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1、Group 5,Unit 9.The Pearl By John Steinbeck,Group 5,About The AuthorJohn Steinbeck(1902 1968)，American novelist,story writer,playwright,and essayist.In 1962,won the Nobel Prize for literature for his realistic and imaginative writing,combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception.(
2、“通过现实主义的、富于想象的创作，表现出富于同情的幽默和对社会的敏感的观察”)Because of his strong sympathy for themigrant workers and the underdog in his novel,he was called the spokesman for the oppressed（被压迫者的代言人）.Major works Of Mice and Men 人与鼠 East of Eden 伊甸园以东 The Grapes of Wrath愤怒的葡萄,Group 5,The text is an excerpt from The Peal(
3、1947)a novelette.Kino,a poor fisherman,found the Peal of the world and hoped that it would help to cure his babys illness a scorpions sting and bring good luck to his family.Yet,the news swept across the town in no time.Suddenly,the peal went into the dreams of everybody including both the rich and
4、the poor.And Kino became the obstacle on their way towealth.Obviously,the peal,which,was the symbol of beauty,purity,and wealth,would become an agent of disaster.,Group 5,Listen,and try to fill up the table according to the questions.,Group 5,Which people are particularly interested in Kinos peal?An
5、d what human nature have you perceived about them?,a thoughtful look;amoney of certain repairs;wonderes.,to get something for nothing,giggle a little with pleasure;they knew.suddenly luck,money-oriented and pleasure-seeking,grew stern and judicious;eyes rolled up a little.thought of Paris,to sell th
6、eir wares for a good profit,try to raise money for one reason or another,looked at mens clothes not sold very well,Group 5,New words&Language Points,1.sting/sti/vt.刺痛,使苦恼,欺诈 vi.叮,刺痛 n.刺,刺痛,讽刺 sb(to/into sth)激怒 惹恼或冒犯某人 e.g.Their taunts stung him to action/into fighting.他们冷嘲热讽惹得他采取了行动/打了起来.sb(for sth)
7、（为某事物）向某人索取高价,诈骗某人钱财 e.g.How much did they sting you for?他们骗了你多少钱?in the tail 习语：直到最後才显现出来的坏处 e.g.The announcement of the pay rise had a sting in its tail we would have to work longer hours.宣布了提高工资有个倒霉事在後头-我们得延长工时.the of conscience 良心的谴责,Group 5,2.scorpion/sk:pin/n.蝎子,心黑的人 Scorpion 天蝎座 Capricorn 魔蝎座
8、 Cancer 巨蟹座 Tropic of Cancer 北回归线 Tropic of Capricon 南回归线,Group 5,3.A town is a thing like a colonial animal.A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet.第一句为一个明喻（simile），把一个小镇比喻成生活在生态群体中的一个动物。紧接着用暗喻（metaphor）来说明这样比喻的原因。一个小镇中消息传播如此的快，仿佛小镇有神经系统一样；另外，小镇有不同的社会阶层，各种各样的人，仿佛动物的头、肩、脚等不同部位一
9、样。（见P151.Notes1）,Group 5,SIMILEa town is like a colonial animal the black distillate was like the scorpion,or like,or like METAPHORa town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feeta town has a whole emotionthe news washed in a foaming wave into the town the doctors eyes rolled up a littl
10、e in their fat hammocks,Group 5,4.A town is a thing separate from all other towns,so that there are no two towns alike.separate a.分离的；各别的 v.使分离；区分；辨析：divide,separate,part,divorce,isolate,segregate,insulate 这些动词均有“分开，分离，隔离”之意。divide：指把一个整体按要求分成几个部分，暗示分配之意。separate：指把两个人或物分开，着重从原属一个整体中移居一部分或把 两者隔开。par
11、t：多指使紧密相连的人或物分开，往往暗示最后分离的意味。divorce：特指两个或更多互为依赖的事物的分离，尤指婚姻的合法解体。isolate：侧重指完全分离、隔开，也指人或处于完全孤立的状态。separate：指一般意义上的分开或隔开。segregate：指把一群人或物从整体或主体中分离出来。insulate：指隔开、分离，尤指用某种东西阻挡从里面逃出或从外面进入的东西。作技术用词时，专指用某种绝缘体隔断通路。,Group 5,fence/fens/n.栅栏,围墙,买卖赃物的人 v.用篱笆围住,束缚,击剑,回避 fencer 击剑运动员.fencing 击剑术;击剑运动.(with sb/s
12、th)回避;避免作正面回答:E.G.Stop fencing with me answer my question!别躲躲闪闪-回答我的问题!,5.News seems to move faster than small boys can scramble and dart to tell it,faster than women can call it over the fences.,Small boys are usually unable to keep quiet about anything they know,and tend to run around talking abou
13、t it;women are likewise supposedly good at spreading news through gossiping;but the news that Kino had a large and valuable pearl traveled faster than either.,Group 5,6.the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the newsKino had found the Pearl of the World.,pulse n.脉搏；脉冲 vi.搏动，跳feel/tak
14、e sbs pulse have/keep ones finger on the pulse 诊脉;按脉;把脉(through sth)强烈而有规律地跳动;搏动;振动:e.g.The news sent the blood pulsing through his veins.这消息使他的血液都沸腾起来了.vibrate/vaibreit/vt.(使)振动,(使)摇摆 vi.回响,颤动 辨析：shake,tremble,shiver,quiver,vibrate,shudder 这些动词均含“震动，颤抖”之意。shake：指人或物不自主地颤动、摇摆，常侧重剧烈和无规律。tremble：指由于寒冷
15、、虚弱、愤怒或恐惧等而发抖、战栗。shiver：指因寒冷或情绪突变而出现的短时间的轻微和快速的颤抖。quiver：多用于指事物。指物体像乐器的弦一般地轻微而急速地颤动。vibrate：指急速地连续震动，也指钟摆等的来回摆动。shudder：着重指由于恐惧、震惊等而引起的全身突然而强烈地战栗。,Group 5,7.Before panting little boys could strangle out the words,their mothers knew it.,strangle-to kill sb by squeezing their throat tightly so that th
16、ey cannot breathe strangle e.g.The victim had been strangled with a nylon stocking.-to limit or prevent the growth or development of sth.e.g.Parents should never strangle childrens creativity.strangle sth out-to get sth out with difficulty,(In the text,“strangle out the words”means _),to speak with
17、much difficulty because they are so eager to speak,Group 5,sweep,-remove sth with or as if with a broom or brush,e.g.Have the stairs been swept clean?,-move sth/sb powerfully by pushing,flowing,etc,-move quickly over(an area,a group,etc),e.g.Rumors swept through the town.,e.g.She was swept away by t
18、he crowd and lost sight of her son completely.,-to look quickly at all of something,e.g.His eyes swept over the young lady appraisingly.,8.The news swept on past the brush houses,and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster,The news spread from one brush house to another and co
19、ntinued to travel fast into the town,Group 5,9.or married him for that matter,or even conducted his marriage ceremony,When Kino and his wife got married,the priest refused to conduct the marriage ceremony because Kino had no money.,for that matter,=,for the matter of that,-spoken so far as that is c
20、oncerned;as for that；this phrase is used to say that what you are saying about one thing is also true about something else 就此而言，而且,e.g.Dont talk like that to your mother,or to anyone else for that matter.,Group 5,10.And when it was made plain who Kino was,the doctor grew stern and judicious at the s
21、ame time.,Stern adj.严厉的,严峻的,苛刻的,坚决的 n.尾部,船尾e.g.Stern as he is,he is full of sympathy.虽然他严格，却富有同情心。from stem to stern 从头到尾（习语）e.g.The liner has been refitted from stem to stern.那艘班轮已经全面整修.,judicious adj.明智的，有判断力的，有见识的a judicious choice/decision/remark 明智的选择/决定/言语.judiciously adv.明智地 judiciousness n.明
22、智,Paraphrase:,When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked for his help,he became serious(about the treatment)and wise(about how he could gain).,Group 5,11.And the doctor s eyes rolled up a little in their fat hammock and he thought of Paris.He remembered the room he had lived in the
23、re as a great and luxurious place.,For a moment the doctors eyes were focused on nothing as his thoughts turned to Paris.,Paraphrase:,PARIS is a symbol of _,luxurious&extravagant life,He thought of Paris because _,the profit he can make from treating Kinos son will enable him to enjoy a long holiday in Paris extravagantly.,Group 5,12.The news came early to the beggars in the front of the church,and it made them giggle a little with pleasure,for they knew that there is no alms-giver in the world like a poor man who is suddenly luckly,alms-giver:施舍者,
