lesson-2-the-open-window

THEOPENWINDOWAfterSakiHectorHughMunro赫克托·门罗(1870-1916)Penname:SakiOccupation:Author,PlaywrightNationality:BritishMasterofshortstories.writingstyle:shortbutmemorable,withdelicatelydrawncharactersandfinelyjudgednarratives.OftenbecomparedtoOHenry.themaidideaTheOpenWindowdescribesthatafifteen-year-oldgirlVeramakesupahorriblestoryforastrangerwiththetopicoftheopenwindow.Thatday,heruncleandhistwobrothersgoshootingbycoincidence.AndVeratellsthestrangerthatheruncleandhistwobrothersdiedfouryearsago,whichisaterribleshockforheraunt.Afterthattragedy,herauntwillalwaysleavethewindowopenandbelievesthatherhusbandandbrotherswillcomebackoneday.Therefore,whenthemenreallycomeback,thepooryoungmancannotsayawordbutescaperudely.Toexplainthestrangeactionoftheman,Veramakesupanotherstorythatheisafraidofthedog,whichshowsherwisdom.newwordsandphrases1）annoy使生气，使烦恼2）affect影响3）tremble颤抖4）relief缓解，救助5）scarcity短缺，不足6）muddy泥泞的，粘满了泥巴的7）sympathetic同情的，怜悯的8）extraordinary不一般的，非凡的9）graveyard墓地10）creature生物，通常指动物（1）gothrough经历，经受（2）anumberof许多，大量（3）makeastatement叙述，声名（4）apologizefor因---道歉，就---道歉（5）onthematterof就---来说，在---方面（6）loseone’snerve失去勇气，吓倒了（7）makeup虚构，杜撰TheOpenWindowtheoutlineofthestoryTime1)AnOctoberafternoonPlace2)Aruralretreat/ArestfulcountryspotCharacters3)A.Mr.FramtonNuttelB.Vera----nieceC.Mrs.Stapleton-----auntD.Mr.StapletonE.Mrs.Stapleton‘stwobrothersexercise(p19)1.Mr.NettlecametoMrs.Appleton’shousetotakeacompleteresttohelpthenervecure.2.WhilewaitingwiththechildforMrs.Sappleton,Framptondoubtedifhisvisitstothesestrangerswoulddomuchtowardshelpingthenervecure.3.ThechildaskedNettlealotofquestionsabouthisknowledgeofMrs.Sappleton,becauseshewantedtoknowifhewasarealmentalpatient.4.Accordingtothechild,Mr.Sappletonandhistwobrothers-in-lawalwaysreturnedfromhunting,muddyandexhausted.5.Mrs.Sappletonwaslateinmakingherappearance,becausesheknewthatherniecewasoldenoughtolookafterthepatient.(T)(T)(F)(F)(F)6.Framptonwastryingtoturnthetalkontoalessembarrassingtopic,buthewasignoredbythehostess.7.Framptonturnedtowardsthechildwithalookintendedtoconveysympatheticcomprehension,whichsuggeststhathestartedtobeconsciousthateverythingthechildsaidtohimwastrue.8.ThechildpretendedtobestaringoutthroughtheopenwindowwithhorrorinhereyesinordertoattractFrampton’sattention.9.Mrs.Sappletonwasnotunhappy,thoughFramptondashedoffwithoutawordofgood-byeorapologywhenherhusbandarrivedback.10.Fromthestory'sending,itcouldbeconcludedthatthechildwasgoodatinventingfrighteningstories.(T)(T)(T)(T)(T)textstudyMyauntwillcomedownverysoon,Mr.Nettle,saidaverycalmyoungladyoffifteenyearsofage;meanwhileyoumusttrytobearmycompany.FramptonNettletriedtosaysomethingwhichwouldpleasetheniecenowpresent,withoutannoyingtheauntthatwasabouttocome.Hewassupposedtobegoingthroughacureforhisnerves,buthedoubtedwhetherthesepolitevisitstoanumberoftotalstrangerswouldhelpmuch.Iknowhowitwillbe,hissisterhadsaidwhenhewaspreparingtogoawayintothecountry;youwillloseyourselfdownthereandnotspeaktoalivingsoul,andyournerveswillbeworsethaneverthroughloneliness.IshalljustgiveyoulettersofintroductiontoallthepeopleIknowthere.Someofthem,asfarasIcanremember,werequitenice.FramptonwonderedwhetherMrs.Sappleton,theladytowhomhewasbringingoneofthelettersofintroduction,oneoftheniceones.1.WhatwastheproblemwithMr.FramtonNuttel?Whyishisproblemimportanttothisstory?WhywashevulnerabletosomeonelikeVera?Hewasundergoingmentalillness,sohewasnervous,dullandsensitive,whichformsastrongcomparisontoVera’scharacteristic:calm,wittyandself-possessdDoyouknowmanyofthepeopleroundhere?askedtheniece,whenshethoughtthattheyhadsatlongenoughinsilence.Hardlyone,saidFrampton.Mysisterwasstayinghere,youknow,aboutfouryearsago,andshegavemelettersofintroductiontosomeofthepeoplehere.Hemadethelaststatementinasadvoice.Thenyouknowalmostnothingaboutmyaunt?continuedthecalmyounglady.Onlyhernameandaddress;Framptonadmitted.HewaswonderingwhetherMrs.Sappletonwasmarriedperhapsshehadbeenmarriedandherhusbandwasdead.Buttherewassomethingofamanintheroom.whydidVeraaskMr.Nuttelabouthisacquiantancewithheraunt?ShewantedtocheckwhetherMr.Nuttelkewherauntwellornot.Ifheknewheraunt,shewouldnotsucceedinherplantoplaythetrickonhim.Hergreatsorrowcamejustthreeyearsago,saidthechild.Thatwouldbeafteryoursister'stime.Hersorrow?askedFrampton.Somehow,inthisrestfulcountryplace,sorrowsseemedfaraway.YoumaywonderwhywekeepthatwindowwideopenonanOctoberafternoon,saidtheniece,pointingtoalongwindowthatopenedlikeadoorontothegrassoutside.Itisquitewarmforthetimeoftheyear,saidFrampton;buthasthatwindowgotanythingtodowithyouraunt'ssorrow?不知为什么他觉得在这样的安静的乡村是不会发生什么悲剧的。thestory:Agreattragedy•Aftersomesmalltalks,VeracallsFramton'sattentiontothelarge,windowintheroom,whichisopendespitethefactthatitisOctober.Andthenshebegantotellheraunt’s“tragicstory”…..Whatisherstory?Outthroughthatwindow,exactlythreeyearsago,herhusbandandhertwoyoungbrotherswentofffortheirday'sshooting.Theynevercameback.Incrossingthecountrytotheshooting-groundtheywereallthreeswallowedinabog.Ithadbeenthatterriblewetsummer,yo