Unit 8 Literature Lesson 1 The last leaf 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大新版（2019）选择性必修第三册

1 导 How much do you know about O. Henry? Find some background information about him. Search online if necessary. 1 Where was O. Henry from? a UK b France c USA 2 As a writer, he was most famous for _________. a novels b short stories c poems 3 He started the writing style of _________. a surprise endings b humorous starts c sad endings c b a 1. Greenwich Village is a place where the art people came together, hunting for apartments with north-facing windows and low rents. At the top of a three-story building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. 先行词 关系副词引导定语从句 现在分词做伴随状语 面朝北方的 n.租金 v.租赁 故事；楼层 画室 格林威治镇是个艺术人士聚集的地方，他们在那里寻找窗户朝北且租金低廉的公寓。苏和约翰西的画室就在一座三层楼的顶楼。 寻找 在...的顶部 聚集 2. In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, arrived in Greenwich Village. Mr Pneumonia placed his icy finger on Johnsy; and she lay, barely moving, in her bed staring at a blank wall under her blanket. 先行词 关系代词whom引导的非限定从 凝视：现在分词做伴随状语 十一月的时候，一个冷酷无情、肉眼看不见、医生称之为“肺炎”的不速之客，来到了格林威治村。“肺炎先生”把他冰冷的手指放在约翰西身上，于是她躺在床上，几乎不动，盖着毯子，眼睛盯着一堵空墙。 现在分词做伴随状语 personification detail description 把...放在...上 3. The doctor took Sue aside and claimed, “She has one chance in—let us say, ten. And that chance is for her to want to live. Try to encourage her to think more hopeful thoughts, about the future, about living.” take sb.aside 把...拉到旁边 encourage sb. to do 鼓励某人做 这样说吧 one chance in ten 十分之一的机会 医生把苏拉到一边，说：“她的病只有，这么说吧，只有一成希望，这一成希望在于她自己要不要活下去。试着鼓励她多想想有希望的事情、想想未来、想想活下去。” 4. Sue took some paper and a pen into Johnsy’s room and began a pen drawing, in an attempt to raise Johnsy’s spirits. Johnsy’s eyes were open, but they weren’t watching her. Instead, she stared out the window and counted backwards: “Ten, nine, eight, seven ...” 尝试做某事 raise one’s spirits 振奋某人的精神 倒着数 苏拿了几张纸和一支钢笔来到约翰西的房间，开始画钢笔画，试着让约翰西打起精神。约翰西的眼睛是睁着的，但并没有看苏。相反，她望向窗外，倒数着：“十，九，八，七……” 5. “What are you counting, dear?” asked Sue. “They’re falling faster now,” rep