The-Most-Dangerous-Game课件.ppt

TheMostDangerousGameSchoolofForeignLanguagesMay2008I.WarmupII.AGeneralIntroductionIII.DifficultSentencesIV.DetailedAnalysisV.CharacterAnalysisVI.WritingDevicesVII.DiscussionVIII.HomeworkContentsI.Warmup:opendiscussion1.Whatdoesthetitlesuggest?Whatarethemeaningsof“game”?•n1.aformofplayorsport,oranexampleortypeofthis2.wildanimals,somebirdsandsomefish,whicharehuntedorfishedforfood,esp.atcertainseasonsasasport(DefinitionsfromLongmanDictionary)2.Whatgameshaveyouplayed?Whydoyoulikeit?Whatdoyouthinkarethefunctionsofthegame?3.Whatkindofgamecanbecalledasadangerousone?4.Howdoyouthinkofhunting?Doyoulikeit?Whyorwhynot?1.Author:RichardConnell•Aprolificwriterinthefirstseveraldecadesofthe20thcentury.HewasbornonOct.17,1893,inaNewYorkstatecommunityneartheHudsonRiver.•Throughouthiscareer,hevariouslywrotenovels,playsandshortstories.II.AGeneralIntroductionImportanceofthework•(1924)winningtheO’HenryMemorialPrize,thetopshortstoryprizeinAmerica•IncludedasaclassicintoAmericanprimaryschoolandhighschooltextbooksandtheworld’sbestshortfictionanthologies•Adaptedintoadozenoffilms---thelatestone:LethalWoman(1998);thebest-knownone:TheMostDangerousGame(1932)Best-rememberedandmost-studied，Oneoftheworld’sbestshortstories•ThestoryisoftenusedbyteachersintheU.S.A.toillustratetheimportantfeaturesofgoodfiction:adramaticplot,vividcharacterizationandbeautifuldescription.2.Introductiontothetext•AremoteislandnearBermudaTriangle•Fromthenoonofthefirstdaytothenightofthethirdday•Zaroff:aCossackgeneralinCzaristRussia.Avidhunterofbiggame.Tryingtoseekexcitementandpleasurefromhuntingthemostdangerousgameintheworld:man•Rainsford:afamousAmericanbig-gamehunter,towhomtheworldismadeupoftwoclasses:thehuntersandthehunted•Ivan:thegiantandstrongassistantofZaroff2.Characters:1.Thesetting:whereandwhen?3.Theplot:1)Thebeginning:”invitation”ofthehuntinggameatnoononthefirstday2)Development:TheroundsofthegameRoundone:ZaroffcaneasilykillRainsfordandendthegame,buthedecidestosaveRainsfordforantherday.Roundtwo:Rainsfordscoresapoint.Zaroffisslightlyinjured.Roundthree:Zaroffloseshisbesthound.Roundfour:ZarofflosesIvan.•3)Theconflict:thebattleofwitsbetweenthehunterandthehunted•4)Theclimax:Onthenightofthethirdday,RainfordisbeingchasedbytheapproachinghoundsandZaroff,hehasnochoicebuttoleapfaroutintothesea•5)Theresolution:Zaroff’sdeath.Rainsford,whohasbeenhidinginthecurtainsofthebed,becomesthewinner.Part1(Paras.1—)Part2(Paras.15—)Part2(Para.)StructureoftheText14ZaroffinvitedRainsfordtoplaythegameandRainsfordwasforcedtoaccepttheproposal.45ThegamebeganandRainsfordtriedhisbesttosurvive.ThegameendedinthewinningofRainsford.AndRainsfordprovedtobethemostdangerousgame.46III.DifficultSentences•1.Isuggestyouwearmoccasins;theyleaveapoorertrail.(Para.13)•2.‘‘Ihaveplayedthefox,”hesaid,“nowImustplaythecat.”(Para.18)•3.OnlybythemerestchancehadtheCossackfailedtoseehisquarry.(Para.22)•4.YourBurmesetigerpithasclaimedoneofmybestdogs.Againyouscore.(Para.32)•5.Rainsfordknewthathemustbeholdingthepackinleash.(Para.35)1.Words&Expressions1.agility2.concealment3.deplorable4.furnish5.Muck6.ooze7.Placid8.recoil9.stalk10.zealous1.atbay2.getagripon3.keepone’snerve4.presson5.restwith6.spuron7.strainone’seyes/ears8.strikeoff9.takestockof10.venturetodosth.IV.DetailedAnalysisAsyouwish,myfriend.Thechoicerestsentirelywithyou.ButmayIventuretosuggestthatyou’llfindmyideaofsportmoreinterestingthanIvan’s.(Para.6)myideaofamusementorfunIt’salluptoyoutodecidewhethertoplaythegameornot.It’sapolitewaytoputforwardaproposal,butZaroff’sproposaliscruelandbloodyinnature.2.SentenceparaphraseHenoddedtowardthecornertowherethegiantstood,histhickarmscrossedonhishogsheadofachest.(Para.7)Here“where”isusedtointroduceanominalclauseofobject,theobjectofpreposition“to”.“Of”isusedbetweentwonouns,withthefirstmodifyingthesecond.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PleasetranslatethefollowingphrasesorsentencesintoChinese.1.atyrantofafather2.thatpalaceofahouse3.somefoolofaman4.That’sahellofathingtodo.5.Ha!Whatadevilofaname!6.InrushedagiantofaFrenchofficer.7.Shewasamereslipofagirl.Couldshedothat?Thegeneralraisedhisglass,butRainsfordsatstaringathim.(Para.10)Thegeneralisreadytoproposeatoastforthegametheyaregoingtoplay,butRainsfordfindsallthingsunbelievable.“Yourbrainagainstmine.Youwoodcraftagainstmine.Yourstrengthandstaminaagainstmine.Outdoorchess!Andthestakeisnotwithoutvalue,eh?”(Para.11)ZarofffoundtheideaofcompetingwithRainsfordinterestingbecauseRainsfordwasafamoushunter.Thegamewouldbecomeagameofstrength,ability,skill,experience,andintelligence.Thegamewouldbeasinterestingasagameofoutdoorchess.Andbothsideshadthelivesasthestakes.Onefoolishfellowtriedit.ThedeplorablepartofitwasthatLazarusfollowedhim.Hewasthefinesthoundinmypack.(Para.13)OnefoolishfellowtriedtoescapethroughtheDeathSwamp,andhewaskilledbythequicksand.Butthesadthingwasthatoneofmyfinesthoundsfollowedhimthereandwasdevouredbythequicksand.(PayattentiontothedifferentattitudesZaroffhadforthelossofamanandadog.Fortheman,heconsidereditafoolishbehaviour,whereasforthehound,alamentablething.)GeneralZaroff,withadeepcou