Lesson-6-Mark-Twain-Mirror-of-America--课件教学讲解.pptVIP

Twain’s greatest fame and his importance in American literature rest largely on his two best known novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆·索亚历险记 》 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克费恩历险记 》 * ppt课件 By 1900 Twain had become America’s foremost celebrity. He was invited to attend anniversary gatherings, political conventions, and countless dinners. Reporters met him at every port of call, anxious to print a new quip from the famous humorist. Pictures from * ppt课件 --Unsuccessful Businessman: invested largely on a new type-setting machine, bankrupt --Successful Lecturer: a lecturing tour abroad to pay off the debts, but ruined his health --Deaths of his son, daughters and wife. * ppt课件 Mark Twain died of illness on April 21, 1910. When he passed away, newspapers around the country declared, “The whole world is mourning.” * ppt课件 Words * ppt课件 cynical (Para.1 Line6) adj. 愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲的 【词组】be cynical about (对事情的成功或人的诚信) 怀疑的 词根：cynic adj. cynic 犬儒学派的 adv. cynically 爱嘲笑地；冷笑地 n. cynicism 玩世不恭，愤世嫉俗；犬儒主义；冷嘲热讽 cynic 愤世嫉俗者；犬儒学派的人 * ppt课件 attest (Para.2 Line17) vt. 证明；证实；为…作证； 使宣誓，使发誓 vi. 证明；作证 Police records attest to his long history of violence.警方记录证明他有长期的暴力史。 词根：attest adj. attested 证明无病的；经检验证明无病的；经检验证明无菌的 n. attestation 证明；证据；证实；宣誓 attestator 证明者；证人 attester 证明者；契据等的连属人 attestor 证人；证明者；连属人 * ppt课件 feud(Para.4 Line29) n. 积怨；不和；争执；封地 a family feud （家族世仇） a tribal feud （部落争端） sink a feud （摈弃旧怨） vi. 长期不和；长期争斗 【词组】at feud with 与…有仇，与…不和 词根：feud adj. feudal 封建制度的；领地的；世仇 feudatory 封臣的；封地的 adv. feudally 如封建地 n. feudalism 封建主义；封建制度 feudatory 封臣；封地 vt. feudalize 使……形成封建制度； 使……封建化 * ppt课件 piracy(Para.4 Line29) [pa?r?s?] n. 海盗行为；剽窃；著作权侵害；非法翻印 词根：pirate adj. piratical 海盗的；非法翻印的，盗版的 n. pirate 海盗；盗版；侵犯专利权者 vi. pirate 做海盗；从事劫掠 vt. pirate 掠夺；翻印；剽窃 * ppt课件 lynch(Para.4 Line29) [l?n(t)?] n. 私刑；私刑处死；（英）田埂 vt. 处以私刑；以私刑处死 thug(Para.4 Line30) [θ?g] n. 暴徒；恶棍；刺客 motley(Para.6 Line45) [m?tl?] adj. 杂色的；混杂的；五颜六色的 n. 混杂；杂色衣服；小丑 * ppt课件 succu