unit2圣诞欢歌.ppt

查尔斯?狄更斯 1812年2月7日－1870年6月9日，维多利亚时代英国最伟大的作家，也是一位以反映现实生活见长的作家。他在自己的作品中，以高超的艺术手法，描绘了包罗万象的社会图景，作品一贯表现出揭露和批判的锋芒，贯彻惩恶扬善的人道主义精神，塑造出众多令人难忘的人物形象。一百多年来他的代表作《双城记》在全世界盛行不衰，深受广大读者的欢迎。 知识补充 Christmas Carol 圣诞欢歌剧照 Look at the photo, the questions in 2b and the title to the story on page 14. Then answer the questions below. Before you read… 1. What does the passage talk about? It talks about the spirit of Christmas. 2. What do you think A Christmas Carol is ? It is a book about Christmas, and I guess this book has a happy ending. Language points Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 主语 谓语 宾语从句 many 代词，意思是“许多人”，在句中作主语 think of 想到，考虑?，想起来 But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: 该句为倒装句，陈述句语序为 The true meaning of Christmas lies behind all these things. 作状语的介词短语放于句首, 句子要倒装。 Under the big tree was sitting an old farmer. 大树下坐着一个老农夫。 Language points the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this. A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. be famous for 因……而出名e.g.中国因长城而出名。be famous as 作为……而出名e.g.邓紫棋以歌手身份而出名。write wrote written He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. mean 吝啬的；刻薄的；自私的 Don’t be mean to her! 不要对她如此刻薄！ Hate to do sth./hate doing sth. hate treat 款待；对待 One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner.the ghost of sb. 某人的鬼魂business 生意，贸易businessman 商人It’s not your business.不关你的事。 Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. used to do 过去常常做某事，而现在往往不做了 be/get used to doing be used to do=be used for doing sth. 习惯于做某事 ...被用来做某事 He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. warn sb. (not) t