高级英语 unit 3 Blackmail

BlackmailexcerptedfromHotelArthurHaileyAdvancedEnglishLessonSixPreviewHomeworkReadthetext:toknowtheplotofthenovel(structure)topayattentiontotheportrayalofcharacters:(1)Howmanycharactersareportrayed?(2)thelanguageusedbydifferentcharacters(3)theactionverbsusedtodescribedifferentcharacterstolearnthewordsandexpressions(Ex.II,V,VI,VII,VIII,XI,XII)Askstudentstogetinformationabouttheauthor–ArthurHaileyfromtheinternetorprintedmaterials:Nationality(birthplace,home,etc.)Life(education,career,etc.)WritingCareer(works,characteristics,subjectmatter,awards,etc.)AskstudentstogetinformationabouttheworkHotelfromtheinternetorprintedmaterials:Hotel(summary,plot,characters,TVseries,etc.)Charactersinthisexcerpt(action&language)Requirement(106)Learnthewritingskill–portrayalofcharacters:(1)vividlyandcarefullydescribingtheactions(effectiveuseofspecificwords)ofthecharacters(2)usingthelanguageswhichsuitthebackgroundsofcharactersTofamiliarizeandappreciateslangyandungrammaticalexpressionsRequirement(104)successfulportrayalofcharacters:(1)usinglanguages(choiceofwords,sentencestructure,grammar)whichsuitthebackgroundofcharacters(usingmanyellipticalandshort,simplesentencestoachievecertaineffects);(2)usinganimalimage;(3)throughcontrast.ArthurHaileyLifeinEngland(1920-1947)LifeinCanada(1947-1965)LifeinAmerica(1965-1969)LifeinBahamas(1969-2004)WritingCareerArthurHailey（阿瑟·黑利）(April5,1920–November24,2004)ArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbestsellingnovels.Nationality:British/Canadian(dualcitizen)Addresses:HOME--LyfordCay,P.O.BoxN-7776,Nassau,BahamasOFFICE--SeawayAuthors,Ltd.,OnePlaceVilleMarie,Suite1609,Montreal,PQ,CanadaH3B2B6LifeinEnglandBirth:BorninLuton(卢顿),Bedfordshire(贝德福德郡),England,(Map)onApril5,1920Parents:SonofGeorgeWellingtonHailey(afactoryshopkeeper)andElsieMary(Wright)HaileyEarlyLife:HewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilagefourteen(1934).NEXTEnglandBACKBedfordshireLifeinEnglandJob(1934-1939):Officeboy(办公室的勤杂工)andclerkLondonMilitaryService(1939-1947):HejoinedtheBritishRoyalAirForce(RAF英国皇家空军)in1939andservedthroughWorldWarIIuntil1947,risingthroughtherankstobecomeapilot(机长)andflightlieutenant(皇家空军上尉).ArthurHaileybeganhiswritingcareerwhileanRAFpilot.LifeinCanadaAfterthewarin1947HaileyemigratedtoCanada,becomingaCanadiancitizenaswellasBritish;healsolivedbrieflyintheUnitedStates.InCanadahewassuccessivelyarealestatesalesman(地产代理商),businesspapereditor(商业报纸编辑)andasalesandadvertisingexecutive(销售及广告主管).•assistanteditor,1947-1949,andeditor,1949-1953,BusandTruckTransport,Toronto•salespromotionmanager,TrailmobileCanada,Toronto,1953-1956AfterWarLifeinCanadaMarriage:•marriedJoanFishwick,1944(divorced,1950,threesons)•marriedSheilaDunlop(whowroteIMarriedaBestsellerin1978),July28,1951(untilhisdeath,twodaughters,oneson)NEXTGrandchildrenBACKdiscreet审慎的ChildrenRoger,John,Mark(firstmarriage)Steven,Jane,Diane(secondmarriage)GrandchildrenPaul,EmmaandCharlotte,andBrookewhoarestudentsinNorthernCaliforniaRyanatalentedyoungbass(低音乐器)playerandvocalist(声乐家)inaSanFranciscobandErogenousJones,atrio(三人组合)knownforwritingwitty,sardoniclyrics(photo)Chriswhoiscurrentlyworkingtowardsanaudioengineering(声频工程)degreeinSeattle,WashingtonOffspringBACKErogenousJonesFromlefttoright:RyanHailey,AaronXavier,CraigHordlowBACKLifeinCanadaWritingCareerBeginningfreelancewriter(since1956)Afterworkingatanumberofjobsandwritingpart-time,hebecameafull-timewriterin1956,encouragedbythesuccessoftheCBC(CanadianBroadcastingCorporation加拿大广播公司)televisiondrama/movie,FlightintoDanger(《危险之旅》1956withJohnCastle)(amovieZeroHour!《紧急关头》1957)(inprintasRunwayZero-Eight《零八跑道》(1958)).FirstNovelArthurHailey’sfirstnovel,TheFinalDiagnosis(《最后诊断》),waspublishedin1959.SecondNovel&MovingFollowingthesuccessofHotel(《大饭店》)in1965,hemovedtoCalifornia,U.S.First&SecondNovelsLifeinCanadaWritingCareerLifeinBahamasAnotherMoving–HomeIn1969,hemovedtotheBahamas(巴哈马群岛)toavoidCanadianandU.S.incometaxes,whichwereclaiming90%ofhisincome.Forthethirty-fiveyearsArthurHaileyandhissecondwifeSheilahavemadetheirhomeatLyfordCay(莱佛德沙州),anexclusive(高级的)residentialresortonNewProvidenceIsland(新普罗维登斯岛)intheBahamas.(Map)NEXTNewProvidenceIsland,theBahamasLyfordCayLyfordCayBACKLyfordCayRunwayZero-Eight(《零八跑道》)(1958)(FlightintoDanger《危险之旅》1956)(ZeroHour!《紧急关头》1957)TheFinalDiagnosis(《最后诊断》)(1959)InHighPlaces(《身居要职》)(1962)Hotel(《大饭店》)(1965)Airport(《航空港》)(1968)Wheels(《汽车城》)(1971)TheMoneychangers(《钱商》)(1975)Overload(《超载》)(1979)StrongMedicine(《烈药》)(1984)TheEveningNews(《晚间新闻》)(1990)Detective(《侦探》)(1997)Thetennovelsexceptthefirstarehissensational(引起轰动的)bestsellers.WritingCareerElevenNovelsOtherWritingsPlays(剧本)Screenplays(电影剧本)TelevisonPlays(电视剧本)WritingCareerNEXTPlaysFlightintoDanger(televised1956).PublishedinFourPlaysofOurTime,London,Macmillan,1960.Close-uponWritingforTelevision.NewYork,Doubleday,1960.WritingCareerScreenplaysZeroHour,withHallBartlettandJohnChampion,1958TheMoneychangers,1976Wheels,1978WritingCareerTelevisionPlaysFlightintoDanger,1956(USA)TimeLock,1962(UK)CourseforCollision,1962(UK)playsforWestinghouseStudioOne,Playho