大学英语修订版 第二册 Unit One.ppt

About the story During the time this story takes place, India was a British colony. The colonial official works for the British government in India. What did the hostess’ self-control prove? Despite men’s long-standing prejudice, women have great courage and presence of mind to face very dangerous situations. Who are braver, men or women? This question is asked again and again, but different people have different opinions. . Here in the text, this question is fielded (审视) in a rather unexpected way. Let’s see what happened later. The Writing Form of the Article It is known to us all that a story is told or narrated with a theme. And the theme is displayed by an event conducted by people at a particular time and in a particular place. Therefore, people, time and place are three factors essential to the development of an event. In this sense, we can be well aware that our text today is a typical article of narration, also called narrative (记叙文). The Writing Form of the Article Narrative (记叙文): event Remember that any narrative is intended to tell a theme displayed by an event which is conducted by people at a particular time and in a particular place. Now let’s find out the time, place, and people that lead to the occurrence(发生) of an event from the text. { People Time place Time The story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. 1. When did the story appear in a magazine? 2. At what time was the discussion held? The discussion was held at a party in the evening. Place In India. 1.Where was the tale heard by the author? In a spacious dining room of a colonial official’s, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. 2. Where was the dinner party held? Characters (or People) Their guests and a visiting American naturalist. All together there are 21 persons. 1. Who held the party? 2. Who were present at the party? A