新世纪大学英语综合教程2 The Kindness of Strangers 翻译.docVIP

新世纪大学英语综合教程2 The Kindness of Strangers 翻译 The Kindness of Strangers Text analysis Plot: The author traveled across the States alone to find out if people were willing to help strangers. Setting: People in the United States seem to have become more and more indifferent to other people’s needs. Protagonists: “I” and the people helping “I” Structure of the text: Part 1 (Para 1-4): The reason why the author decided to start this journey Part 2 (Para 5-10): The author’s plan for the trip and part of his experiences in this journey Part 3 (Para 11-13): The most special night in his journey Part 4 (Para 14-15): The author’s speech and the conclusion Theme of the story: The author tries to tell people that based on his personal experience one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States. Background information These are states mentioned by the author in the article. Please mark them out in the map in the next page and draw a line to show the author’s route of journey. California ( CA)—San Francisco—the Golden Gate Bridge/p-travelguide-191501932-iowa_vacations-i;_ylt=AuMhAypgEQWX_kOfTek7Kk0nFmoL Iowa (IA) Montana (MT) /p-travelguide-191501963-nebraska_vacations-i;_ylt=ApKwtCGseHaRUCVur5KFhSknFmoL Nebraska (NE) /p-travelguide-191501982-north_carolina_vacations-i;_ylt=Aga.ncnHr6V8gvZ9R5L4w4AnFmoL North Carolina (NC)—Cape Fear /p-travelguide-191501994-oregon_vacations-i;_ylt=Atp9gYC2h1LBPMsht2zdZw8nFmoL Oregon (OR) /p-travelguide-191502009-tennessee_vacations-i;_ylt=Aqko9.oZGZifQMeu7vqxrRInFmoL Tennessee (TN)—Jamestown /p-travelguide-191502037-wyoming_vacations-i;_ylt=AoHMXDguIAVK0kfwu9yErRQnFmoL Wyoming (WY) Louisiana (LA)—New Orleans Information gaining Oral English practice Suppose that you were the author. Carol asked you to give a talk to here class and you agreed. Please prepare something for your speech about your trip. Tips: Pay attention to the expressions showing the author’s attitude, feelings and thoughts during the journey. Remember to make