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1、1,Unit 9 Book 4,A New English Course,本演示文稿可能包含观众讨论和即席反应。使用 PowerPoint 可以跟踪演示时的即席反应， 在幻灯片放映中，右键单击鼠标 请选择“会议记录” 选择“即席反应”选项卡 必要时输入即席反应 单击“确定”撤消此框 此动作将自动在演示文稿末尾创建一张即席反应幻灯片，包括您的观点。,About the author: John Steinbeck (1902-1968) American novelist and short story writer with strong working-class sympathies. M
2、ain works: Of Mice and Men (1937) The Grapes of Wrath (1939),Text I The Pearl,3,About the novelette (The Pearl),4,Pre-reading activities,Human nature? -people tend to like to get something for nothing -people frequently daydream, hoping to become rich and prosperous overnight -the moneyed class, in
3、order to make more money, resort to unfair means to extort as much money as possible from poor, powerless people. -peoples desires are insatiable -people are snobbish especially in money-oriented society,5,2) Appreciate 三字经,6,Discussion,1) Why do good writers use symbolism in their writing? What are
4、 the symbols you have found so far? 2) What are the important things in life?,7,Questions for comprehension,Why does the author say that “A town is a thing like a colonial animal”? (L1) Whats in the shopkeepers mind when the news came to them? Whats the doctors reaction to the news? What kinds of pe
5、ople grew interested in Kino when they heard that he had found the pearl? The word “scorpion” are used twice in the text? What are the differences in meaning?,8,The gallery of characters,ordinary working-class women who are eager to let others share what they know, priests who try to raise money for
6、 one reason or another, shopkeepers whose only concern is to sell their wares for a good profit, doctors who “cure” the sick often for their own gain, beggars who live on alms, pearl buyers who are expecting buying valuable pearls at the lowest possible price,9,Key words and phrases,scorpion n. colo
7、nial a. scramble v. dart v. pant v. foam n. baptize v. stern a. judicious a. hammock n. alms-giver n. giggle v. cackle v.,semblance n. patron n. all manner of essence n. residue n. precipitate v. speculation n. scheme n. stir up distillate n. withhold v. puff v.,10,scramble v.,1)To move or climb hur
8、riedly, especially on the hands and knees 爬尤指用手和膝盖迅速移动或攀爬 2) To cook (beaten eggs)炒蛋 3) To struggle or contend in order to get something 争夺 scramble up a steep hillside 爬上陡峭的山坡 scramble for power and wealth 争权夺利 scramble for a living 勉强凑合着过日子,11,pant v.,1)To breathe rapidly in short gasps 喘气;急促地呼吸 2
9、)To long demonstratively; yearn 渴望;诚心盼望（常与for连用） He was panting when he reached the top of the hill. 当他到达小山顶时，他气喘吁吁。 She panted out the urgent message. 她气喘吁吁地讲出这个紧急口信。 pant for freedom 渴望自由,12,semblance n.,1)An outward or token appearance 外观，外貌，样子；相似（与of连用） bear the semblance of an angel 有天使的外表 Fool
10、ish men mistake transitory semblance for eternal fact. 愚蠢的人误以为暂时的表象是永恒的事实. 2) The barest trace; a modicum少量，些微： There isnt a semblance of truth to the story. 故事里没有丝毫真实的成分.,13,precipitate v.,1) To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward 下掷，由高处抛下 2) To cause (water vapor) to condense an
11、d fall from the air as rain, snow, sleet, or hail 使凝结而下降 3)（与into连用）使进入状态 precipitate a country into a crisis 使一个国家突然陷入危机 An already ailing economy precipitated into ruin despite foreign intervention. 尽管有外来的协助，已千疮百孔经济仍陷入崩溃状态.,14,withhold v.,1) To refrain from giving, granting, or permitting 制止;不给,不赋
12、于,不允许 withhold ones consent 不同意, 不许可 to withhold the money 把钱留住（不给别人) To refrain or forbear 忍住，克制,15,Sentences for paraphrasing,News seems to move faster than small boys can scramble and dart to tell it, faster than women can call it over the fences.(L4) The news swept on past the brush houses, and
13、it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster. (L9) For there were not many buyers really-there was only one, and he kept these agents in separate offices to give a semblance of competition.(L31) The news came to these men, and their eyes squinted and their finger-tips burned a litt
14、le,(L33),16,Text II Gold,fascination n. esteem v./n. calf n. virtually ad. indestructible a. rust v./n. corrode v. fabricate v. conduct electricity long to do sth. ruthless a. the gold rush mob n.,room and board currency n. launch into prospector n.探勘者, 采矿者 be infamous for tear up flecks of gold hoa
15、rd v. have no faith in eloquently ad.,Vocabulary:,17,esteem n./v.,vt. 1)To regard with respect 尊敬, 尊重 Esteemed Guests and Friends! “尊敬的客人们,朋友们 2) To regard as; consider 把.看作,认为 I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust. 我认为他不值得信赖。 I esteem it as a privilege to attend this meeting and give a report
16、here. 我能参加这个大会并在这里作报告,感到十分荣幸。 n. Favorable regard 尊敬, 尊重 All Davids friends held him in high esteem. 大卫的朋友对他都很尊重。,18,fabricate v.,vt. 1) To make; create 制作, 构成, fabricate new theories 创立新理论 To concoct in order to deceive 捏造, 伪造, 虚构(谎言, 借口, 文件, 签名等) to fabricate a document 伪造文件 They fabricated evidence and threatened witnesses. 他们伪造证据并威胁目击者。 The reason he gave for his absence was obviously fabricated,19,hoard n./v.,n. A hidde
