全新版第二版综合教程6第三单元课后练习答案.ppt

Unit 3 Book 6 Human Weaknesses Pre-reading Tasks 1. Who is the listening text about? Can you say something about his literary career? 2. What does his pen name imply? 3. What famous books did he write? 4. Why is he so celebrated all over the world? 1. It is about Samuel Clemens, better known as “Mark Twain”. He is an American writer whose sharp wit and great genius have entertained countless readers for more than a century. His many publications, along with many dozens of other works ranging from airy magazine columns to focused, biting anti-imperialist satire. back 2. His pen name is an expression relating to the periodic measurement of the distance between the bottom of the steamboat and the riverbed. When the leadsman detected a depth of only twelve feet, he would sound the alert: “By the maaa-ark, twain!” back 3. The adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and so on. back 4. For his sharp wit, humor and great genius. back Part One Paras 14-37 The four artists and the poor life they were living Part Two Paras 38-65 Their clever scheme to rid themselves of poverty Part Three Paras 66-82 Their campaign to sell their paintings and build up Miller’s fame Part Four Paras 83-86 Their success in making both money and fame. 2. It can build an illusion of the truthfulness of the story. In other words, as the story is told in the words of a person other than the narrator himself, it appears more believable. 3. They are similar in that both the songbird and the artist entertain the world with their talent and energy only to be neglected. Only after they die of thirst and hunger do they receive the recognition that should have been accorded them long ago. The difference between the two stories lies in the fact that the artist escaped the usual fate