高级英语第一册unit6 blackmail
高级英语第一册 第六单元习题答案
高级英语 (D1002001)> 看看课程文档 > ADVANCED ENGLISH BOOK I > UNIT 6 BLACKMAIL >第六单元习题答案第六单元习题答案第六单元习题答案I . Q&A1)Yes, he did, because he wanted to make themmore anxious.2)Because she didn't like her maid and secretary to know what they would talk to the detective.3)Because he thought that he knew their secret and that he was in an advantageous position.4)She found a note made but not destroyed by her husband.5)He found that on the night the couple entered the hotel through the basement instead of the lobby,both very much shaken.6)A brush trace is a mark left on something whenlightly touched or rubbed.7)Ogilvie came to talk with them rather than go to report to the police.8)They had to spend one day or two investigatingin the suburban areas.9)Because every repair shop had been told to repo rt to the police when a car needing fixing like theirs came in.10)She thought that was safe for them by making use of the detective's avidity.11)Originally, the detective asked for ten thousand only to keep silent and not to report to the police. But now the Duchess was asking him to drive their car north and she was ready to offer such a large su m. She knew the detective was greedy. Given so mu ch money, he would do as she told him to.12)Yes, Ogilvie accepted the Duchess' offer.Ⅱ . PARAPHRASE1)The house detective's small narrow eyes looked her up and down scornfully from his fat face with a heavy jowl.2)This is a pretty nice room that you have got.3)The fat body shook in a chuckle because the m an was enjoying the fact that he could afford to do whatever he liked and also he was appreciating the f act that the Duchess knew why he had come.4)He had an unnaturally high-pitched voice. now, he lowered the pitch. When he spoke5)Ogilvie spat out the words, throwing away his p oliteness. pretended6)The Duchess was supported by her arrogance co ming from parents of noble families with a history o f three centuries and a half. She wouldn't give up ea sily.7)It's no use. What you did just now was a good attempt at trying to save the situation.8) "That's more acceptable," Ogilvie said. He lit a nother cigar, "Now we're making some progress. "9)...he looked at the Duchess sardonically as if he wanted to see if she dared to object to his smoking.10)The house detective made noises with his tong ue to show his disapproval.Ⅲ. See the translation of the text.IV. FULL WORDS FOR SHORTEN1)advertisement 2)brassiere 3)doctor 4)refrigerator 5)gymnasium 6)high fidelity(radio, photography, etc. ) 7) intercommunication syste m 8)liberation 9)memorandum 10)microp hone 11)modern 12)permanent wave 13)p oliomyelitis 14)popular-song 15)preparatory (s chool) 16)professor 17)sister 18)televisio n 19)veterinarian 20)zoologicalV. PHRASES INTO ENGLISH1)a half-finished letter 2)a half-closed window 3)a piece of half-baked bread 4) a half-tur ned body 5) a well-appointed hotel 6)well-be haved pupils 7)well-chosen words 8)well-fed children 9)well-informed sources (people) 10) high-flown languageVI. MAKE SENTENCES1)sound (v.) His words sound lofty and pretentiou s.2)figure (v.) Commerce figures largely in the pros perity of the city.3)go (n.) He is always on the go from early morning till late at night.4)try (n.) He didn't succeed in his first try, but he kept on jumping.5)dust (v.) They are dusting6)square(v. ) He squared his the crops with insect icide. shoulders to show his determination．7)good(n．)Overworking yourself will do more har m than good．8)head(v．)On hearing that，he headed straight for the gate without looking back．9)make(n．)I don't like a bicycle of this make．10)reason(v．)If you reason from false premises．h ow can you expect the conclusion to be sound?Ⅶ. REPLACE WORDS1)real 2)of no use／useless 3)are making s ome progress／ are accomplishing something 4)ex plain it exactly and in detail 5)what happens6)deduce/reason out 7)started for 8)upset 9)a quick examination or inspection 10)need／occasion 11)observes／notices 12)bribed 1 3)wealthy／well—to—doⅧ. REPLACE WORDS1)surveyed 2)gaze 3)swept 4)flipped5)chuckled 6) shot out 7)spat forth these words8)sprang to her feet 9)clasped lO)swung around 11)detect 12)staredⅨ. EXPLAIN THE SENTENCES1)sardonic重在嘲讽，sarcastic重在嘲笑。
高级英语第一册unit6 blackmail
关于pick up
1.to get better, stronger, etc: to improve 改善，好转 Trade usually picks up in the spring.贸易一般在春
天回升。
2. to start/continue again重新开始、继续 Let’s ~ where we left off yesterday.咱们从昨天停 下来的继续吧。 3. to put things away and make things neat, especially
“知道这种技术的人并不多。可是在这件案子上，我想还不需要用 到这种技术。你的车一只前大灯破碎，装饰圈也不见了。
Ain’t any doubt they’d match up, even without the brush trace an’ the blood. Qh yeah, I shoulda told you, there’s plenty of blood, though it don’t show too much on the black paint.” 毫无疑问，他们一定会将你的车子和那件案子联 系起来，不需要验证擦痕和血迹，他们就能断定 你的车就是肇事车。哦，我还应该告诉你们，你 们的车身粘了大量的血迹，虽然在黑漆面上看不 大出来。
Paragraph43~You rub clothes against something hard, Duchess, specially if it is shiny like a car fender, say, an’it leaves a mark the same way as fingerprints. fender : n(汽车等的）防护板，挡泥板;壁炉 围栏；（船只的)碰垫
高级英语第一册unit6 blackmail
The crowed hurled at the police . 人群大骂警察。
辨析：throw，cast，fling , heave, hurl ，pitch ,toss
throw 普通词，使用广泛，仅指用力抛掷，不涉及动作 方式或感情色彩。 cast 常可与throw互换，指迅速扔出一个重量较轻的物 体。 fling 用力抛摔，或因感情激动而粗暴地或漫无目的地扔 东西。 heave 指把重物举起后扔出 hurl 通常指用力投掷，动作迅猛，所投掷的距离也较远 。 pitch 指随意地轻轻地掷或扔，侧重方向性和有明确目标 。 toss 指无目的轻轻地随意地扔，所投掷的东西一般较轻 。
Let us learn the lessons already taught by such cruel experience . Let us redouble our exertions , and strike with united strength while life and power remain . (parallelism)(repetition ,Biblical style ) Repetition : It is a major rhetorical strategy in which sth. is doubly mentioned for producing emphasis clarity ,or emotion ,effect ,especially in oral speech.
这些是战争和镇压的工具-王权采取的最后的辩论手段。
metaphor
A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. For example, if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things, you might say that they are a mouse.
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Structural Analysis -- part 3 • Part 3. The Dirty Deal
• Section 1. Eliminating the possibility of having the car repaired in New Orleans. ( Her husband asked...You people are hot). • Section 2. The interior monologue of the Duchess. (The Duchess ...Or had they? ) Her judgement, analysis and calculation of the situation, weighing the advantages and disadvantages, the pros and cons.
Setting
• The story happened in a hotel named St. Gregory in New Orleans, Louisiana which is in the south of US.
Plot
• Gregory was now at the brink of bankruptcy, but Peter McDermott, the assistant general manager, is trying every means he could to save it. Several events happened during the week with the present text as part of it.
Section 1
6). fray: to cause a person's temper, nerves, etc. to become worn out His nerves were frayed by the noises in the street. 7). Bedlington terrier：贝德林顿小长毛狗 • wolfdog 狼狗, hound 猎狗, • Pekinese 京吧, pug-dog 狮子狗, • bull dog 牛头犬
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• Some Features of Hailey‟s Writings
• Each of his novels is set in a different industry or commercial environment and includes, in addition to dramatic human conflict, all of the information about the way that particular environment functions, and how it affects both the society and the people in it. • Stories of U.S.A. (1965-1969) • Be serious about popular literature, three years per book. • Arthur Hailey, who has died at his home in the Bahamas aged 84, was one of the most commercially successful authors of all time, producing 12 books which sold more than 170 million copies, were translated into some 40 languages, and brought him tens of millions of dollars. Most of his books have been made into films and Hotel was made into a long-running television series. Hailey's fiction was not of the sort that inspired doctoral theses. • Multi-character/event/climax, yet fixed time/location.
高级英语第一册lesson6-Blackmail-课文详解2-detail-study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习
高级英语第一册lesson6-Blackmail-课文详解2-detail-study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习2008-02-11 12:11:18| 分类：默认分类| 标签：|字号大中小订阅高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习2007年01月01日星期一下午11:4896. bulbous: shaped like a bulb, swelling and disgustingly fat and roundbulbous dome / nose97. peremptorily: (fml) showing an expectation of being obeyed at once and without questi on, impolitely and unfriendly, commanding, insisting obedience98. rivet: metal pin for fasten plates.to hold or fasten with or as if with rivetscf: glare, stare, fix99. feature: any of the noticeable parts of the facea man with Oriental featuresHer mouth is her worst feature / best feature, like a cherry.100. set in a mould:When you take a picture, you set your body, your countenance ...in a certain way. That is to set in a mould.(A lame one-eyed king taking a picture)mould (Am.E) = mould (Br.E): character, distinctive nature, a person's character, nature, et c., considered as having been shaped by family type, education, training, experience, etc.Be cast in a mould of a particular kind means to have the characteristics, attitudes, behavio ur or lifestyle that are typical of that kind of personbe made / cast in mould ofHe is made in his father's mould. (He has the same personality and character as his father' s)101. imperious: in tensely compelling, marked by arrogant assurance, dominating. This wo rd is related to imperial.The whole sentence can be paraphrased as follows:Her handsome high-cheekboned features were set in a way which shows her imperial char acter.102. respite: a short period of pause or rest, during a time of great effort pain, or trouble, a t ime of relief (as from labour, suffering or war) or delay (as before sentencing or executing).The patient said he never had any respite from the pain.Sentence sb. to death with 2-years' respite.103. bore: make a hole inThis machine can bore through solid rock.104. swallow: to take back, to keep from expressing or showing, to accept without question ing, protest or resentmentto swallow one's words: take back what was said105. sullen: silently bad-tempered, unforgiving, dark, gloomylook sullen, to wear a sullen look106. comply: act according to a demand, order, ruleto comply with the law / regulations107. vacillation: hesitation, uncertainty, waver, continuous changing of one's opinionsThis word implies prolonged hesitation resulting from one's inability to reach a decisionHe vacillates between accepting & not accepting.The earthquake caused the entire house vacillate.108. dally: to waste time or be slowDon't dally or we'll be late.dally over one's work109. bulge: to swell out as a result of the pressure from within110. bead: small ball of glass or other material with a hole through it for a string worn with other others on a thread, esp. round the neck for ornament.She is wearing a string of green beads.背景知识Background informationTitle of the novel: HotelSetting:The story happened in a hotel named St. Gregory /'greg ri/ in New Orleans, Louisiana which is in the south of US.Main character of the novel:Peter McDermott, assistant general managerMain characters in this part of the novel:Ogilvie: chief house officerthe Duke of Croydon: newly appointed British ambassador to the United Statesthe Duchess of Croydon: wife of the Dukea prostitute called lady friend by OgilviePlot:Gregory was now at the brink of bankruptcy, but Peter McDermott is trying every means he could to save it.Several events happened during the week with the present text as part of it.The Duke of Croydon was an internationally famous statesman and the newly appointed Br itish ambassador to Washington. They occupied the best suite of the hotel.Monday evening, the Duke went to the gambling house. Later, his wife pursued and found him. On their way back, the car Jaguar knocked down a woman and her child. Both killed.Then we have the present text....At one o'clock Thursday morning, Ogilvie drove the car north. But he was seen leaving the hotel by McDermott. Later in the afternoon, McDermott witnessed the funeral of the two victims o f the accident. He suddenly realized the relation between these two events and contacted police.Ogilvie was caught in Tennessee and sent back to New Orleans.The Duke decided to go to the police to confess his crime (to surrender himself / to give hi mself up). But he was hurled out the elevator due to the breakdown of it. He hit the cement groun d and died instantly.Anyway, the novel had a pleasant ending.One of the guests, who looked old and sick, turned out to be a millionaire. Earlier he was s eriously ill and was saved by McDermott and his girl friend. To show his gratitude and to repay t he hotel staffs' kindness, he bought the hotel and appointed McDermott executive vice president of the hotel.This kind of novels are called thrillers. Generally defining, a thriller is a work of fiction or dr ama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure or suspense. (thrill: to cause sudden strong feeling of joy, fear, excitement, pleasure etc. that seems to flow r ound the body like a wave)Others can be called cop-criminal novels, detective novels. The main purpose is for enterta inment, amusement. Very often this kind of novels contain a lot of action, usu. suspension, not v ery much deep thought, without moral intention, not considered classic.The basic technique is to make the whole story of crime into sth. like a jigsaw puzzle. You c an not see the outcome until the final part is put in.文章结构Structural and stylistic analysisPart 1. PreludeThe chief house officer...Ogilvie remained standing {p.84 (old book, ditto)}.Section 1. The chief house officer...that both might return at any moment.The setting, main characters, and the suspension.Section 2. A wave of cigar smoke...Ogilvie remained standing.The preliminary encounter between the house detective and the Croydons.Part 2: Process of unveiling the crimeNow then...the Duchess turned away (p. 89).Section 1. Now then...Now we're getting somewhere (p. 86).First round of clash. the Duke confessed his crime.Section 2. Wearily, in a gesture...I can prove all I need to (p.87).Second round of clash. Ogilvie spelt out what he found out about the activity of the Croydo ns and tried to confirm all the detailed. The Duchess tried to win back the upper hand.Section 3. The Duke cautioned...the Duchess turned away (p. 89).The Croydons realized that they were convicted of the crime. The conviction was undeniabl e.Part 3. The Dirty DealSection 1. Her husband asked...You people are hot (p.91).Eliminating the possibility of having the car repaired in New Orleans.The possibility of not being found.Section 2. The Duchess ...Or had they? (p. 93)The interior monologue of the Duchess. Her judgement, analysis and calculation of the situ ation, weighing the advantages and disadvantages, the pros and cons.Section 3. (The Duchess faced Ogilvie... the silence hung (p. 94)The Duchess' decision to gamble on the greed of the house detective.Section 4. The ending.The dirty deal reached.修辞学习RHETORICMetaphor:...the nerves of both ... were excessively frayed...his wife shot him a swift, warning glance.The words spat forth with sudden savagery.Her tone ...withered......self-assurance...flickered...The Duchess kept firm tight rein on her racing mind. Her voice was a whiplash.eyes bored into himI’ll spell it out.Euphemism:...and you took a lady friend.Metonymy:won 100 at the tableslost it at the barthey'll throw the book,...Onomatopoeia:appreciative chuckleclucked his tongue。
(教育)高级英语第6课blackmail说课讲解
Arthur Hailey(1920-2004)
• ●Born in England • ●Began his writing career while an RAF (British
Royal Air Force) pilot during the Second World War • ●Became a Canadian citizen as well as British • ●Hailey’s novels have been published in thirtynine languages • ●Most of his books have been made into films or TV series
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objectives
• To understand the whole text • To learn the Character analysis • To comprehend the implied meaning
The text
Structure analysis
Background information
• Born in Lupton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the • Royal Air Force from the start of World War II during 1939 • until 1947, when he went to live in Canada. After working at a • number of jobs and writing part-time, he became a writer full• time during 1956, encouraged by the success of the CBC • television drama, Flight into Danger (in print as Runway Zero • Eight). Following the success of Hotel during 1965, he moved • to California; in 1969, he moved to the Bahamas to avoid • Canadian and U.S. income taxes, which were claiming 90% of • his income.
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BlackmailArthur Hailey--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The chief house officer, Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time. As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded.The Duchess went to the door herself. Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an invented errand and, cruelly, instructed the moon-faced male secretary –who was terrified of dogs –to exercise the Bedlington terriersn. . Her own tension was not lessened by the knowledge that both might return at any moment.A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in. When he had followed her to the living room, the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar in the fa t man’s mouth. “My husband and I find strong smoke offensive. Would you kindly put that out."The house detective's piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face. His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious, well-appointed room, encompassingthe Duke who faced them uncertainly, his back to a window."Pretty neat set-up you folks got.” Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the offending cigar, knocked off the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on his right. He missed, and the butt fell upon the carpet where he ignored it.The Duchess's lips tightened. She said sharply, imagine you did not come here to discuss décor ". The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle . "No, ma'am, can't say I did. I like nice things, though." He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice." Like that car of yours. The one you keep here in the hotel. Jaguar, ain't it?""Aah!" It was not a spoken word, but an emission of breath from the Duke of Croydon. His wife shot him a swift, warning glance."In what conceivable way does our car concern you?”As if the question from the Duchess had been a signal, the house detective's manner changed. He inquired abruptly, "Who else is in this place?"It was the Duke who answered, "No one. We sent them out.""There's things it pays to check." Moving with surprising speed, the fat man walked around the suite, opening doors and inspecting the spacebehind them. Obviously he knew the room arrangement well. After reopening and closing the outer door, he returned, apparently satisfied, to the living room.The Duchess had seated herself in a straight-backed Ogilvie remained standing."Now then," he said. "You two was in the hit-'n-run ."She met his eyes directly." What are you talking about?""Don't play games, lady. This is for real." He took out a fresh cigar and bit off the end, "You saw the papers. There's been plenty on radio, too."Two high points of color appeared in the paleness of the Duchess of Croydon's cheeks. "What you are suggesting is the most disgusting, ridiculous...""I told you –Cut it out!” The words spat forth with sudden savagery , all pretense of blandnessgone. Ignoring the Duke, Ogilvie waved the unlighted cigar under his adversary 's adversary 's nose. "You listen to me, your high-an'-mightiness. This city's burnin' mad – cops, mayor, everybody else. When they find who done that last night, who killed that kid an' its mother, then high-tailed it, they'll throw the book, and never mind who it hits, or whether they got fancy titles neither. Now I know what I know, and if I do what by rights I should, there'll be a squad of cops in here so fast you'll hardly see 'em. But I come to you first, in fairness, so's you could tell your side of it to me." The piggy eyes blinked, then hardened. " 'f you want it the other way, just say so."The Duchess of Croydon – three centuries and a half of inbred arrogancebehind her – did not yield easily. Springing to her feet, her face wrathful, gray-green eyes blazing, she faced the grossness of the house detective squarely. Her tone would have withered anyone who knew her well. “You unspeakable blackguard ! How dare you!”Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant. But it was the Duke of Croydon who interjected, "It's no go, old girl. I'm afraid. It was a good try." Facing Ogilvie, he said, "What you accuse us of is true. I am to blame. I was driving the car and killed the little girl.""That's more like it," Ogilvie said. He lit the fresh cigar. "Now we're getting somewhere."Wearily, in a gesture of surrender, the Duchess of Croydon sank back into her chair. Clasping her hands to conceal their trembling, she asked. "What is it you know?""Well now, I'll spell it out." The house detective took his time, leisurely putting a cloud of blue cigar smoke, his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection. But beyond wrinkling her nose in distaste, she made no comment. Ogilvie pointed to the Duke. "Last night, early on, you went to Lindy's Place in Irish Bayou. You drove there inyour fancy Jaguar, and you took a lady friend. Leastways, I guess you'd call her that if you're not too fussy."As Ogilvie glanced, grinning, at the Duchess, the Duke said sharply, "Get on with it!""Well" –the smug fat face swung back –"the way I hear it, you won a hundred at the tables, then lost it at the bar. You were into a second hundred – with a real swinging party – when your wife here got there in a taxi. ""How do you know all this?""I'll tell you, Duke – I've been in this town and this hotel a long time. I got friends all over. I oblige them; they do the same for me, like letting me know what gives, an’ where. There ain't much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do, I don't get to hear about. Most of ’em never know I know, or know me. They think they got their little secret tucked away , and so they have – except like now."The Duke said coldly, "I see.""One thing I'd like to know. I got a curious nature, ma’ am. How'd you figure where he was?"The Duchess said, "You know so much... I suppose it doesn't matter. My husband has a habit of making notes while he is telephoning. Afterward he often forgets to destroy them. ”The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly . "A little careless habit like that, Duke – look at the mess it gets you in. Well, here's what I figure about the rest. You an' your wife took off home, you drivin', though the way things turned out it might have been better if she'd have drove.""My wife doesn't drive."Ogilvie nodded understandingly. "Explains that one. Anyway, I reckon you were lickered ( = liquored ) up, but good..."The Duchess interrupted. "Then you don't know! You don't know anything for sure! You can't possibly prove...""Lady, I can prove all I need to."The Duke cautioned, "Better let him finish, old girl.""That's right," Ogilvie said. "Just sit an' listen. Last night I seen you come in – through the basement, so's not to use the lobby. Looked right shaken, too, the pair of you.Just come in myself, an' I got to wondering why. Like I said, I got a curious nature."The Duchess breathed, "Go on.""Late last night the word was out about the hit-'n-run. On a hunch I went over the garage and took a quiet look-see at your car. You maybe don't know – it's away in a corner, behind a pillar where the jockeys don't see it when they're comin' by."The Duke licked his lips. "I suppose that doesn't matter now.""You might have something there," Ogilvie conceded . "Anyway, what I found made me do some scouting -- across at police headquarters where they know me too." He paused to puff again at the cigar as his listeners waited silently. When the cigar tip was glowing he inspected it, then continued. "Over there they got three things to go on. They got a headlight trim ring which musta come off when the kid an’ the woman was hit. They got some headlight glass, and lookin’ at the kid's clothin', they reckon there'll be a brush trace. ""A what?""You rub clothes against something hard, Duchess, specially if it's shiny like a car fender, say, an' it leaves a mark the same way as finger prints. The police lab kin pick it up like they do prints –dust it, an’ it shows.""That's interesting," the Duke said, as if speaking of something unconnected with himself. "I didn't know that.""Not many do. In this case, though, I reckon it don't make a lot o' difference. On your car you got a busted headlight, and the trim ring's gone. Ain't any doubt they'd match up, even without the brush trace an’ the blood. 0h yeah, I should a told you. There's plenty of blood, though it don't show too much on the black paint.""Oh, my God!" A hand to her face, the Duchess turned away.Her husband asked, "What do you propose to do?"The fat man rubbed his hands together, looking down at his thick, fleshy fingers. "Like I said, I come to hear you, side of it."The Duke said despairingly , "what can I possibly say? You know what happened." He made an attempt to square his shoulders which did not succeed. "You'd better call the police and get it over.""Well now, there's no call for being hasty ." The incongruous falsetto voice took on a musing note. "What's done's been done. Rushing any place ain't gonna bring back the kid nor its mother neither. Besides, what they'd do to you across at the headquarters, Duke, you wouldn't like. No sir, you wouldn't like it at all. " The other two slowly raised their eyes."I was hoping," Ogilvie said, "that you folks could suggest something."The Duke said uncertainly, "I don't understand." "I understand," the Duchess of Croydon said. "You want money, don't you? You came here to blackmail us."If she expected her words to shock, they did not succeed. The house detective shrugged. "Whatever names you call things, ma'am, don't matter to me. All I come for was to help you people out of trouble. But I got to live too.”"You'd accept money to keep silent about what you know?""I reckon I might.""But from what you say," the Duchess pointed out, her poise for themoment recovered, "it would do no good. The car would be discovered in any case.""I guess you'd have to take that chance. But there's some reasons it might not be. Something I ain't told you yet." "Tell us now, please."Ogilvie said, "I ain't figured this out myself completely. But when you hit that kid you was going away from town, not to it.""We'd made a mistake in the route," the Duchess said. "Somehow we'd become turned around. It's easily done in New Orleans, with the street winding as they do. Afterward, usin g side streets, we went back. ”"I thought it might be that," Ogilvie nodded understandingly. "But the police ain't figured it that way. They’re looking for somebody who was headed out. That's why, right now, they're workin' on the suburbs and the outside towns. They may get around to searchin' downtown, but it won't be yet. ""How long before they do?""Maybe three, four days. They got a lot of other places to look first.""How could that help us --- the delay‘?""It might," Ogilvie said. "Providin' nobody twigs the car – an' seein' where it is, you might be lucky there. An' if you can get it away.""You mean out of the state?"”"I mean out o’ the South.""That wouldn't be easy?""No, ma'am. Every state around – Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, all the rest'll be watching for a car damaged the way yours is."The Duchess considered. "Is there any possibility of having repairs made first? If the work were done discreetly we could pay well. "The house detective shook his head emphatically. "You try that, you might as well walk over to headquarters right now an' give up. Every repair shop in Louisiana's been told to holler 'cops' the minute a car needing fixin' like yours comes in. They'd do it, too. You people are hot." The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. It was essential, she knew, that her thinking remain calm and reasoned. In the last few minutes the conversation had become as seemingly casual as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself. She intended to keep it that way. Once more, she was aware, the role of leadership had fallen to her, her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil tat man and herself. No matter. What was inevitable must be accepted. The important thing was to consider all eventualities. A thought occurred to her."The piece from our car which you say the police have. What is it called?""A trim ring.""Is it traceable?"Ogilvie nodded affirmatively. "They can figure what kind o' car it'sfrom --- make, model, an' maybe the year, or close to it. Same thing with the glass. But with your car being foreign, it'll likely take a few days.""But after that," she persisted, "the police will know they're looking for a Jaguar?""I reckon that 's so. "Today was Tuesday. From all that this man said, they had until Friday or Saturday at best. With calculated coolness the Duchess reasoned: the situation came down to one essential. Assuming the hotel man was bought off, their only chance -- a slim one -- lay in removing the car quickly, If it could be got north, to one of the big cities where the New Orleans tragedy and search would be unknown, repairs could be made quietly, the incriminating evidence removed. Then, even if suspicion settled on the Croydons later, nothing could be proved. But how to get the car away?Undoubtedly what this oafish detective said was true: As well as Louisiana, the other states through which the car would have to pass would be alert and watchful. Every highway patrol would be on the lookout for a damaged head-light with a missing trim ring. There would probably be road-blocks. It would be hard not to fall victim to some sharpeyed policeman.But it might be done. If the car could be driven at night and concealed by day. There were plenty of places to pull off the highway and be unobserved. It would be hazardous, but no more than waiting here for certain detection. There would be back roads. They could choose an unlikely route to avoid attention.But there would be other complications ... and now was the time to consider them. Traveling by secondary roads would be difficult unless knowing the terrain. The Croydons did not. Nor was either of them adept at using maps. And when they stopped for petrol, as they would have to, their speech and manner would betray them, making them conspicuous . And yet ... these were risks which had to be taken.Or had they?The Duchess faced Ogilvie. "How much do you want?"The abruptness took him by surprise. "Well ... I figure you people are pretty well fixed."She said coldly, "I asked how much."The piggy eyes blinked. Ten thousand dollars."Though it was twice what she had expected, her expression did not change. "Assuming we paid this grotesque amount, what would we receive in return?"The fat man seemed puzzled. "Like I said, I keep quiet about what I know.""And the alternative ?"He shrugged. "I go down the lobby. I pick up a phone. ""No," The statement was unequivocal . "We will not pay, you."As the Duke of Croydon shifted uneasily, the house detective's bulbous countenance reddened, "Now listen, lady Peremptorily she cut him oft. "I will not listen. Instead, you will listen to me." Her eyes were riveted on his face, her handsome, high cheek boned features set in their most imperious mold. "We would achieve nothing by paying you, except possibly a few days' respite . You have made that abundantly clear." "That's a chance you gotta...""Silence!" Her voice was a whiplash. Eyes bored into him. Swallowing, sullenly , he complied .What came next, the Duchess of Croydon knew, could be the most significant thing she had ever done. There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind. When you were playing for the highest stakes, you made the highest bid. She intended to gamble on the fat man's greed. She must do so in such a way as to place the outcome beyond any doubt.She declared decisively, "We will not pay you ten thousand dollars. But we will pay you twenty-five thousand dollars. " The house detective's eyes bulged."In return for that," she continued evenly, "You will drive our car north.”Ogilvie continued to stare."Twenty-five thousand dollars," she repeated. “Ten thousand now. Fifteen thousand more when you meet us in Chicago. " Still without speaking, the fat man licked his lips. His beadyeyes, as if unbelieving, were focused upon her own. The silence hung.Then, as she watched intently, he gave the slightest of nods.The silence remained. At length Ogilvie spoke. "This cigar bother in' you, Duchess?"As she nodded, he put it out.(from Hotel, 1965)BLACKMAIL 修辞手法/ RHETORICRHETORICMetaphor:...the nerves of both ... were excessively frayed...his wife shot him a swift, warning glance.The words spat forth with sudden savagery.Her tone ...withered......self-assurance...flickered...The Duchess kept firm tight rein on her racing mind.Her voice was a whiplash.eyes bored into himI’ll spell it out.Euphemism:...and you took a lady friend.Metonymy:won 100 at the tableslost it at the barthey'll throw the book,...Onomatopoeia:appreciative chuckleclucked his tongue词汇(Vocabulary):the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or group敲诈；勒索----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:a group of connected rooms used as a unit，such as an apartment 一套房间----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:having a hidden or ambiguous meaning；mysterious隐蔽的，秘密的；神秘的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:make or become weakened or strained(使)变弱；(使)紧张----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:send off or out promptly，usually on a specific errand or official business(迅速地)派遣，派出(常指特别差事或公事)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:a trip to carry a message or do a definite thing，esp. for someone else差事(尤指为别人送信或办事)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: like a pig；gluttonous猪一般的；贪婪的(=piggish)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:bitter，scornful(used of smile or laughter)disdainfully or bitterly sneering，ironic or sarcastic讥讽的；嘲笑的／sardonically adv．----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: big or fat and coarse—looking；corpulent；burtly肥胖的，臃肿的；粗壮的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:the fleshy，hanging part under the lower jaw下颚的下垂部分----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:shut in all around；surround；encircle 围绕，环绕----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:toss or move with a quick jerk；flick(用指等)轻弹；轻拂----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[Fre.]decoration[法语]装饰，装璜----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:very fat；stout；corpulent过度肥胖的；肥大的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:feeling or showing appreciation欣赏的；有欣赏力的；有眼力的；有鉴赏力的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:lacking harmony or agreement; incompatible不和谐的；不调和不相容的；自相矛盾的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: ①n．an artificial way of singing or speaking，in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice 假声(说、唱)②adj.假声的；用假声唱的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:the act of sending out or giving forth(heat，light，smell)；the action of uttering(sound)(热、光、气味等的)散发，放出；(声音等的)发出----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:eject，throw(out)，emit，or utter explosively喷出，吐出；激烈地说出----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:savage act，behavior，or disposition；barbarity暴行；残忍；凶猛----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:being mild and soothing温和，和蔼；文雅----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: person who opposes or fights against another；opponent 敌手；敌方；对手----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[colloq．]leave or go in a hurry；scurry off (chiefly in high—tail it )[口]匆忙离开，匆忙走开；迅速撤退；迅速逃走(主要用于high—tail it)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:wink(the eyes)rapidly；cause(eyes)to wink眨(眼)；使眨(眼) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: innate or deeply instilled天生的，生来的，先天的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:move with a quick，light，wavering motion摇曳，摇动，晃动----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:throw in between；interrupt with打断；插入，插(话) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:hold tightly(with the arms or hands)；grasp firmly握住；紧握----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:put out of sight；hide把……藏起来，隐藏，隐匿----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:blow，drive，give forth，etc．in or with a puff or puffs(一阵阵地)吹；喷出----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:(chiefly dial．)leastwise；anyway(多用于口语)至少；无论如何----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:narrowly contented with one’s own accomplishments，beliefs，morality，etc．；self—satisfied to an annoying degree沾沾自喜的；自鸣得意的；自满的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:put into a secluded or isolated spot把……放入隐蔽或隔离的地方；使隐蔽；(收)藏起----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:make a low，sharp，clicking sound，as of a hen calling her chickens or brooding；utter with such a sound(母鸡唤小鸡时的)咯咯叫，作咯咯叫声；(人)咯咯地叫；咯咯地说----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:expressing disapproval of指摘的；非难的／reprovingly adv．----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[colloq．]a feeling about something not based on known facts；premonition or suspicion[口]预感，预兆；疑心----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[Am．slang]one who operates a specified vehicle，machine，etc．[美俚](某种车辆的)驾驶员；(机器等的)操作者----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[slang]burst or break[俚](使)爆裂，(使)击破----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:feeling or showing despair；hopeless绝望的，没有希望的／despairingly adv．----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:draw up(the shoulders)，as in expressing indifference，doubt，disdain，contempt，etc．(为表达冷漠、无奈等)耸肩----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[Brit．colloq．]observe；notice[英口]观察；注意----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:careful about what．one says or does；prudent：keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary (言行)谨慎的；慎重的；考虑周到的／discreetly adv．----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:[colloq．]shout or yell[口]叫喊，呼喊----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:stupid愚蠢的，笨拙的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:ludicrously eccentric or strange；ridiculous；absurd；fantastic怪僻的；荒谬的；滑稽可笑的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:not equivocal；not ambiguous；plain；clear不含糊的；不模棱两可的；明确的；明白的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:shaped like a bulb；fat and round(often derog．)球茎形的；又肥又圆的(常用作贬义)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:the face；facial features；visage脸,面孔;面貌，面容，容貌，脸色----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:intolerantly positive；dictatorial；dogmatic；imperious高傲的；武断的；专横的；强制的／peremptorily adv．----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:fix or hold(the eyes，attention，etc．)firmly(把目光、注意力等)集中于……----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: overbearing；arrogant；masterful，domineering傲慢的；专横的；盛气凌人的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:an interval of temporary relief or rest暂时的休息；暂时的喘息----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: showing resentment and ill humor by morose，unsociablewithdrawal愠怒的，闷闷不乐的／sullenly adv．----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:he state of wavering in mind；hesitation；indecision 犹豫；踌躇----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:be slow or waste time闲荡；延误----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:swell or bend outward；protrude or project膨胀，肿胀；鼓起，隆起，突出----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:(esp．of an eye)small，round，and glittering like a bead(尤指眼睛)似珠子般小而亮的----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<短语 (Expressions): stop sth．burning熄灭例： I threw water over him．desperately trying t0 put out the flames．我往他身上泼水，拼命地想扑灭他身上的火焰。
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• Arthur Hailey
• Blackmail ( n.) :the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or group敲诈；勒索 ;（盗匪征收的）保护费;免 抢税 ( vt. )胁迫;勒索;敲诈;讹诈 • 随着故事的发展,作者对“讹诈”的对象进行巧妙 置换,从而使故事结局发生戏剧性逆转--由“侦探 长对公爵夫妇的讹诈”转为“公爵夫妇对侦探长 的讹诈”,旅馆警长由掌握罪证主动出击的强势 交际角色到被动服从的弱势社会角色的转换， 公爵夫人由被讹诈的弱势交际角色到强势社会 角色的回归,揭露社会权力拥有者对弱势阶层的 统治和控制。
• 6. the moon-faced male secretary: (line.9) • the moon – faced male用了暗喻的修辞。 在此暗指男秘书比较怯懦阴柔， 公爵夫妇 可以随时把他解雇。 • The use of male before secretary is to avoid possibility of the reader‟s assuming otherwise, for commonly in the U.S. secretaryship is the female profession.
• ① The chief house officer, Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time. As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded.
• ③ A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in. When he had followed her to the living room, the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar in the fat man‟s mouth. “My husband and I find strong smoke offensive. Would you kindly put that out."
. Metaphor：以此物隐喻彼物，将某一事物以另一 个与其相似的事物来表达，是一种含蓄的比喻， 暗示有比较，但又不充分说出这种比较。 the key to the mystery(即解开奥秘的方法就像开 门的钥匙一样)； the light of knowledge(知识之光)； to have a stone face(表情呆板) 隐喻不用比喻词，但可以用be动词或者只用逗号、 破折号将本体和喻体连起来。 The green plant is a kind of food factory. (把绿色 植物说成一种食物工厂。)
• 公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支 开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕 得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着 贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会 回来，她自己的紧张情绪怎么也松弛不下来。
• 4. she had dispatched her maid on an invented errand: (line.7-8) 她已借故把女仆支开 dispatch ( v．) :send off or out promptly，usually on a specific errand or official business(迅速地)派遣，派 出(常指特别差事或公事) errand ( n.) :a trip to carry a message or do a definite thing，esp. for someone else差事(尤指为别人送信 或办事); • . 5. cruelly instructed: (line.8) • “cruel”（狠心的） because they knew the secretary was terrified of dogs. They could easily have found some other errand for him.
• 负责饭店保安工作的奥格尔维探长打了那个神秘 的电话，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇 所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。 结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声 时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。
• 1.The chief house officer……suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time : (line.1-4) suite ( n.) :a group of connected rooms used as a unit，such as an apartment一套房间;（同类物 的）系列 eg. a suite of dining-room furniture一套餐厅家具 cryptic ( adj.) :having a hidden meaning； mysterious隐蔽的，秘密的；神秘的 eg .a cryptic remark含义隐晦的话 Ogilvie :(notice that the name itself sounds awkward, awful):他故弄玄虚，在警察还没有行动 逮捕之前，亲自来访敲诈公爵夫妇，玩弄伎俩， 一副小人得志的嘴脸。
• 随着奥格尔维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。当他随着 她走进起居室时，公爵夫人目光直射着这个大肥 佬嘴里叼着的那烧了半截的雪茄。“我丈夫和我 都讨厌浓烈的烟味，您行行好把它灭了吧!”
• 9. A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in:(line.12)随着奥格尔维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾 • Accompany (vt.) +n.陪伴；伴随 • (vi.)+by/with+n.在…..陪伴下 • Company (v.)陪伴；交往 (n.)公司；同伴 • “随着奥格尔维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。”这是一个 典型的拟人句子，不仅表现出奥格尔维是一个不 懂规矩的人，也使这一系列与烟有关的动作前后 呼应，形成本文一个鲜明的线索。同时间接地表 达了他与公爵夫人的强弱势关系，奥格尔维对烟 的控制对文章的节奏起着至关重要的作用。
• 公爵夫人对香烟的反应 • 根据社会道德规范，在未经女士的同意下就抽烟是 及为不礼貌的行为。而奥格尔维抽烟进来，说明他 把公爵及公爵夫人不放在眼里，公爵夫人的回答很 礼貌，显示出其尊贵的地位，与奥格尔维拉开距离 Would you kindly put that out.此为祈使句，且句号 接在疑问句后面，表达的是不折不扣的命令，表明 了公爵夫人对欧吉维的强烈不满。公爵夫人是受过 教育的高阶层人物，她出生高贵，想要在气势在压 倒他，以此达到她不受奥格尔维威胁的目的。 • 探长奥格尔维是伴随着雪茄(cigar)出场的，而在整 篇文章中，雪茄始终贯穿文章，不断重复出现。从 奥格尔维挑衅的抽烟到最后自觉的灭到香烟这一过 程，奥格尔维达到了其勒索的目的。
• 3. the muted :(line5) mute adj.无声的，哑的 muted P.P作adj. 声音减轻的 a muted voice 轻的声音 Muted to render the noise of the bell less harsh and strident沉闷的嗡嗡声
• ② The Duchess went to the door herself. Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an invented errand and, cruelly, instructed the moon-faced male secretary – who was terrified of dogs – to exercise the Bedlington terriers. Her own tension was not lessened by the knowledge that both might return at any moment.
• 7. to exercise the Bedlington terriers:(line.10) • to walk the dogs to take the dogs out and give them some exercise. • The Bedlington terrier（德林顿狼犬） is a breed of blue or liver-coloured, wooly-coated, active, typically small dogs. The terriers are a status symbol showing that the Duchess id no ordinary dog owner. And the fact that they can keep dogs in a hotel suite proves they are 奥格尔维自认为掌握了物证(丢在车库的 捷豹车沾满血迹和碎车灯)，知道公爵犯事 后来对公爵勒索，他一副小人得志的心理， 故意拖延时间。可见，在第一个见面回合较 量中，他控制着局面，掌握着主动权，处于 强势交际角色。 • ②公爵夫妇犯下了罪行，内心惶恐，认为等 待的时间难熬，此时为弱势地位。
• 2.the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed:(line.4-5) • 公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。 fray ( v.) make or become strained (使)紧张； Tempers began to fray in the heat.天热时人容易脾 气急躁。 (v.)磨损 This cloth frays easily.这块布太不经磨. the nerves were frayed 是本句主干，用了暗喻手法。 将nerves 比喻为可以磨损的东西，fray指磨损布 边等，在此引申为“（使）紧张”。这是一段隐 喻，它很明显的向我们透漏了公爵夫人有自己不 可告人的秘密，同时为下文做了铺垫。.