《大学基础英语》课程PPT教学课件（一）Lesson one Half A Day

Half A DayBy Naguib Mahfous

Half A Day By Naguib Mahfous

ContentsPart One:Warm-upWord studyPart Two:Part Three:Background InformationPart Four:Language StudyText AppreciationPart Five:Part Six:ExtensionPart Seven: Exercises

Contents • Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Word study • Part Three: Background Information Part Four: Language Study • Part Five: Text Appreciation Part Six: Extension • Part Seven: Exercises

NaguibMahfouswas bornin 1911in a suburbofCairoand was educated atthe Secular University inthecity.Mahfous is the firstArabic language authorawarded the Nobel Prize inliterature(1988)

Naguib Mahfous was born in 1911 in a suburb of Cairo and was educated at the Secular University in the city. Mahfous is the first Arabic language author awarded the Nobel Prize in literature (1988)

NaguibMahfouzimportant worksNaguib Mahfouz was the first Arab towintheNobel prizeforliteraturein1988.Hehasbeen describedasaDickens ofthe CairocafesandtheBalzacofEgypt"He is now the author ofno fewerthan30 novels,more than100 short storiesandmorethan200articles.Halfofhisnovelshave beenmade into films whichhave circulated throughout the Arabic-speaking world

Naguib Mahfouz —— important works Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature, in 1988. He has been described as “a Dickens of the Cairo cafés” and “the Balzac of Egypt". He is now the author of no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles. Half of his novels have been made into films which have circulated throughout the Arabic￾speaking world

NaguibMahfouzimportant worksMahfouzbegan writing whenhe was17His first novel waspublished in 1939and tenmore were written beforetheHeisaloEgyptianRevolutionofJuly1952,whenhe stopped writing for several yearsHECAIHDOnenovel was republished in1953XELPLEhowever, and the appearance of TheTEAECairo Trilogy in 1957made him famousthroughout the Arab world as a depicterof traditional urban life

Naguib Mahfouz —— important works Mahfouz began writing when he was 17. His first novel was published in 1939 and ten more were written before the Egyptian Revolution of July 1952, when he stopped writing for several years. One novel was republished in 1953, however, and the appearance of The Cairo Trilogy in 1957 made him famous throughout the Arab world as a depicter of traditional urban life

SEARCHINSIDE!The Cairo Trilogy(published 1955-1957)is a taleof the lives of a Muslim familyand spansthefirsthalfof the20thcentury.Each book in the trilogy wasSEARCHINSIDE!named after a suburb of Cairo.The firstPalace Walk was set during the Britishoccupation of Egypt early in the centuryThe second,Palace of Desire coveredthechanging times ofthe 1920s.Thethird book,Sugar Street brings thePALACEDESIRESEARCHINSIDE!"family into the mid 20th century.Inthisfinal part the head of the family is nowoldandfrail (weak).He surveys theworld while the main story centers onthe grandsonsGAR STREET

The Cairo Trilogy (published 1955-1957) is a tale of the lives of a Muslim family and spans the first half of the 20th century. Each book in the trilogy was named after a suburb of Cairo. The first, Palace Walk was set during the British occupation of Egypt early in the century. The second, Palace of Desire covered the changing times of the 1920s. The third book, Sugar Street brings the family into the mid 20th century. In this final part the head of the family is now old and frail（weak). He surveys the world while the main story centers on the grandsons

Works of his second writing periodThe Children of GebelawiTha(1959)deneThe Thief and the DogsATt(1961)AutumnQOuail(1962)Small Talkonthe NileSEARCHINSIDE!(1966)Miramar(1967)Mirumar

Works of his second writing period • The Children of Gebelawi (1959) • The Thief and the Dogs (1961) • Autumn Quail (1962) • Small Talk on the Nile (1966) • Miramar (1967)

The picture of the world as it emergesfrom the bulk of Mahfouz's work is verygloomy indeed, though not completelydisappointing. It shows that theauthor's social utopia is far frombeing realized

• The picture of the world as it emerges from the bulk of Mahfouz’s work is very gloomy indeed, though not completely disappointing. It shows that the author’s social utopia is far from being realized

Mahfouz seems to conceive of time as aforce of oppression. His novels haveconsistently shown time as the bringerof change, and change as a very painfulprocess, and very often time is notcontent until it has dealt his heroesthe final blow of death

• Mahfouz seems to conceive of time as a force of oppression. His novels have consistently shown time as the bringer of change, and change as a very painful process, and very often time is not content until it has dealt his heroes the final blow of death

To sum up, in Mahfouz's darkdescription of the world there are onlytwo bright spots. These consist ofman's continuing struggle for equalityon the one hand and the promise ofscientific progress on the other;meanwhile, life is a tragedy

• To sum up, in Mahfouz’s dark description of the world there are only two bright spots. These consist of man's continuing struggle for equality on the one hand and the promise of scientific progress on the other; meanwhile, life is a tragedy