(共21张PPT)
Unit 4 Friends forever
Developing ideas
Warm-up:
1. Read the short introduction to O. Henry.
2. Have you read any stories by O. Henry
Share one with the class.
3. Do you like stories with surprise endings
Why or why not
1. ordinary adj. 普通的,平常的
This word is seldom used on ordinary occasions.
这个词儿平常很少用。
It was just an ordinary weekend for us.
对我们来说,这只是一个平常的周末。
I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy.
我只是一个颇为平庸无趣的普通人。
Words and expressions:
2. drag v. 拖,拉;(电脑操作中)用鼠标拖动,用鼠标改变(尺寸或形状)
Mrs Smith dragged her daughter from the bed.
史密斯夫人把她的女儿从床上拽了起来。
Use your mouse to drag the pictures to their new size.
用鼠标拖动图片,将其调整为新的尺寸。
Bob managed to drag the table into the kitchen finally.
鲍勃费了很大的力气,终于把桌子拖进了厨房。
Words and expressions:
3.correspond v. 通信;符合,相一致
★“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. (教材P45)
“哦,是的,我们有一段时间通信。”另一个人说。
We corresponded regularly. 我们定期通信。
I still correspond with my classmates from primary school.
我仍与我的小学同学保持通信联系。
Your account of events does not correspond with hers.
你对事情的陈述与她说的不相符。
These goods don't correspond with the list of those I ordered.
这些货物与我的订货单不相符。
Words and expressions:
4.partner n. 伙伴,搭档,盟友,合伙人
May I ask you to be my partner
请问可以做我的舞伴吗?
Spain has been one of Cuba's major trading partners.
西班牙一直是古巴的主要贸易伙伴之一。
He's a partner in a Chicago law firm.
他是芝加哥一家律师事务所的合伙人。
Words and expressions:
5. appointed adj. 约定的,指定的
It's past the appointed time. Maybe he isn't coming!
约定的时间都过了。他可能不来了吧!
Mr Green is the appointed agent in this neighbourhood.
格林先生是这个街区指定的代理人。
Words and expressions:
6.strike v. 划火柴;(雷电、暴风雨等) 袭击;打,击中;打动,吸引;想起;
(时钟)敲响 n.&vi. 罢工
★When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.(教材P46)
当你划火柴点燃雪茄时,我看到那正是芝加哥正在通缉的那个人的面孔。
Who struck the first blow (= started the fight) 是谁先动手的?
A stone struck the old man on the forehead. 石头击中了那位老人的额头。
A brilliant idea has just struck me. 刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个绝妙的主意。
Thousands of workers were on strike that weekend.
那个周末成千上万的工人参与了罢工。
Words and expressions:
7. scene n. 场景;(尤指不愉快事件发生的)地点,现场;风景画
The team's victory produced scenes of joy all over the country.
球队的胜利使举国上下出现了一派欢乐的场面。
Firefighters were on the scene immediately.
消防队立刻赶到了现场。
I am fond of James Lynch's country scenes.
我非常喜欢詹姆斯·林奇的风景画。
Words and expressions:
8.make one’s fortune 发财
★The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune.(教材P44)
第二天早上我打算离开去西部发财。
No one's ever gone into teaching to make a fortune.
没有人当教师是为了要赚钱的。
Young people long to make their fortune in the world.
年轻人渴望寻求发财之道。
Jack decided to go to big cities to make his fortune.
杰克决定去大城市碰碰运气。
Words and expressions:
9.ought to 应该,应当
★We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be. (教材P44)
我们当时认为,不管我们将要做什么,二十年的时间我们每个人都应该找到出路、赚到钱。
Nurses ought to earn more. 护士的薪资应该多一点。
I ought to relax and stop worrying about it.
我应该放松一下,不再担心它了。
I ought to be glad about what happened.
我对发生的事情应该感到高兴才是。
Words and expressions:
10.turn up (意外地或终于)出现;调大
★I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. (教材P45)
我今晚从千里之外赶来站到这扇门里,如果我的老伙计出现就值了。
I wasted a lot of time for him and he didn't turn up.
我干等了他半天,他却没有出现。
I thought he would turn up sooner or later.
我想着他早晚总会来的。
Words and expressions:
After Twenty Years 二十年后
The short story “After Twenty Years” is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face. They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story.
短篇小说《二十年后》设定在纽约的一个寒冷而黑暗的夜晚。大多数人都下班回家了,城市的这个角落现在很安静。一名正在该地区巡逻的警察在一家商店外面看到一名男子。他走近男子,发现他脸上有一道伤疤。他们开始聊天,男子开始讲述他的故事。
原文及译文:
“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune.You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.”
“二十年前的今晚,”男子说,“我和吉米·威尔斯——我最好的朋友,也是世界上最好的小伙子——一起在‘大乔’布雷迪餐厅吃饭。我们在纽约一起长大,就像两兄弟一样。我十八岁,吉米二十岁。第二天早上,我要动身到西部赚大钱。你不可能把吉米赶出纽约,他认为这(纽约)是地球上唯一的地方。嗯,那天晚上我们就说好了,不管日后我们的情况如何,也不管距离多远,我们都会在二十年后的这个日期和时间再次见面。我们当时认为,不管我们将要做什么,二十年的时间我们每个人都应该找到出路、赚到钱。”
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left ”
“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded, ” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”
(Excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O.Henry)
“这听起来很有意思,”警察说。“但在我看来,见面的间隔时间太长了。自从你离开后,你没有收到你朋友的消息吗?”
“嗯,不是的。有一段时间我们通信了,”对方说。“但是一两年后我们就失去了联系。你看,西部很大,我一直在那里四处奔波。但是我知道,如果吉米还活着,他会在这里等我的,因为他一直是世界上最诚实、最可靠的老家伙。他永远不会忘记(我们的约定)。今晚我走了一千英里就是为了站在这扇门前,如果我的老搭档出现了,这是值得的。”
(节选自欧·亨利的《二十年后》)
Group work:
Activity 1: Work in groups. Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questions to help you.
1. Did Jimmy come to meet his friend
2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years
3. What might happen between the policeman and the man
Group work:
Activity 2: Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.
Group work:
Activity 3: Think and share.
1. What does the note tell you about the ending of the story
2. How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
3. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
4. Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
Thank you!