Unit 2-The Boy and the Bank Officer男孩和银行职员.pptVIP

… has been shaking this boy down… (para. 30) paraphrase … has been getting money from the boy by using threats… Anyway, the police are on the case… (para. 30) paraphrase Anyway, the police are working on the case… “Anyway” is often used in spoken English when you want to change the subject . 不管怎么说，我就是喜欢它。 Anyway, I like it. 不管怎么样，谢谢你。 Thank you anyway. Not that I ever heard of. (para. 32) paraphrase I have never heard of such rules. The end of Sentence Paraphrase. Fill in each blank with one word from the list and find the corresponding explanation. I have a friend who hates banks with a special ___ . …he replied in a voice rising slightly in ___ . You ought to get your parents here and ___ . You know, you really shouldn’t have ___ . I couldn’t believe what this ___ was saying. W B T R Warming List: protest, idiot, passion, interfered, irritation to deliberately get involved in a situation that does not concern you, which may be annoying to others. a foolish person very strong feeling (of hate, anger, love) the feeling of being annoyed about sth. to complain Key: 1. passion (c); 2. irritation (d); 3. protest (e); 4. interfered (a); 5. idiot (b) Theme Since people usually have misgivings about banks, this article seems to prove that the prejudices like that are groundless. Traditionally, poor people and people who sympathize with them have regarded banks as evil, as enemies of the poor. Such suspicions and misgivings obviously still linger on. This article seems to prove that prejudices of people like the author are ungrounded. Theme of the story The end of Theme. Writing Devices Hyperbole To be continued on the next page. A figure of speech in which conscious exaggeration is used without the intent of literal persuasion. It may be used to heighten effect, or to produce comic effect. Writing Devices Hyperbole: more examples To be continued on the next page. I moved in for the kill. (para. 19) I zeroed in on the officer.