张汉熙高级英语第一册课件.doc

II. Structure and StyleNarration:One of the basic and most frequently adopted way of writing. Simply defined, narration is the telling of a story. A good narration has a beginning, a middle and an end. Narration is concerned with action, with life in motion, with a meaningful series of action.A narrative writing usually tells the time, the background of an event, or the cause and result of it.In a narrative writing, the actions or the incidents, events are generally presented in order of their occurrence, following the natural time sequence of the happenings, It is called to be in Chronological order.But it can also start in the middle or at some other point in the action and move backward to the earlier happenings. This is called flashback.There are three basic components of a narration:a. Plot: the whole story, the frame of the writing, which consists of a series of events, with the development of the actions, or accidents. There are usu. one or several climaxes, the highest point of the story, with suspensions, conflicts, to arouse the interest of the audience. After the climax is reached, the story quickly moves to a conclusion.b. Characters: the leading character is called the hero or protagonist.c. Background: the time and place of the storyThe plot / action usually dominates narration, however, some narratives focus on character or theme or atmosphere. 课文详解:Detailed Study of the Text1. slip: to move slidingly, smoothly, secretly or unnoticed. it carries a stronger implication of a frictionless than slide.2. lump: a mass of sth. solid without a special size of shape　　a lump of lead, sugar　　Black coffee, 2 lumps, please!a hard swelling on the body　　She was afraid when she felt a lump in her left breastto have a lump in ones throat:to have a tight feeling in the throat because strong emotion, such as sorrow or gratitude, to have ones throat choked, to have a feeling of pressure, being unable to breath, a tight sensation in the thro