Unit1HonestyandresponsibilityFriendship?Law?Welcometotheunit

&Reading(I)Tolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecentperson.—NoamChomsky過(guò)誠(chéng)實(shí)、正直的生活是每一個(gè)正派人的責(zé)任?！Z姆·喬姆斯基Readthelistandtell

therelationshipbetweenhonestyandresponsibility.Honestyandresponsibilityareinevitablyconnectedtooneanother.WelcometotheunitLead-inHowdoyouunderstandthequotefromNoamChomsky？Tolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisa

responsibilityofeverydecentperson.

—NoamChomskyThequotemeansthatadecentpersonshouldbehonestandhaveintegrity.Thiscanbeseenashisorherresponsibility.Lead-inAsateenager,whatdoyouthinkyoucanberesponsiblefor？beresponsibleforourhomework,beresponsibleforourownroomberesponsibleforcleaningupafterourownprojectsberesponsibleforouractions■Inthe

doorway

ofa

store

stood

a

man,with

an

unlit

cigarin

his

mouth.(L3-4)一個(gè)男人站在一家店門口，嘴里叼著一支未點(diǎn)燃的雪茄?！鯰helight

showed

apale

face,with

keen

eyes,a

squarejaw

and

alittlewhite

scar

near

his

right

eyebrow.His

scarfpin

was

a

large

diamond,oddly

set.(L10-12)火光映出他蒼白的臉，他眼睛機(jī)警，方下巴，右眉毛附近有一道白色的小疤痕。

他的領(lǐng)帶夾是一顆碩大的鉆石，但鑲嵌得有些古怪。■Thewaiting

man

pulled

out

a

handsomewatch,setwith

small

diamonds.(L26)等待的人拿出一塊鑲有小鉆石的米“You've

changed

lots,Jimmy.I

never

thought

youweretallby

two

or

three

inches.”(L37-38)The

plain-clothesman:■Atallmaninalongovercoat,withcollarturned

up

to

his

ears,hurried

towards

him.(L31)

一個(gè)高個(gè)子男人急匆匆向她走來(lái)，那人穿著一件長(zhǎng)大衣，衣領(lǐng)豎著，翻到耳朵邊。Appearance

descriptionBo6:nguage

appreciationFurther

thinking1.DoyouthinkJimmydidtherightthing?Whyorwhy

not?2.How

do

youthinkBobwouldreactwhenhereadthe

note?Wouldtheirfriendshipbechallenged?3.Haveyoueverfacedthesamedilemma?Whatdidyou

dothen?O.Henry’sworks

AfterTwentyYears

issetintheearly1900s,neartheendofAmerica’sWestwardExpansion(美國(guó)西進(jìn)運(yùn)動(dòng)),whichstartedintheearly1800s.

Duringtheexpansion,manyAmericanswenttotheWest(美國(guó)西部)tomakemoney.Pre-reading———BackgroundinformationwhopolicemanBobJimmyWellswhenbarelyteno’clockatnightwheredoorwayofastore,NewYorkSummaryTheman__________________(where)is___________(what)hisfriendwhosenameis_________(who)toturnupat_________(when)becauseoftheir___________(why)made20yearsago.atthedoorwayofastorewaitingforJimmyWellsaround10appointmentwhatFastreading———elementsPre-readingWhatdoyouknowaboutO.Henry?WilliamSydneyPorter(originalname)(1862-1910)“themasteroftheAmericanshortstory”.knownfor

Surprisingandprofoundendings.theO.HenryAwardforoutstandingshortstories.O.Henry(penname)Pre-readingWhatdoyouknowaboutO.Henry?O.Henry’sworksWhile-readingFindthecharacters,thetimeandtheplacementionedinthestory.whopolicemanBobJimmyWellswhenbarelyteno’clockatnightwheredoorwayofastore,NewYorkSummaryTheman__________________(where)is___________(what)hisfriendwhosenameis_________(who)toturnupat_________(when)becauseoftheir___________(why)made20yearsago.atthedoorwayofastorewaitingforJimmyWellsaround10appointmentwhatRetellthestoryfrom

Bob'sperspectiveAfterTwentyYearsTwentyyearsago,IdinedwithJimmyWells,whoIthoughtwasthetruestandmostreliablefellowintheworld.Thatnight,wedecidedthatwewouldmeetagain

exactlytwentyyearslaterattherestaurant,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbe.Thenext

dayI

went

to

the

west

tomake

my

fortuneOriginally,we

kept

in

touch

with

eachotherforayearortwo,thenwe

lostcontact.However,I

figured

tha

t

eachofusoughttohavebuiltalifewith

our

own

efforts.Tonight,Icameathousandmilesto

stand

in

thisdoorway,forIthoughtitwas

worthwhile

towaitformyoldpartner'sturningup.Despitethefactthattwentyyearswasalongtime,I

kept

theappointment

with

him.Therecameapolicemanonthebeat.I

struck

a

match

and

lit

my

cigar,sharing

with

him

my

story.3.WhattimedidthemaninthelongovercoatmeetBob?Around10:20p.m.