Further Reading概要1.ppt

Prediction How would you react if you hear a sudden cry for help late at night? night murder a woman neighbours ignore went back to sleep Skimming 1) The story happened on a cool night lately. 2) The woman was killed in front of the writer’s apartment in Chelsea when she was listening to the car radio. 3) The woman was one of the strangers the neighbours knew. Detailed reading Group work 1) How do you understand “so she was one of us---another daily dace you’d pass, unknown but still part of the surroundings.” in Para. 2? A. She was one of the neighbours whom we met every day though we didn’t know each other. B. She was so ordinary-looking that the neighbours would easily forget about her. C. Everyone knew her because she lived in the same neighbourhood. Explanation 1. She was sleeping in her car when someone---evidently trying to steal her car radio--- was surprised by her, and cut her throat with a knife. 案发时，她正在自己的车里酣睡，凶手路过时本打算顺手偷走车里的收音机，却没料到车里有人，反被吓了一跳；仓惶中用刀割断了她的喉咙。 surprise 可用作过去分词作表语，意为“感 到惊奇”： ① 跟不定式：I’m surprised to see you here. 见到你在这我非常吃惊。 ② 跟从句： I’m much surprised to learn that you failed in the match. 了解到你在比赛中失利我感到非常惊 奇。 ③ 跟 at 引导的短语：We were surprised at their leaving without permission. 他们未请假就擅自离开使我们感到震 惊。 2. Many neighbours had been her coming and going from the Buddhist temple next door, and so she was one of us---another daily face you’d pass, unknown but still part of the surroundings. 左邻右舍很多人此前也曾看到她在隔壁的佛堂进进出出，因此，她一定也是这一区的芸芸众生中的一员—每天你都会和她擦肩而过，尽管你对她一无所知，但她却实实在在是周围环境的一部分。 (1) another daily face you’d pass, unknown but still part of the surroundings 中 you’d pass 即 you would pass 作定语，修饰 face。 (2) unknown 是过去分词作后置定语修饰face，相当于定语从句 that was unknown。 The book written by him is popular. =The book which is written by him is popular. (3) still parts of the surroundings