高级英语Mark Twain--Mirror of America.ppt

Lesson Six Mark Twain —Mirror of America ;Teaching Objectives;;Mark Twain –Mirror of America;Mark Twain;The Name of Mark Twain;Early life experienceMark Twain ;In His Middle Ages;His Later Life;His Death; Mirror of America “Mirror ”---- Is a piece of glass or other shinny/polished surface that reflects images. Here, it is a metaphor. It means a faithful representation or description of something (the country). Why does the author say that Mark Twain is the mirror of America? ;;The historical background of Mark Twains time Twain lived in the stirring(动荡) years in American history ---- the American-Mexican War, The Civil War, the Gold Rush, the Western Expansion, the American Spanish War, the rapid development of capitalism and later the emergence of imperialism along with the first economic depressions, etc.; Mark Twain---the mirror of America is made in two senses. ★ ★Mark Twain’s exciting, adventurous life stories mirror a part of true American history, and the life of ordinary American people. ★ ★Second, his life experience furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity, as well as with the perfect grasp of local customs and speech, which Mark Twain has manifested so well in his writing. His works mirror the real society of his time.;;Text writing style; Introductin to a biography;Introductin to a biography;A brief introduction to the whole text;;P1. (Para.1) A short summary of his life;  An overall estimation;;Detailed Study of the Text (para.1);cruise: n. a sea voyage for pleasure v. sail or travel about as for pleasure He was on a world cruise. They spent the summer cruising in the Greek islands. The taxi cruised off down the Changan Avenue. cruise missile 巡航导弹 cruiser: a large fast warship 巡洋舰 ;;3. Tom Sawyer’s endless summer of freedom and adventure: