蒙大綜合英語課件Unit8-1warm-up

1、Part OneWarm-upENTERUnit 8 The Man in AsbestosContentsWarm-upUnit 8 The Man in AsbestosQuestions Allegory: In IntroductionPoem都 平Unit 8 The Man in AsbestosI. Questions Can you foresee a future world where there is no death, no disease, no suffering, no hunger, no war and no drought? Is it scientific

2、ally possible? What would the logical consequences be if these changes were to take place? What would happen if human beings no longer had any desires or worries? The end of Questions.To be continued on the next page.Unit 8 The Man in AsbestosII. Allegory: An Introduction Allegoryis aliterary device

3、 in which characters or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts. Allegory has been used widely throughout the histories of all forms of art; a major reason for this is its immense power to illustrate complex ideas and concepts in ways that are easi

4、ly digestible and tangible to its viewers, readers, or listeners.Unit 8 The Man in AsbestosII. Allegory: An Introduction To be continued on the next page. An allegory conveys its hidden message through symbolic figures, actions, imagery, and / or events. Allegory is generally treated as a figure ofr

5、hetoric; a rhetorical allegory is a demonstrative form of representation conveying meaning other than the words that are spoken. As aliterary device, an allegory in its most general sense is an extendedmetaphor. One of the best known examples is Platos Allegory of the Cave”.Unit 8 The Man in Asbesto

6、sII. Allegory: An Introduction In this allegory, there are a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them and begin to ascribe forms to these shado

7、ws. According to the allegory, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality.The end of Allegory: An Introduction.To be continued on the next page.Unit 8 The Man in AsbestosIII. Poem SolitudeElla Wheeler WilcoxLaugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For the

8、 sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air. The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. BTLEWUnit 8 The Man in AsbestosIII. Poem Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and

9、go. They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many;Be sad, and you lose them all. There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink lifes gall.To be continued on the next page.The end of Poem.Unit 8 The Man in AsbestosIII. Poem Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is room in the halls of pleasure For a long and lordly train, But one by one we must a