大學(xué)思辨英語教程-精讀2課件Unit-11

1、Unit 11 Responsibility and BetrayalUnit 11 Responsibility and BeEnochs Two LettersAlan SillitoeEnochs Two LettersLearning ObjectivesLiterary Elements Critical ThinkingReading StrategiesIntercultural CompetenceLearning ObjectivesLiterary ElLiterary ElementsReading Strategies Learning ObjectivesCoinci

2、dence as narrative devicePoint of viewForeshadowingExamine the effect of the multiple points of viewPredict the development of the plotNotice the details of symbolic meaningLiterary ElementsLearning ObjeCritical Thinking Learning ObjectivesIntercultural CompetenceMake inferences about the unexplaine

3、d situations in the story and the characters possible reactionsUnderstand different points of view and make fair-grounded judgments about the charactersAnalyze and interpret the psychology of the characters through empathetic reasoningIdentify common themes represented in different cultures cultural

4、 productsAnalyze the issue of children being affected by marital problems in movies and literatures from different culturesConduct intercultural comparisons regarding the legal and social issue of custody of underage children after divorceCritical Thinking Learning ObjLead inIt seems to be generally

5、 true that when families are strong and stable, so are childrenthey show higher levels of well-being and more positive outcomes. But marriage has its ups and downs and can even end up on the rocks. When things go seriously wrong, separation or divorce may be the best way out for the two adults, but

6、the impact on their childrens later life can be devastating. Lead inIt seems to be generallLead inBeing innocent and helpless in such situations, the children may feel betrayed and might grow up feeling bitter about their parents dereliction of parental responsibilities.In this unit, you will see ho

7、w two couples deal with their own failed marriages and the delicate matter of telling their children about it. In both stories you will see how adults and children think and feel differently about a broken family. Which of the couples seems to you to show more responsibility and sensitivity toward t

8、heir children? How do you think their children will grow up living with the consequences of their parents separation or divorce?Lead inBeing innocent and helpBackground Knowledge1. About the AuthorAlan Sillitoe, who died on April 25 aged 82, was a novelist, poet and occasional playwright but, despit

9、e a long and varied writing career, remained best known for his first two books. “Im me and nobody else; and whatever people think I am or say I am, thats what Im not, because they dont know a bloody thing about me.”“All Im out for is a good time all the rest is propaganda.” from Saturday Night and

10、Sunday MorningBackground Knowledge1. About tBackground KnowledgeThe best-selling Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958) and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Other Stories (1959) both chronicled the hopeless prospects, drunkenness, casual fights and drab sex lives of young working cla

11、ss men of that era. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was an instant critical and commercial success. Its portrayal of Arthur Seaton, a rebellious factory worker and amoral adulterous lover, was praised for its unsentimental evocation of working class existence. Background KnowledgeThe best-sBackgro

12、und KnowledgeThe novel established many of the themes that were to occupy Sillitoe throughout his life: social injustice, the “bunker” mentality of the working class, the mindlessness of their only realistic employment and the consequent banality and ephemerality of their lives. In his earliest work

13、, before his powerful sense of social injustice began to dominate his fiction, Sillitoe created plausible, complex youths who rebelled against the establishment, epitomised by parent, policeman and boss. Inevitably his work chimed at a time when youth culture and adolescent anger were beginning to d

14、ominate the media through the work of John Osborne, Brando, James Dean, JD Salinger and the still-embryonic pop music.Background KnowledgeThe novel Background KnowledgeAmong his further novels, collections of poetry, screenplays, essays, plays and childrens books, Sillitoe developed his themes and u

15、nderstanding of humanity and began to internalise injustice, to reflect oppression on the workings of the human psyche.Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge2. “Its a Long Way to Tipperary”It was one of the most popular songs during the First World War.(Daily Mail correspondent George Curnock saw

16、the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers singing this song as they marched through Boulogne on 13 August 1914 and reported it on 18 August 1914. The song was quickly picked up by other units of the British Army. In November 1914 it was recorded by the well-known tenor John McCormack, which helped it

17、s worldwide popularity.)Background Knowledge2. “Its aBackground KnowledgeOne of the most popular hits of the time, the song is not a warlike song that incites the soldiers to glorious deeds. Popular songs in previous wars (such as the Boer Wars) frequently did this. In the First World War, however,

18、the most popular songs, like this one and “Keep the Home Fires Burning”, concentrated on the longing for home. In the story, the song was sometimes sung by Enochs father while drunk but it was mistakenly remembered by the boy as “It was a long wait to Tipperary”. The song reflects the boys longing f

19、or his parents return to home and his anxious waiting.Background KnowledgeOne of theBackground KnowledgeLyrics of the song:Its a Long Way to TipperaryUp to mighty LondonCame an Irishman one day.As the streets are paved with goldSure, everyone was gay,Singing songs of Piccadilly,Strand and Leicester

20、Square,Till Paddy got excited,Then he shouted to them there:Background KnowledgeLyrics of Background KnowledgeIts a long way to Tipperary,Its a long way to go.Its a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know!Goodbye, Piccadilly,Farewell, Leicester Square!Its a long long way to Tipperary,But my

21、 hearts right there.(repeat)Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgePaddy wrote a letterTo his Irish Molly-O,Saying, “Should you not receive it,Write and let me know!”“If I make mistakes in spelling,Molly, dear,” said he,“Remember, its the pen thats bad,Dont lay the blame on me!Background KnowledgeB

22、ackground KnowledgeIts a long way to Tipperary,Its a long way to go.Its a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know!Goodbye, Piccadilly,Farewell, Leicester Square!Its a long long way to Tipperary,But my hearts right there.Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeMolly wrote a neat replyTo Iris

23、h Paddy-O,Saying “Mike MaloneyWants to marry me, and soLeave the Strand and PiccadillyOr youll be to blame,For love has fairly drove me silly:Hoping youre the same!”Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeIts a long way to Tipperary,Its a long way to go.Its a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest gir

24、l I know!Goodbye, Piccadilly,Farewell, Leicester Square!Its a long long way to Tipperary,But my hearts right there.Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge3. FrankensteinIt originates from a Gothic novel named Frankenstein by the English author Mary Shelley that tells the story of a scientist Victor

25、 Frankenstein who created a monster from parts of corpses. Later it was adapted into film. In the story, Enoch, when left alone in the house, recalls that he had seen Frankenstein once on the telly (Para. 29). For the boy, watching Frankenstein the horror film is something of bravery and courage.Bac

26、kground Knowledge3. Franken 1. Text StructureText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisRhetoric and styleText StructurePart Para(s)Main idea I1-14Enoch is abandoned by his parents. II 15-39Enoch stays all night in the house alone.III40-70Enoch turns to his grandma the following day. 1. Text StructureText Analys

27、iPart I Comprehension CheckPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1. Did Enochs parents have a tacit understanding that they were going to part that morning? What evidence from the text support this view? No, they didnt. As is suggested in the text, the couple were “solidly locked in their separate

28、 thoughts” that morning and they did not bother to pay even the slightest attention to each other. And on that morning, things went on as usual. The husband, dressed in his usual overalls, pretended to go to work as usual and bid goodbye to his wife. He was thinking that he would write a letter from

29、 London to his wife to explain his departure “in case she hadnt noticed it”. (Para. 6)Part I Comprehension CheckParPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2. What was wrong with Enochs parents marriage?The problem of Enochs parents marriage is rooted in their lack of communication: “As a couple they

30、 had given up tackling any differences between them by the human method of talking.” (Para. 10) They both felt lonely but they were unable to express themselves: “It wasnt that life was dull exactly, but they had nothing in common. If they had, maybe she could have put up with him, no matter how bad

31、 he was”. (Para. 10) As a couple, they lived in their own separate worlds.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 3. Did both Jack and Ren start to regret their decision oncethey got on the train to London?No. They didnt “regret” their decision; they felt alarmed at wha

32、t they did.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 4. What do you make of the sentence, “He was so trustworthy and easy-going he got on her nerves” ? (Para. 9)What the wife meant by “so trustworthy and easy-going” was that she found her husband totally unresponsive, emo

33、tionally and otherwise. For her, there was no surprise whatsoever to be expected of her husband and their marriage life was now nothing more than a pool of dead water. Thats why she was sick and tired of all this.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 5. Do you think J

34、ack was the kind of man his wife thought he was? Why or why not?In Jacks wifes eyes, her husband was insensitive, would let nothing worry him, and even lacked interest in other women. However, this was not true. Jack had been secretly in love with a woman called Rene in his factory for half a year a

35、nd he carefully planned his run away with Rene. Without real communication and understanding between each other, the couple drifted away from each other day by day. Stuck in a hopeless marriage like this, a sullen wife cannot be expected to give a reliable judgment of her husband.Part I Part IIPart

36、IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 6. Did Edna finally make up her mind to divorce him after years of thinking about leaving Jack? (Para. 12)The only thing that can be said for sure is that she decided to leave.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Word StudyPart I Part IIPart IIIDeta

37、iled Analysis 1. singular (Para.1, line1):adjective 1) literary very unusual or strange 奇異的，異常的e.g. I wondered why she was behaving in so singular a fashion.2) usually before noun formal very great or very noticeable 突出的，非凡的e.g. He showed a singular lack of tact in the way he handled the situation.

38、Part I Word StudyPart I PartPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2. act on something (Para.3, line5)to do something because of another persons advice or order, or because you have received information or had an idea（根據(jù)建議，命令）做某事 e.g. She is acting on the advice of her lawyers. e.g. Police say they

39、 acted on information received.3. foundry (Para.4, line1): noun factory where metal castings are produced 鑄造廠 e.g. aniron foundryPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 4. unobtrusive (Para.4, line5)adjective not easily noticed 不引人注目的e.g. The staff are trained to be uno

40、btrusive.5. scullery (Para.4, line5)noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done 碗碟洗滌室Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 6. clandestine (Para.5, line3)adject

41、ive conducted with hidden aims or methods; done in secret 秘密的，私下的e.g. a clandestine affaire.g. clandestine meetings7. fortnight (Para.5, line3)noun British English two weeks 兩周e.g. a fortnights holiday e.g. in a fortnights time Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 8.

42、 fall for (Para.5, line4)1) to start to love someone ; become infatuated with迷戀e.g. That was the summer I worked at the fairground, and met and fell for Lucy.2) to be tricked into believing something that is not true 信以為真e.g. He is too smart to fall for that trick.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart

43、I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 9. back out (Para.6, line3)to decide not to do something that you had promised to do 退出；收回；食言，違約e.g. Its too late to back out now. e.g. After youve signed the contract, it will be impossible to back out.e.g. The government is trying to back out of its commitment to

44、 reduce pollution.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 10. stint (Para.7, line1) noun an individuals prescribed share of work 從事某項(xiàng)工作的時(shí)間Collocation: stint in/at e.g. Mark did a two-year stint in the army.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Ana

45、lysis 11. mantelshelf (Para.7, line2)noun mantelpiece, a shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace 壁爐架12. bother about (Para.11, line2)worry about 擔(dān)心e.g. I try not to bother about what other people think.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 13. have ones be

46、llyful (Para.11, line3)have enough of sth 受夠了某物Collocation: have had a bellyful of somebody/somethinginformal to be annoyed by someone or something because you have had to deal with them for too long e.g. Id had a bellyful of his family by the end of the weekend.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I

47、Sentence AnalysisPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1. .both were solidly locked in their separate thoughts which, unknown to each other, they were at last intending to act on. (Para. 3)Both Enochs parents were absorbed in their own secret plans and they deemed it the right time at last to carr

48、y them out without the others knowing it.Paraphrase the sentencePart I Sentence AnalysisPart Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2. And Jacks dull toothache of a conscience had, in the six months since knowing her, cured itself at last. (Para. 5)Jack had been secretly suffering a guilty conscien

49、ce which was like a dull toothache because he had been seeing Rene clandestinely for six months, but now that they had decided to run away together, he somehow felt relieved as he no longer had to face his wife and live a lie.Paraphrase the sentencePart I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart II

50、IDetailed Analysis 3. He was so trustworthy and easy-going he got on her nerves. (Para. 9)Jack appeared to have been so carefree, not even having interest in women, that his wife felt irritated for not getting desired emotional response and being able to pick on him. The sentence was oxymoronic. Par

51、aphrase the sentencePart I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 4. It was as if the sight of each other struck them dumb. (Para. 10)Enochs parents marriage became so worn out that they virtually had nothing to say to each other.Paraphrase the sentencePart I Part IIPart IIID

52、etailedPart II Comprehension CheckPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1. Why was Enoch not bothered at first when he realized that his parents were not at home? How did his feelings about his parents absence change as time went on? As a little boy, Enoch took his parents absence as a chance to e

53、njoy his childish freedom. It did not occur to him that his parents could leave him for good, so he seemed excited that he could be the boss of the house. But as time went on, his excitement faded away. Loneliness and the thought that his parents might be dead made him anxious and he had to resort t

54、o eating to ease the growing anxiety and fear.Part II Comprehension CheckPaPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2. What did Enoch do to ward o his fear at being alone in the house? He made himself some tea and sat to read a comic. When night fell, he drew the curtains and switched the television

55、on. He went to the scullery for some food, sat on his fathers chair and even looked for a cigarette, though in vain. He made faces in front of the mirror in order to frighten himself from the bigger fear of the house.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 3. Why was En

56、ochs head described as “one of the more psychedelic ones” ? (Para. 16) The description of Enochs head looking like “one of the more psychedelic ones” means he had a look that evoked an impression of some unusual character or mental state.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed A

57、nalysis 4. Why was Enoch reluctant to go upstairs to his bedroom ? (Para. 25)Enoch was afraid of going upstairs alone for it was as scary as venturing to a wood in the dark.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 5. Did Enoch ever imagine the reason for his parents abse

58、nce?Enoch imagined a number of reasons for his parents absence: 1) His mother had gone to Aunt Jennys and missed the bus home.2) His father had had an accident and had been killed at the foundry.3) His parents had gone for a divorce.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailedPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analys

59、is 6. How do you interpret Enochs looking for a cigarette and his trying to whistle in a thick manly style? (Para. 23)On the one hand, Enoch feared, and to some extent hated his father who exerted patriarchal power over him; on the other hand, he envied his father and aspired to have the same power

60、and authority as his fathers. Therefore, in the absence of the patriarchal power, he felt greatly relieved and could not wait but to seize this chance to imitate his father by trying smoking and whistling. These acts are often deemed as masculine. For Enoch, it is by trying something manly that he c