Unit10-a-debt-to-Dickens

Unit101.QuoteMarkTwain:Themanwhodoesnotreadgoodbookshasnoadvantageoverthemanwhocannotreadthem.CulturalinformationCulturalinformation1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationLet’sshare•Doyoulikereading?•Isthereanybookinfluncingyouinyourlife?Doyouknowthewriter?CharlesDickens(CharlesJohnHuffhamDickens)1812-1870•theforemostEnglishnovelist•thegreatestcriticalrealistwriteroftheVictorianera•oneoftheEnglishlanguage’sgreatestwriters------------------------------------------------------------------------------------foremostadj.最著名的；最重要的；最好的•I.Life&LiteraryCareer•II.DickensPointsofView•III.Dickens’sNovels•IV.FeaturesofDickens’WorksI.Life&LiteraryCareer•Thefamily:–large–movingfromplacetoplace:•Plymouth•London•ChathamformerhomeofCharlesDickensI.CriticalRealism•1.Definition•2.HistoricalBackground•3.FeaturesofCriticalRealisticWritings•Thefather:–aclerkattheNavalPayOffice–hardwork–hardtoearnenoughmoney–In1823arrestedfordebt•Charleshadtostartworkinginafactory,labellingbottlesfor6shillingsaweek.•Theeconomyeventuallyimproved.•Charleswentbacktoschool.↙BirthplaceofDickens:Portsmouth•startedtoworkinasolicitor’sofficeafterleavingschool•learnedshorthand•workingasareporterforthe“MorningChronicle”incourtsoflawandtheHouseofCommons(英国下院).•Firstsuccess:–ThePickwickPapers,1836•Next:–OliverTwist,1837–NicholasNickleby,1838-39–BarnabyRudge,1841AwoodenhousealongsidetheThamesinwhichCharlesDickenswrotesomeofhisnovels•HewishedtobeburiedinRochesterCathedral•HewaslaidtorestinthePoets'CornerofWestminsterAbbey.•Theinscriptiononhistombreads:CHARLESDICKENSBorn7thFebruary1812Died9thJune1870Achild,dressedinappropriateattire,attheDickensianFestivalinUlverston,Cumbria.II.DickensPointsofView•seriouslyexposesandcriticizesallthepoverty,injustice,hypocrisyandcorruptness•setsoutafullmapandalarge-scalecriticismofthe19th-cent.England•Butasabourgeoiswriter,hecaninnowaysupplyanyfundamentalsolutiontothesocialplights.•Thebesthecandoseems–inhisearlynovels:totrytoretainanoptimismwithwishfulthinking–inhislaternovels:toexpressahelplessindignantprotest•Acombinationofoptimismaboutpeopleandrealismaboutthesocietyispresentfromtheverybeginning.我们共同的朋友远大前程圣诞颂歌双城记董贝父子雾都孤儿大卫.科波菲尔艰难时世•OurMutualFriend•GreatExpectations•AChristmasCarol•DombeyandSon•OliverTwist•ATaleofTwoCities•DavidCopperfield•HardTimes北京第二外国语学院2006年硕士研究生入学考试试卷英语专业文学专业综合考试1卷•VIII.Completethefollowingsentencesbychoosingandmarkthebestalternative(A,B,CorD)ineachbracket(20)•()4.ThefollowingworksareallofCharlesDickensexcept.•A.OliverTwistB.DavidCopperfieldC.GreatExpectationD.MartinEden•Readthetextquicklyfor:•1.themainidea•2.thepurposeofthewriter•3.thestructureIhavelonglookedforanopportunitytopayacertaindebtwhichIhaveowedsinceIwassevenyearsold.Debtsareusuallyburdens,butthisisnoordinarydebt,anditisnoburden,exceptasthefeelingofwarmgratitudemayacheinoneuntilitisexpressed.MydebtistoanEnglishman,wholongagoinChinarenderedaninestimableservicetoasmallAmericanchild.ThatchildwasmyselfandthatEnglishmanwasCharlesDickens.IknownobetterwaytomeetmyobligationthantowritedownwhatCharlesDickensdidinChinaforanAmericanchild.ADebttoDickensDetailedreading1Detailedreading1First,youmustpicturetoyourselfthatchild,livingquitesolitaryinaremoteChinesecountryside,inasmallmissionbungalowpercheduponahillamongthericefieldsinthevalleysbelow.Intheneardistancewoundthatdeep,treacherous,goldenriver,theYangtse,andsomeofthemostterrifyingandsinister,aswellasthemostdelightfulandexcitingmomentsofthatchild’slife,werespentbesidetheriver.Shelovedtocrawlalongitsbanksupontherocksoruponthemuddyflatsandwatchfortheliftingofthehugefour-squarenetsthathungintothemovingyellowflood,andseeoutofthatfloodcomeperhapsagainandagainanemptynet,butsometimesgreatflashing,twistingsilverbodiesoffish.Detailedreading2.1Detailedreading2Detailedreading2.2DetailedreadingShelingeredbesidevillagesofboatfolk,andsawthemlive,thebabiestiedtoaropeandsplashingintheshallowerwaters.Butshesawbabiesdeadthrownintothedeepwaters.Shewanderedsmallandalienamongthefarmfolkintheearthenhousesamongthefields.Sheacceptedabowlofriceandcabbageoftenatmealtimeandsatamongthepeasantsonthethreshingflooraboutthedoorandate,usuallyinsilence,listeningandlistening,answeringtheirkindly,carelessquestions,bearingwithshy,painfulsmilestheirkindteasinglaughteratheryellowcurlsandunfortunateblueeyes,Detailedreading3.1Detailedreadingwhichtheythoughtsougly.Shewas,sheknew,veryalien.Uponthestreetsofthegreatcitywheresometimesshewentshelearnedtoacceptthecryofforeigndevil,andtorealizeshewasaforeigndevil.Shegrewfromaverytinychildintoabiggerchild,stillknowingshewasalien.Howeverkindlythepeopleabouthermightbe,andtheyweremuchmoreoftenkindthannot,sheknewthatshewasforeigntothem.Andshewonderedverymuchaboutherownfolkandwheretheywereandhowtheylookedandatwhattheyplayed.3Detailedreading3.2DetailedreadingButshedidnotknow.Inthebungalowwereherparents,verybusy,very,verybusy,andwhenshelearnedherlessonsinthemorningquickly,theyweretoobusytopaymuchheedtoherandsoshewanderedaboutagreatdeal,seeingandlearningallsortsofthings.Shehadfun.Butveryoftensheuse