Unit5 Enjoying novels.ppt

Unit 5 Enjoying novels Warming up 1.Look at these literary genres. Which do you enjoy most? Why? 2.Do you like classic or modern literature? 3.Which do you like better, English novels or Chinese novels? What English novels have you read? 4.Can you say something of the story you like best? Why do you enjoy reading it? Pre-reading Can you match the titles of these famous novels to the authors? Agnes Grey Gone with the wind Tess of the d’Urbevilles David Copperfield Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice Wuthering Heights Just So Stories To Kill a Mockingbird Charles Dickens Reading 1 Why do you think so many authoresses wrote about love and marriage? 2 Which writer was the most reserved in her descriptions of feelings? Why do we still read her books? 3 In which way were George Eliots books similar to those of Charles Dickens? 4 In which way were George Eliots books similar to those of Charlotte Bronte? dilemma的意思是“两难处境”，在本句中的“两 难”指的是“要么找不到真爱就不结婚，要么就同意缔结没有爱情基础的婚姻”。如； Mary’s dilemma was whether to go to the party in her old dress or to stay at home玛丽的难处在于是穿旧衣服去聚会还是待在家里。 You put me in a dilemma你让我进退两难。 The doctor’s dilemma was whether he should tell the patient the truth or not 这个医生处于是否告诉患者真相的两难境地。 在本句中，butfor是“除了。除 以外”的 意思，相当于except for。如： But for his habit of smoking，he would he a perfect man 除了抽烟的习惯，他是个完美的人。 but for最常见的意思是“要不是，多亏 否 则”，多用于虚拟语气中。如： But for your help，I would not have finished the work多亏你帮忙，否则我不可能完成工作。 But for the rain，we would have had a pleasant journey要不是这场雨，我们的旅行一定会很愉 快的。 引文作了改动，原旬是：It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife译文是：“凡是有财产的单身汉 这已经成了一条举世公认的真理。” want在这里的意思是“缺乏；不足”。 3 The three Bronte sisters adopting this practice，Mary Ann Evans did the same and wrote under the name of George Eliot 勃朗特三姐妹是这样做的，玛丽安埃文斯也是这样做的，她用乔治·艾略特的笔名进行创作。 practice在这里的意思是“习俗；惯例”，在本句中指write under a man’s name。 如： It is not the practice modern society for a wom