Unit 4 Midnight Visitor
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your friends
❖ (Para. 2) Ausable was, for one thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent.
WORD FOCUS: sad ❖ unhappy sad because of the situation you are in ❖ miserable very sad ❖ depressed sad for a long time, and feeling that your life will never
❖ passably
Jack of all trades, master of none. [谚]样样皆通，样样稀松。
❖ adv. /'pɑːsəbli; 'pæ səbli / in a way that is acceptable or good enough; in a way that is fairly good, but not excellent:
direction along something；
❖ More examples：
1. Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights.
2. We live just up the road, past the post office.
3. I looked up and down the corridor.
It was a wet and gloomy day. It was a gloomy room with one small window.
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II. Quiz 3
1. to __n_o_d_ consent 点头表示同意 2. to __ho_l_d_ one’s head high 昂首挺胸（表示趾nks with the proper word.
3. to _s_h_a_ke_ one’s fist 挥动拳头（表示威胁）
family ____ although he is adventuresome.
a. in the risk b. at the risk
c. in risk
d. at risk
2. You ___ him so closely; you should have kept your distance. a. shouldn’t follow b. mustn’t follow c. couldn’t have been following d. shouldn’t have been following
4. to _s_h_ru_g_ one’s shoulders 耸耸肩膀（表示冷淡或怀疑）
5. thumbs __do_w_n__ 用大拇指，表示反对或拒绝
6. thumbs ___u_p__ 用大拇指，表示赞成或夸奖
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III. Writing
If I Were a Detective You must have read about some detective stories, or watched
a. to be asked, to see
b
b. being asked, to see
c. to be asked, seeing
d. being asked, seeing
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II. Quiz 2
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Can you figure out the total number? I can’t figure him out.
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risk: She is too sensible to take/run a risk when driving. We’ll take /run the risk of being late. He was determined to get there even at the risk of his life. v. risk+ n. risk+-ing To save that traveler, they had to risk getting caught in the storm.
fire!
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concerning: prep. This book deals with questions concerning China’s diplomatic policies. synonyms regarding
with reference to with respect to
She is now on a diet to keep her figure. 4). person , esp. person of influence
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Text Analysis Theme
• Wisdom is more powerful than any weapon. • Never judge a person by his appearance. • First impressions could be misleading. • He who laughs last, laughs longest.
谋)and politics; while a detective story is usually concerned with local crimes.
Warming-up Questions
Have you ever read any stories or seen any movies of secret agents?
Genre
a short story--a spy story
Setting: a French hotel room Characters: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a Climax Theme
waiter
Genre
How is a spy story similar to or different from a detective story?
What is your impression of a secret agent? Who is the best-known image of a secret agent
ever invented in your opinion?
Warming-up Questions
Please enjoy the following pictures in Hollywood movies and give your description of 007—James Bond , the best-known secret agent ever invented across the world. Try to think of as many words as possible to describe people who work as a secret agent.
《现代大学英语精读1》第四课 midnight visitor
They live in a secret world of deception, fraud欺骗,, and sometimes violence.
Collect and pass on significant information Recruit new agents
Espionage
For money? For ambition? For patriotism?
The Midnight Visitor
Age, appearance Personality
Tasks Responsibilities
Reasons
The Midnight Visitor
Young or old? Handsome or ordinarylooking?
Adventurous Courageous Intelligent Shrewd精明的 Presence of mind
– official hands, course, drama, a start, management, to take a chance
W Bjectives
By the end of the lesson, students are expected to • be able to retell how Ausable defeated his adversary(敌手, 对手)Max. • be able to make character analysis of Ausable, Max and Fowler. • be able to use the key words, phrases, expressions, and grammar items correctly and appropriately. • know more about the author, detective stories and related information about secret agents.
现代大学英语精读1 UNIT4 Midnight Visitor 课文翻译
2014101018第四单元Translation of Text A不速之客1 奥萨博与福勒所读过的书中关于特工的描述并不相副。
福勒很失望地跟着他一路走过阴暗的法国旅馆的走廊，在那里奥萨博租了一套房间。
那是一个位于六层的小房间，这种环境很难与这样一位传奇人物联系起来。
2 令他失望的是，首先，奥萨博是一个胖子，而且非常胖。
其次是他的口音，尽管他的法语和德语都还说的过去，但他仍然带有二十年前带到巴黎的新英格兰口音。
3 “你一定很失望”，奥萨博气喘吁吁的回过头说。
“别人说我是一个特工，一名间谍，周旋于间谍和危险之间。
你期望能见到我，因为你是一个年轻，浪漫的作家。
你本来以为今天晚上回碰见神秘人物，枪声，放在酒里的迷药。
4 “然而事情并不像你相象的那样，你在一个演奏法国音乐的餐厅同一个胖子度过了一个乏味的夜晚，而并没有黑眼睛的美女给他传递情报，只是打了个普通电话，将在他的房间里与人有个约会。
你一定已经无聊及了。
”胖男人边低声笑着边开门，并且站到一旁让他那位失望的客人进了房间。
5 “你的幻想破灭了，”奥萨博对他说。
“但是我年轻的朋友，振作起来。
一会儿你就会看到一分文件，这份相当重要的文件曾经让好几个人甘冒生命危险，送到我这儿后，我将把它转交给政府部门。
很快这份文件就很影响到历史的进程。
有点戏剧化，不是吗?”他边说，边随后关上了门。
然后打开灯。
6 当灯亮时，福勒这一天中第一次感到真正害怕了。
因为在房间的中间站着一个男人，手里拿着一只小型自动手枪。
7 奥萨博眨眨眼睛楞了一会儿。
8 “马克思”，他喘着气说，“你真让我吃惊，我以为你在柏林呢。
你在我房间里做什么?”9 马克思很单薄，个子不高，脸上的表情回让人想到狐狸。
要不是那支枪，他看上去并不是太危险。
10 “那分报告”，他低声说道。
“今天晚上将送到你手里的那分报告是有关一些新型导弹的。
我想我要把它从你受里拿走，在我手里比在你手里安全。
”11 奥萨博缓慢走到扶手椅，重重地坐在上面。
现代大学英语精读第一册Unit4TheMidnightVisitor课文重点单词和..
Unit4 The Midnight VisitorGlossary:1.Ausable did not _________ any secret age nt(?) Fowler had ever read ________. 2.Ausable moved to an _________and sat down __________. 3.Ausable ___________a few times. 4.I t was an ordinary window and against which now the night was________________. 5.I thought you were____ Berlin. 6.“ You have been __________.” the fat man .” the fat man _____ to himself, as he _______the door _____his room and stood aside to let his _____________guest enter. 7.Max ________Fowler, who was standing _________a few feet from Ausable, and ___________with a _____________gesture. 8.This is the second time in the month that sb __________my room ______that ____________balcony. 9.Following Following him him him down down down the the the _________of _________of _________of the the the _________________________________Fr Fr ench ench hotel hotel hotel where where where Ausable Ausable Ausable had had had a a room, Fowler felt disappointed. 10.“I’m going to raise the ____ w ith the management this time; I’m angry.” with the management this time; I’m angry.” He said _______. _______. 11.“You are disillusioned. 12.The _______ turned. 13.There is ________i n that thought, don’t you think? in that thought, don’t you think? 14.: He glanced _____________at Fowler. 15.It had the balcony, which___________under my window now. 16.:“You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing with e_______- and danger.” 17.: The little spy smiled evi ll y. 18.For ________across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand , stood a man. 19.: you thought you will have a ________figures at night, a crack of pist o l s , drugs_____, drugs_____wine. wine. 20.“Thirty-Thirty-one minutes,” Ausable said one minutes,” Ausable said moodily. 21.Though he spoke French_________, he had never________(?) lost the New England accent he had brought to Europe from Boston twenty years ago. 22.It was a small room___________, and hardly a setting for a romantic figure. 23.And then, as he ________, he screamed once, shrilly. 24.Keeping Keeping his his his body body body twisted twisted twisted so so so that that that he he he could could could still still still __________and __________and __________and his his his guest, guest, guest, the the the man man man at at at the the window________ his other leg ______and _______the window sill. 25.Instead, Instead, you you you spent spent spent a a a dull dull dull evening evening evening in in in a a a French French French hall hall hall with with with a a a ______fat ______fat ______fat man man man who, who, instead instead of of ______________into his hands by dark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. 26.Max was__________, not tall. 27.Max’s Max’s face face face was was was ________anger ________anger ________anger as as as he he he backed backed backed swiftly swiftly swiftly towards towards towards the the the window. window. / / Swiftly Swiftly Swiftly Max Max pushed _______his left hand to free himself and __________ to the balcony. 28.And as the light__________, Fowler ________his first real ________of the day. 29.He ________ the tray on the table, ________the bottle and left the room. 30.“You are disappointed”, Ausable said _________ _______ his shoulder. / “ Max, he wheezed wheezed. ” . ” Useful Phrases:Idioms and Expressions:1. Before long, you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have____________, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. 2. __________the gun, he did not look dangerous. 3. Ausable was, ___________, fat. Verb phrases:4. The management promised to block it off. 5. I told them to check out on me to make sure everything was all right. 6. “You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing in espionage and danger.” 7. I wish I knew how you learned about the report, Max .”8. As he switch on the light, the light came onVerb +noun collocations:9. Someday soon that paper may well affect the course of history. 10. Max ________his lip nervously. 11. No ______ has been ______. 12. I’m I’m going going going to to _____________with _____________with the the the management management management this this this time; time; / raise the voice: The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised. 13. I t might have s________________ had I known about it. 14. But____________, my young friend. 15. __________ them away or I’ll shoot and take my chances.。
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Ausable is portrayed in the way in contrast to the general image of a spy because it makes fresh unexpected and the story _________,___________ dramatic _______ase of Ausable, the most outstanding feature must be his____, his presence of mind and his quick wit. He is not ____ physically, but he can beat his ____. He is fat and ____, but he reacts very quickly. He carries no ____, but he has an excellent brain which is more powerful than any magic weapon. He appears helpless, but he gets ____ of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. There is no shooting or fighting, but the battle of ____ is even more exiting and gripping.
In the case of Ausable, the most outstanding feature must be his wisdom, his presence of mind and his quick wit. He is not strong physically, but he can beat his enemy. He is fat and slow, but he reacts very quickly. He carries no weapon, but he has an excellent brain which is more powerful than any magic weapon. He appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadly enemy without lifting a finger. There is no shooting or fighting, but the battle of wits is even more exiting and gripping.
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Unit 4 Midnight Visitor
Text Appreciation
I. Text Analysis
1. General Analysis 2. Structure 3. Further Discussion
II. Sentence Paraphrase
Text Anylasis
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deadly enemy without lifting a finger.
Setting: a French hotel room
Protagonists: Ausable, Fowler, Max and a waiter
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II. Espionage and Related Terms
1. spy
1. 间谍
2. espionage
2. 侦察、谍报
3. international spy 3. 国际间谍
4. double agent
4. 双重间谍
5. secret agent
• Halloween is one of the world's oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the globe including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain.
Daily Accumulation Warming-up
Background Information
Text Appreciation
Origins Celebration Games the ancient Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter.This time of year was often associated with human death.
Celebration Games
• Carving Jack-O's-Lanterns • Trick-or-Treat • Ghost Tours • Costume Parties • Visiting Haunted Attractions
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Jack-O's-Lantern
• One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was singy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Santan), so he was kicked out of Hell and make to walk the earth forever carring a lantern.
Ausable was, for one thing, fat… Though he spoke French
and German passably, he had never altogether lost the
Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story
Text Anylasis
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For reference.
Plot: Ausable appears helpless, but he gets rid of his
strong, muscular, vigorous, lusty, sagacious, calm, toughminded, handsome, observant, attractive (irresistible to women), intelligent, good at fighting, several languages,versatile, perfect
dark-eyed beauty; luxury villa or hotel; advanced facilities: special pistol, luxury car, watch, clothes etc. mysterious missions, romantic, exciting, thrilling, danger, adventures etc.
I. The Author and the Text
• The text first appeared in Cillier's on June 17, 1939 and was later included in Mystery and More Mystery, which was edited by Robert Arthur and published by Rondom House in 1963.
• The antient Celts believed on the night before the new year, the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred as the dead search for the afterlife. And the dead would be dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.
HalloweenOct. 31
• The festivals would frequently involve bonfires , into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them.
5. 秘密特工
6. secret service
6. 特工处
7. special agent
7. 特工
8. intelligence
8. 情报
9. intelligence agency9. 间谍机构
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III. FBI, CIA and MSS
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation 联邦调查局 take on investigative assignments CIA Central Intelligence Administration
How Ausable outwits Max and
Part 3 (paras.17—26) about: makes him jump on the
“balcony”.
Text Anylasis
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Further Discussion about the Story
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warming-up
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• 2. What do you think a secret agent usually equiped with and what does he usually experience?
impressions of Ausable.
♣ Try to turn the passage into a little play and act it
out. (Assignment After Class
)
Sentence Paraphrase
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I. Text Glimpse ♣ What was Fowler’s first impression of Ausable? ♣ How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? ♣ How did Ausable deal with the situation? ♣ How did Ausable finally outwit Max?
Ausable didn’t fit the description of any secret agent…(para.1)
Ausable was not at all what a secret agent should look like.
Sentence Paraphrase
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Trick-or-Treat
Trick-or-Treat, is for children on or around Halloween in which they proceed from hourse to house in costumes, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, "Trick or treat" The "trick" part of "trick or treat" is an idle threat to play a trick on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.