1、 honesty responsibility1. 重要,处于核心位置2. 遵守规则3. 不正当利用,占便宜4. 认真对待约定5. 尽力做某事1. a sudden 2. an of the characters inner world, experience, destiny3. a yet resultStorySetting SettingWhenWhereplotWhoCharacter barely ten o clockin the doorway of a store(New York)Bob, Jimmy, a policemanBeginning:Little Red Rid
2、ing Hood is taking some cake to her Granny in the woods.Rising Action :The wolf appears and wants to eat Red and Granny.The wolf eats Granny.The wolf convinces Red that he is Granny.Climax:The wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood.Falling Acton :The huntsman comes and cuts open the wolfs stomach.Resoluti
3、on:Red and Granny are freed.plotBob met Jimmy, and the two talked about old times.Bob realized that the man was not his best friend, Jimmy Wells.The man arrested Bob.Bob received a note from Jimmy Wells that explained his actions.The store used to be “Big Joe” Bradys restaurant, where the two men ha
4、d agreed to meet.Bob had wanted to head for the West to make his fortuneAround 10:20 p.m.Bob realized this when he saw the mans face in the bright light of the drugstore.When Bob struck the match to light his cigar.What kind of people do you think Bob is?“Its all right, officer,” he said. “Im just w
5、aiting for a friend. Its an appointment made twenty years ago. There used to be a restaurant where this store standsBig Joe Bradys restaurant.”(lines 68)His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set. (lines 1112)“Ill give him half an hour at least. Bye, officer.”(line 29)The light showed a pale face,
6、with keen eyes, a square jaw and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. (lines 1011)His pale face shows that he might be a bit anxious about this meeting. His scar implies that he has a dangerous and violent life. loyal,“responsible”showy,bad tasteloyal, considerateWhat kind of people do you th
7、ink Jimmy is?“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meetings, though. Havent you heard from your friend since you left?” (lines 2021)Anyhow I couldnt arrest you myself, so I got a plain-clothes man to do the job. (lines 5758)“I was at the appointed place on t
8、ime.” (line 56) He already recognized Bobs scar, but he pretends to be a stranger and asks a question to see if Bob knows anything about his recent situation. This indicates that Jimmy is smart and knows how to deal with a criminal.He is loyal to their friendship, for he lives up to his promise.He i
9、nsists on his principles as a policeman, but he also wants to be nice to his old friend. He still sees Bob as his friend but he cannot fail in his duty. I found the ending of this short story very surprising. I never expected an arrest to happen. It is a clever twist to the storys ending, which is t
10、he unique style of O. Henry.I believe the message of this story is that a persons responsibility to society should be stronger than a friendship.You caught your best friend cheating on a test by looking up answers on his mobile phone. What would you do? and why? appointment jaw barely lost contact made his fortune reliable arrest anyhow under arrest under pressurebe broken down cutting down/to be cut down were torn down/would be torn down