张汉熙高级英语第一册课件B Lesson 14教学讲义.ppt

Lesson 14;Background about the author;Background about the author;Background about the author;Pulitzer Prize:;A note on the story:;Questions:;Detailed study;2. Gray peace…Argentia Bay Gray peace, Haze and mist, and in primeval hush: The three expressions in this para. gives us an idea a quite, significant place. pervade: to spread through, saturate or permeate every part of it; spread all over the place; fill in air A heavy, musty odor pervades the railroad waiting room. It is pleasant to live in the environment where this positive spirit pervades. The odor of jasmine pervades the room. An unpleasant smell pervades the house. He worked so hard that weariness pervaded his whole body. A strong sense of patriotism pervades his writings. ;-wildness: desolate expanse, waste, uninhabited land -ring: Here it means to make a ring round or surround Ring the spelling mistakes with red ink. Police ringed the building. An old house ringed with trees Argentia Bay was surrounded by a vast expanse of wild uninhabited land where there was no human activity. The whole place looked gray and it was very quiet there. ;3. to await the arrival of Winston Churchill “Wait,” the commoner word, can be followed by an infinitive but not a gerund while “await” can be followed by a gerund but not an infinitive. I shall await hearing from you. I shall wait to hear from you. 4. Haze… a tint of green. -haze: light thin mist or smoke Haze… mist… fog: Fog is the thickest in degree;-blend: go well together; cause to mix together How well their voices blend! Those two colors blend well. A blends with B. These houses seem to bend well with the trees and the countryside. Their voices blend well with each other. How well the new curtains blend with the rug!;Thin smoke and mist mixed making everything look gray. -tint of green: shade or slight degree of green color (esp. pale or delicate). Sailors and officers… loudspeaker squawks. -go about their chores: be in the habit of doing their routine work.