现代大学英语精读4 Lesson 2 （2） (课件).pptVIP

; I Introduction to the Text …………………………..…. ? II Detailed Discussion of the Text …………………….. ? III Oral Work ………………………………………….. IV Word Usages………………………………………… V Grammar Exercises ……………… VI Writing Exercises……………………………………… ; I. Introduction to the Text The story “Waiting for the Police” was written by J. Jefferson Farjeon, British writer. He is best known for his mystery stories and is one of the firstModern authors to mix romance and humor with crime. The story is set in a boardinghouse where life, especially evening life, is notoriously dull for the odd collection of people who live there. But one of the guests manages to think of something which does stir up quite a bit of interest. Though the plot is simple, the characters are vivid, the language precise and style neat. And it has quite a bit of humor and the suspense of a detective story.;The story can be divided into three parts. The first part is an idle discussion about where Mr. Wainwright has gone and serves to introduce the characters who live in the boarding-house. The second part begins when Mr. Penbury walks into the room and announces that Mr. Wainwright is dead .The sudden death of Mr. Wainwright shocks everyone except Miss Wicks. What follows is the most important part, in which Mr. Penbury directs a general rehearsal of their alibis while they are waiting for the police to arrive. The story ends when they hear footsteps entering and hear Mr. Wainwright’s cough ;The characters are skillfully described. All of them leave a deep impression on us readers: Mrs. Mayton, the landlady, who is always trying to keep everyone talking; Miss Wicks, the oldest who has been knitting for seventy years and promises to go on knitting for another seventy; Miss Bella, the young lovely, who dose not seem to be particularly smart; Mr. Calthrop, the middle-aged man, who is said to walk in his sleep and is dozing off all the time. The most intelligent of them is, of course, Mr