现代大学英语精读第二UnitTheTelephone.pptxVIP

会计学第1页/共42页The TelephoneUnit 6W arming upR einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackground第2页/共42页The TelephoneUnit 6Questions / ActivitiesWarming upCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTR第3页/共42页Warming upQuestions / ActivitiesDid the title tell you much?What did you expect to read?WBTR第4页/共42页Warming upCheck-on PreviewPlease define the underlined words in each context: (p.22) In the evening, the laughter and noise of the men trailed off and finally stopped(p.22)“I’ll give him a trail to follow,” muttered Rainsford. (L. 8)(p.21)…to bring news that would change their lives and deliver them from their aimless existence.(p.22)…or to deliver a message to his wife, such as…v. (voice ~off), it becomes gradually quieter and then stopsn. The track of a person or animal by which it can be followed free sb from a situationtake sth to a place第5页/共42页Warming upCheck-on PreviewTranslate the following paragraph into English by yourself and then compare with the original. 有时候，在这漫长的等待中，加上酷热，苍蝇以及羊粪的气味，人们的脾气变得暴躁起来。年轻一点的女人因为担心她们的婴儿，开始为该轮到谁接水争吵起来。有时，争吵升级，女人们大打出手；她们扯着对方的头发、吐着口水、诅咒着、尖叫着、谩骂着，把我的耳朵刺得嗡嗡作响。我们这些和母亲一道去取水的被晒得黝黑的小男孩喜欢这样的打斗，因为女人们扭打着在沙地里打滚的时候，我们可以看到她们的大腿和花内裤。偶尔，我们幸运地可以看到更多，因为有些女人在长裙下面根本什么都没穿。上帝呀，我曾经多么盼望这样的打斗。我现在还记得那种冲动、那种兴奋，连阳光都在滚滚的尘土上跳舞，当一条裙子被扯破了，年轻女人的一只白皙的乳房漏了出来，旋即又被遮了起来。在我的日历上，大旱的那一年将永远是我孩提时代最美妙的年份之一。 第6页/共42页Warming upObjectivesUnderstand the theme of the story (understand globalization from another perspective, cf. “Globalization’s Dual Power”)Appreciate the style perspective tone strongly flavored expressions metaphor, simile, exaggeration…第7页/共42页The TelephoneUnit 6AuthorBackgroundBWSocial BackgroundTR第8页/共42页BackgroundAuthorBorn in Lebanon in a family whose ancestors are believed to have gone to Jerusalem in the Crusades.Taught English at the University of BeirutLeft for the U.S. when the civil war brokeout in LebanonHas been teaching English at the English Language Institute of the Uni. of TennesseeHis LifeAnwar F. Accawi第9页/共42页BackgroundAuthor Non-Fiction The Boy from the Tower of t