thekindnessofstrangers精选.pptxVIP

The kindness of strangers;contents;1.Warming up ;2.Background information;Reader’s digest;the guardian;cnn news;china daily;text background;3.text analysis;Theme Based on his personal experience, he concludes one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States. In spite of the general moral decay, people could still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States.;detailed discussion of the text;He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. He held his thumb and the gas can to show that he was out of gas and needed a lift.;With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “I don’ t want to get involved” has become a national motto. (Para. 1) Translation:由于到处隐藏着帮派组织，瘾君子，杀人犯，强奸犯和小偷，“我不想惹麻烦”就成了民族箴言。 由于到处隐藏着帮派组织，瘾君子，杀人犯，强奸犯和小偷，“事不关己，高高挂起”成为全国上下的保身明哲。;…thieves lurking everywhere…(para 1) 1. be or stay hidden when waiting to attack A suspicious-looking man was lurking in the shadows. Danger lurks around everywhere. 2.linger without being clearly shown This doubt has lurked in my mind for a long time.;Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.(para 2) 1.left on the shore and unable to return to the sea a ship stranded on a sandbank 2.left in difficulties stranded tourists Question: Why didn’t it bother him so much? And what does the sentence imply? Because the author thought it was sensible for him to do so and did so indeed as a matter of course as other people would do the same in the situation.It shows that it was really something common. The real issue then was not that he didn’t help the young man but that he never thought about offering help to strangers.;who is Blanche dubois;One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans. (P3,L3) Paraphrase: One method to know the answer is