高级英语第三课Blackmail课件.ppt

Unit SixBlackmail,Lead-inBackground InformationTextual StructureDetailed Study of the TextSummaryExercises,Background information,Arthur Hailey:Born in Luton,England,in 1920,Arthur Hailey was educated in English schools until age fourteen.After a brief career as an office boy,he joined the British Royal Air Force in 1939 and served through World War II,rising through the ranks to become a pilot and flight lieutenant.In 1947,Mr.Hailey emigrated to Canada,where he was successively a real estate salesman,business paper editor and a sales and advertising executive.He became,and still is,a Canadian citizen.In 1956,Arthur Hailey scored his first writing success with a TV drama,Flight Into Danger,which later became a motion picture and a novel,Runway Zero-Eight.Since then,as a novelist and one of the great storytellers of our time,he has acquired a worldwide following of devoted readers and his books are published in twenty-seven languages.Arthur Hailey and his wife,Sheila,make their home at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas,where their children,Jane,Steven and Diane,join them during college vacations.,Background information,In the 1960s and 1970s Arthur Hailey,a British/Canadian writer,had a stream of enormously successful novels set in very different work places,as indicated by some of their titles:Hotel,Airport,Wheels,the Evening News.Though a Canadian himself,he set the scene of most of his works in the United States.Each of his books deals with one particular field of society.This is made clear by the titles of his books.It is this peculiarity of his that is value to those who are eager to learn about contemporary American society.,Background information,A List of Arthur Haileys NovelsRUNWAY ZERO-EIGHT.1958THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS.1959IN HIGH PLACES.1960HOTEL.1965AIRPORT.1968WHEELS.1971THE MONEYCHANGERS.1975OVERLOAD.1979STRONG MEDICINE.1984THE EVENING NEWS.1990DETECTIVE.1997,Background information,About the novel HotelThe St.Gregory Hotel is the largest in New Orleans,Louisiana.For 4 days from Monday evening to Friday,the hotel goes through a succession of dramatic events.With the hotels mortgage due by the weekend and with no chance of getting further renewal,the owner,Warren Trent,reluctantly makes up his mind to sell his hotel to a chain hotel owner,Curtis OKeefe.,Background information,Peter McDermott,the assistant general manager,has to tackle several other knotty problems:handling an attempted rape which has occurred in one of the hotels rooms;catching a professional thief operating in the hotel;pacifying a whole convention of several hundred dentists to putting up a member of the convention-a black doctor.Then there is the Duke of Croydon.,Background information,The Duke is an internationally famous statesman and the newly-appointed British ambassador to Washington.He and his wife occupy the best suite in St.Gergory.On Monday evening while driving back with his wife from a gambling house,the Duke and the Duchess,however,drive away.The hit-and-run becomes top sensational news in New Orleans.The hotels chief house detective Ogilvie notices the battered car when it comes back.Instead of reporting this to the police,he goes to see the Duke and the Duchess.He promises to keep quiet about what he knows and asks for a large sum of money in return for the favour.The Duke,now totally at a loss as to how to act,hides behind the skirt of her wife.The Duchess understands that to get themselves out of this mess,the car has to be driven out of the south where people are alerted about the hit-and-run.,Background information,So she offers to pay Ogilvie more than he has asked on condition that he drives the car to Chicago up in the north.The greedy detective agrees.At one oclock Thursday morning Ogilvie gets the car out of the garage.He is seen leaving by one person only,by Peter McDermott,the assistant general manager.Though it strikes him as odd,Peter does not link this up with the hit-and-run until late that afternoon when he witnesses the funeral of the two victims of the accident.He contacts police headquarters right away.By this time,Ogilvie has crossed Louisiana and Mississippi,driving by night and concealing the car by day.He thinks that everything is going smoothly,little knowing that he is already being followed by the Highway patrol cruisers.In Tennessee,he is caught and sent back to New Orleans.,Background information,At first the Duchess tries to deny everything,but doesnt succeed in convincing the police.The Duke then decides to go over to police headquarters before they come for him,wishing to save the little shreds of decency left in him.He takes an elevator to go down.This elevator which has been out of order for some time and badly in need of repair breaks down.As it goes down,one set of clamps holds and the other fails.The elevator car twists,buckles and splits open,throwing the Duke nine floors down to the cement ground.He dies instantly.,Background information,However,the novel ends with a pleasant surprise.A sick,old eccentric man staying in the hotel turns out to be an extremely wealthy man from Montreal,Canada.Earlier,he fell seriously ill and was saved by Peter and his girl friend.To show his gratitude and repay their kindness,he buys the hotel from its former owner and makes Peter the new executive vice-president,with complete authority to run the hotel as he thinks fit.,General questions,Do you read novels?And why?For appreciation and enjoymentFor exploration,the opportunity to look into the past or future as well as to explore alternative life-styles in different times and placesFor biblio-therapy（the use of books to help people solve problems）,General questions,The classification of fiction/novelin terms of schools:realistic fiction;romantic fiction;expressionism fiction;existentialism fiction;“beat generation”fiction.in terms of styles:narrative novel,prosic novel,poetic novel,life streams of consciousness novel,documentary novelin terms of length:novel;medium-length novel;short novel,General questions,What makes a good novel?Charactersleading characters:protagonist,antagonist;minor characters;characterization settings:place,timeplot:list of incidents(plotless novelsa series of meaningless incidents or a description of character)(Basic situation rising action climax end of the problem),General questions,conflicts(the conflicts between the protagonist and antagonist)theme(try to distinguish the difference between theme and main idea)tone:attitude of the writer towards the subjectpoint of view:third-person omniscientthird-person limitedfirst-person participantfirst-person observer,General questions,E.g.The Dream of Red Mansionmain idea:it tells a story about Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu,theme:it discloses the inevitable declining of feudalism.To sum up:main idea concerns the content of the story.Theme deals with the purpose of the writing,and tries to reveal implied meaning behind the story.It is the basic idea abstracted from the fusion of setting,characters,and plot.,Textual analysis,Read the text and try to find out each corresponding element in the textCharactersSettingsPlotConflictsTheme,Textual analysis,Characters:Major/Leading characters:Ogilvie(the chief detective of the hotel)The Duchess(a lady of high social class)Minor character:the Duke of CroydonsSetting:Place:at a suite(Croydons suite)at a hotel(St.Gregory Hotel)in the city of New Orleans,Louisiana(a southern state of USA)Time:Tuesday(pp82,p.100),Textual analysis,Plot:Basic situation:the hit-n-runOgilvie has found the evidence Rising action:Ogilvie goes to see the Duke and Duchess in order to get money(blackmail).He shows his evidence to them.Ogilvie controls the situation and plays with it.,Textual analysis,Dramatic turn(climax):the Duchess makes the offertakes the controlOutcome:Ogilvie takes the offer,Textual analysis,The conflicts(the problemthe end of the problem)Crime:Duchess:she tries to deny the factOgilvie:he presents the evidences of crime one by one.Money:Ogilvie:he wants to get large sum of money on the condition that he keeps quiet of what he knows about the crime.Duchess:she wants to make full advantage of Ogilvies greed.She may offer more money than he had asked on the condition that he drives the car(the very evidence of the crime)to Chicago.,Textual Structure,An important clue-the role of dominance in the whole situationThe division:Part 1:paragraph 1-21(“now were getting somewhere”)Part 2:paragraph 22-47(a hand to her face,the Duchess turned away)Part 3:Paragraph 48-74(you people are hot)Part 4:Paragraph 75-109(the end of the text),Textual Structure,Main idea of each part:Part 1:Both parties are equally strong in power.Part 2:The power of Duchess is gradual declining,until she has completely collapsed,while the power of Ogilvie is increasingly strengthened and then play a dominating role in their conversation.,Textual Structure,Part 3:The conversation goes friendly,like a talk between friends rather than rivals.Ogilvie still plays a dominating role.Although Duchess is under the control of Ogilvie,she is ready to counterattack when it is possible.Part 4:By making full use of Ogilvies greed,Duchess seizes the opportunity to turn the defeat into victory(反败为胜),Before the evidence is shown,Duchess-balancing-,strong,dominant,Ogilvie,strongly challenging her power(Offensive,challenging),After the evidence is shown,Surrender,collapsed(grow gradually weak),Sharp,firm,arrogant(dominant,controlling),Duchess-off-balance-,Ogilvie,Proposing a deal,Duchess-balancing-,Ogilvie,Both parties stop confronting and begin to discuss more friendly how to hide the fact,After the deal is made,Duchess-off-balance-,Ogilvie,Take the complete control of the situation Powerful,demanding,submissive,obedient,Detailed Study of the TextPart One,Appreciation-Characterization:Ogilvie:Appearance:piggy eyes(small,narrow eyes lost in the mass of flesh)Gross jowled face(gross:big,fat,jowl:the fleshy,hanging part under the lower jaw)Obese bodyThick,fleshy fingers,Detailed Study of the Text,Speaks in falsetto(an artificial way of singing or speaking,in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice)Bulbous countenance(pp96)Personality:cunning,sophisticated,professional detectiveRude,Coarse and vulgar unscrupulous(肆无忌惮的),greedy,Detailed Study of the Text,Duchess:Tactfulwell-educated,a woman of strong character,firm arrogant,born a wealthy high-class family（three centuries of inbred arrogance）Duke:fond of gambling,liquor and women,cowardweak-minded,submissive to his wife,Detailed Study of the Text,The function of cigarA series of acts with cigar:He came in with a cigar.Knocked off its ash,flipped the butt,fell on the carpet.waved the cigar in front of her.A cigar for him is a tool to humiliate the Duchess rather than the cigar itself.,Detailed Study of the Text,suite:a set or rooms.Presidential Suite.cryptic:hidden,secret,mysterious Duke/Duchess marquis(marquess)/marchioness Earl(count)/countess viscount/viscountess baron/baroness,Detailed Study of the Text,fray:to cause rope,cloth etc.to become thin or worn by rubbing,so that loose threads develop frayed button holes His shirt is frayed at the neck/elbows.to cause a persons temper,nerves,etc.to become worn out 神经紧张His nerves were frayed by the noises in the street.,Detailed Study of the Text,terrier:any of several types of small active dogs,originally used for hunting猎狐狗wolfdog 狼狗,hound 猎狗,Pekinese 京吧,pug-dog 狮子狗,bull dog 牛头犬 etc.,Detailed Study of the Text,pointedly:directly,in a noticeable and often unfriendly wayoffensive:causing unpleasant or hurting feelingsto have an offensive manner/languagepiggy eyes:small eyes lost in the mess of fleshpiggy:dirty,greedy You are a pig(dirty,greedy,ill-mannered),Detailed Study of the Text,sardonically:disdainfully,scornfully,cynicallygross:unpleasantly fat,vulgar,not refined gross weight/net weightjowl:the lower part of the side of the face,esp.loose skin and flesh near the lower jaw.appoint:to provide with complete and elegant furnishings or equipment well/badly/luxuriously appointed room,Detailed Study of the Text,encompass:to surround on all sides,to form a circle about,enclose The enemy encompassed the city.cf:compass:an instrument for showing direction dcor:the decorative furnishing and arranging of a room,house or stage incongruous:not harmonious,absurd,inappropriate,Detailed Study of the Text,falsetto:unnaturally high voice by a man,esp.in singingit pays to do(check):to be profitable,be worth the trouble or cost to somebody.值得；合算，生利It pays to think before you speakIt will pay to keep a diary in Englishdisgusting:strong feeling of dislike caused by an unpleasant sight,sound or smell,or by bad behavior,Detailed Study of the Text,blandness:gentle or polite in manner or talk adversary:a person or group to whom one is opposed,opponent or enemy.This word implies active hostility cf:rival:a person with whom one competes your high-an-mightiness:(here)used for ridicule,mockery,Detailed Study of the Text,Your Grace（大人）:to duke,duchess,archbishop Your Mightiness(大人):to marquis,count,viscount,baron,baroness:Your Highness（殿下）:to prince,princess Your honor（阁下）:to judge Your Majesty（陛下）:to emperor,empress,king,queenYour Excellency（阁下）:to governor,ambassador,archbishop,premier,Detailed Study of the Text,throw the book If you throw the book at sb.,you accuse them of every offence that is possible in a particular situation,or give them the greatest punishment that you are allowed to.inbred:natural,possessed by a person from birth inbred good manners,Detailed Study of the Text,spring:to jump,bound,bounce wrath:(lit.)great anger,indignation,outrageouswither:to cause sth.to become dry,faded,or deadThe hot sun withered all the plants.unspeakable:that can not be described in words,inexpressibly bad,evil,Detailed Study of the Text,blackguard:villain,a wicked un-honorable personflicker:to move backwards and forwards unsteadily.Here:hesitate interject:to make a sudden remark between othersInterject carries extremely strong implication of abrupt or forced introduction.Interrupt means to cut or break the flow of sth.continuous such as the speech of others,Detailed Study of the Text,Its no go.What you are trying to do wouldnt work.A GO is an attempt at doing sth.I always wanted to have a go at football.,Detailed Study of the TextPart Two,Appreciation:(After the evidence is shown,the relative strength of the two sides changes)On the Duchesss side:struggling(挣扎),yet is declining in powerThe Ogilvie side:growing gradually strong,and then taking the dominating positionCan you find all of the sentences in the text to show this?,Detailed Study of the Text,Discussion about the three evidences;Which evidence is the most important?How does Ogilvie arrange the three evidences in his words?,Detailed Study of the Text,wearily:very tired,unable to suffer any more,unwilling to continue，exhausted wrinkle:to cause to form into lines,folds Lindys Place:a casino,a gambling housefussy:ner