高级英语第二册Lesson.pptVIP

“ Tamburlaine”, 《帖木儿》讲述了14世纪一个普通牧民帖木儿，如何登上国王宝座，成为一个野心勃勃，残暴无情的鞑靼统治者的故事。通过蔑视上方的命令并粗暴对待那些陷入绝境的王公们，帖木儿展示了一颗报负不凡的野心，这可自我培养的野心还充满了不受道德约束的情欲。他的节节胜利是他巨大的自然力量的胜利，也是他残暴对待同样残酷但却更软弱颓废的闻名世界的胜利，马洛通过刻画一个百战百盛的枭雄，表达了文艺复兴时期的人们渴望获得无穷力量与权势的心情。 Para. 17 1. How do you interpret the metaphor in the first sentence? 2. Explain “The king’s English is a model — a rich and instructive one — but it ought not to be an ultimatum.” Para. 18 So we may return to my beginning. The writer realizes he has been digressing from his subject by discussing the King’s English at length, so he comes back to his central theme --- conve