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U8 Literature
U8 Literature
L3 The Last Leaf
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灿烂的生命中一个忙碌的时辰,抵得上一世纪的默默无闻。《忙碌经纪人的浪漫史》
人生是个含泪的微笑。《欧•亨利短篇小说精选》
为生命画一片树叶,只要心存相信,总有奇迹发生,虽然希望渺茫,但它永存人世。《最后一片树叶》
我们最后变成什么样,并不取决于我们选择了那条道路,而是取决于我们的内心。《我们选择的路》
这座城市好似一片巨大的流沙滩,沙砾不断流动,无根无基,今天还在上层的沙砾,明天就被掩埋在了底层。《带家具出租的房间》
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Pen name: O. Henry
Real name: Willian Sydney Porter
Occupation: a short story writter
Notable Works:
The Last Leaf
The Gift of the Magi
The Furnished Room
Vocabulary
icy adj. 极冷的
stare v. 凝视
disbelief n.不信
clothing n.服装(总称)
backwards adv.向后 forwards adv.向前
sail v.航行 sailor n.水手
ice n. 冰
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believe v.相信 belief n.信任;信念
cloth n.布料 clothes n. 衣服
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1 Read the story quickly and answer the questions.
1. Who are the main characters?
2. When and where was the story set?
3. What happened to Johnsy?
4. By doing what, who solved the problem?
5. Was the problem solved?
What happened to the main characters?
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1 Read the story quickly and answer the questions.
1. Who are the main characters?
The main characters are Sue, Johnsy, Mr Pneumonia(personified), the doctor, and Mr Behrman.
2. When and where was the story set?
The story was set in New York in the late 19th century when Pneumonia was a deadly disease.
3. What happened to Johnsy?
She got Pneumonia and had little chance to live.
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In November, Johnsy caught pneumonia. The doctor told Sue that Johnsy had a slim chance of living and asked her to encourage Johnsy to think more hopeful thoughts.
Johnsy had made up her mind that she would die when the last leaf fell.
Sue told her neighbor Me Behrman about Johnsy’s situation and he cried with disbelief.
Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that didn’t give in to the weather and decided not to die and asked for some food to live on.
As Johnsy got better, Mr Behrman died and it was he who painted the last leaf that never moved, which was his masterpiece.
Read and explore
1 Read the story quickly and answer the questio