文体与修辞考试复习.ppt

Background introduction: Robert was a doctor. He and his wife, Sheila, had a son. A few years before the dialogue, Robert met a woman doctor at a conference and had an affair with her. The woman gave birth to a child without telling it to Robert. Later, unfortunately, she was seriously ill and was going to die. She had no choice but to tell Robert about the child and hoped Robert would take the child back home and bring him up after her death. Robert decided to talk with his wife, hoping she would forgive him and agree to take the child back to them. * Husband (H): Honey, I gotta to talk to you. Wife (W): Sure. Is there something wrong? H: Well, sort of. Yes. W: Bob, something in your voice scares me. Have I done anything? H: No. It’s me. I’ve done it. Sheila, remember when you were pregnant with Paula? W: Yes? H: I had to fly to Europe --- Montpellier --- to give that paper … W: And? H: I had an affair. * W: No. This is some terrible news. Isn’t it? H: No. It’s true. I --- I’m sorry. W: Who? H: Nobody. Nobody special. W: Who, Robert? H: Her --- her name was Nicole Guirin. She was a doctor. W: And how long did it last? H: Two, three days. W: Two days or three days? I want to know. --- from Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal * * * * * * * English Rhetoric and Stylistics (I) Instructed by Lian Jie Tel:Mobile:E-mail: lianjie@ * Course Introduction Whole Course：Rhetoric (14 h) + Stylistics (18 h) English rhetoric: 第一讲 遣词 第二讲 句级修辞手段 (I) 第二讲 句级修辞手段 (II) 第二讲 句级修辞手段 (III) 第三讲 修辞格 (I) 第三讲 修辞格 (II) 第三讲 修辞格 (III) 单元测试 * Recommended books: 1.范家材. 1992. 英语修辞赏析[M]. 上海:上海交通大学出版社. 2.黄任. 1996. 英语修辞与写作[M]. 上海: 上海外语教育出版社. 3.吕熙. 2004. 实用英语修辞[M].北京:清华大学出版社. 4. 潘绍嶂. 1998. 英语修辞与写作[M]. 上海:上海交通大学出版社. 5. 王德春,陈晨. 现代修辞学[M]. 上海: 上海外语教育出版社. 6.王希杰. 2005. 汉语修辞学[M]. 北京:商务印书馆. * English Rhetoric Session 1 0. Introduction (1) Definition the art of speaking or writing effectively which focuses on the