1、Enjoying novels,Unit 5,Words,consensus equalitytwistcontradictionhopelesssceptical approval,n. 共识; 共同意见 n. 同等; 平等 n. 扭曲; 歪曲 n. 反驳; 矛盾 adj. 绝望的 adj. 怀疑性的; 持怀疑态度的 n. 赞成; 承认,explicitoutspoken growthchildhoodpremierambiguouspossesssponsor generous,adj. 直率的; 清楚的 adj. 坦率直言的 n. 成长; 生长 n. 孩童时期; 童年 adj. 第一的;
2、 首要的 adj. 含糊的; 模糊的 vt. 拥有; 占有 n. 担保人; 发起人; 赞助人 adj. 慷慨的; 大方的,Expressions,in forceget roundunder the name ofsee throughstruggle against stand out,有效的; 在实施中 顺利应付; 克服 用的名字; 在的名字下 看穿; 识破 与做斗争 杰出,Margaret Mitchell,Charles Dickens British (1812-1870),Charles Dickens,one of the greatest novelist in English
3、 literature.,His works The Pickwick Papers 皮克威克外传 Oliver Twist雾都孤儿 The Old Curiosity Shop 老古玩店 David Copperfield 大卫.科波菲尔 Hard Times 艰难时世 A Tale of Two Cities 双城记 Great Expectations 远大前程 Bleak House 荒凉山庄,It was the best of Times. It was the worst of Times.,Jane Austen,Thomas Hardy,1. Look at these li
4、terary genres. Which do you enjoy most? Why?,Warming-Up,2. Do you like classic or modern literature? What famous literary works have you read? 3. Which do you like better, English novels or Chinese novels? What English novels have you read?,4. Can you say something of the story you like best? Why do
5、 you enjoy reading it?,George Eliot,Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) was born in Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire. Her father was a carpenter who rose to be a land agent. When she was a few months old, the family moved to Griff, a cheerful red-brick, ivory-covered house, and there Eliot spent 21 years of h
6、is life among people that he later depicted in her novels.,She was educated at home and in several schools, and developed a strong evangelical piety at Mrs. Wallingtons School at Neneaton. However, later Eliot rejected her dogmatic faith. When her mother died in 1836, she took charge of the family h
7、ousehold. In 1841 she moved with her father to Coventry, where she lived with him until his death in 1849.,During this time she met Charles Bray, a free-thinking Coventry manufacturer. His wife, Caroline (Cara) was the sister of Charles Hennel, the author of a work entitled An Inquiry Concerning the
8、 Origin of Christianity (1838). The reading of this and other rationalistic works influenced deeply Eliots thoughts. After her fathers death, Eliot travelled around Europe. She settled in London and took up work as subeditor of Westminster Review.,The three Bronte sisters,Charlotte Bronte,Anne Bront
9、e,Emily Bronte,Wuthering Heights,Jane Austen,Pride and Prejudice,Gone with the Wind,Margaret Mitchell,Charles Dickens,David Copperfield,Agnes Grey Gone with the Wind Tess of the dUrbevilles David Copperfield,Can you match the titles of these famous novels to the authors?,Margaret Mitchell Anne Bront
10、 Charles Dickens Thomas Hardy,Pre-reading,Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice Wuthering Heights Just so stories To kill a Mockingbird,Jane Austen Charlotte Bront Harper Lee Emily Bront Rudyard Kipling,THE RISE OF ENGLISH AUTHORESSES IN THE 19TH CENTURY,Reading,After skimming the text quickly, tick this ch
11、art to show the issue each writer was most concerned with.,Comprehending,Look at the chart. Can you see a difference between the content of Charles Dickens books and those of the women writers?,The content of Charles Dickens novels concentrate more on external matters such as social injustice and,pr
12、oblems while those of the women writers concentrate more on internal matters such as the personal feelings and reactions of the heroines in the novels.,Read the passage again carefully and answer these questions.,Why do you think so many authoresses wrote about love and marriage?,This was the experi
13、ence and the dilemma for these women writers and this was also a common longing for most women.,2. Which writer was the most reserved in her descriptions of feelings? Why do we still read her books?,Jane Austin was most reserved in her Description of personal feelings. We read her books for their hu
14、mour, irony and characterization.,George Eliots books were concerned with the way social pressures made people behave badly or stupidly, while Charles Dickens novels are concerned with injustice in society. So both are concerned with society and its effect on the individual but they deal with it fro
15、m different points of view.,3. In which way were George Eliots bookssimilar to those of Charles Dickens?,George Eliot describes the personal distress that people bring upon themselves when they behave badly according to the expectations of society at that time.,4. In which way were George Eliots boo
16、ks similar to those of Charlotte Bronte?,Charlotte Bronte describes how emotional necessity makes people behave against the expected behaviour of society. So they are both concerned with how a persons feelings affect their decisions.,1. Can you believe that there used to be a consensus in society th
17、at opposed to the writing of novels by authoresses? (1) there used to be曾经有 e.g. There used to be a bridge over that river.,Language points,(2) consensus n. agreement in opinion; collective opinion 意见一致reach consensus on 在方面达成共识There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue.对这个问题的看法日趋一致。,2. C
18、learly this restriction must have operated at a time when there was no equality of opportunity for women.很明显这种局限性在男女不平等的时代必然存在过。,(1) “must have +过去分词” 表示对过去事情的肯定的猜测。 e.g. It must have rained heavily last night, for the ground is still wet this morning. 昨天晚上肯定下过大雨, 因为今天早上的地面还是湿的。,(2) when there was n
19、o equality of opportunity for women 为定语从句,先行词为a time. (3) equality n. state of being equal 平等 e.g. All three children have equality in our family. 在我们家三个孩子都是平等的。,3. Perhaps you think that discrimination of this kind was in force a very long time ago because, after all, it is a very old-fashioned ide
20、a. 或许你会认为这种类型的歧视只会在很久以前才有影响, 因为毕竟这是一种很落伍的想法。,(1) be in force 有效,有影响 e.g. The new safety regulations are now in force. 新的安全规则现已生效。 (2) after all 终究,毕竟 e.g. It has turned out to be a nice day after all. 天终归转晴了。,People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _, she is a great musicia
21、n. A. after all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual,4. Those who got round this ban were:, and the writer known as George Eliot. (1) who got round this ban 是定语从 句, 先行词为those.,(2) get round 避开, 绕开;说服,争取(某人) e.g. You can not get round the tax laws.你不能钻税法的空子。You can get round him easily. 你可以很容
22、易地说服他。 (3) known as George Eliot 为过去分词短语作定语修饰 the writer, 相当于who was known as George Eliot.,5. She produced six completed novels, all of which deal with the problems and limitations of womens choices.她创作了六部完整的小说, 这些作品都涉及到女性选择权的问题及其局限性。,(1). all of which为非限制性定语从句,先行词为 six complete novels.Luckily, wed
23、 bought a road map without _ we would have lost our way. A. it B. that C. this D. which,(2). deal with 关于,论及;处理;对待;与相处 e.g. The book dealing with the film stars sells well.How shall we deal with this problem?Whats the best way to deal with thieves?The man is easy to deal with.,6. At this time the on
24、ly respectable career for a woman was to marry, so the dilemma of her heroines was also to marry but for love. 那时女性唯一受到尊重的事业就是嫁人, 所以她作品中的女主人公也为无爱情的婚姻所困扰。,but for: without e.g. But for your help we should not have finished the project in time. 没有你的帮助,我们不会准时完成这个项目。,7. Sceptical reviewers did not see t
25、hrough this deception and gave their approval to their work. 生性多疑的评论家们没有看穿这层伪装, 而且对她们的作品大加赞扬。see through 识破,看穿 e.g. Nobody saw through his disguise. 没有人识破他的伪装。,a. “Reading this book, we can identify with the main characters struggle against evil.“ 读了这本书，我们会对主人翁反对邪恶的斗争寄予同情。,8 struggle against 同.作斗争,b
26、. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty. 由于父母已经有了五个孩子，生活就是同贫困作无止境的搏斗。,9. Her novels examined the morally ambiguous concessions people make in their lives in order to succeed. (1) ambiguous adj. uncertain in meaning or intention 暧昧的; 意向不明的 e.g. This is an amb
27、iguous sentence.,(2). concession n. thing granted or yielded 妥协, 让步 e.g. That is a great concession. (3). people make in their lives in order to succeed 是省略了关系代词的定语从句, 先行词为concessions,10. Among them Charles Dickens (1812-1870) stands out as a literary critic of the injustices of his society.stand ou
28、t 突出, 杰出 e.g. Her work stands out from the rest as easily the best. 她的工作成绩远比其他人好。,Her work stands out from the rest as easily the best. 她的工作成绩远比其他人都好。 2. We managed to stand out against all attempts to close the company down. 我们竭力顶住了要关闭公司的一切作法。,11 stand out 突出,12. His novels describe the hardships o
29、f poor people who did not possess money or a sponsor to smooth their path.,possess v. have (sth.) as ones belongings; own 拥有,e.g. They possess property all over the world. (3) smooth v. to make smooth 弄平, 铺平 e.g. This agreement will smooth the way for peace.,13. David benefits from her truly generou
30、s nature, and owes his education, wealth and happiness to her care. (1) benefit from sb./ sth.: to gain by 得益 e.g. Who would be most likely to benefit from the old mans death?,(2) owe vt. to feel grateful (to) (for) 感激 to have to pay 欠(债) e.g. We owe our parents a lot. He owes (me) 20 dollars for my
31、 work.,1) owe sb. sth. 欠某人某物 2) owe to 归功于 e.g. I owe him one dollar. 我欠他1美元。We owe to Newton the Principle of Gravitation. 我们把万有引力的原理归功于牛顿。,常用搭配,S subject 主语 P predicate 谓语 O object 宾语 Att attribute 定语 Adv adverbial 状语 Com complement 补语 Pre predicative 表语 C clause 从句,Short forms 缩略语,1 She produced
32、six completed novels, all of which deal with the problems and limitations of womens choices.,S,P,O,Difficult sentences analysis,all of which引导的是非限制性定语从句,她写了六部长篇全集，讲的都是妇女选 择的种种问题和局限性。,2 Her own father has already rejected her, because he fears he would lose his second wifes love if he acknowledges he
33、r- a mistake for which the couple both suffer.,因为他害怕，所以她自己的父亲已经拒 绝她了，因为如果他承认她，他会失去 他的第二个妻子的爱- 一个夫妇两者都 在为之吃苦的错误。,句中for which引导的是定语从句。 “介词关系代词”是一个普遍使用的结构，可以引导限制性定语从句，也可以引导非限制性定语从句。“介词关系代词”结构中的介词可以是 in, on, about, from, for, with, to at, of, without 等，关系代词只可用whom或 which,不可用 that 。,3 These women having
34、produced works of the highest quality, any survey of the 19th century English literature must include them.,这些女人写出了高质量的产品, 任何19世 纪英文文学的调查一定会包括她们的。,逗号前是“名词+现在分词”构成的独立主格结构，请看更多例子：The test finished, we began our holiday. = When the test was finished, we began our holiday.考试结束了，我们开始放假。,1. Review the last four paragraphs. 2. Preview the nominative absolute construction.,Homework,
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