Unit 1 Honesty and responsibility Reading课件(共35张PPT，内镶嵌视频)-2025-2026学年译林版(2019)选择性必修第四册

(共35张PPT)
unit 1 Honesty and responsibility
Reading (I)
Enjoy the video and tell what virtues are displayed.
Lead-in
What other moral virtues do we value in our daily life
moral virtues
courage/perseverance
justice
honesty
sense of responsibility
kindness
...
sincerity
thoughtfulness
Lead-in
Lead-in
To live a life of honesty and integrity is
a responsibility of every decent person.
—Noam Chomsky
过诚实、正直的生活是每一个正派人的责任。
——诺姆·乔姆斯基
诺姆·乔姆斯基，美国语言学家、哲学家。乔姆斯基的《句法结构》被认为是20世纪理论语言学研究上最伟大的贡献。该句出自他在2001年5月27日接受人类学教授罗伯特·博罗夫斯基（Robert Borofsky）采访时的谈话。这句话表明了诚实正直对一个人品行的重要性。
Honesty and responsibility are the core of our moral values.
From time to time, people find themselves in situations where they have to make a difficult choice concerning their moral values.
The short story below is about someone who has to make such a choice.
Adapted from O. Henry’s short story of the same title.
O. Henry(pen name)
What do you know about
O. Henry
“the master of the American short story”.
known for Surprising and profound(深刻的) endings.
——the author
Pre-reading
O. Henry’s works
Pre-reading
麦琪的礼物
Background information:
Pre-reading
After Twenty Years is set in the early 1900s, near the end of America’s Westward Expansion (美国西进运动), which started in the early 1800s.
During the expansion, many Americans went to the West (美国西部) to make money. New York City is located in the north-east of the US and was already a big city by then.
What may the story be about
What may happen after twenty years
Prediction
policeman
Bob
Jimmy Wells
barely ten o’clock at night
doorway of a store, New York
Find the characters, the time and the place mentioned
in the story.
who
when
where
Setting and Characters
a tall man
1.Why did Bob come here
2.How did the story develop
Because he waited for his old friend for an appointment made 20 years ago.
What is plot
Plot refers to a series of events within a
story, which are put in sequence according to the principle of cause and effect. To analyse the
plot, we try to grasp its five main elements—introduction(开端), rising action(发展), climax(高潮), falling action(反转) and resolution(结局).
While-reading
Skim the story and complete the plot diagram.
Bob received a note from Jimmy Wells that explained his actions.
Bob met Jimmy, and the two talked about old times.
Bob realized that the man was not his best friend, Jimmy Wells.
Introduction:
Jimmy went to see his friend Bob at the agreed location.
Resolution:
(4) __________________________
___________________________
Rising action:
(1) _______________________
________________________
Climax:
(2) ___________________________
___________________________
While-reading
Scan the story and answer the questions.
1. Why did Bob stand in the doorway of a store to
wait for his friend
Check answers
The store used to be “Big Joe” Brady’s restaurant, where the two men had agreed to meet.
2. Why had Bob left New York twenty years before
Bob had wanted to head for the West to make his fortune.
3. What time did the man in the long overcoat meet
Bob
Around 10:20 p.m.
3. What time did the man in the long overcoat meet
Bob
Around 10:20 p.m.
4. How did Bob realize that the man in the long
overcoat was not Jimmy
Bob realized this when he saw the man’s face in the bright light of the drugstore.
5. When did Jimmy know Bob was the criminal
wanted in Chicago
When Bob struck the match to light this cigar.
While-reading
Finish the chart, and conclude the characterization of Jimmy and Bob.
Character Evidence Interpretation
Jimmy The policeman on the beat walked along the street as he always did. (Line 1) (1)
“I’ll be on my way,” said the policeman. “Hope your friend turns up”. (Line 28) (2)
“I was at the appointed place on time.” (Line 56) (3)
Anyhow I couldn’t arrest you myself, so I got a plain-clothes man to do the job. (Lines 57–58) (4)
a dutiful police officer
careful and thoughtful
loyal to their friendship
be a nice friend
yet insist on his principles
Character Evidence Interpretation
Bob His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set. (Lines 11–12) (5)
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, set with small diamonds. (Line 26) The next morning, I was to leave New York and travel to the West to make my fortune. (Lines 15–16) (6)
“Well, we kept in touch for a year or two, and then we lost contact. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest and most reliable fellow in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this doorway tonight, and it’s worthwhile if my old partner turns up.” (Lines 22–25) (7)
showy, loving luxuries
ambitious
loyal to their friendship
While-reading
Character Evidence Interpretation
Bob “It has given me everything I asked it for.” (Line 37) (8)
The man from the West was beginning to outline the history of his career. (Lines 41–43) “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago police thought you might have dropped over our way and wired us.” (Lines 51–53) (9)
egoistic and boastful
chooses a wrong path to make his fortune
Read the note from the ending:
“Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the criminal wanted in Chicago. Anyhow I couldn't arrest you myself, so I got a plain-clothes man to do the job. JIMMY."
Why couldn’t Jimmy arrest Bob himself
While-reading
Why couldn’t Jimmy arrest Bob himself
While-reading
Loyalty to______
Devotion to ____
friend
duty
Jimmy had mixed feelings. He knew what his duty was. But the memories of their friendship, the expressions of Bob’s respect and admiration for him and the fact that Bob had come all the way to keep the appointment they made 20 years ago must have deeply touched him.
Read the note from the ending:
Appreciate the ending of the story
How do you like the ending of the story
surprising
unexpected
Two friends
An appointment
A policeman and a criminal
An arrest
A surprising ending
The unique style of O.Henry
It makes the story more appealing and dramatic, as well as more memorable for its readers.
What do you think is the message of this short story
Post-reading
Jimmy Wells is a loyal friend who you can trust and keeps his promises. At the same time he is a responsible policeman who will insist on his principles and never fail in his duty. This story sends a message that a person’s responsibility to society should be stronger than a friendship.
1 在辖区执勤巡逻值班
2 拆除
3 划火柴
4 点香烟
5 敏锐的眼睛
6 方下巴
7 赚钱；发财
8 与某人保持联系
9 与某人失去联系
on the beat
tear down
strike a match
light a cigar
keen eyes
a square jaw
Important words & phrases
make a fortune
keep in touch with sb
lose touch / contact with sb
10 做某事是值得的
11 出现；现身
12 掏出来
13 镶钻
14 与某人有约定
15 竖起领子到耳边
16 长高了两三寸
17 臂挽着臂
18 概括某人的过往
it’s worthwhile doing / to do sth
with collar turned up to ears
turn up
Important words & phrases
pull out
be set with diamonds
keep an appointment with sb
tall by two or three inches
arm in arm
outline one’s history
19 松开某人的臂膀
20 正如我猜测的
21 被捕
22 给某人发电报
23 和某人谈谈
24 便衣警察
release one’s arm
a plain-clothes man / police officer
as I suspected
Important words & phrases
under arrest
wire sb
have a chat with sb
Important sentences
1. In the doorway of a store stood a man, with an unlit cigar in his mouth. (P2-Lines 3-4)
一个男人站在一家店门口，嘴里叼着一支未点燃的雪茄。
倒装结构：地点状语置于句首时，常用倒装句型。
翻译：一群男孩和女孩围桌而坐，开心地说笑。
_________________________________________________
___________________happily.
Around a table sat a group of boys and girls
talking and laughing
From time to time, poeple find themselves 1._____ situations where they have to make a difficult choice concerning their moral values. The story “After Twenty Years” is set in New York on 2. _____ cold, dark night. It is about two friends named Bob and Jimmy. Twenty years ago, Bob 3. _____(dine) at a restaurant with his friend Jimmy.He decided to leave for the West 4. _________ (make) his fortune, but Jimmy would rather stay in New York. They made a promise that they would meet at the place 5. ______ they had dined.
Fill the blanks
in
a
dined
to make
where
Bob kept the 6. ___________ (appoint) and came back, believing that Jimmy would come if he was alive, because he was the 7. _______(true) and most reliable person in the world. He struck a match to light his cigar, 8. _______(wait) for his friend. Jimmy arrived at the appointed place but found Bob was just the man 9. ________(want) in Chicago.
However, Jimmy couldn’t catch his best friend 10. _________(he), so he asked a plain-clothes policeman to do it.
appointment
truest
waiting
wanted
himself
1.Finish B1 on P5.
2.Creative Writing:
Supposing the story did not end here, what would happen next Please write it down according to the two sentences.(no more than 120 words)
“Silky” Bob shook his head in disbelief.____________________________
______________________________________________________________
A few minutes later, Jimmy appeared.______________________________
______________________________________________________________
3.Surf the Internet and learn more about O. Henry and his short stories.
Homework