L6：Mark Twain Mirror of America 课件.ppt

para7 rebuff----metaphor,personification —refuse or reject one’s proposal for love. Mark Twain was described as a man who seemed to try to win the affection of wealth like a woman, but he was rejected. Mark Twain was refused by wealth. Why did he fail as a prospector? he did not work as hard as he could; he did not hold on or persist in working as hard as other miners did; perhaps he was not lucky, he could not find the gold mine. “flirt with” para7 to literatures enduring gratitudet o l “to+noun” is an adverbial used to show the result or consequence of something. to one’s surprise, to one’s satisfaction, to one’s disappointment e.g: To my disappiontment, he failed in the exam. reason titude”? Why did the literature thank Mark Twain? All his achievements were the consequences of his important decision—accepting the offer as a reporter with the Virginal City Territorial Enterprise. This decision is a turning point in his career, from that moment, he became a writer. In this sense, the world literature should thank him for his decision and should be grateful to his decision. Gold Rush1848-1858 The Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutters Mill in Coloma, California. News of the discovery soon spread, resulting in many people coming to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. Effects ecnomic,political and social Anti-foreigner laws Native Americans World-wide economic stimulation victims of starvation and disease large and diverse drive out foreigners from the mines stimulated economies around the world Para 8 “his pen” and “ pickax” are his pen --- reporting pickax[p?k?ks] ---- mining metonymies. a figure of speech that consists in using the name of one thing for that of something else with which it is associated. Para9 His descriptions of the settlers in the wild Sacramento Valley sound familiar to the modern people who are used to leadi