《现代大学英语精读》课程教学课件（PPT讲稿）第二版第一册 第1-6单元课外补充资料 unit 4

Unit four Midnight Visitor 1.Introduction to spy ficition Spy fiction,a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device,emerged in the early twentieth century,inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers,and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies.It was given new impetus by the development of fascism and communism in the lead-up to World War 2, continued to develop during the Cold War,and received a fresh impetus from the emergence of rogue states,international criminal organizations, Muslim fundamentalism,global terrorist networks,maritime piracy and technological sabotage and espionage as potent threats to Wester societies. As a genre,spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure (The Prisoner of Zenda,1894,The Scarlet Pimpernel,1905),the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace)and the politico-military thriller (The Schirmer Inheritance,1953,The Quiet American,1955). 2.James Bond Royal Navy Commander James Bond,CMG,RNVR,is a fictional character created by British joumalist and novelist lan Fleming in 1953 The Bond character is a Secret Service agent,code number 007,residing in London but active internationally.In the novels(notably From Russia, with Love),Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: slim build;a three-inch long,thin vertical scar on his right cheek;blue- grey eyes;a"cruel"mouth;short,black hair,a comma of which falls on his forehead.Physically he is described as 183 centimetres (6 feet)in

Unit four Midnight Visitor 1. Introduction to spy ficition Spy fiction, a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device, emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies. It was given new impetus by the development of fascism and communism in the lead-up to World War 2, continued to develop during the Cold War, and received a fresh impetus from the emergence of rogue states, international criminal organizations, Muslim fundamentalism, global terrorist networks, maritime piracy and technological sabotage and espionage as potent threats to Western societies. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure (The Prisoner of Zenda, 1894, The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politico–military thriller (The Schirmer Inheritance, 1953, The Quiet American, 1955). 2. James Bond Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, is a fictional character created by British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. The Bond character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. In the novels (notably From Russia, with Love), Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: slim build; a three-inch long, thin vertical scar on his right cheek; blue￾grey eyes; a "cruel" mouth; short, black hair, a comma of which falls on his forehead. Physically he is described as 183 centimetres (6 feet) in

height and 76 kilograms(167 Ib)in weight.1241 After Casino Royale,Bond also had the faint scar ofthe Russian cyrillic letter"I(SH)(for Shpion "Spy")on the back ofone ofhis hands,carved by a SMERSHagent

height and 76 kilograms (167 lb) in weight.[24] After Casino Royale, Bond also had the faint scar of the Russian cyrillic letter "Ш" (SH) (for Shpion: "Spy") on the back of one of his hands, carved by a SMERSH agent