英语专业现代大学英语3课件2.Through-the-Tunnel.ppt

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1、Through the Tunnel,Doris Lessing,Author Biography,Doris May Lessing CH was born on 22 October 1919 in Persia(now Iran)and grew up in Southern Rhodesia(now Zimbabwe).She is a great realist writer in the tradition of the major Continental novelists of the 19th century.In 2007,Lessing was the eleventh

2、woman and the oldest ever person to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.In 2008,The Times ranked her fifth on a list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.main novels include The Grass is Singing 1950,The Golden Notebook 1962,and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos.,style,he

3、r early stories concern the trials and tribulations of growing upmost of Lessings works,concern the confusing and often contradictory roles of women in societycommon themes:an individual confronting preconceived assumptions about life in an attempt to achieve wholeness,Summary,The story tells a youn

4、g English boy,Jerry,as well as his mother spends holiday in a foreign beach.When he comes here,he finds some local children can not only dive for a long time,but also swim through a long tunnel.Because of the curiosity to new things and the isolation between him and these children,Jerry makes a deci

5、sion to challenge himself by swimming through the tunnel,even though his skill and experience are not sufficient.In order to reach his goal,he does numerous exercises to success eventually,which also means the growth to him.,Symbolism,the narrow and dark tunnel-the process of growing up safe beach-w

6、ild bay the known world and the unknown world,(verycrowdedandwellknown-dangerous,sharprocks)practicing diving(nose-bleeds,exhaustion,and dizziness)-growing pains the native boys-negative guide for Jerry mother-positive guide for Jerry(provide Jerry with more freedom and opportunity to grow up)goggle

7、-a new identity(a kind of hidden strength and new insight into maturity).,character,Jerry is a good and obedient boy.Maybe because of lacking a male role in his growing up,he appeared at first in the story to be a bit weak and timid.But the experience of going thorough the tunnel made him stronger.,

8、Jerrys mother is a rational,thoughtful and responsible woman.She is a widow and Jerry is her only child.But instead of being too protective and doting,she decides to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion to her son.She is struggling to be a reasonable mother to a teenage boy.,Writing Feature

9、s,1.Lessing uses the third person point of view in the whole article to let the story more objective and flexible so that she can describe all sides of the story with ease.2.narrative and description Adjectives:immense numbers of words concerning color to present the sea,the rocks,the tentacle and t

10、he tunnel vividly previously.,a series of verbs to depict the boy especially the hard training for preparing his adventure and the procedure where he swim through the tunnel,which both reveal the boys courage as well as determination and express his expect to ripeThe psychological description the en

11、vironmental description,Questions for discussion,whatdrivesJerrytogowithhismothertothebeachonthefirstmorning?DoyouthinkthatiftheforeignboysspokeJerryslanguagehewouldstillfeeltheneedtoprovehimself?Whyorwhynot?Do you think that Jerrys determination in achieving his goal is healthy?Why or why not?By th

12、e end of the story,how has Jerry changed?How does Lessing describe the boys behavior in the beginning of the story in comparison to his behavior at the end?,themes,Safety Vs.ChallengeDependence Vs.IndependenceChildishness Vs.MaturityAbandonment Vs.Persistence,Topics for further discussion,We often h

13、ear people talking about“growing pains”.Did you have such kind of experience?What helped you get over the growing pains?What do you think parents can do to help their kids to grow up?,New Words-1,contrition sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation chivalry courtesy towards women possessive havi

14、ng or showing a desire to control or dominate craving an intense desire for some particular thing supplication a humble request for help from someone in authority poise cause to be balanced or suspended grope search blindly or uncertainly loom come into view indistinctly,often threateningly,New Word

15、s-2,feat a notable achievement defiant boldly resisting authority or an opposing force beseech ask for or request earnestly nag bother persistently with trivial complaints pester annoy persistently swerve turn sharply;change direction abruptly clamber climb awkwardly,as if by scrambling clammy unple

16、asantly cool and humid incredulous not disposed or willing to believe;unbelieving,New Words-3,wriggle to move in a twisting motion,(especially when struggling)panicky thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation convulsive resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent lapse pass into a s

17、pecified state or condition propel cause to move forward with force,Sucker,The dishonest businessman got hold of a sucker list and started out to sell his worthless stock.这位不诚实的商人掌握了一群易上当受骗的人，并开始向他们兜售自己那不值钱的货物。You are a sucker to believe his stories.你居然相信他的说法，真是大傻瓜！An octopus has suckers on its tentacles.章鱼的腕足上有吸盘。Ive always been a sucker for romantic movies.我一向喜欢传奇性的影片。,