Unit5 Enjoying novels,Words,consensus equality twist contradiction hopeless sceptical approval,n. 共識; 共同意見 n. 同等; 平等 n. 扭曲; 歪曲 n. 反駁; 矛盾 adj. 絕望的 adj. 懷疑性的; 持懷疑態(tài)度的 n. 贊成; 承認(rèn),explicit outspoken growth childhood premier ambiguous possess sponsor generous,adj. 直率的; 清楚的 adj. 坦率直言的 n. 成長; 生長 n. 孩童時期; 童年 adj. 第一的; 首要的 adj. 含糊的; 模糊的 vt. 擁有; 占有 n. 擔(dān)保人; 發(fā)起人; 贊助人 adj. 慷慨的; 大方的,Expressions,in force get round under the name of see through struggle against stand out,有效的; 在實施中 順利應(yīng)付; 克服 用的名字; 在的名字下 看穿; 識破 與做斗爭 杰出,1. Look at these literary genres. Which do you enjoy most? Why?,Warming-Up,Do you like classical or mofern literature? Which famous literary works have you read? Which do you like better, English novels or Chinese novels?,Small Talk:,?,Reading classical literature written by native speakers can improve my English language skills in several ways and we could get knowledge about history.,The Four Chinese Classical Novels 三國演義 The Romance of the Three Kindoms 水滸傳 heroes of the Water Margin 紅樓夢 The Dream of the Read Chamber ( A dream of Red Mansions) 西游記 Journey to the West,Margaret Mitchell,Charles Dickens British (1812-1870),Charles Dickens,one of the greatest novelist in English literature.,His works The Pickwick Papers 皮克威克外傳 Oliver Twist霧都孤兒 The Old Curiosity Shop 老古玩店 David Copperfield 大衛(wèi).科波菲爾 Hard Times 艱難時世 A Tale of Two Cities 雙城記 Great Expectations 遠(yuǎn)大前程 Bleak House 荒涼山莊,It was the best of Times. It was the worst of Times.,Jane Austen,Thomas Hardy,George Eliot,The three Bronte sisters,Charlotte Bronte,Anne Bronte,Emily Bronte,Wuthering Heights,Jane Austen,Pride and Prejudice,Charles Dickens,David Copperfield,Agnes Grey Gone with the Wind Tess of the dUrbevilles David Copperfield,Can you match the titles of these famous novels to the authors?,Margaret Mitchell Anne Bront Charles Dickens Thomas Hardy,Pre-reading,Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice Wuthering Heights Just so stories To kill a Mockingbird,Jane Austen Charlotte Bront Harper Lee Emily Bront Rudyard Kipling,The Rise of English Authoresses in The 19th Century,%,*,Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions: What was the consensus in society in 19th century? Who were the five famous authoresses? Why did Ann Evans use the name of George Eliot to publish her works? 4. Who was the writer of “Jane Eyre”? 5. Who was the male author referred to in the passage?,What was the consensus in society in 19th century? 2. Who were the five famous authoresses? 3. Why did Ann Evans use the name of George Eliot to publish her works?,They opposed the writing of novels by authoresses.,Jane Austhen the three Bronte sisters George Eliot,Because it was hopeless for her to use her own name to publish the works.,4. Who was the writer of “Jane Eyre”? 5. Who was the male author referred to in the passage?,Charlotte Bronte,Charles Dickens,Introductions of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte,After skimming the text quickly, tick this chart to show the issue each writer was most concerned with.,Comprehending,Look at the chart. Can you see a difference between the content of Charles Dickens books and those of the women writers?,The content of Charles Dickens novels concentrate more on external matters such as social injustice and,problems while those of the women writers concentrate more on internal matters such as the personal feelings and reactions of the heroines in the novels.,Read the passage again carefully and answer these questions.,Why do you think so many authoresses wrote about love and marriage?,This was the experience and the dilemma for these women writers and this was also a common longing for most women.,2. Which writer was the most reserved in her descriptions of feelings? Why do we still read her books?,Jane Austin was most reserved in her Description of personal feelings. We read her books for their humour, irony and characterization.,1. Can you believe that there used to be a consensus in society that opposed to the writing of novels by authoresses? (1) there used to be曾經(jīng)有 e.g. There used to be a bridge over that river.,Language points,(2) consensus n. agreement in opinion; collective opinion 意見一致 reach consensus on 在方面達(dá)成共識 There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue. 對這個問題的看法日趨一致。,2. Clearly this restriction must have operated at a time when there was no equality of opportunity for women. 很明顯這種局限性在男女不平等的時代必然存在過。,(1) “must have +過去分詞” 表示對過去事情的肯定的猜測。 e.g. It must have rained heavily last night, for the ground is still wet this morning. 昨天晚上肯定下過大雨, 因為今天早上的地面還是濕的。,(2) when there was no equality of opportunity for women 為定語從句,先行詞為a time. (3) equality n. state of being equal 平等 e.g. All three children have equality in our family. 在我們家三個孩子都是平等的。,3. Perhaps you think that discrimination of this kind was in force a very long time ago because, after all, it is a very old-fashioned idea. 或許你會認(rèn)為這種類型的歧視只會在很久以前才有影響, 因為畢竟這是一種很落伍的想法。,(1) be in force 有效,有影響 e.g. The new safety regulations are now in force. 新的安全規(guī)則現(xiàn)已生效。 (2) after all 終究,畢竟 e.g. It has turned out to be a nice day after all. 天終歸轉(zhuǎn)晴了。,People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _, she is a great musician. A. after all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual,4. Those who got round this ban were:, and the writer known as George Eliot. (1) who got round this ban 是定語從 句, 先行詞為those.,(2) get round 避開, 繞開;說服,爭取(某人) e.g. You can not get round the tax laws.你不能鉆稅法的空子。 You can get round him easily. 你可以很容易地說服他。 (3) known as George Eliot 為過去分詞短語作定語修飾 the writer, 相當(dāng)于who was known as George Eliot.,5. She produced six completed novels, all of which deal with the problems and limitations of womens choices.她創(chuàng)作了六部完整的小說, 這些作品都涉及到女性選擇權(quán)的問題及其局限性。,(1). all of which為非限制性定語從句,先行詞為 six complete novels. Luckily, wed bought a road map without _ we would have lost our way. A. it B. that C. this D. which,(2). deal with 關(guān)于,論及;處理;對待;與相處 e.g. The book dealing with the film stars sells well. How shall we deal with this problem? Whats the best way to deal with thieves? The man is easy to deal with.,6. At this time the only respectable career for a woman was to marry, so the dilemma of her heroines was also to marry but for love. 那時女性唯一受到尊重的事業(yè)就是嫁人, 所以她作品中的女主人公也為無愛情的婚姻所困擾。,but for: without e.g. But for your help we should not have finished the project in time. 沒有你的幫助,我們不會準(zhǔn)時完成這個項目。,7. Sceptical reviewers did not see through this deception and gave their approval to their work. 生性多疑的評論家們沒有看穿這層偽裝, 而且對她們的作品大加贊揚。 see through 識破,看穿 e.g. Nobody saw through his disguise. 沒有人識破他的偽裝。,a. “Reading this book, we can identify with the main characters struggle against evil.“ 讀了這本書，我們會對主人翁反對邪惡的斗爭寄予同情。,8 struggle against 同.作斗爭,b. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty. 由于父母已經(jīng)有了五個孩子，生活就是同貧困作無止境的搏斗。,9. Her novels examined the morally ambiguous concessions people make in their lives in order to succeed. (1) ambiguous adj. uncertain in meaning or intention 模棱兩可; 意向不明的 e.g. This is an ambiguous sentence.,(2). concession n. thing granted or yielded 妥協(xié), 讓步 e.g. That is a great concession. (3). people make in their lives in order to succeed 是省略了關(guān)系代詞的定語從句, 先行詞為concessions,10. Among them Charles Dickens (1812-1870) stands out as a literary critic of the injustices of his society. stand out 突出, 杰出 e.g. Her work stands out from the rest as easily the best. 她的工作成績遠(yuǎn)比其他人好。,Her work stands out from the rest as easily the best. 她的工作成績遠(yuǎn)比其他人都好。 2. We managed to stand out against all attempts to close the company down. 我們竭力頂住了要關(guān)閉公司的一切作法。,11 stand out 突出,12. His novels describe the hardships of poor people who did not possess money or a sponsor to smooth their path.,possess v. have (sth.) as ones belongings; own 擁有,e.g. They possess property all over the world. (3) smooth v. to make smooth 弄平, 鋪平 e.g. This agreement will smooth the way for peace.,13. David benefits from her truly generous nature, and owes his education, wealth and happiness to her care. (1) benefit from sb./ sth.: to gain by 得益 e.g. Who would be most likely to benefit from the old mans death?,(2) owe vt. to feel grateful (to) (for) 感激 to have to pay 欠(債) e.g. We owe our parents a lot. He owes (me) 20 dollars for my work.,1) owe sb. sth. 欠某人某物 2) Owe To. 歸功于 e.g. I owe him one dollar. 我欠他1美元。 We owe to Newton the Principle of Gravitation. 我們把萬有引力的原理歸功于牛頓。,常用搭配,S subject 主語 P predicate 謂語 O object 賓語 Att attribute 定語 Adv adverbial 狀語 Com complement 補語 Pre predicati