高级英语face to face with hurricane camille_精品.ppt

Preparations they’ve made Filled bathtubs and pails—for water Checked out batteries and flashlights—for lights Portable radio—for contact of the outside world, for information Fuel—for electric power Generator—for power Refrigerator—for food * Characters: John Koshak Jr. courageous, responsible, intelligent, able, experienced, considerate, kind-hearted John Koshak Sr. gruff, warmhearted, responsible, energetic, enthusiastic to life Charles Hill noble-minded, courageous, responsible, unselfish/selfless, able, experienced, considerate * Summary of the writing style Diction level: Concrete, specific words are used, esp. one-syllable verbs are used to quicken the speed of the action. Few adjectives and adverbs to quicken the rhythm Various shades of words are used to avoid repetition, e.g: disintegrate/ break apart/demolish/devastate Sentence level: Elliptical and short simple sentences (Para7—27). --Increase the tempo and speed of the actions being described. Hence in a dramatic narration they serve to heighten tension and help create a sense of danger and urgency. Textual level: Building up and sustaining the suspense by describing in detail and vividly the incidents with the sequence of happenings * language features the effective use of verbs short elliptical sentences successful achievement of chronological development rhetorical devices * 1. the effective use of verbs The effective use of verbs is the only way to focus on action, esp. one syllable verbs, because one syllable verbs save time. lash, lap, skim, scud, yell, dump, shot, snap, hit, whip * 1. lash strike with great force “Camille lashed northwestward across the gulf of Mexico”. (para.1) 2. pummel beat repeatedly with the fists “It was certain to pummel Gulfport”. (para.1) 3. whip fall heavily on (para.7) “Wind and rain now whipped the house”. (para.7) 4. kill stop “ the electrical systems had been killed by water”. * 5