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Unit 5
The Value of Money
Reading & Thinking
About the Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
(November 30,1835 – April 21,1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist(幽默作家), entrepreneur(企业家), publisher(出版家), and lecturer(演说家). He was called as “ the father of American literature”(美国文学之父).
Mark Twain
Early stage: Active & humor
Mid-term: Satire(讽刺)
Later period: pessimistic悲观的 & desperate绝望的
Writing style 写作风格
《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
《密西西比河上的生活》
《卡拉韦拉斯县著名的跳蛙》
His famous works
make a bet
as a matter of fact
by accident
I found myself carried out to sea
be spotted by a ship
It was a ship that brought you to England.
seek help(sought/sought)
dare to try again(dare to do)
I don’t quite follow you.
a mining company
to be honest
ought to do
be about to do
you’d better do/not do
打个赌
事实上
偶然
我发现自己被带到海里
被船发现
那是一艘把你带到英国的船。
寻求帮助
敢于再试(敢于做…)
我不太明白你的意思。
一家矿业公司
说实话
应该做…
即将做某事
你最好做/不做
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walk along
in a rude manner
You’d better serve him quick.
I’d rather not pay you now.
I’d like to pay in a month.
judge people by their clothes
in that case
as if
a wide range of options
with a broad smile
suits for many occasions
沿着
以粗鲁的方式
你最好快点招待他。
我现在付不了钱。
我想一个月后付款。
以貌取人
在这种情况下
好像
广泛的选择
带着灿烂的微笑
适合多种场合
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Read for genre (体裁)
a narration
B. an exposition
C. an argumentation
D. a film script/drama/play
What’s the style of the text?
The 6 elements of a play script.
Title
Scene
Character names
Lines of
dialogue
Narration
Stage direction
1. What bet did Roderick and Oliver make?
2. How did Henry come to England?
3. How does Henry want the brothers to help him?
They bet on whether a man could live for a month in London if he had a million-pound bank note.
While-reading: Read the scene and answer the questions.
He came to England by accident. He was out sailing when his boat was carried out to sea, and a ship rescued him, taking him to England.
He would like them to offer him a job.
4. Why do you think Henry does not want the brothers’ c