1、Unit 5Wordsconsensusequality twist contradiction hopeless scepticalapprovaln.共识;共同意见n.同等;平等n.扭曲;歪曲n.反驳;矛盾adj.绝望的adj.怀疑性的;持怀疑态度的n.赞成;承认explicit outspoken growth childhood premier ambiguous possess sponsorgenerousadj.直率的;清楚的adj.坦率直言的n.成长;生长n.孩童时期;童年adj.第一的;首要的adj.含糊的;模糊的vt.拥有;占有n.担保人;发起人;赞助人adj.慷慨的;大方
2、的Expressions in force get round under the name of see through struggle againststand out 有效的;在实施中顺利应付;克服用的名字;在的名字下看穿;识破与做斗争杰出Margaret MitchellCharles DickensBritish (1812-1870)Charles Dickensone of the greatest novelist in English literature.His worksThe Pickwick Papers 皮克威克外传Oliver Twist雾都孤儿The Old
3、Curiosity Shop 老古玩店David Copperfield 大卫.科波菲尔Hard Times 艰难时世A Tale of Two Cities 双城记Great Expectations 远大前程Bleak House 荒凉山庄It was the best of Times.It was the worst of Times.Jane AustenThomas Hardy1.Look at these literary genres.Which do you enjoy most?Why?FictionNon-fictionpoetry novels essays short
4、 storiesreports recounts descriptions2.Do you like classic or modern literature?What famous literary works have you read?3.Which do you like better,English novels or Chinese novels?What English novels have you read?4.Can you say something of the story you like best?Why do you enjoy reading it?George
5、 EliotMary Ann Evans(George Eliot)was born in Chilvers Coton,Warwickshire.Her father was a carpenter who rose to be a land agent.When she was a few months old,the family moved to Griff,a cheerful red-brick,ivory-covered house,and there Eliot spent 21 years of his life among people that he later depi
6、cted in her novels.She was educated at home and in several schools,and developed a strong evangelical piety at Mrs.Wallingtons School at Neneaton.However,later Eliot rejected her dogmatic faith.When her mother died in 1836,she took charge of the family household.In 1841 she moved with her father to
7、Coventry,where she lived with him until his death in 1849.During this time she met Charles Bray,a free-thinking Coventry manufacturer.His wife,Caroline(Cara)was the sister of Charles Hennel,the author of a work entitled An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of Christianity(1838).The reading of this and o
8、ther rationalistic works influenced deeply Eliots thoughts.After her fathers death,Eliot travelled around Europe.She settled in London and took up work as subeditor of Westminster Review.The three Bronte sistersCharlotte BronteAnne BronteEmily BronteWuthering HeightsJane AustenPride and PrejudiceGon
9、e with the WindMargaret MitchellCharles DickensDavid CopperfieldAgnes GreyGone with the WindTess of the dUrbevillesDavid CopperfieldCan you match the titles of these famous novels to the authors?Margaret Mitchell Anne BrontCharles DickensThomas Hardy Jane Eyre Pride and PrejudiceWuthering HeightsJus
10、t so storiesTo kill a MockingbirdJane AustenCharlotte BrontHarper Lee Emily Bront Rudyard KiplingTHE RISE OF ENGLISH AUTHORESSES IN THE 19TH CENTURYAfter skimming the text After skimming the text quickly,tick this chart to show quickly,tick this chart to show the issue each writer was most the issue
11、 each writer was most concerned with.concerned with.Name of writerDates Personal issues Social issuesJane Austen1775-1817Charles Dickens1812-1870Charlotte Bronte1816-1855George Eliot1819-1880 Look at the chart.Can you see a difference between the content of Charles Dickens books and those of the wom
12、en writers?The content of Charles Dickens novels concentrate more on external matters such as social injustice andproblems while those of the women writers concentrate more on internal matters such as the personal feelings and reactions of the heroines in the novels.Read the passage again carefully
13、and answer these questions.1.Why do you think so many authoresses 2.wrote about love and marriage?This was the experience and the dilemma for these women writers and this was also a common longing for most women.2.Which writer was the most reserved in her descriptions of feelings?Why do we still rea
14、d her books?Jane Austin was most reserved in her Description of personal feelings.We read her books for their humour,irony and characterization.George Eliots books were concerned with the way social pressures made people behave badly or stupidly,while Charles Dickens novels are concerned with injust
15、ice in society.So both are concerned with society and its effect on the individual but they deal with it from different points of view.3.In which way were George Eliots books similar to those of Charles Dickens?George Eliot describes the personal distress that people bring upon themselves when they
16、behave badly according to the expectations of society at that time.4.In which way were George Eliots books similar to those of Charlotte Bronte?Charlotte Bronte describes how emotional necessity makes people behave against the expected behaviour of society.So they are both concerned with how a perso
17、ns feelings affect their decisions.1.Can you believe that there used to be a consensus in society thatopposed to the writing of novels by authoresses?(1)there used to be曾经有e.g.There used to be a bridge over that river.(2)consensus n.agreement in opinion;collective opinion 意见一致reach consensus on 在方面达
18、成共识 There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue.对这个问题的看法日趋一致。2.Clearly this restriction must have operated at a time when there was no equality of opportunity for women.很明显这种局限性在男女不平等的时代必然存在过。(1)“must have+过去分词”表示对过去事情的肯定的猜测。e.g.It must have rained heavily last night,for the ground is stil
19、l wet this morning.昨天晚上肯定下过大雨,因为今天早上的地面还是湿的。(2)when there was no equality of opportunity for women 为定语从句,先行词为a time.(3)equality n.state of being equal 平等e.g.All three children have equality in our family.在我们家三个孩子都是平等的。3.Perhaps you think that discrimination of this kind was in force a very long time
20、 ago because,after all,it is a very old-fashioned idea.或许你会认为这种类型的歧视只会在很久以前才有影响,因为毕竟这是一种很落伍的想法。(1)be in force 有效,有影响e.g.The new safety regulations are now in force.新的安全规则现已生效。(2)after all 终究,毕竟e.g.It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天终归转晴了。People may have different opinions about Karen,but
21、I admire her._,she is a great musician.A.after all B.As a result C.In other words D.As usual4.Those who got round this banwere:,and the writer known asGeorge Eliot.(1)who got round this ban 是定语从 句,先行词为those.(2)get round 避开,绕开;说服,争取(某人)e.g.You can not get round the tax laws.你不能钻税法的空子。You can get roun
22、d him easily.你可以很容易地说服他。(3)known as George Eliot 为过去分词短语作定语修饰 the writer,相当于who was known as George Eliot.5.She produced six completed novels,all of which deal with the problems and limitations of womens choices.她创作了六部完整的小说,这些作品都涉及到女性选择权的问题及其局限性。(1).all of which为非限制性定语从句,先行词为 six complete novels.Luc
23、kily,wed bought a road map without _ we would have lost our way.A.it B.that C.this D.which(2).deal with 关于,论及;处理;对待;与相处e.g.The book dealing with the film stars sells well.How shall we deal with this problem?Whats the best way to deal withthieves?The man is easy to deal with.6.At this time the only r
24、espectable career for a woman was to marry,so the dilemma of her heroines was also to marry but for love.那时女性唯一受到尊重的事业就是嫁人,所以她作品中的女主人公也为无爱情的婚姻所困扰。but for:withoute.g.But for your help we should not have finished the project in time.没有你的帮助,我们不会准时完成这个项目。7.Sceptical reviewers did not see through this de
25、ception and gave their approval to their work.生性多疑的评论家们没有看穿这层伪装,而且对她们的作品大加赞扬。see through 识破,看穿e.g.Nobody saw through his disguise.没有人识破他的伪装。a.Reading this book,we can identify with the main characters struggle against evil.读了这本书，我们会对主人翁反对邪恶的斗争寄予同情。8 struggle against 同.作斗争b.As the parents had five ch
26、ildren,life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.由于父母已经有了五个孩子，生活就是同贫困作无止境的搏斗。9.Her novels examined the morally ambiguous concessions people make in their lives in order to succeed.(1)ambiguous adj.uncertain in meaning or intention 暧昧的;意向不明的e.g.This is an ambiguous sentence.(2).concession n.thing
27、 granted or yielded 妥协,让步e.g.That is a great concession.(3).people make in their lives in order to succeed 是省略了关系代词的定语从句,先行词为concessions10.Among them Charles Dickens(1812-1870)stands out as a literary critic of the injustices of his society.stand out 突出,杰出e.g.Her work stands out from the rest as eas
28、ily the best.她的工作成绩远比其他人好。1.Her work stands out from the rest as easily the best.2.她的工作成绩远比其他人都好。2.We managed to stand out against all attempts to close the company down.我们竭力顶住了要关闭公司的一切作法。11 stand out 突出12.His novels describe the hardships of poor people who did not possess money or a sponsor to smo
29、oth their path.possess v.have(sth.)as ones belongings;own 拥有e.g.They possess property all over the world.(3)smooth v.to make smooth 弄平,铺平e.g.This agreement will smooth the way for peace.13.David benefits from her truly generous nature,and owes his education,wealth and happiness to her care.(1)benefi
30、t from sb./sth.:to gain by 得益e.g.Who would be most likely to benefit from the old mans death?(2)owe vt.to feel grateful(to)(for)感激to have to pay 欠(债)e.g.We owe our parents a lot.He owes(me)20 dollars for my work.1)owe sb.sth.欠某人某物2)owe to 归功于e.g.I owe him one dollar.我欠他1美元。We owe to Newton the Princ
31、iple of Gravitation.我们把万有引力的原理归功于牛顿。常用搭配S subject 主 语P predicate 谓语O object 宾语Att attribute 定语Adv adverbial 状语Com complement 补语Pre predicative 表语C clause 从句Short forms 缩略语1 She produced six completed novels,all of which deal with the problems and limitations of womens choices.S PODifficult sentences
32、 analysisall of which引导的是非限制性定语从句她写了六部长篇全集，讲的都是妇女选择的种种问题和局限性。2 Her own father has already rejected her,because he fears he would lose his second wifes love if he acknowledges her-a mistake for which the couple both suffer.因为他害怕，所以她自己的父亲已经拒绝她了，因为如果他承认她，他会失去他的第二个妻子的爱-一个夫妇两者都在为之吃苦的错误。句中for which引导的是定语从
33、句。“介词关系代词”是一个普遍使用的结构，可以引导限制性定语从句，也可以引导非限制性定语从句。“介词关系代词”结构中的介词可以是 in,on,about,from,for,with,to at,of,without 等，关系代词只可用whom或which,不可用 that。3 These women having produced works of the highest quality,any survey of the 19th century English literature must include them.这些女人写出了高质量的产品,任何19世纪英文文学的调查一定会包括她们的。逗号前是“名词+现在分词”构成的独立主格结构，请看更多例子：The test finished,we began our holiday.=When the test was finished,we began our holiday.考试结束了，我们开始放假。1.Review the last four paragraphs.2.Preview the nominative absolute construction.Homework
