教学课件 英美概况第三版.ppt

Joyful moment Exercises Chapter 8 Literature and Arts Warming-up 1 New words and expressions 2 Literature 3 Arts 4 Case Studies Exercises 5 Contents Warming-up Do you know who are they? Warming-up What stories do the pictures relate to? Warming-up What stories do the pictures relate to? New words and expressions pilgrimage：n. a journey to a sacred place 朝圣 — The Muslim delegation is shortly going on a pilgrimage to Mecca. elusive: a. difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve 难懂的，难以捉摸的 — She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. redemption: n. the act of saving or state of being saved from the power of evil; the act of redeeming 拯救；救赎 — The boy is beyond redemption. New words and expressions progenitor: a. a person who starts an idea or a development 创始人；先驱 — Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music. underworld: n. the people and activities involved in crime in a particular place 黑社会；黑道 — That quiet man was an underworld king-pin. courtship: n. the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the process of developing this relationship 求爱期；求爱；追求 — He won her heart after a brief courtship. New words and expressions fortification：n. a tower, wall, gun position, etc. built to defend a place against attack 碉堡；围墙；炮台；防御工事 — These fortifications were built during the last war. blockbuster: n. something very successful, especially a very successful book or film/movie 一鸣惊人的事物；（尤指）非常成功的书（或电影） — That new movie is a blockbuster. 9. lament: n. a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended 挽歌；哀诗；悼辞 — Short pleasure, long lament. New words and expressions acoustic: a. related to sound or to the sense of hearing 声音的；音响的；听觉的 — The company has come up with a new acoustic-optical device. prolificacy: n. great fertility; producing of a large number of literary or artistic works （文学或艺术作品的）多产 — He is famous for prolificacy. literature The Roman