《综合英语》课程教学资源Ⅱ_56542_课程资源_综合英语Ⅱ_Unit8 Hands_U8-预习课件3

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HandsText A, Unit 8

Hands Text A, Unit 8

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart II Comprehension Check1.Twice in the story (in Paras. 18 and 19) the narratordescribes Adolph Myers using the sentencepattern“He wasone of those..."What is the narrator' s point in comparingthe protagonist to a certain type of people? What is thenarrator's opinion or judgment of this type of people?He was one of those rare,little understood men who ruleby a power so gentle that it passes as a lovable weakness.(para.18)Hewas one of thosemeninwhomtheforcethat createslifeisdiffused,notcentralized.(para.19)大学思辩英语教程精读1

1. Twice in the story (in Paras. 18 and 19) the narrator describes Adolph Myers using the sentence pattern “He was one of those.” What is the narrator’s point in comparing the protagonist to a certain type of people? What is the narrator’s opinion or judgment of this type of people? He was one of those rare, little understood men who rule by a power so gentle that it passes as a lovable weakness. (para.18) He was one of those men in whom the force that creates life is diffused, not centralized. (para.19) Part II Comprehension Check Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart II Comprehension Check2. In the story there are four places where a poet is mentionedIs the narrator referring to an imaginary poet or a real oneinthe town? Why does the narrator think a poet could doabetterjobtellingBiddlebaum's story?If you were thatpoet, how would you tell the story or describeBiddlebaum andhis.hands?Some'obscure poet of the town had thought of it.(Para. 5)It is a job for a poet. (Para. 7)Perhaps our talking of them will arouse the poet whowill tell the hidden wonder story of the influence forwhich the hands were but fluttering pennants ofpromise. (Para. 16)Itneeds thepoetthere.(Para.19)大学思辩英语教程精读1

2. In the story there are four places where a poet is mentioned. Is the narrator referring to an imaginary poet or a real one in the town? Why does the narrator think a poet could do a better job telling Biddlebaum’s story? If you were that poet, how would you tell the story or describe Biddlebaum and his hands? Part II Comprehension Check Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III • Some obscure poet of the town had thought of it. (Para. 5) • It is a job for a poet. (Para. 7) • Perhaps our talking of them will arouse the poet who will tell the hidden wonder story of the influence for which the hands were but fluttering pennants of promise. (Para. 16) • It needs the poet there. (Para. 19)

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart IIComprehension Check3. What do you think are the “unspeakable things” that thehalf-witted boy had imagined in his bed at night?(Para.20)4.Inyouropinion,whatkind ofpersonwasthemanwho beatWingBiddlebaum in the presence of school children? Whatkind of impact would the beating of the schoolmaster haveon thosechildren?大学思辨英语教程精读1

3. What do you think are the “unspeakable things” that the half-witted boy had imagined in his bed at night? (Para.20) 4. In your opinion, what kind of person was the man who beat Wing Biddlebaum in the presence of school children? What kind of impact would the beating of the schoolmaster have on those children? Part II Comprehension Check Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart IISentence Analysisl. Perhaps our talking of them will arouse the poet who willtell the hidden wonder story of the influence for which thehands were but fluttering pennants of promise. (Para. 16)Paraphrase the sentence.2. He was one of those rare, little understood men who ruleby a power so gentle that it passes as a lovable weakness.(Para.18)Paraphrase the sentence.3. He was one of those men in whom the force that createslifeis diffused,not centralized.(Para.19)Paraphrase the sentence.大学思辩英语教程精读1

1. Perhaps our talking of them will arouse the poet who will tell the hidden wonder story of the influence for which the hands were but fluttering pennants of promise. (Para. 16) Paraphrase the sentence. 2. He was one of those rare, little understood men who rule by a power so gentle that it passes as a lovable weakness. (Para. 18) Paraphrase the sentence. 3. He was one of those men in whom the force that creates life is diffused, not centralized. (Para. 19) Paraphrase the sentence. Part II Sentence Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart IISentence Analysis4.Through the Pennsylvania town went a shiver. Hidden,shadowy doubts that had been in mens minds concerningAdolph Myers were galvanized into beliefs.(Para. 20)Paraphrase the sentences.5.As hishard knuckles beat down into the frightened faceofthe schoolmaster,his wrath became more and more terrible.Screaming with dismay,the children ran here and therelike disturbed insects.(Para.22)Translate the sentences.大学思辩英语教程精读1

4. Through the Pennsylvania town went a shiver. Hidden, shadowy doubts that had been in men’s minds concerning Adolph Myers were galvanized into beliefs. (Para. 20) Paraphrase the sentences. 5. As his hard knuckles beat down into the frightened face of the schoolmaster, his wrath became more and more terrible. Screaming with dismay, the children ran here and there like disturbed insects. (Para. 22) Translate the sentences. Part II Sentence Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart IIPart IIIPart III Comprehension Checkl. Several times in the story Wing Biddlebaum was describedas walkingup and down theveranda.Whatsymbolicmeaningdoyou think the veranda has in the story?2.In“The Book of the Grotesque”of Winesburg, Ohio,Anderson writes,“It was the truths that made thepeoplegrotesques. The old man [the writer in the story] had quitean elaborate theory concerning the matter. It was his notionthat the moment one of the people took one of the truths tohimself,called it his truth, and tried to live his life byit, he became a grotesque and the truth he embraced became afalsehood."How do you understand these words in relation tothe story“Hands”?大学思辩英语教程精读1

1. Several times in the story Wing Biddlebaum was described as walking up and down the veranda. What symbolic meaning do you think the veranda has in the story? 2. In “The Book of the Grotesque” of Winesburg, Ohio, Anderson writes, “It was the truths that made the people grotesques. The old man [the writer in the story] had quite an elaborate theory concerning the matter. It was his notion that the moment one of the people took one of the truths to himself, called it his truth, and tried to live his life by it, he became a grotesque and the truth he embraced became a falsehood.” How do you understand these words in relation to the story “Hands”? Part III Comprehension Check Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III

Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart IIISentence AnalysisTranslate the sentences.l.Upon the verandaof his house by the ravine,WingBiddlebaum continued to walk up and down until the sun haddisappeared and theroad beyond the field was lostin thegrey shadows.(Para. 25)2. In the dense blotch of light beneath the table. thekneeling figure looked like a priest engaged in some serviceof his church. The nervous expressive fingers, flashing in andoutof the light,might well have been mistaken for thefingersofthedevoteegoingswiftlythroughdecadeafterdecade of his rosary.(Para. 25)大学思辩英语教程精读1

Translate the sentences. 1. Upon the veranda of his house by the ravine, Wing Biddlebaum continued to walk up and down until the sun had disappeared and the road beyond the field was lost in the grey shadows. (Para. 25) 2. In the dense blotch of light beneath the table, the kneeling figure looked like a priest engaged in some service of his church. The nervous expressive fingers, flashing in and out of the light, might well have been mistaken for the fingers of the devotee going swiftly through decade after decade of his rosary. (Para. 25) Part III Sentence Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III

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