LessonEightTheModelMillionaireⅡ.pptVIP

Lesson Eight　The Model Millionaire(Ⅱ)　 　Ⅰ. Outline of the Text Part 1: (Paras: 1-22) Hughie met Alan Trevor in a club that night. He was angry at hearing that Alan had told the old man all about him. Alan told Hughie that the model was actually a millionaire and he was very interested in Hughie and his affairs. Part 2: (Paras: 23-29) A servant from the millionaire visited Hughie the next morning. The man brought Hughie a cheque for 10,000 as a wedding gift from the millionaire.　 Part 3: (Paras: 30-31) Hughie married the girl he loved. 1.　…found Trevor sitting by himself in the smoking room drinking… 看到特里沃独自坐在吸烟室饮酒 find sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事 smoking room ：吸烟室　 2 “Well, Alan, did you finish the picture all right?” he said, as he lit his cigarette.　　 all right: satisfactorily　　 lit → light 3 “Finished and framed, my boy!” answered Trevor; “and, by the way, that old model you saw has become very fond of you.　　 by the way 顺便　　 you saw （定语从句，省略了 whom ）　　 be fond of / become fond of: like sb. or sth. very much 非常喜欢某人或某物 4.I have got heaps of old clothes at home － do you think he would care for any of them? Why, his rags were falling to bits.”　　 heap n. 堆　　 care for 介意，计较，愿意　　 rag: worn clothes　　 bits: pieces　　 fall to bits: 变得破破烂烂　　 break to bits 摔得粉碎 5 “But he looks splendid in them,” said Trevor. “I should never want to paint him in a frock coat for anything.　　　　 splendid ： excellent　　 frock coat: very good clothes 非常好的、华丽的衣服　 　Never…for anything: not … at all （口语）决不，肯定不　　 本句翻译：“不过他穿着那身衣服看起来棒极了，”特里沃说。他要是身着长礼服，我说什么也不会画他。 6.…you painters are a heartless lot… 你们画家真是一帮铁石心肠的人 （ painters have no sympathy for the poor and miserable ）　　 lot: （口语）一群具有相同特征的人 7…our business is to show the world as we see it, not to make it better ： … the work of artists is to present the world honestly, not to improve it. 8 “You don‘t mean to say you talked to him about her?” said Hughie.　　 mean to say: admit readily 愿意承认（一般用于疑问句）　　 “你不会真的跟他谈起了劳拉吧？”休