研究生英语综合教程(下)unit 5课件.ppt

高等院校研究生英语系列教材;*; Content;Task 1 Match the writers in the left column with their works in the right column on Page 126. Key: O. Henry: The Gift of the Magi Anton Chekhov: The Man in a Case Katherine Mansfield: The Garden Party Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart Mark Twain: Running for Governor;The Gift of the Magi: Jim and Della live in a furnished flat in New York City, scraping by on a minimal income in the early years of their marriage. On Christmas Eve, Della sells her beautiful, long hair for money to buy Jim a platinum chain for his pocket watch. On the same day, Jim sells his heirloom pocket watch to buy a set of hair combs that Della has admired. Although each is disappointed to find the gift they chose rendered useless, each is pleased with the gift they received, because it represents their love for one another. ; The Man in a Case: The story is told about Byelikov, “the man in a case”. Byelikov, a Greek-language teacher at a provincial school, is extraordinarily methodical both in his personal and professional life. A strict disciplinarian, he never makes exceptions to the rules. He always does things in the proper way, determined to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Although he and his colleagues have nothing to speak about, he regularly visits each one of them because it is the accepted thing to do. Every time something slightly irregular comes up, Byelikov cries, “Oh, how I hope it doesn’t reach the ears of the authorities!” Naturally, the other teachers hate him. At one point, Byelikov becomes enamored of Varinka, the sister of Kovalenko, a new teacher at the school. Everyone encourages this relationship, hoping that marriage will have a moderating influence on Byelikov. However, someone draws a humorous caricature of Byelikov and Varinka. Then, Byelikov sees Varinka and her brother bicycling in the park. Outraged, Byelikov goes to the brother to protest this scandalous behavior