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1、Lesson Three,Blackmail,Teaching Content,Part One Culture linkPart Two Background information Part Three Detailed study of the textPart Four Rhetorical devicesPart Five Exercises,Part One Culture link,Blackmail:n.v.the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts ab
2、out a person or a group.blackmail sb 敲诈某人blackmail sb into doing sth,In blackmail the threat might consist of physical injury to the threatened person or to someone loved by that person,or injury to a persons reputation.In some cases the victim is told that an illegal act he or she had previously co
3、mmitted will be exposed if the victim fails to comply with the demand.,Writing Style,This narrative article is excerpted from novel Hotel(1965).The author is skillful in using sarcasm and creating characters to make a strong impression on his readers.In this excerpt,conversations and conflicts are u
4、sed to describe the main characters.,Part Two Background information,Arthur Hailey,The Final Diagnosis(1959)最后的诊断In High Places(1962)高地Hotel(1966)大饭店Airport(1968)机场Wheels(1971)转轮The Moneychangers(1975)货币兑换机Strong Medicine(1984)烈药Detective(1997)侦探,Publications,About the novel Hotel,Setting:The story
5、happened in a hotel named St.Gregory in New Orleans,Louisiana which is in the south of US.Main character of the novel:Warren Trent:OwnerPeter McDermott,assistant general managerChristine Francis:secretary,Main characters in this part of the novel:Ogilvie:chief house officer the Duke of Croydon:newly
6、 appointed British ambassador to the United Statesthe Duchess of Croydon:wife of the Duke,Plot:the owner of the Hotel 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.A surpris
7、ing ending:An old man,who was saved when he was in serious illness by Peter and his girl friend:Christine Francis,bought that hotel and makes Peter the new executive vice-president,with complete authority to run the hotel as he thinks fit.,About this article,Background:The Duke and Duchess hit and k
8、illed a mother and her daughter when coming home from a gambling place and they ran away.The house detective,Ogilvie,noticed the battered car,but he did not go to report the police,instead,he comes to the couples suite and had talked with them.,Question:Can you predict what will happen between them?
9、Pay attention to how the author depicts the characters:Ogilvie,Duke and DuchessDifferent language and behavior may reflect different characteristics,Detailed study of the text Para.1,1.The chief house officer,Ogilvie,who had declared he would appear at the Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic te
10、lephone call,actually took twice that time.(1)Chief house officer:hotels in the U.S.employ detectives to take care of hotel security,called“house dicks”(Slang:a detective),dignified name-house officer(2)suiteswi:t:a set of rooms in a hotel usually expensive.(3)cryptic:secret,mysterious,Ogilvie,the c
11、hief house officer,gave the Croydons a mysterious telephone call telling them he would pay them a visit an hour later,but actually he appeared at their suite two hours later.Ogilvie,actually took twice that time.(Why?)To create the impression that he was a busy and important man;,Para.1,2.As a resul
12、t the nerves of both the Duke and the Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded.(1)The rank of nobleman in Britain:Duke;marquis,earl,viscount;baron.Duke,its rank is just below that of a prince.Duchess:wife or widow of a duke,or a woman with a rank equ
13、al that of a duke.(2)fray:a.to cause rope,cloth etc.to become thin or worn by rubbing E.g.His shirt is frayed at the neck/elbows.b.to cause a persons temper,nerves,etc to become worn out 烦躁，紧张His nerves were frayed by the noises in the street.,Para.1,Eventually,the Duke and Duchess were extremely ne
14、rvous the door bell sounded.,3.Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an invented errandBedlington terriers.(1)dispatch:(fml.)to send away/off for a particular reason or in order to carry out a particular task(2)errand:a short journey made to get sth.Or to carry a message.,Para.2,terrier:any of seve
15、ral types of small active dogs,originally used for hunting The Bedlington terrier is a breed of blue or liver-coloured,红褐色的 active,typically small dogs.,Para.2,Bedlington terrier,5.A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in.the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar in the fat mans mout
16、h.What can you say about Ogilvie?The Duchess looked pointedly,that is,directly and sharply at the cigar,trying to intimidate him with her superior social position.,Para.3,6.Would you kindly put that out.A period instead of a question mark,indicating it is said in a falling tone,meant to be a command
17、,not a polite request.,Para.3,7.The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.(1)piggy eyes:small,narrow eyes.piggy:dirty,greedy You are a pig(dirty,greedy,ill-mannered)Dont be a pig(greedy)Ive made a pig of myself.(Ive eaten too much),Para.4,(2)surveyed her sa
18、rdonically:he looked her up and down scornfully(3)gross:unpleasantly fat,vulgar,not refined(4)jowl:double chins,Para.4,8.His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious,well-appointed room,encompassing the Duke who faced them uncertainly,his back to the window.(1)sweep:glance swiftly(2)Well-appointed:well-f
19、urnished and arranged,Para.4,8.His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious,well-appointed room,encompassing the Duke who faced them uncertainly,his back to the window.His glance passed swiftly the big,excellently furnished and arranged room,including the Duke who was looking at them uneasily and leaning
20、 against a window.,Para.4,9.Pretty neat set-up you folks gotWhat do you know Ogilvies language?Ogilvies language is ungrammatical,vulgar and slangy.Neat is slangy,meaning nice,fine;set-up,a noun,the arrangement of furniture,etc.This is a pretty nice room that you have got.,Para.5,10.Taking his time,
21、Ogilvie removed the offending cigar,knock off the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on the right.(1)remove:take away the cigar from his mouth(2)flip:throw or toss slightly.,Para.5,11.I imagine you did not come here to discuss dcor I imagine you did not come here to discuss the
22、arrangement of the furniture and other decorations of this suite.She wanted to say:speak your mind.Dont waste time.Pay attention to her language,the Queens English and use strictly grammatical structures and choose words carefully.,Para.6,12.The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle.He lowered
23、 the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.Jaguar aint it?”(1)obese:extremely fat;overweight(2)chuckle:to laugh quietly or to oneself 轻笑，咯咯笑(3)incongruous:not in harmony or agreement with,not harmonious,absurd,inappropriate e.g.:A modern building that looks incongruous with that old fashioned vill
24、age,Para.7,(4)falsetto:n.adj.adv.unusually/unnaturally high voice by a man,esp.in singing 假声(5)Jaguar:a brand of very expensive British made sports car.,Para.11,Jaguar,13.“Aah!”it was not a spoken word,but his wife shot him a swift,warning glance.(1)Aah indicates that now the Duke has recognized the
25、 purpose of Ogilvies visiting.He was startled and perhaps a little afraid that things had now come out into the open.(2)shoot a glance:give a quick glance at Why?,Para.8,14.In what conceivable way does our car concern you?I can hardly imagine how our car could concern you in any way.Why are you so i
26、nterested in our car?15.As if the question from the Duchess had been“who else is in this place?”The Duchesss question had seemed to be a motive/stimulus/sting,which made Ogilvies talking manner change.,Para.9,16.Who else is in this place?Is there anyone else in this room?It indicates that the house
27、detective came here not for an honest purpose,and he had some other purposes in his mind.,Para.10,Para.11,17.We sent them out.Theres things it pays to check.Moving with surprising speedthe living room.(1)we sent them out:another mistake the Duke made.He was admitting that they knew what Ogilvie had
28、come for and that they had things to hide.(2)Theres things it pays to check:There were some things worth investigating.It pays to check:to be worthwhile/profitable to check,18.Now then,he said,you two was in the hit-n-run.(1)now then:used to call attention or to express a warning or protest.警告，看啊，宣称
29、You two are guilty of that hit-and-run accident.Hit-and-run is usually used to describe a driver who flees from the scene of an accident in which he is involved.,Para.14,Para.15,19.She met his eyes directly.“What are you talking about?”The Duchess pretended that she was innocent of what he accused h
30、er of and therefore dared to take up the challenge.,Para.18,“I told youcut it out!”The words spat forth with sudden savagery,all pretense of blandness gone.(1)cut out:stop doing sth.(2)spit forth:eject/spring out.“the words spat forth”is more forceful and vivid than“the words were spat forth”(3)sava
31、gery:savage behavior or nature,violence.(4)pretense of blandness gone:nominative absolute construction with a noun phrase plus a past participle.Ogilvie threw away his pretended politeness/gentleness.,Para.18,Ignoring the Duke,Ogilvie waved the unlighted cigar under his adversarys nose.You listen to
32、 me,your high-an-mightiness.This citys burning madwho killed the mother and the kid,then high-tailed it,they will throw the book and nevertitles neither.(1)Ignoring the Duke,Ogilvie waved the unlighted cigar under his adversarys nose:He knew that the Duchess was the stronger character of the two and
33、 it was she that he had to deal with,so she was his enemy.(2)adversary:an opponent,an enemy.,(4)high-tailed it:(colloquial)leave in a hurry,run away(5)throw the book and never mind who it hits:they will impose a severe penalty on the criminal in accordance to law,not caring a bit about who will be p
34、unished.Throw the book at sb:severely punish sb；To make all possible charges against(a lawbreaker,for example).,Now I know what I know,and if I do by rights,I should,therell be a squad of cops in here so fast youll hardly seeem.(1)If I do what by rightshardly see them:if I do what I should do in jus
35、tice(to report what I know to the police headquarters),a group of policemen will come over very fast,so fast that you wouldnt be able to see them moving.,But I come to you first,in fairness,sos you could tell your side of it to me.The piggy eyes blinked,then hardened,If you want it the other way,jus
36、t say so.(1)you could tell your side of it to me:you could talk about your own way to deal with such a problem with me.(2)blink:to close and open ones eyes quickly(3)harden:To make unfeeling,unsympathetic 冷酷无情(4)if you want it the other way:if you refuse to tell me the truth and prefer to have the l
37、aw to interfere.,Para.19,The duchess of Croydon three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance behind her-did not yield easily.(1)inbred:inbornThe Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble families for more than three hundred years.So she did not give in easily.,Para.19,Spr
38、inging to her feet,her face wrathful,gray-green eyes blazing,she faced the grossness of the house detective squarely.(1)spring to her feet:jump up/hop(2)wrathful:Full of wrath;fiercely angry(3)blaze:To burn with a bright flame.Here it refers to the angry fire.(4)squarely:she stood up boldly and rebu
39、ked the coarse vulgarity of the house detective.,Para.20,Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instantIts no good,old girl.I am to blame.I was driving the car and killed the little girl.(1)flickered:initially it means to burn unsteadily;shine with an unsteady light.Figuratively it mean
40、s to waver,shake.(2)its no go,old girl.It was a good try:its no use.no go is a colloquialism,meaning not possible.Old girl:is an informal way of addressing ones wife.(3)I am to blame.Be to blame:should be condemned/criticized,Para.21,Thats more like it:thats what you should say.That is more acceptab
41、le/plausible.O.K.Ill go with you.-Thats more like it.好吧，我和你一同去。-这才像话。,Para.21,now were getting somewhereNow we are making some progress,accomplishing something.,Para.23,The house detective took his time:it is the second time that Ogilvie has done so,both times to make the impact of what he is going
42、to say on the Croydons even stronger.,Para.24,Leastways,I guess youd call her that if youre not too fussy.(1)leastways:at least;anyway(2)fussy:too concerned/critical过分挑剔的I guess if you are not too concerned about what words to use,at least youd call her lady friend.,Para.32,The house detective cluck
43、ed his tongue reprovingly.(1)clucked his tongue reprovingly:he made noises with his tongue to show his disapproval.How can you be so careless!(2)reprove:criticize/rebuke,Explains that one.Anyway,I reckon you were lickered up,but good(1)explains that one:this fact explains why you were driving in you
44、r drunken state;driving when you were drunk.(2)lickered up:liquored up/drunk(3)liquor:an alcoholic drink Wine:mainly grape wine(sweet or dry wine)Soft drinks:non-alcoholic,like soda,Para.34,51.Looked right shaken,too,the pair of you.Just come in myself,an I got to wondering why.Like I said,I got a c
45、urious nature.(1)shaken:uneasy/quivering/trembling/upset/shocked(2)Just come in my self:at that time I just come in myself.(3)I got to wondering why:I began to wander why you two looked shaken(4)curious:eager to know/willing to know,Para.38,53.On a hunch I went over the garage and took a quiet looks
46、ee at your car.(1)hunch:an intuitive feeling/intuition(2)look see:(slang)a quick look or inspection/surveyDepending on my intuition,I suspected and felt there was something wrong,I went over to the garage to inspect.,Para.40,54.:jockey:usu.Professional rider in horse-races,here it means persons who
47、park cars or trucks in a storage garage,also called car jockeys.55.The Duke licked his lips.“I suppose that doesnt matter now.”The Duke licked his lips and said“now that our secret has been discovered,whether the drivers see our car or not doesnt matter now.,Para.40-41,56.You might have something th
48、ere,Ogilive conceded.(1)concede:to acknowledge or admitThere might have left something on that car accident spot,Ogilive admitted.,Para.42,Para.42,57.Anyway,what I found made me do some scoutingacross at police headquarters where they know me too.scout:investigate/exploreAt least/in any way,what I f
49、ound motivated me to conduct some searching and exploring;I went to the police headquarters and got some information because the pops knew me.,58.puff:smoking tobacco.吞云吐雾：如吸烟时吸入和呼出的行为59.Over there they got three things to go on:-at police headquarters,they have three clues to base their investigati
50、on on.60.trim:n.decoration or ornament.v.To make neat or tidy by clipping,smoothing使整洁，整理，修剪,Para.42,61.You rub clothes against something hard,Duchess,specially if its shiny like a car fender,say,anit leaves a mark the same way as fingerprints.car fender:metal framework placed in front of a car to p
