1、The last Leaf,遼寧石油化工大學(xué) 外語學(xué)院 第四教學(xué)部 田蘇,Unit 6 The Human Touch,Human Touch,Man is born to be virtuous/ sinful,The Last Leaf,Teaching Procedures,A Brief Introduction to the Author,Text Analysis,Vocabulary Learning,Summary,4,1,2,3,Homework,5,Introduction to O. Henry pseudonym sjudnm (筆名) of William Sydne

2、y Porter,O. Henry (18621910): American writer of short stories, best known for his ironic plot twists and surprise endings,He died on June 5, 1910 in New York City at the age of forty-seven. An alcoholic, he died virtually penniless.,Surpring endings,Writing Style,The vividness of details,Coincidenc

3、e,Main Works,The Cop and the Anthem kp nm,The Gift of the Magi,The Last Leaf,Text Analysis,Characters in the story,Text Organization,Introduction to the Plot,Threads,1,2,4,3,Time: _ Place: _ Characters: _ _ _ _ Events: _, who fell victim to _, decided that she would die when _ on the blank wall outs

4、ide her window _, but it did not _ even after the storm. This persistent last leaf brought back Johnsys will to live. Later on it turned out that _ wasnt the real one; it was the one drawn by _, who had drawn it at a night with heavy rain and cold wind at the expense of his own life he was attacked

5、deadly by _. Threads: _ _ _ _,In-depth Understanding,Scan the story and fill in the blanks.,the last ivy leaf,A three-story brick building,Sue, Johnsy, Behrman, the doctor, Pneumonia,Johnsy,pneumonia,November, cold winter,fell,the leaf,an old artist named Behrman,pneumonia,the last leaf,the doctors

6、three visits,fall,soup,masterpiece,Characters,Doctor,Johnsy,Sue,Old Behaman,Text Organization,Threads,Thread 1,The last leaf,Thread 2,The doctors three visits,Thread 3,Soup,Thread 4,Masterpiece,Thread 5,The Bay of Naples,Thread 1,The story is, as indicated by its title, built around the last ivy lea

7、f. In other words, the last ivy leaf is the main thread that runs through the whole story. (para.14, 27, 38),At first, Johnsy was determined to die when the last ivy leaf fell,When she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights rain and wind, she decided no to give up her life.,The c

8、old fierce wind did not blow away the “l(fā)ast leaf” because Behrman risked his life to paint the last leaf.,At the end of the story, Sue called the painted leaf Behrmans masterpiece because it was so perfect that the girls both mistook it for the real thing,Thread 2,Johnsy was seriously ill,Johnsy had

9、 a 50-50 chance for survival and death while old Behrman was incurably sick.,Johnsy was sure to recover.,The doctors three visits are another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece. Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point. . (Paras. 38) (Paras. 3436) (Para. 3

10、7),Thread 3,1. Johnsy refused to take any soup when she decided to die with the fall of the last leaf.,2. When she was shaken alive again by that undying last leaf, one of her first desires was to drink some soup.,Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point. (Para. 16) (Para.

11、 31),Soup is another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece.,Thread 4,Masterpiece is another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece. Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point.,One (Para. 18),Two (Para. 20),Three (Para. 39),Old Behrman was a failure

12、 in art. He had always talked about a masterpiece, yet he was unable to deliver it.,“Someday I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away.”,Finally, old Behrman painted his masterpiece at the cost of his life.,G R _ Scanning4,1. Before she fell ill, Johnsy had wished to paint the Bay of Napl

13、es. (Para. 5) 2. Inspired by the last leaf, Johnsy again looked forward to painting it. (Para. 33),the Bay of Naples (Para. 5) (Para. 33),Introduction to the plot,1 趣味相投的兩個(gè)年輕畫家Sue和Johnsy成了好朋友，擁有一間共同畫室。Sue and Johnsy had met at a caf, and they found that they had much in common, so the joint studio r

14、esulted.,2 Johnsy得了肺炎，很虛弱，只能隔著小窗看著窗外那棵幾乎光禿禿的常青藤，并在不停數(shù)著樹上的葉子。Now Johnsy caught pneumonia, she just sat up in bed, staring out of the window, and seemed to lose the will to hang on to life.,Introduction to the plot,3 Johnsy情緒很低落，跟Sue說，樹上最后一片樹葉落下的日子就是她離去的日子，Sue很擔(dān)心她。 It was puzzling that she had a stran

15、ge belief that when the last leaf on the vine outside fell, she would die.,4 Sue把Johnsy的想法告訴了也很關(guān)心她的老畫家Behrman。 Sue told Behrman about Johnsys fancy.,Introduction to the plot,5 一夜疾風(fēng)暴雨后，Johnsy看到樹上仍留有一片樹葉，重新鼓起了活下去的勇氣。 As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldnt give in to the weather, her wi

16、ll to live returned.,6 Behrman冒著風(fēng)雨在墻上畫了一片樹葉,因感風(fēng)寒，得了肺炎死了。Thanks to Behrman, the last leaf he painted at the cost of his life aroused Johnsys hope to live on.,Useful expressions（1）,磚樓,某人在某方面的品味,燈籠袖,是和諧的,可怕的蔓延這一地區(qū),in tune (with) ,Ones taste in sth.,bishop sleeves,brick building,stalk about the distract

17、,Useful expressions（2）,到處,一成希望,那不勒斯灣,醫(yī)藥療效,吹著輕快的口哨,curative power of medicines,one chance in ten,the Bay of Naples,here and there,whistling a merry tune,Useful expressions（3）,倒著數(shù),空蕩蕩的沉悶的院子,常青藤,低聲地,兩眼一直盯著窗外,in a whisper,a bare, dreary yard,ivy vine,count backward,keep ones eyes fixed out the window,Us

18、eful expressions（4）,住在底層,過分，過度,嘲笑,看護(hù)人,光線暗淡的,guard dog,to excess.,mock at,live on the ground floor,dimly lighted,Useful expressions（5）,流淚,聽說,混合著,無神的睜大的眼睛,拉起,dull, wide-open eyes,hear of.,mingle with,eye stream,pull up,Useful expressions（6）,急風(fēng)驟雨,顯著，突出,暗綠,（時(shí)間）流逝，磨損,緊緊抓住，抱住,wear away,Stand out,dark gree

19、n,beating rain and fierce wind,cling to,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions,1. 各處,here and there,2. 一成的可能性,one chance in ten,3. 畫板,drawing board,4. 吹著輕快的口哨,whistle a merry tune,5. 倒著數(shù),count backward,6. 幾乎以耳語般的聲音,in almost a whisper,7. 聽說,hear of,A R _ Useful Expressions 2,get well,ten to o

20、ne,be tired of,turn loose ones hold on everything,look the part,drink to excess,for the rest,mock terribly at,15.,大肆嘲笑,A R _ Useful Expressions 3,peer/stare at,an upturned kettle,stand out,wear away,cling to,be out of danger,16.,凝視著,17.,倒置的水壺,18.,顯眼，突出,19.,（時(shí)間）流逝,20.,緊緊抱住,21.,脫離危險(xiǎn),be wet through,fea

21、r,The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,我們惟一害怕的就是害怕本身,This speech was delivered at Roosevelts inauguration in Washington on March 4 1933 ruzvelt ,ngjre()n,Going Home Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree,1971年10月14日紐約郵報(bào)刊登了一個(gè)故事，故事的名字叫Going Home(回家)：長(zhǎng)途車上坐著一位沉默不語的男子，在同車的年輕游客的盤問下終于開了口。原來他剛

22、從監(jiān)獄出來，釋放前曾寫信給妻子：如果她已另有歸宿，他也不責(zé)怪她；如果她還愛著他，愿意他回去，就在鎮(zhèn)口的老橡樹上系一根黃絲帶；如果沒有黃絲帶，他就會(huì)隨車而去，永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)去打擾她汽車快到目的地了，車上的人們都坐在靠窗戶的位上往外看，只有這位男子不敢張望，他害怕迎面而來的可能是失望突然間，全車的人都沸騰起來：遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)望去，鎮(zhèn)口的老橡樹上掛了幾十上百條黃絲帶，這些黃絲帶像歡迎的旗幟迎風(fēng)飄揚(yáng),據(jù)稱在19世紀(jì), 一些婦女在她們的頭發(fā)上系黃絲帶, 以表示她們對(duì)自己的在美國(guó)軍隊(duì)服務(wù)的丈夫或戀人的奉獻(xiàn)精神。20世紀(jì)70年代, 黃絲帶象征歡迎在軍隊(duì)或在監(jiān)獄的自己所愛的人回家。,Tie a yellow ribbon a

23、round the old oak tree,Im comin home, Ive done my timeNow Ive got to know what is and isnt mineIf you received my letter tellin you Id soon be freeThen youll know just what to do if you still want meIf you still want me Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak treeIts been three long yearsDo you still

24、want me?If I dont see a ribbon round the old oak treeIll stay on the busForget about usPut the blame on meIf I dont see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,Bus driver, please look for meCause I couldnt bear to see what I might seeIm really still in prison, and my love she holds the keyA simple ye

25、llow ribbons what I need to set me freeI wrote and told her this: Now the whole damn bus is cheeringAnd I cant believe I seeA hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak treeIm comin home,Summary,The implications of the last leaf,medicine,masterpiece,dream,1.,Summary,For Johnsy： the symbol of hope 希望的象

26、征。 “When the last leaf falls, I must go too. ” “當(dāng)最后一片葉子落下來，我也要去了。”,Summary,The reasons for Johnsys recovery,2.,love,kindness,care,cure,Summary,The last leaf symbolize the spirit of love, care and self-sacrifice and reflects the glory of humanity and miracle of life-saving. 最后一片葉子是同情心和自我犧牲精神的象征，它閃耀著人

27、性的光輝，創(chuàng)造了挽救生命的奇跡。 Belief, friendship are strong pillar of our life. 信念、友誼是生命得以延續(xù)的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)支柱。,Human touch is the love, care, friendship and concern of people towards each other.,Power of Belief,What has made the changes on Johnsy happen? Direct reason: The last leaf was still there.,Belief is the thing you

28、to the which leads you to bright when all hope is gone. Belief is the thing which light up your world in the darkest night. Never abandon yourselves and never give up.,Self-sacrifice: the greatness in humanity,Old Behrman sacrificed his own life to save Johnsy. He is a hero! In our real life, many p

29、eople choose to make sacrifices for the persons and things they care.,painter live on the ground floor over sixty long white beard a failure in art serving as a model fierce little man regarded as himself as guard dog,Old Behrman,Do you think Behrman had a wish? What drove Old Behrman to save a youn

30、g artist at the cost of his own life? Without Behrmans sacrifice, would Johnsy have the chance to recover.,Masterpiece,Homework,1.Please read the passage carefully and sum up the implications of the last leaf. 2.Debate: Make a debate about whether it was worthwhile for Old Behrman to risk death to s

31、ave Johnsys life?,A R _ Debate2,Supporting arguments 1. It is the only way to save her life. 2. It is worthwhile for the old to risk death to save the youngs lives.,Opposing arguments 1. Behrman could try other means to save Johnsys life instead of sacrificing himself. 2. Both the olds and the young

32、s lives are valuable.,Many years ago, a college student lost his life to save an old farmers life, which aroused a heated discussion among people. Some thought that it was not worthwhile for a college student who might contribute a lot to the society in the future to risk death for an old life, whil

33、e some other people held the opposite view. What is your opinion? Make a debate about whether it was worthwhile for Old Behrman to risk death to save Johnsys life?,A R _ Debate1,Debate,Tips:,Unit 6: The Human Touch,NCE-B3,previous,more,index,break,over,.一幢白色的小木屋 _ .長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的紅色卷（curly)發(fā) _ 3.一張大的舊圓桌 _,a lit

34、tle white wooden house,long, curly red hair,a large old round table,back,Unit 6: The Human Touch,NCE-B3,previous,next,index,break,over,4. 一家價(jià)格便宜的印度餐館 _ 5.一大份冰涼的巧克力冰淇淋 _ 6.迅猛的技術(shù)進(jìn)步 _,a cheap Indian restaurant,a large cool chocolate ice-cream,rapid technological advance,back,Unit 6: The Human Touch,NCE-B3,previous,next,index,break,over,7.一位英俊的美籍華裔青年 _,a handsome