全新版大學英語第三冊unit6Thelastleaf

1、遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Teaching Procedures A Brief Introduction to the Author Text Analysis Vocabulary Learning Summary 4 1 2 3 Homework 5 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Introduction to the Author O. Henry (1862-1910), the pseudonym (筆名) of William Sydney Porter, was a

2、distinguished American storywriter. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Main Works The Cop and the AnthemThe Gift of the MagiThe Last Leaf 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Surpring endings Writing Style The vividness of details Coincidence 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 1.

3、Surprising endings The Gift of the Magi TIP: His surprise ending is especially liked by readers and makes all readers think of it long after. In “The Gift of the Magi”, O. Henry used the most famous trick ending. The story tells readers about how a poor young husband and wife buy each other a Christ

4、mas present, though they are both nearly penniless. They make up their minds to get a suitable Christmas gift for the other side for sincere love. The wife has her beautiful hair cut off and sells the hair to buy the husband a gold watch chain. He sells his watch to get a set of combs. When he and s

5、he finally know what is the matter, both of them feel very surprised and at the same time , they feel much disappointed, for the presents that they have bought have no use at this time. The conception of this is really ingenious and clever. When the story is over, the readers become intoxicated in t

6、he minute arrangement of the writer, and meanwhile are deeply moved by this young affectionate couple. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 2. The vividness of details O. Henry often observes the people and thin

7、gs around him, so he always gives a description of vivid details in his short stories. He does his best to make his portrayal exact and exquisite. The very style of the stories is absorbing. Such detailed description makes every reader indulge him in the plots of the story. The more people read such

8、 writings, the more they are interested in the characters and plots in the stories. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 3. Coincidence Coincidence is another characteristic of O. Henrys writing. In many of his stories, there are many coincidental plots. In “The Gift of Magi”, Della sells her l

9、ong hair to get Jim a gold watch chain, and Jim sells his watch to buy Della a set of combs. How coincidental it is really! 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Text Analysis Characters in the story Text Organization Introduction to the Plot Threads 12 43 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇

10、田蘇 Characters Old Behaman 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Text Organization 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1-2 3-8 9-17 18-21 22-33 34-37 38-39 Johnsy caught pneumonia. The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live on. Johnsy decided that she would die when the last leaf fell. Sue told Behrm

11、an about Johnsys fancy. As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that she decided not to give up and live on. As Johnsy recovered, Behrman caught pneumonia and his case was hopeless. Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without any thought of self. scenes characters paragraphevent

12、s 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Threads Thread 1The last leaf Thread 2The doctors three visits Thread 3 Soup Thread 4Masterpiece 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Thread 1 The story is, as indicated by its title, built around the last ivy leaf. In other words, the last ivy leaf i

13、s the main thread that runs through the whole story. At first, Johnsy was determined to die when the last ivy leaf fall When she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights rain and wind, she decided no to give up her life. The cold fierce wind did not blow away the “l(fā)ast leaf” becaus

14、e Behrman risked his life to paint the last leaf. At the end of the story, Sue called the painted leaf Behrmans masterpiece because it was so perfect that the girls both mistook it for the real thing 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Thread 2 Johnsy was seriously ill. Johnsy had a 50-50 chan

15、ce for survival and death while old Behrman was incurably sick. Johnsy was sure to recover. The doctors three visits are another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece. Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Thread

16、3 1. Johnsy refused to take any soup when she decided to die with the fall of the last leaf. 2. When she was shaken alive again by that undying last leaf, one of her first desires was to drink some soup. Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point. Soup is another “thread” th

17、at helps make the story a coherent piece. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Thread 4 Masterpiece is another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece. Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point. Old Behrman was a failure in art. He had always talked about a

18、 masterpiece, yet he was unable to deliver it. “Someday I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away.” Finally, old Behrman painted his masterpiece at the cost of his life. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Introduction to the plot 1 1 趣味相投的兩個年輕畫家趣味相投的兩個年輕畫家 SueSue和和JohnsyJohnsy成了好朋友

19、，成了好朋友， 擁有一間共同畫室。擁有一間共同畫室。 2 Johnsy2 Johnsy得了肺炎，很虛弱，得了肺炎，很虛弱， 只能隔著小窗看著窗外那棵只能隔著小窗看著窗外那棵 幾乎光禿禿的常青藤，并在幾乎光禿禿的常青藤，并在 不停數(shù)著樹上的葉子。不停數(shù)著樹上的葉子。 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Introduction to the plot 3 Johnsy3 Johnsy情緒很低落，跟情緒很低落，跟 SueSue說，樹上最后一片樹葉說，樹上最后一片樹葉 落下的日子就是她離去的日落下的日子就是她離去的日 子，子，SueSue很擔心她。很擔

20、心她。 4 Sue4 Sue把把JohnsyJohnsy的想法告訴了的想法告訴了 也很關心她的老畫家也很關心她的老畫家BehrmanBehrman。 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Introduction to the plot 5 5 一夜疾風暴雨后，一夜疾風暴雨后，JohnsyJohnsy 看到樹上仍留有一片樹葉，看到樹上仍留有一片樹葉， 重新鼓起了活下去的勇氣。重新鼓起了活下去的勇氣。 6 Behrman6 Behrman冒著風雨在墻上畫冒著風雨在墻上畫 了一片樹葉了一片樹葉, ,因感風寒，得了因感風寒，得了 肺炎死了。肺炎死了。 遼

21、寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning Language Points1 Useful Expressions 2 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning joint=join(加入)+t (n) 1. joint adj.共同的；連接的；共同的；連接的； 構詞構詞 The house is our joint property. 這房子是我們的共同財產。 These foreigners have put forward a p

22、roposal for a joint venture. 這些外國人提出了一個合資企業(yè)的建議。 例句例句 搭配搭配 joint effect 共同努力 joint ownership 共同所有 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning Many pets are victims of overfeeding. 有許多寵物因喂食過量而遭殃。 2. victim n. 犧牲品，受害的人 (或動物) 例句例句 fall a victim to 成為的受害者 例句搭配例句搭配 派生派生 victimize vt. 使犧牲

23、，是受害 ，欺騙 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning I was really scared by his fierce look. 我被他兇狠的表情嚇壞了。 3. fierce adj. 兇猛的; 憤怒的 例句例句 fierce effort 拼命努力 搭配搭配 派生派生 fiercely adv.（副詞） fierceness n.（名詞） 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning I always have the fa

24、ncy that he will come back. 我常?；孟胨麜貋怼?Ive suddenly taken a fancy to detective stories. 我突然喜歡上了偵探小說. 4. fancy n. 幻想 幻覺；愛好 例句例句 after sbs fancy 中某人意 catch the fancy of sb. 吸引某人 搭配搭配 派生派生 fanciful adj. 存在于想象中的，想象出來的 近形近形 fantasy n. 想象（的產物） 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning

25、The stream is shallow. 那條小溪水很淺。 My eyes were streaming with tears. 我的眼中流下了淚水。 5. stream n.河；流 vi. 無辜的 sinner n. 犯罪者 派生派生 辨析辨析 crime ; sin crime: 觸犯法律的罪行 sin: 冒犯上帝或宗教的罪惡、罪孽 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning Theres an acute shortage of water in the city . 城里嚴重缺水。 A painter

26、must be an acute observer. 畫家必須敏于觀察。 9. acute adj.尖的，銳的；敏銳的 例句例句 acute disease 急性發(fā)作的病acute angle 銳角 搭配搭配 辨析辨析 keen, acute, sharp, shrewd 這些形容詞均有“銳利的、敏銳的、機敏的”之意。 keen 多指對復雜艱深的事物或問題有敏銳的觀察和敏捷 的理解。acute側重感覺敏銳，能分辨出一般人難以覺察 的細微區(qū)別。sharp指人頭腦精明、敏銳或機警。shrewd 指有頭腦，善于判斷分析，精明過人 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學

27、部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning There were scarcely a hundred people present. 出席的不足一百人。 To my surprise, the guide turned out to know scarcely a word of English. 讓我吃驚的是，那個向導幾乎一點英語都不懂。 10. scarcely adv.僅僅；幾乎不 例句例句 scarcely any 幾乎沒有 搭配搭配 辨析辨析 hardly, scarcely, barely 這些副詞均含“幾乎不” 之意。 hardly指接近最低限度，差不多沒有多 余，強

28、調困難和程度。 scarcely指不太充分， 不太夠，不足，不能令人滿意，強調數(shù)量。 barely指僅僅夠，一點不多，強調沒有多余。 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning Hes go for the rest for the rest of the now. 他今天不會回來了。 Save the rest for the food for tomorrow. 把其余的吃的留到明天。 11. for the rest 至于其他，除此以外 例句例句 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部

29、第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Vocabulary learning This is one of the things that stand out in my memory. On the record I have just played, the first song stands out from all the others. 12. stand out 引人注目,顯眼; 突出,出色 例句例句 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Useful expressions（1） 磚樓磚樓 某人在某方面的品味某人在某方面的品味 燈籠袖燈籠袖 是是和諧

30、的和諧的 可怕的蔓延這一地區(qū)可怕的蔓延這一地區(qū) in tune (with) in tune (with) Ones taste in sth.Ones taste in sth. bishop sleevesbishop sleeves brick buildingbrick building stalk about the stalk about the distractdistract 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Useful expressions（2） 到處到處 一成希望一成希望 那不勒斯灣那不勒斯灣 醫(yī)藥療效醫(yī)藥療效 吹著輕快

31、的口哨吹著輕快的口哨 curative power of curative power of medicinesmedicines one chance in tenone chance in ten the Bay of Naplesthe Bay of Naples here and therehere and there whistling a merry whistling a merry tunetune 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Useful expressions（3） 倒著數(shù)倒著數(shù) 空蕩蕩的沉悶的院子空蕩蕩的沉悶的院子

32、常青藤常青藤 低聲地低聲地 兩眼一直盯著窗外兩眼一直盯著窗外 in a whisperin a whisper a bare, dreary yarda bare, dreary yard ivy vineivy vine count backwardcount backward keep ones eyes keep ones eyes fixed out the fixed out the windowwindow 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Useful expressions（4） 住在底層住在底層 過分，過度過分，過度 嘲笑嘲笑

33、 看護人看護人 光線暗淡的光線暗淡的 guard dogguard dog to excess.to excess. mock atmock at live on the ground live on the ground floorfloor dimly lighteddimly lighted 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Useful expressions（5） 流淚流淚 聽說聽說 混合著混合著 無神的睜大的眼睛無神的睜大的眼睛 拉起拉起 dull, wide-open dull, wide-open eyeseyes hear o

34、f.hear of. mingle withmingle with eye streameye stream pull uppull up 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Useful expressions（6） 急風驟雨急風驟雨 顯著，突出顯著，突出 暗綠暗綠 （時間）流逝，磨損（時間）流逝，磨損 緊緊抓住，抱住緊緊抓住，抱住 wear awaywear away Stand outStand out dark green dark green beating rain and beating rain and fierce windfi

35、erce wind cling tocling to 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Summary The implications of the last leaf medicine masterpiece dream 1. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Summary For Johnsy： the symbol of hope 希望的象征。希望的象征。 “When the last leaf falls, I must go too. ” “當最后一片葉子落當最后一片葉子落 下來，

36、我也要去了。下來，我也要去了?！?遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Summary The reasons for Johnsys recovery 2. love kindness care cure 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Summary The last leaf symbolize the spirit of love, care and self-sacrifice and reflects the glory of humanity and miracle of life-

37、saving. 最后一片葉子是同情心和自我犧牲精神的象征，最后一片葉子是同情心和自我犧牲精神的象征， 它閃耀著人性的光輝，創(chuàng)造了挽救生命的奇跡。它閃耀著人性的光輝，創(chuàng)造了挽救生命的奇跡。 Belief, friendship are strong pillar of our life. 信念、友誼是生命得以延續(xù)的堅強支柱。信念、友誼是生命得以延續(xù)的堅強支柱。 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Homework 1.Please read the passage carefully and sum up the implications of t

38、he last leaf. 2. Write an essay entitled “Can Love move mountains”. 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Thank you for your attention! The End 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Teaching Procedures A Brief Introduction to the Author Text Analysis Vocabulary Learning Summary 4 1 2 3 Homew

39、ork 5 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 Surpring endings Writing Style The vividness of details Coincidence 遼寧石油化工大學遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院外語學院 第四教學部第四教學部 田蘇田蘇 1. Surprising endings The Gift of the Magi TIP: His surprise ending is especially liked by readers and makes all readers think of it long afte

40、r. In “The Gift of the Magi”, O. Henry used the most famous trick ending. The story tells readers about how a poor young husband and wife buy each other a Christmas present, though they are both nearly penniless. They make up their minds to get a suitable Christmas gift for the other side for sincer

41、e love. The wife has her beautiful hair cut off and sells the hair to buy the husband a gold watch chain. He sells his watch to get a set of combs. When he and she finally know what is the matter, both of them feel very surprised and at the same time , they feel much disappointed, for the presents that they have bought have no use at this time. Th