第七章 《高级英语》精品课程第二册.pptVIP

《高级英语》 精品课程  第二册 制作人： 徐李洁 Unit 2 Marrakech By George Orwell Objectives of Lesson Two To familiarize with the background knowledge of George Orwell, Morocco, French colonies, Marrakech; Jews To learn expository writing; To analyze the theme and the writer’s opinion of colonialism. Background Knowledge George Orwell Morocco Marrakech French Colonies Jews Analysis of the text Orwell’s Political point Orwell was a keen critic of imperialism , fascism ,Stalinism, and capitalism. His works are concerned with the sociopolitical conditions of his time, notably with the problem of human freedom. His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense dislike of totalitarianism（极权主义）, and a passion for clarity in language. As in Animal Farm, Nineteen eighty-four Orwell’s Rules for writers Never use metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long word where a short one will do. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. Never use the passive voice where you can use the active. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous. Colonize vt. e.g. Britain colonized Australia. Colonist (殖民地居民， 移民）， colonialism, colonialist, Colonization, colonizationist (主张开拓殖民地者） Colonial country Colony （殖民地， 居住区） e.g. the artists’ colony in New York city Six Scenes to expose the evils of colonialism Scene 1: The burial of the poor inhabitants (para 1-3) The idea: Life is cheap. People are so poor that they can not afford proper burials. Scene 2: The begging of bread of an employee (para 4-7) The idea: Life is poor. People can’t afford proper food. Scene 3: Living condition of the Jews (para 8-15) The idea: Jews live in great poverty and under prejudice. Sce