[英语学习]现代大学英语精读6第八课A Rose for Emily课件.pptVIP

Para.47 thwart to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do. 阻挠，妨碍 E.g. My plans were thwarted by the intervention of the police. Thwarted ambition. 受挫的雄心 They thwarted her plans. 他们制止了她的计划 Virulent: extremely harmful or deadly Para.48-49 What does her hair color symbolize? Strong and stubborn personality Fit up a studio (Para.49) With the same regularity and in the same spirit… The collection plate: a plate for holding the money collected during a church service. Para.51:“Thus she passed from generation to generation-dear, inescapable, impervious, tranquil and perverse.” the townspeople’s ambivalent attitude toward Emily. she represented the Southern heritage to a certain extent and was hereditary obligation. she ignored the tax notice and her refusal to pay taxes. she remained calm and free from disturbance. she was obstinate, behaved unreasonably and regularly doing the opposite of what people expected her to. Perverse continuing to behave in an unreasonable way, esp. deliberately doing the opposite of what people want you to do.有悖常理的，不合人意，任性的，执迷不悟的，歪曲的。 A man of perverse nature A perverse view of liberty The students took a perverse pleasure in his embarrassment. Part V ( Para.54-60 ) Secret in Emily’s house Para.55 mathematical progression: sequence or succession of happening in time marked by numbers. Bottleneck: any place, as a narrow road, where traffic is slowed up or halted; any point at which movement or progress is slowed up. Para.57 describes vividly the details of the mysterious room upstairs. What is the purpose of the author? Create the atmosphere of gothic novel. Portraying the perverse character of Miss Emily. Telling us an appalling story about Emily. Para.57 acrid: sharp, bitter, stinging, or irritating to the taste or smell. Pall: an overspreading covering, as of dark clouds or black smoke, which cloaks obscures in a gloomy, depressing way monogram: two or more letters, usually the first letter of someone’s name