Module2TheRenaissance第4课时Warymingup课件（外研版选修8）.ppt

成才之路 · 英语;The Renaissance;背 景 e 站 链 接 ; Since its 2003 publication date，Dan Browns novel The Da Vinci Code has had an impact not only in the world of literature and the related world of the arts but also in the social and political spheres1. ;The Da Vinci Code，a stand-alone thriller，was number one on the New York Times best-seller list，stayed on the best-seller list for over a year，and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.The novel reached many readers who might not usually pick up fiction，owing to the intriguing2 nature of its multi-layered plot：the idea that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were married and had a child；deciphering3 the symbols found in many works of art，including Da Vinci s painting The Last Supper.; The novel was well received by popular readers as a thriller，but reviewers debated its advantage because of Browns clumsy prose and the apparent anti-Catholic attitude he takes in the novel.The Da Vinci Code won the British Book Awards Book of the Year,2005，but it has also received much more negative attention from the Catholic Church. ; The novels influence can be seen in the books published in response to it，such as Martin Lunn s 2004 Da Vinci Code Decoded or Richard Abanes s 2004 The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Code，but also in imitations and adaptations.The plot of the 2004 movie National Treasure，Starring Nicholas Cage，revolves around4 similar coded messages.; 知识点击： 1．sphere/sfI?(r)/n. 领域，球体 2．intriguing/In?tri?ɡI?/adj. 引人入胜的 3．decipher/dI?saIf?(r)/v. 破译，破解 4．revolve around 以……为中心