Unit7-The-Chaser

TheChaserJohnCollierAbouttheAuthor•JohnHenryNoyesCollier(3May1901–6April1980)wasaBritish-bornauthorandscreenplaywriterbestknownforhisshortstories,manyofwhichappearedinTheNewYorkerfromthe1930stothe1950s.BackgroundInformation•Thetaleoflovepotion•(medievallegends)thenephewofKingMarkofCornwallwhofellinlovewithhisuncle'sbride(Iseult)aftertheymistakenlydrankalovepotionthatleftthemeternallyinlovewitheachother.•(中世纪传说)康沃尔城马克国王的侄子爱上叔叔的新娘。爱情灵药Pre-readingQuestions•1.Doyoubelievelovecanbefostered?Howcanyoulureoneintolovewithyou?•2.Whatislikelytohappenwhenacouplenolongerloveeachother?Newwordsandexpressionschaser饮烈酒后喝的饮料n.amilderdrinktakenafterastrongdrinkofliquorcreaky吱吱嘎嘎的声音a.ofaharsh,scrapingsoundDescribethesmellofthedustonthecurtainsandthesoundofthecreakystairspeer凝视，盯着看；窥视v.tolookcarefullyorwithdifficultyThestrangerpeerwithcuriositythroughtherailingintothecourtyardbuff浅黄色n.apaleyellowish-browncolorHeworeanovercoatofbuffNewwordsandexpressionsmakesomebody‘sacquaintance结识tomeetsomebodyforthefirsttimeI'mdelightedtomakeyouracquaintancelaxative泻药n.medicine,foodordrinkthatcausesorhelpsthebowelstoemptyItisalsoconsideredamildlaxativeimperceptible感觉不到的；极细微的a.verydifficulttonoticeorfeelThedifferencebetweenthetwocolorsisimperceptibleautopsy尸体剖检n.theexaminationofadeadbodytodeterminethecauseofdeath;postmortemapprehensively担心地ad.withuneasinessorfearfulness(aboutthefuture)apprehensiveforone'slife;apprehensiveofdanger.为自己的生命担忧;害怕危险。Newwordsandexpressions•Potion饮剂药水n.adrinksupposedtohavemagicpowerShehadfallentosleepwhensheswallowedthatbenumbingpotion.她刚吞下那付麻醉药就睡去了。oblige施恩于,帮…的忙.v.todoafavororserviceforButifyoucouldobligeme,Ishouldtakeitasakindness.confidential值得信赖的,a.trustedwithprivatematters;showingfulltrustImuststressthatwhatIsayisconfidentialbountifully丰富地,慷慨地ad.generously;inlargequantitiesWearegratefulforthebenefitsthatnaturehassobountifullybestoweduponus.Substitute用...代替,v.toputsomethingorsomebodyinplaceofanotherHome-madepartsarebeingsubstitutedforimportedonesNewwordsandexpressions•Scorn轻蔑;藐视n.strongandsometimesangrydisrespecttowardsapersonorthingthatisregardedasworthless;contemptTheartistlookedatherwithscorn.艺术家以蔑视的眼光看着她。•Giddy轻率的,轻浮的agiddylifeofpleasure寻欢作乐的放荡生活a.notserious;toointerestedinamusementrapture狂喜n.greatjoyanddelightInrapturesomelittleboysandgirlswerelisteningtoaninterestingstory.draught气流n.acurrentofairblowingthrougharoomoverwhelm淹没,打击,压倒v.tocausetofeelsuddenstrongemotionThevillagewasoverwhelmedwhenthefloodscameNewwordsandexpressions•fervently热心地,热诚地a.withdeepsincerefeelings•Apersonwhoisferventlydevoted,astoaleaderoranideal;afaithfulfollower.•phial管形瓶,小药瓶,小玻璃瓶n.(alsovial)asmallbottle,especiallyforliquidmedicines•betteroff情况更好•havingmoremoneythanoneusedtohaveormoremoneythanmostotherpeople•We'dbebetteroffwithoutthemasneighbors.StructuralAnalysis•PartI(para.1)Inthispart,theprotagonist,AlanAusten,hasbeenintroduced.•PartII(para.2-12)Theoldmanistryingtosellhismixture.•PartIII(para.13-45)ThispartismainlydevelopedthroughthedialoguebetweentheoldmanandAlanAusten.Austengottoknowaboutthelovepotionandintheendboughtit.Plotofthestory•Theshortstory,whichcombineselementsofhorrorandlove,isbuiltalmostentirelythroughdialoguebetweenayoungman,AlanAusten,whoisdeeplyinloveandwantstopossesshisloverentirely,andanunnamedoldmanwhobelievesinalifefreeofromanticinvolvement.Asthedialoguedevelops,Austen’sattitudetowardsthepotionchangesfromskepticalandhesitanttoexcitedandoverwhelmed.ReadershavebeenkeptinsuspenseofwhatwillhappentotheyoungmanwhenthestorycomestothelastlineAurevoir.What'sthefuncationofthelastline?UnderstandingofPartI•WhatistheimageofAlanAusteninthispart?•A:AlanAustenisdepictedasatimid,skepticalandhesitantcharacter.Throughdescriptionslike“asnervousasakitten,”“peeringaboutforalongtimeonthedimlanding,”thewritercreatesasenseofapprehensionLanguagePointsofPartI•kitten小猫•Sheisasplayfulasakitten.•lovely,small,timid,nervous•playful,lively,•cute,littleanimalLanguagePointsofPartI•creaky咯吱作响嘎吱声（松动的门铰链及木地板）•commonmimeticwords:•Babble：潺潺声，叽叽喳喳。•click：轻微的尖声，咔嗒声。Theclickofaswitch;Hesalutedwithaclickofhisheels.•Crack：爆裂声，劈啪声。Acrackofpistolshot.•Crash：撞击声，破裂声，坠落声。Thecrashofdishesbeingdropped.•Flop：扑通一声。Fallflopintothewater.•Gurgle：汩汩声，婴儿咯咯的笑声。Thewatergurgledasitrandowntheplug-hole.•Hoot：猫头鹰的叫声，汽笛、喇叭的声响。Thedriverhootedatthesheepintheroad.•Hum：昆虫的营营声,嗡嗡声；人犹豫时的嗯嗯声。Thehumofthebees.•hush：让安静的声音•Jingle：硬币、钥匙等金属的叮当声；•jangle：刺耳的声音（多金属声）Thefire-alarmkeptjangling.•Murmur：低沉、持续而不清的声音，隔壁的人语声。Thedistantmurmurofthesea.•rattle：短促而尖利的声音，如瓶子的哐啷哐啷声，机关枪的咯咯声。•hemurmurofthevoicesfromnextroom.•pit-a-pit：噼啪声。thepit-a-pitoftherainontheroof.•purl：潺潺的流水声。apurlingbrook.（潺潺的溪流）•Rumble：低沉而持续的声音，咚咚（鼓）声，（饿肚子）咕咕声等。Therumbleofdrums.•sizzle：咝咝声（如煎炸声）•Snap：快门声，开、关的声音，突然咬住的声音，厉声（说话）。Thelidshutwithasnap.•Sough：细小的声音，飒飒声，瑟瑟声。Thesoughofthewindinthewoods.•Roll：持续而平稳的震动声。Thedistantrollofthunder.•Splash：溅泼声。Hefellintothelakewithasplash.•splash,plump：沉重的物体突然坠地的声音。Hesatdowninthechairwithaplump.•Thud：撞击软物的沉闷的声响（撞击软物，砰然落下）。Thecarhitthefarmerwithasickeningthud.•Thump：重击声。Thesackofcementhitthegroundw