吉林大学：《大学英语泛读》课程电子教案（PPT课件）13 After Twenty Years

After Twenty Years O.Henry

After Twenty Years O. Henry

Contents Cultural Background ■Warm-up Activity ■Analysis of the Text Exercises Question For Consideration

Contents ◼ Cultural Background ◼ Warm-up Activity ◼ Analysis of the Text ◼ Exercises ◼ Question For Consideration

Cultural Background 0.Henry(18621913) O.Henry,pen name of a well-known American short-story writer whose real name was William Sidney Porter

Cultural Background O. Henry (1862~1913) ◼ O. Henry, pen name of a well-known American short-story writer whose real name was William Sidney Porter

In his lifetime he wrote more than 600 short stories in which he described amusing incidents of everyday life

◼ In his lifetime he wrote more than 600 short stories in which he described amusing incidents of everyday life

■He was noted for the“surprise endingi'in his works,that is he invented plots which build up to sharp,unexpected endings

◼ He was noted for the “surprise ending” in his works, that is, he invented plots which build up to sharp, unexpected endings

Though he criticized the evils of capitalist society he rarely went into the root cause of things. QACH

◼ Though he criticized the evils of capitalist society, he rarely went into the root cause of things

Warm-up Activity 1.What's the story about? 2.Did they (Jim Wells and Bob)fulfill their appointment after twenty years? 3.Can you describe their meeting briefly? 4.What was the ending of the story? 5.Did you guess what happened during the twenty years? OACH

Warm-up Activity 1.What’s the story about? 2.Did they (Jim Wells and Bob) fulfill their appointment after twenty years? 3.Can you describe their meeting briefly? 4.What was the ending of the story? 5.Did you guess what happened during the twenty years?

Analysis of Text The text can be divided into two parts roughly The First Part(p1~p18) 1.Section A(pl-p2) 2.Section B(p3-p18) The Second Part (19~the end)

Analysis of Text The text can be divided into two parts roughly. ◼ The First Part (p1~p18) 1. Section A (p1~p2) 2. Section B (p3~p18) ◼ The Second Part (19~the end)

Text As young men,Bob and Jimmy parted at"Big Joe"Brady's restaurant door and promised to meet each other after twenty years.Did they fulfill the appointment?What had happened during the twenty years? The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively.The impressiveness was normal and not for show,for spectators were few.The time was hardly ten o'clock at night,but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets

Text As young men, Bob and Jimmy parted at “Big Joe” Brady’s restaurant door and promised to meet each other after twenty years. Did they fulfill the appointment?What had happened during the twenty years? The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively.The impressiveness was normal and not for show, for spectators were few. The time was hardly ten o’clock at night , but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets

Trying doors as he went.swinging his club with many clever movements.turning now and then to cast his watchful eve down the peaceful street,the officer,with his strongly-built form and slight air of superiority,made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The area was one that kept early hours.Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter;but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed. ©2h come in

Trying doors as he went, swinging his club with many clever movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the peaceful street, the officer, with his strongly-built form and slight air of superiority, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The area was one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed