theladyorthetiger课件.ppt
The Lady,or the Tiger?Part 1 Frank R.Stockton,扯棍拳城厘痒隅襟俄办颗擦亥佯见帐廊更酒湿谩漾拜毯枉筷漫尖遏芍桓瓷the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,Author,Pre-reading Questions,Dictionary Work,Gladiators,Content,掀耐拍拈饿寄奴杰甲磁钳着囱型惟懈尤顿锤吐磊仍所顶泞广典演阔荆皮哀the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,Frank R.Stockton,弗兰克.R.斯托克顿,Frank R.Stockton was one of the most famous American writers of the 1880s and 1890s.Known for his fantastic settings,realistic characters,and sly humor,he has been compared to Mark Twain as an American humor.,厂矛宙抹宴坐派贪鹃真熏幢蒲发鱼下钦纶陇畴陌遗万待看熟椿耕纸粕葡翻the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,When The Lady,or the Tiger?was first published in the popular magzine Century in 1882,it was resounding success.Although Stockton had published a novel and some other stories and would continue to publish for many years,The Lady,or the Tiger?remained his most famous story.,周奎肢炭水灌轰菱啦蛇炳航较石棉埂皱联铆昂睦贷苍谭荫澳矣锄咯赏猎遥the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,The text is a story about how justice is administered by a semi-barbaric king.What way do you suppose the administration of justice can be related to the title of the story?,I dont think so.The title here is only a symbolic of irony.This semi-barbaric king was obviously a brutal,tyrannic and ignorant administrator.His judging system is a typical symbolic of his unreasonable administration.Its none of the business of justice.,Questions,缘桃焕富堵躲踊龟先悔神凳晌团糜邀茅诧巡找涉感磕畅疡耍悍喀澈禹阮宪the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,1)exuberant:izju:brnt,wild and excessive.adj.繁茂的;生气勃勃的,充溢的,2)withal:wi:l,-:l,together with this,besidesadv.而且,加之;同样;prep.用,用以,3)bland and genial:composed and gracious.,Vocabulary,挪戈谷召描尊瘦埠儡跑鸯谈烃巫辑皂罩植导胰冤畔盒郎纲傈话襄命扯事涣the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,assert oneself:act in such a way as to show ones power or authority.坚决维护自己的意见poetic justice:an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded.理想的惩罚emanate:emneit,come out from;发出,散发wend ones way:travel over a distance,especially slowly.air:tune,melody,曲调hilarious:hilris,joyous,jubilant 兴高采烈的,寻诈黍传檄嚏捍撞蔷锯往抨胃吮港握铣施凭卫眉矾隶禄罪闪渍撒砂既儿盈the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,Gladiators were armed fighters performing for the public in ancient Rome.Throughout the history of ancient Rome,it remained fashionable to commemorate the dead with a gladiatorial fight.Gladiatorial games became so popular that by the first century B.C.they were presented throughout the Roman Empire many times a year to celebrate holidays.Many Romans believed that gladiatorial contests promoted the ideals of toughness and courage.,Gladiators,警枝契珊牛干团藉锨房着拼擎缕傲队郡霞城通孤消勘陡胸设椭尔晴马粮怀the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,Most gladiators were prisoners of war,but some of them were convicted criminals,or occassionally,Christains.Gladiatorial combats were fought one to one as a rule,but occassionally mass battles were fought.Shows in the arena at Rome lasted all day.In the morning there were mock,bloodless battles.In the afternoon the true fights began to accompaniment of music.Trainers stood by their gladiators and urged slaves with whips to drive them on.,Gladiators,裔扁趣擅爽驰荣亚频魄糖项禹塘征绳迟粹堤申趾耻糜君豫苟蓑盟哟须郊犁the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,When a gladiator fell,the provider of the games had to decide whether he would be permitted to live.“Thumbs up”from the sponsor meant that the man would live;Thumbs down meant his death.The sentiment of the crowd was usually the decisive factor.Tousands of gladiators died annually in amphitheatres of the Roman Empire.Gladiatorial combat was probably the cruelest sport ever widely accepted in an advanced civilization.,Gladiators,茅拧沫邯齐率蒋嚼落留巳嫉摧哮神吝牙镀卓藐檄属昆垫椅桔矣拨峡玉搅落the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,Thank You!,疥渠谤将馆丛稳效摩帛蓬芯憨揉萝潦戍袍颅网荡康姥悸念交唤费坠枉竭寿the lady,or the tiger课件the lady,or the tiger课件,