TheLibidoforthe Ugly(高級(jí)英語(yǔ) )課件

TheLibidofortheUgly(高級(jí)英語(yǔ))課件1penthousepenthouse2LessonSevenTheLibidofortheUglyLessonSevenTheLibidoforthe3Whatkindofwritingisthisone?Whatdoesthetitlethelibidofortheuglymean?WhydoesMenckenusessuchapathologicaltermlikelibido?Whohastheso-calledlibidofortheugly?WhoorwhatisthetargetofMencken’sverbalattack?Pre-TextQuestionsWhatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?Whatkindofwritingisthisone?

Whatisthethemeofthisessay?Whatkindofwritingisthiso4DetailedStudyoftheTextAbouttheauthorPittsburgh

WestmorlandcountySteelCity/SmokyCityNoticethemanyliterarydevicesemployedhere.Whatarethey?HerewastheveryheartofindustrialAmerica,thecenterofitsmostlucrativeandcharacteristicactivity,theboastandprideoftherichestandgrandestnationeverseenonearth—andherewasascenesodreadfullyhideous,sointolerablybleakandforlornthatitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoamacabreanddepressingjoke.metaphorhyperboleantithetical

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constructionWhatroutedidtheauthortakeinthistraveling?DetailedStudyoftheTextAbou5WhatdoesMenckendescribeinparagraph1?Whatishispurpose?theU.S.,therichestandgrandestnationeverseenonearth,bothboastsaboutandfeelsproudofthiscenterofindustrialactivitytheboastandprideoftherichest…onearththatthisscenemakesallhumanendeavorstoadvanceandimprovetheirlotappearasaghastly,saddeningjokeitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoa…jokebereducedtobegging/tears/silence/despair/obedienceshadow/subjection

evenhomeless,mongrelcatswouldfeelashamedtoliveintheywouldhavedisgracedaraceofalleycatsWhatisthepurposeofMenckensayingIamnotspeakingofmerefilthatthebeginningofthesecondparagraph?WhatdoesMenckendescribein6uglinessthatcausedgreatpaintothevieweragonizinguglinesstransferredepithetWhatliterarydeviceisusedhere?Howcouldahouseinsultandlaceratetheeye?thatdidnotinsultandlaceratetheeyeWhat’sMencken’srealintentionofsayingso?Whatliterarydeviceisused?theywereamongthemostpretentiousmarkedbyanextravagantoutwardshowWhatkindofimagewillbeinitiatedinthereaders’mindbyreadingthisclause?Whateffectdoestheauthorintendtoproduce?oneblinkedbeforethemasoneblinksbeforeamanwithhisfaceshotawayuglinessthatcausedgreatpai7rattrapSomeofthehousesremaininone’smemoryandlaterwhenonepicturestheminone’smind,theystillappeartobehorribleAfewlingerinmemory,horribleeventhere:Whatwillabareleproushilllooklike?Couldyoudescribethechurchandthehillinyourownwords?dormer-windowahillsidewasbareandlookedasrepulsiveastheskinofaleperabareleproushillAfterthecolon,whatdoesMenckengoontosay?Howmanyexamplesdoeshegiveus?Whatliterarydeviceisusedwhendescribingthebuilding?rattrapSomeofthehousesrem8repetitionofthesamestructuralpatterndoublenegativesTherewasnotonethatwasnotmisshapen,andtherewasnotonethatwasnotshabby.Whatliterarydeviceisusedinordertoemphasizemisshapenandshabby?anaffirmativeisexpressedbynegatingitsoppositenotuncomelylitotesThecountryitselfispleasanttolookat,despitethesootydirtspreadbytheinnumerablemillsinthisregion.Thecountryitselfisnotuncomely,despitethegrimeoftheendlessmills.Itis,inform,anarrowrivervalley,withdeepgulliesrunningupintothehills.repetitionofthesamestructu9solidblocksWhat’sthefunctionoftheifclause?WhatisMencken’sideaofdecenthousesinthisarea?Whatdidhefindinstead?chaletWhatdothehouseslooklike?ontheirlowsidestheyburythemselvesswinishlyinthemudWhatarethesehousescomparedto?Theyleanthiswayandthat,hanging…precariously.withdeadandeczematouspatchesofpaintpeepingthroughthestreaksTheytiltinonedirectionoranother,clingingtotheirfoundationunstably.Inthisphrase,whatiscomparedtowhat?solidblocksWhat’sthefunctio10Allthehousesaresmearedwithsootydirt,andsomepaintwhichisnotcoveredupbythesootlookslikedried-upscalesformedontheskinbyeczema.Whatkindofeggwoulditbewhichislongpastallhopeorcaring?Redbrick,eveninasteeltown,looksquiterespectablewiththepassingoftime.Redbrick,eveninasteeltown,ageswithsomedignity.Whatistheauthor’ssuggestionaboutthecolorofhouses?patinaNowandthenthereisahouseofbrick.Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?ButitseemsthatpeopleinWestmorelandcountypreferthatyellowcolorproducedbythediseaseuremia.ButinWestmoreland…thaturemicyellow.

Allthehousesaresmearedwit11Howmanyplacesarementionedinthefollowingsentences?PullmanmalariainfestedsmallvillageneartheseaaffectedbytheriseandfalloftidesthemalarioustidewaterhamletsTheyareincomparableincolor,andtheyareincomparableindesign.Whatliterarydeviceisusedinthissentence?sarcasmThecoloranddesignweresobadthatonecouldn’tfindanywhichwasworse.Itisasifsomegeniusofgreatpower,whodidn’tliketodotherightthingsandwhowasaninflexibleenemyofman,employedalltheclevernessandskillofhelltobuildtheseuglyhouses.Itisasifsometitanicandaberrantgenius,…themakingofthem.Howmanyplacesarementioned12ButintheAmericanvillageandsmalltown,thedrive/drawingpowerisalwaystowardsugliness,andinthatWestmorelandvalleypeoplehavegivenintothisappealeagerlyoralmostpassionately.sarcasmButintheAmericanvillageandsmalltownthepullisalwaystowardugliness,…aneagernessborderinguponpassion.Whatliterarydeviceisused?Whatdoesignorancemeanhere?Itishardtobelievethatpeoplebuiltsuchhorriblehousesjustbecausetheydidnotknowwhatbeautifulhouseswerelike.Itisincrediblethatmereignoranceshouldhaveachievedsuchmasterpiecesofhorror.Whatliterarydeviceisused?sarcasmirony

ButintheAmericanvillagean13WhatkindofpeopledoesMenckenmockat?It’sclearthatthehorriblyuglydesignsonthewallpapergiverealdelighttoacertaintypeofmind.Theymeet,insomeunfathomableway,itsobscureandunintelligibledemands.Suchghastlydesigns,…giveagenuinedelighttoacertaintypeofmind.Theseuglydesigns,inincomprehensivesomeway,satisfythehiddenandunintelligibledemandsofthistypeofpersons.Itisimpossibletoputdownthewallpaper…tomereinadvertence,ortotheobscenehumorofthemanufacturers.toattributesth.tosth.ItisimpossibletoattributethewallpaperthatmakestheaverageAmericanhomeatthelowermiddleclasslooksouglytomereoversight,ortotheindecenthumorofthemanufacturers.WhatkindofpeopledoesMenck14WhydoesMenckencalltheresidentsinWestmorelandthehonestfolkandthe100%Americans?Whatkindofdemandsdothesepeoplehave?WhydoesMenckenclassifytheirdemandsasobscureandunintelligible?

WhatopiniondoesMenckenhavetowardtheologyandEdgarA.Guest’spoems?Guest,EdgarAlbert

ThusIsuspectWhatcanwelearnfromthisthus?sarcasmirony

withfullunderstandingofwhatisinvolvedwitheyesopenMenckenusesthisword“mellow”ironically.Whatdoeshereallymean?toletdeteriorate,toletitgofrombadtoworseWhydoesMenckencalltheresi15Parthenonbesidesit,theParthenonwouldnodoubtoffendthemTheylikethingsuglyanddonotknowwhatisbeautiful.IfoneweretoputabeautifulbuildingliketheParthenonthere,theywouldfeeloffended.ParthenonisnotedforitsperfectsimplicityofdesignandtheharmonyofitsproportionsandremainsamasterpieceofGreekarchitecture.

Whywouldsuchabuildingoffendthem?notcapableofbeingendured;hardtotoleratepenthouseWhatrhetoricaldeviceisusedinthissentence?ridiculetheymadeitperfectintheirownsightbyputtingacompletelyimpossiblepenthouse,paintedastaringyellow,ontopofit.onewillfeeluncomfortableasembarrassedtolookatParthenonbesidesit,theParth16TheLibidofortheUgly(高級(jí)英語(yǔ))課件17penthousepenthouse18LessonSevenTheLibidofortheUglyLessonSevenTheLibidoforthe19Whatkindofwritingisthisone?Whatdoesthetitlethelibidofortheuglymean?WhydoesMenckenusessuchapathologicaltermlikelibido?Whohastheso-calledlibidofortheugly?WhoorwhatisthetargetofMencken’sverbalattack?Pre-TextQuestionsWhatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?Whatkindofwritingisthisone?

Whatisthethemeofthisessay?Whatkindofwritingisthiso20DetailedStudyoftheTextAbouttheauthorPittsburgh

WestmorlandcountySteelCity/SmokyCityNoticethemanyliterarydevicesemployedhere.Whatarethey?HerewastheveryheartofindustrialAmerica,thecenterofitsmostlucrativeandcharacteristicactivity,theboastandprideoftherichestandgrandestnationeverseenonearth—andherewasascenesodreadfullyhideous,sointolerablybleakandforlornthatitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoamacabreanddepressingjoke.metaphorhyperboleantithetical

contrastparallel

constructionWhatroutedidtheauthortakeinthistraveling?DetailedStudyoftheTextAbou21WhatdoesMenckendescribeinparagraph1?Whatishispurpose?theU.S.,therichestandgrandestnationeverseenonearth,bothboastsaboutandfeelsproudofthiscenterofindustrialactivitytheboastandprideoftherichest…onearththatthisscenemakesallhumanendeavorstoadvanceandimprovetheirlotappearasaghastly,saddeningjokeitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoa…jokebereducedtobegging/tears/silence/despair/obedienceshadow/subjection

evenhomeless,mongrelcatswouldfeelashamedtoliveintheywouldhavedisgracedaraceofalleycatsWhatisthepurposeofMenckensayingIamnotspeakingofmerefilthatthebeginningofthesecondparagraph?WhatdoesMenckendescribein22uglinessthatcausedgreatpaintothevieweragonizinguglinesstransferredepithetWhatliterarydeviceisusedhere?Howcouldahouseinsultandlaceratetheeye?thatdidnotinsultandlaceratetheeyeWhat’sMencken’srealintentionofsayingso?Whatliterarydeviceisused?theywereamongthemostpretentiousmarkedbyanextravagantoutwardshowWhatkindofimagewillbeinitiatedinthereaders’mindbyreadingthisclause?Whateffectdoestheauthorintendtoproduce?oneblinkedbeforethemasoneblinksbeforeamanwithhisfaceshotawayuglinessthatcausedgreatpai23rattrapSomeofthehousesremaininone’smemoryandlaterwhenonepicturestheminone’smind,theystillappeartobehorribleAfewlingerinmemory,horribleeventhere:Whatwillabareleproushilllooklike?Couldyoudescribethechurchandthehillinyourownwords?dormer-windowahillsidewasbareandlookedasrepulsiveastheskinofaleperabareleproushillAfterthecolon,whatdoesMenckengoontosay?Howmanyexamplesdoeshegiveus?Whatliterarydeviceisusedwhendescribingthebuilding?rattrapSomeofthehousesrem24repetitionofthesamestructuralpatterndoublenegativesTherewasnotonethatwasnotmisshapen,andtherewasnotonethatwasnotshabby.Whatliterarydeviceisusedinordertoemphasizemisshapenandshabby?anaffirmativeisexpressedbynegatingitsoppositenotuncomelylitotesThecountryitselfispleasanttolookat,despitethesootydirtspreadbytheinnumerablemillsinthisregion.Thecountryitselfisnotuncomely,despitethegrimeoftheendlessmills.Itis,inform,anarrowrivervalley,withdeepgulliesrunningupintothehills.repetitionofthesamestructu25solidblocksWhat’sthefunctionoftheifclause?WhatisMencken’sideaofdecenthousesinthisarea?Whatdidhefindinstead?chaletWhatdothehouseslooklike?ontheirlowsidestheyburythemselvesswinishlyinthemudWhatarethesehousescomparedto?Theyleanthiswayandthat,hanging…precariously.withdeadandeczematouspatchesofpaintpeepingthroughthestreaksTheytiltinonedirectionoranother,clingingtotheirfoundationunstably.Inthisphrase,whatiscomparedtowhat?solidblocksWhat’sthefunctio26Allthehousesaresmearedwithsootydirt,andsomepaintwhichisnotcoveredupbythesootlookslikedried-upscalesformedontheskinbyeczema.Whatkindofeggwoulditbewhichislongpastallhopeorcaring?Redbrick,eveninasteeltown,looksquiterespectablewiththepassingoftime.Redbrick,eveninasteeltown,ageswithsomedignity.Whatistheauthor’ssuggestionaboutthecolorofhouses?patinaNowandthenthereisahouseofbrick.Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?ButitseemsthatpeopleinWestmorelandcountypreferthatyellowcolorproducedbythediseaseuremia.ButinWestmoreland…thaturemicyellow.

Allthehousesaresmearedwit27Howmanyplacesarementionedinthefollowingsentences?PullmanmalariainfestedsmallvillageneartheseaaffectedbytheriseandfalloftidesthemalarioustidewaterhamletsTheyareincomparableincolor,andtheyareincomparableindesign.Whatliterarydeviceisusedinthissentence?sarcasmThecoloranddesignweresobadthatonecouldn’tfindanywhichwasworse.Itisasifsomegeniusofgreatpower,whodidn’tliketodotherightthingsandwhowasaninflexibleenemyofman,employedalltheclevernessandskillofhelltobuildtheseuglyhouses.Itisasifsometitanicandaberrantgenius,…themakingofthem.Howmanyplacesarementioned28ButintheAmericanvillageandsmalltown,thedrive/drawingpowerisalwaystowardsugliness,andinthatWestmorelandvalleypeoplehavegivenintothisappealeagerlyoralmostpassionately.sarcasmButintheAmericanvillageandsmalltownthepullisalwaystowardugliness,…aneagernessborderinguponpassion.Whatliterarydeviceisused?Whatdoesignorancemeanhere?Itishardtobelievethatpeoplebuiltsuchhorriblehousesjustbecausetheydidnotknowwhatbeautifulhouseswerelike.Itisincrediblethatmereignoranceshouldhaveachievedsuchmasterpiecesofhorror.Whatliterarydeviceisused?sarcasmirony

ButintheAmericanvillagean29WhatkindofpeopledoesMenckenmockat?It’sclearthatthehorriblyuglydesignsonthewallpapergiverealdelighttoacertaintypeofmind.Theymeet,insomeunfathomableway,itsobscureandunintelligibledemands.Suchghastlydesigns,…giveagenuinedelighttoacertaintypeofmind.Theseuglydesigns,inincomprehensivesomeway,satisfythehiddenandunintelligibledemandsofthistypeofpersons.Itisi