the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas-张汉熙高级英语第二册课件.ppt

Para.5 the stop of playing the flute as the signal 第一百二十六页，共209页。 Paragraph 6. celebration of the Festival of Summer 第一百二十七页，共209页。 ?? As if that little private silence were the signal: When the child stopped playing the flute there ensured a short silence and it seemed to be a signal for the horse race to start. 第一百二十八页，共209页。 ? All at once ...line: imperious,melancholy, piercing: Suddenly from a pavilion near the starting line of the horse race, a commanding, sad and shrill note of a trumpet sounds. imperious: arrogant; imperative e.g. imperious manner 第一百二十九页，共209页。 ? some of them neigh in answer: some of the horses seem to neigh in answer to the call of the trumpet 第一百三十页，共209页。 some of them neigh in answer: some of the horses seem to neigh in answer to the call of the trumpet 第一百三十一页，共209页。 ? Sober-faced, the young riders…“Quiet, quiet, there my beauty, my hope….”: Serious looking young riders pass their hands gently over the horses’ necks and calm them, and call them tenderly, “Quiet, quiet, my beautiful horse, my hope for winning the race….” 第一百三十二页，共209页。 sober-faced: serious looking face stroke: v. to pass the hand over gently, esp. for pleasure e.g. The cat likes being stroked. He stroked his beard reflectively. 第一百三十三页，共209页。 ?? The crowds along the racecourse are like a field of grass and flowers in the wind: a simile. The crowds moving about along the racecourse were swaying back and forth like grass and flowers in the wind. 第一百三十四页，共209页。 Para. 7 the author leading readers into disbelief 第一百三十五页，共209页。 ? Do you believe? Do you accept the festival, the city, the joy? No? Then let me describe one more thing: Another short paragraph to introduce the next important subject: the suffering and misery of a child upon which is based the joy and happiness of the citizens of Omelas. 第一百三十六页，共209页。 Why don’t people understand the happiness of Omelas? People don’t understand the happiness of Omelas because