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1、Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyNew Horizon College EnglishBook FourJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyUnit Two Section A Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin- 3 -Background InformationText UnderstandingLanguage Points123Unit TwoSummary45Writing- 4 -ABackground InformationCharlie Chap
2、lin (18891977)one of the greatest and widely loved English comedy actor He impressed the world with the image of a small tramp: outfitted in tattered, baggy pants, a cutaway coat, impossibly large, worn-outshoes and a derby hat with the moustache, bamboocane, and a funny walk.破烂的圆顶礼帽前下摆向 后倾斜的ABackgr
3、ound InformationCharles Dickens (18121870)He is considered to be one of the greatest English novelists. His many famous books describe life in Victorian time and show how hard it was, especially for the poor and for children. They includeThe Pickwick The Pickwick PapersPapers, , Oliver TwistOliver T
4、wist, , A A Christmas CarolChristmas Carol, , David David Copperfield, Great ExpectationsCopperfield, Great Expectations andand A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities. . ABackground InformationHollywoodan area of Los Angeles which is known as the center of the American film industry.- 7 -Unit TwoB
5、ackground InformationText UnderstandingLanguage Points123Summary45WritingBiography of Charlie ChaplinText UnderstandingI. (12) Brief IntroductionII. (36) His professional successIII. (78) His emotional lifeIV. (9) The end of his life storyText UnderstandingText Structure AnalysisI. Brief Introductio
6、n (12) winning reputation in other countriesa poor area of south Londonmother temporarily declared madreceiving permanent fame for “the Tramp”Text UnderstandingPlace of birth: Parents: Fame: II. Professional Accomplishments (36) The TrampModern TimesText UnderstandingHis huge success with silent mov
7、ies (para.3)His huge success with sound movies (para.4)Charlies of his great comedy (paras.5-6)secretsSpecial features of The Tramp :Critics towards The Tramp:He revolted against authority To many English people too crude; not how the English behavedThe Tramp Text UnderstandingSpecialties about his
8、singing:Nonsense languageEffect of his singing:Help to bring about his huge successModern TimesText UnderstandingSecrets of great success: Immensely talented man; The urge to explore and extend his talentEvidences: His script In his great comedy Not written in advance Physical transformation Lifeles
9、s objects other kinds of objectsText UnderstandingBoots were boiled and their soles eaten with salt and pepper like prime cuts of fish (the nails being removed like fish bones).Text Understanding. Emotional Life (78) Chaplins emotional collision: (para.7)need to be loved permanently leave Britain fo
10、rever in 1913 Language Points4. crude (L12) a. rude; Hes always telling crude jokes. .辨析 crude rubber crude rubber 天然橡胶天然橡胶 native iron native iron 生铁生铁 raw cotton raw cotton 原棉原棉e.g.a. in its natural state e.g.crude oil 原油Language Points“did” 指前文说的thought Chaplins Tramp a bit “crude”. clap for: sho
11、w the approval or appreciation trip it up: catch sb.s foot and make him fall 5. Certainly middle-class audiences did; the working- class audiences were more likely to clap for a character who revolted against authority, using his wicked little cane to trip it up, or aiming the heel of his boot for a
12、 well-placed kick at its broad rear. (L12) Translation 中产阶级当然这样认为；劳动阶级倒更有可能为 这样一个反抗权势的角色拍手喝彩：他以顽皮的 小拐杖使绊子，或把皮靴后跟对准权势者宽大的 臀部一踢。Language Points6. trip it up (L14) v. cause sb. to fall or nearly fall over李伸出脚把约翰绊倒了 。TranslationkeyLee stuck out his foot and tripped John up.Language Points绊倒某人； 使某人犯错误；使某
13、人受挫7. all that (L15) v. very; particularly事情并不那么顺利。Things are not all that good.TranslationkeyLanguage Points他并不比我们老多少。He wasnt all that old than we were.8. sport (L16) v. wear or show in public and sometimes proudlyBack in the 1960s he sported bell-bottom trousers, platform heels and hair down past
14、 his shoulders.回顾20世纪60年代，他那时穿着喇叭裤、木屐式坡形高跟鞋、蓄着过肩的长发。e.g.Language Points9. Then again, the Tramps quick eye for a pretty girl had a coarse way about it that was considered, well, not quite nice by English audiences (L17)quick eye for a pretty girl: look at a pretty girl quicklyhad a coarse way about
15、it: had a rude way like Chaplins TrampIn the eyes of English audiences, only foreignpeople might look at a pretty girl in such a rude way as the Tramp did with his quick eye.Language Points10. But for over half of his screen career, Chaplin had no screen voice to confirm his British nationality. (L2
16、2)But more than half of the roles Chaplin played were insilent films, so his voice was not heard to establish hisBritish nationality.Language Points11. He postponed that day as long as possible: in Modern Times in 1936, the first film in which he was heard as a singing waiter, he made up a nonsense
