg: You aren’t still brooding over what he said ,are you ? Para.6,L.2 Men keep harems ,but it is by brute force ,privileged by atrocious laws which the other six were allowed no hand in making . 人妻妾成群却靠蛮力，由残暴的法律来授予特权，而女性则无权参与制定这些法律。 Para.7,L.1 Man ,in his decent from the cat,…the saving grace which excuses the cat. 人从猫退化而来，带来了猫的放荡作风，却把无意识丢到了后面——可以使猫得到宽恕的长处。 Para.9,L.4 gouge out to force out ;to dig out 挤出，挖出 Para.14,L.4 to smooth one’s path to sth. 为某人铺平通往……的道路。 Para.14,L.5~8 He was at it …,he had been at it ever since he first saw the light. * * Lesson 15 The Damned Human Race Mark Twain About the author: Mark Twain (1835---1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clements