現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語第一冊

1、Unit 11 The Midnight VisitorBy Robert Arthur I. Warming-up Discussion 1. In contrast to 007, what is the image of the secret agent called Ausable in The Midnight Visitor? Try to describe him, please. 007: young, strong, handsome, irresistible to women,Ausable: sloppy fat man, no threat to

2、anyone, not even healthy, carries no guns, he is no linguistic genius, lives in a hotel, communicates his comrades by ordinary telephoneà seems nothing mysterious but 2. Being a secret agent so far away from the commonly accepted image, what is it that makes Ausable so uncommon? his wisdom.3As

3、the article pointed out, we are surrounded by many modern facilities. Did you ever benefit from any of the system? Tell your classmates.4Are the facilities mentioned in the article good or not according to your point of view?5Are the facilities a kind of violation of your privacy? II. Phrases of Bod

4、y Language1. to nod consent 點頭表示同意2. to nod one's farewell 點頭表示告別3. to nod as a sign of agreement or as a familiar greeting點頭表示贊同或打招呼4. to hold one's head high 昂首挺胸（表示趾高氣揚）5. to shake one's fist 揮動拳頭（表示威脅）6. to shake one's head 搖頭（表示不知道）7. to show a V sign 祝愿勝利或慶祝勝利 8. to wink at a p

5、erson 向某人眨眼睛9. to shrug one's shoulders 聳聳肩膀（表示冷淡或懷疑）10. to make a face 面部露出厭惡的表情11. to crook a finger 朝某人彎曲食指，是招人過來的意思12. to thumb one's nose 表示輕蔑或嘲弄（以大拇指按鼻，其余四指張開）13. to twiddle one's thumbs 無聊地繞動著兩個大拇指，表示無所事事、懶散14. thumbs down 大拇指朝下，表示反對或拒絕的手勢15. thumbs up 翹起大拇指，表示贊成或夸獎16. to thumb a

6、lift 請求搭便車Text AnalysisI. Text Glimpse Questions:1.What was Fowlers first impression of Ausable?2. How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day?3. How did Ausable deal with the situation?4.  How did Ausable finally outwit Max? II.  General Anal

7、ysis  Questions:  How many parts can this text be divided into?Plot: Ausable appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger.Setting: a French hotel room Protagonists: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a waiter Structure of the textPart 1 (para. 1- 5 ) about: Who

8、 Ausable is & why Fowler wants to see him      Part 2 (para. 6-16 ) about: The unexpected visit of Ausables adversary(對手)Max Part 3 (para. 17-26) about: How Ausable outwits Max and makes him jump on the “balcony”. III.   Detailed Analysis 1. Making ch

9、aracter sketches: physical appearance; how the person acts, talks, thinks and deals with person.2. Activities: 1) Retelling the text in your own words.           2) Find words and phrases that can sum up our impressions of Ausable. Language unde

10、rstanding 1. figure:  1). symbol for a number     He has an annual income of six figures.      2). diagram   The blackboard is covered with geometrical figures like squares and triangles.      3). hum

11、an form: I saw a figure approaching in the darkness.She is now on a diet to keep her figure.4). person , esp. person of influencea great historical figure 5) figure out:  calculate; think about until one understandsCan you figure out the total number? I cant figure him out. 2. risk: She is too

12、sensible to take/run a risk when driving.   Well take /run the risk of being late.    He was determined to get there even at the risk of his life.  v. risk+  n.               risk+-ing 

13、   To save that traveler, they had to risk getting caught in the storm. 3. start    n.c  sudden movement of surprise, fear etc.     He sat up with a start.      The news gave him a start.startle   vt.  giv

14、e a shock or surprise to      She was startled to see that man so pale.   What startling news it was that the building caught fire! 4. concerning:       prep. This book deals with questions concerning Chinas diplomatic policies.  

15、     synonyms     regarding      with reference to      with respect to 5. command: 1). order     The officer commanded his men to fire.       The officer

16、commanded that his men (should) fire.2). control; hold back     command oneself / ones temper commanding     adj.      He said in a commanding tone.      He is now in a commanding position.6

17、. blink: vt & vi. shut and open the eyes quickly   blink ones eyes  blink away ones tears blink the fact that (fig) refuse to consider; ignore   There is no denying the fact 7. gaze    stare     glance    glimps

18、egaze (at): 尤指以贊賞、愉快、好奇或饒有興趣的神態(tài)長時間地盯著看，常常達(dá)到出神的地步；stare (at): 尤指吃驚、恐懼、憤怒或無禮地瞪大眼睛目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地看；glance: “看一眼” “掃視”，強調(diào)匆忙快速的動作過程；glimpse:“瞥見”，強調(diào)動作的偶然性和所見到事物的不充分、不全面。examples:    We stood there, gazing at the beautiful scenery.    They stared at her clothes in amazement.   

19、; He stared at her straight in the eye.    She glanced at her watch.    He glanced through the report.    He caught a glimpse of the Town Hall clock as he drove past.        to glance at     

20、; to stare at     to gaze at  1.  Miss Zhou _ the memo and said my appointment with the president was at 4:00 p.m.  2. He just _ her. He simply could not recall  where he had met her.  3. I _ the envelope and immediately recognized my mothers handwriting.

21、  4. My father would sometimes sit at his desk, _ the photo of my grandparents with tears in his eyes. 5. Why are you _ me like this? What have I done wrong? 6. We call it the Moon Festival because on the night of that day, people will go outside and _ the moon.Word  Formation 1)

22、 compound nounsqn.+ n.            doorbell             seasideqn.+v.             heartbeat      

23、;     headache qadj. + n.         greenhouse        shorthandqn.+ gerund     daydreaming       sun-bathingqgerund + n.     frying-pan&#

24、160;        sleeping-bagqv. +adv.         breakthrough     dropoutqadv.+ v.         income            

25、60;   outbreakn.+prep.+n.    sister-in-law       mother-in-law   v.+pron.+adv.  forget-me-not   touch-me-not 2)compound adjectivesqn.+ -ed             

26、; thunder-struck        sun-tanned n.+ -ing             peace-loving            fault-finding meat-eating      

27、0;   English-speakingn.+ adj.              seasick                   taxfree  knee-deep     nation-wide a

28、dj.+ -ed            open-minded            hot-tempered quick-witted         cool-headedadv.+-ing        

29、    hardworking          everlasting well-behaved       new-buil3)compound adjectives formed from phrases : They kept a round-the-clock watch on the house.The police made an on-the-spot inspectionJack is o

30、f the look-before-you-leap sort.He told the whole story in a matter-of-fact tone.Ill cherish those never-to-be-forgotten days.you will see a papercome to me in the next-last-step of its journey into official hands.  Group discussion  Try to turn the passage into a little play and act

31、it out.Assignment IVMore Work on the Text (See exercises from P273 to P278)V. Paraphrase the following sentences:1.q(para. 1)  It was a small room on the sixth floor, and hardly a setting for a romantic figure.2.   it was not the kind of place suitable for a romantic person like

32、a secret agent.3.(para. 5)  Before long you will see a paper, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands.4. Soon you will see a document/a report come to me and then Ill place it in the hands of the proper authorities. By that time I will have fulfilled my task.Sente

33、nce Paraphrase 1Ausable was, for one thing, fat Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the New England accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. (para. 2)for one thing,：for one reason (why Fowler was disappointed)Ausable was, for one reason, fat H

34、is French and German were not very good, but acceptable. Although he had been in Paris for twenty years, he never lost the American accent. Sentence Paraphrase 2Ausable said wheezily (para. 3)Ausable was so fat that he had difficulty breathing. Sentence Paraphrase 3 a sloppy fat man who, instead of

35、having messages slipped into his hand by dark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. (para. 4) slipped into: put into ones hand quietly, secretly and quicklydark-eyed : (old-fashioned) women who are very beautiful an untidy fat man just has an ordinary

36、 phone call agreeing to meet somebody later in his room. There are no other imagined things as a beautiful lady with dark eyes putting a slip of message secretly into his hand. Sentence Paraphrase 4The fat man chuckled to himself as he unlocked the door of his room and stood as aside to let his frus

37、trated guest enter. (para. 4)as: when; whileunlocked: the opposite of the action “to lock”frustrated : feeling discouraged or dissatisfiedThe fat man laughed to himself when he opened the door of his room and gave way to his dissatisfied guest.The “ed” adjective is used as attribute in this sentence

38、. Sentence Paraphrase 5You are disillusioned. (para. 5)Disillusioned: The “ed” adjective is used as predicative in this sentence.You are disappointed because what you believe in has turned out to be wrong. Sentence Paraphrase 6Before long you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which sever

39、al men and women have risked their lives, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. (para. 5)Paper: an official document; a reportSoon you will see a document/a report come to me. Several people took chances in order to get it. When I receive the paper, I will place it

40、in the hands of the proper authorities.By then I will have fulfilled my mission. Sentence Paraphrase 7For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man. (para. 6)In the middle of the room, there was a man with a small automatic pistol in his hand. Sentence Paraphrase 8 y

41、ou gave me quite a start. (para. 8)You frightened me. / You surprised me. Sentence Paraphrase 9Im going to raise the devil with the managementthis time. (para. 11)Management: the people in charge of the hotel rather than the act of operating the hotel.àHe was making up a story, which turned out

42、 to be a trap for Max. To make Max swallow this bait, Ausable pretended to be angry with the management and explained to Fowler (not to Max) why he was going to complain to the management about the balcony. Sentence Paraphrase 10It might have saved me some trouble had I known about it. (para. 12)mig

43、ht have saved, had I; subjunctive moodIf I had known about it, I would not have spent so much effort. Sentence Paraphrase 11I wish I knew how you learned about the report, (para. 15)I want to know how you succeeded in finding out the report, but I have no idea. Sentence Paraphrase 12Keeping his body

44、 twisted so that his gun still covered the fat man and his guest, (para. 22)Covered: The “ed” adjective is used as object complement in this sentence.He twisted his body in order to point his gun right at the fat man and his guest .Examples of different meanings of “cover”: Ill blow up that bridge.

45、You cover me.· The enemy guns covered the whole city. It was no longer safe to stay.VI. Grammar Exercises 1. In Australia, the Asians make their influence _ in business large and small.        A. feeling          &#

46、160;    B. feel C. felt           D. to be felt 2. His remarks left me _ about his real purpose.      A. wondered         B. wonder        &

47、#160;    C. to wonder      D. wondering3. You will see this product _ wherever you go.       A. to be advertised         B. advertised C.  advertise      

48、D. advertising4. The manager promised to keep me _ of how business was going on.       A. to be informed         B. on informing      C. informed          D. informing 5. To the north of the village _ a small island.       A. lain              B. lies        C. was there