1、Lesson 3 BlackmailArthur Hailey本单元作者：颜静兰 陈彦会外语教学与研究出版社FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS ContentsPart One:Warm-upPart Two:Background InformationPart Three:Text AppreciationPart Four:Language Study Part Five:ExtensionPart OneWarm-up.Video Watching.Brainstorming.Discussion.Learning Objective
2、s.Video WatchingWatch the video clip and describe it.BrainstormingMake some predictions about the text to be learned.Dirty dealRobbery Loot KidnappingHouse-breaking TheftMurderHighjackGangsterdom.Discussion1.Can you foresee what is in store for the house detective?2.Which aspects are revealed of the
3、 American social life in this excerpt?3.In what way would you like to continue the story?.Learning Objectives1.To know the 3rd-person narrative technique.2.To be acquainted with some literary terms.3.To learn to use words to describe crimes.4.To appreciate the language features.5.To learn to write a
4、 story about dirty deals.About the Author.Hotel .Jaguar.Irish Bayou.New Orleans.The American SouthPart TwoBackground Information.About the Author Arthur HaileyA British/Canadian novelist and author of The Final Diagnosis(1959),In High Places(1960),Hotel(1965),Airport (1968),Wheels(1971),The Moneycha
5、ngers(1975).Though a Canadian himself,he set the scene of most of his works in the United States.Each of his books deals with one particular field of society.About the AuthorA 1965 novel by Arthur Hailey.It is the story of an independent New Orleans hotel,the St.Gregory,and its Managements struggle
6、to regain profitability and avoid being assimilated into the OKeefe chain of hotels.HotelThe novel was adapted into a movie in 1967,and in 1983 Aaron Spelling turned it into a television series,airing for five years on ABC.In the TV series the St.Gregory Hotel was moved from NewOrleans to San Franci
7、sco.Hotel.Jaguar.Irish BayouThe city is named after Philippe dOrlans,Duke of Orlans,Regent of France,and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture,as well as its cross cultural and multilingual heritage.New OrleansNew Orleans is also famous for its cuisine,music(particularly as the b
8、irthplace of jazz),and its annual celebrations and festivals,most notably Mardi Gras.The city is often referred to as the“most unique”in America.New Orleans.The American South Part ThreeText Appreciation.Text Analysis Introduction Theme Text Organization Further Understanding.Writing Devices Languag
9、e Style Rhetorical Devices.Sentence Paraphrase.Text Analysis Introduction“Blackmail”is a piece of narration,taken from Arthur Haileys novel Hotel,which features multiple unfolding plot lines which take place over five days.The text about the Duke and Duchess of Croydon is one of such plot lines taki
10、ng place in the hotel.Text Analysis The two basic types of narration are the first-person and the third-person.The first-person narrator“I”is someone who is involved in the story.For the third-person narration,there are two kinds:one is the“omniscient”and the other is limited third-person narration.
11、Text Analysis In the novel Hotel,the“omniscient”third-person narrative voice is used.The narrator is totally outside the events.This narrator can not only tell the reader everything pertinent to the story,no matter when it occurred,where it happened or who did it,but also can enter the minds of the
12、characters,revealing how they thought and felt.Text Analysis Character:In a story or novel,a person is called a character.There are main characters and minor characters,with the main characters getting more attention from the writer and reader alike.Text Analysis In this story,there are three people
13、:the Duke,the Duchess and Ogilvie.we can see the Duchess plays a more important role than the other two.When reading a story,we read for characters among other things and pay attention to characterization.Characterization:the way the author depicts and portrays characters.Text Analysis Characterizat
14、ion may be achieved through describing the characters in various ways,including how they look,what kind of place they live in,what clothes,furniture,cars,etc.they have,and most importantly,what they say,do and think.They can be flat or two-dimensional,and rounded or three-dimensional.Text AnalysisTh
15、e text centers on the confrontation between the Croydons and the hotel detective Ogilvie.Lying behind the higher-class life is a mixture of wickedness,misery,struggle and dirty deals.Crises expose Humanitys weakness.Theme.Text AnalysisText OrganizationPart 1(Paras.1-3):This part introduces the meeti
16、ng of the house detective Ogilvie with the Duke and the Duchess.Part 2(Paras.4-22):This part describes the Croydons hit-and-run accident,Ogilvies blackmailing,the Dukes breakdown and the Duchess helplessness before the facts.Text Analysis Part 3(Paras.23-99):This part tells how the Duchess uses her
17、wits in the conflict between blackmailing and anti-blackmailing.Part 4(Paras.100-109):This part describes the Duchesss intervention in the blackmailing.Offering 25,000 dollars to the house detective,the Duchess firmly controls the situation and the arrogant Ogilvie becomes obedient.Text Analysis.Tex
18、t Analysis Further Understanding1.The central matter of “Blackmail”is _.A.the Duke and the Duchess discussed with Ogilvie about running away B.the Duke and the Duchess negotiated with Ogilvie over how much they would pay for the dirty deal C.the Duke and the Duchess hatred toward Ogilvie D.the Duke
19、and the Duchess quarreled over whether to accept Ogilvies blackmail.Text Analysis3.Why did Ogilvie deliberately delay his call at the Croydons suite?A.To make them more anxious.B.he was a stranger there.C.To show his arrogance.D.To show his confidence.2.How much did the Duchess offer Ogilvie?A.$2000
20、0 B.$10000 C.$25000 D.$15000.Text Analysis4.What made the Duchess jump to the conclusion that Ogilvie had come to blackmail them?A.Ogilvie came to talk with them rather than go to report to the police.B.She was informed by the hotel manager.C.She had investigated Ogilvie for a long time.D.It was her
21、 direct sense.5.How many people were killed in the traffic accident?A.4 B.2 C.3 D.1.Writing DevicesLanguage Style1.Effective use of adjectivesThe effective use of adjectives serves the purpose of vivifying the characters or scenes that the author aims to present to the readers.Ogilvie:fat,piggy,obes
22、e,sardonic,self-assured,shameless,subservient,etc.The Duchess:pale,gray-green,imperious,decisive,vigilant,etc.Writing Devices.Writing Devices2.Slangy and ungrammatical expressions The Slangy and ungrammatical expressions employed by the house detective contrasted sharply with the well-educated and g
23、rammatical language by the Croydons.Ogilvie:“pretty neat set-up”,“now then”,“aint”,etc.The Duchess:“I imagine you did not come here to discuss dcor.”The Duke:“Its no go,old girl.”.Writing DevicesRhetorical Devices:Transferred Epithet Definition:Transferred epithet is an adjective or descriptive phra
24、se,especially of praise or blame used of a person.Sometimes a rhetorical epithet has no meaning at all,and is only used to create a rhetorical effect.Therefore,it is called a transferred epithet,i.e.an epithet shifted from its proper subject to some allied circumstance.Writing Devicese.g.1.The old m
25、an put a reassuring hand on my shoulder.2.He said“yes”to the question in an unthinking moment.Writing DevicesRhetorical Devices:EuphemismDefinition:The word“euphemism”comes from the Greek word“euphemia”,meaning“the use of words of good omen”.An euphemism is the substitution of a mild,inoffensive,rel
26、atively uncontroversial phrase for another more frank expression that might offend or otherwise suggest something unpleasant to the audience.e.g.1.and you took a lady friend.2.Paul Kersey:Youve got a prime figure.You really have,you know.Joanna Kersey:Thats a euphemism for fat.Writing Devices.Writin
27、g DevicesRhetorical Devices:OnomatopoeiaDefinition:A word comes from Greek“onomatopoiia”,“onomat”means“name”and“poiia”“I make”.As a figure of speech,it means the use of words(such as hiss or murmur)that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.e.g.1.The house detective
28、 clucked his tongue reprovingly.2.Chug,chug,chug.Puff,puff,puff.Ding-dong,ding-dong.The little train rumbled over the tracks.Writing Devices.Sentence Paraphrase1.The chief house officer,Ogilvie,who had declared he wouldtook twice that time.(Para.1)The chief house officer,Ogilvie,gave the Croydons a
29、mysterious telephone call telling them he would pay them a visit an hour later,but actually he appeared at their suite two hours later.Sentence Paraphrase2.the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed.(Para.1)The nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were worn out by the long wait.T
30、hey were over-strained.Both the Duke and Duchess were extremely nervous.Sentence Paraphrase3.He missed,and the butthe ignored it.(Para.5)His cigar butt did not fall inside the fireplace as he had intended it to,but fell upon the carpet where he just let it lie without picking it up.Sentence Paraphra
31、se4.The words spat forth with sudden savagery,all pretense of blandness gone.(Para.18)Ogilvie said these words with great contempt and sudden rudeness as if he was spitting.He threw away his pretended politeness.Sentence Paraphrase5.Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant.(Para.2
32、0)The Duchess was a good actor and she appeared so firm about their innocence for a brief moment,Ogivlie felt unsure if his assumption about their crime was right.But the moment was very short and passed quickly.Sentence Paraphrase6.“Aint any doubt theyd match up,even without the brush trace an the
33、blood.”(Para.46)I havent any doubt,there isnt any doubt that the trim ring that had come off the car and the busted headlightwill correspond.That will be enough for the police to identify the car even without the brush trace and the blood on the car fender.Sentence Paraphrase7.The Duchess of Croydon
34、 kept firm,tight rein on her racing mind.(Para.75)The Duchess kept firm and tight control of her mind which was working quickly.Here the Duchess was thinking quickly but at the same time keeping her thoughts under control.Sentence Paraphrase8.It would be hazardous,but no more than waiting here for c
35、ertain detection.(Para.84)To drive the car north would be risky,but not more risky than to wait here without doing anything,because if they did nothing,they would surely be discovered.Sentence Paraphrase9.Her eyes were riveted on his face,her handsome imperious mold.(Para.97)Her eyes were fixed on h
36、is face firmly,and her handsome and high-cheekboned features were set in a most arrogant and domineering manner.Sentence Paraphrase10.She must do so in such a way as to place the outcome beyond any doubt.(Para.100)She would offer him so much money as to make it impossible for him to refuse to do wha
37、t she would ask him,no matter how dangerous the job might be.Part FourLanguage Study.Word Study .Phrases and Expressions.Word Sply15.vacillation16.dally.Word Study1.blackmail(v.):syn.to threaten;to extort;to hold to ransom;to intimidatee.g.The rascal tried to blackmail the clerk into helping him dra
38、w the money,but he failed.2.fray(v.):to strain(the nerves,temper,etc.)almost to breaking pointe.g.The argument frayed their nerves.Word Study3.flip(v.):to move,toss,push or throw sth.with a quick jerk;to flick;to scane.g.Mary flipped a speck of dust off from her trousers.4.incongruous(adj.):not in h
39、armony withe.g.The new theatre looks utterly incongruous in its setting.Word Study5.adversary(n.):ones opponent in a contest,conflict,or disputee.g.The United States and Germany were adversaries during the two world wars.6.wither(v.):(of a plant)to become dry and shriveled e.g.The grass withered bec
40、ause there was no water.Word Study7.flicker(v.):to burn or shine with an unsteady light that goes on and off quicklye.g.The candle flickered in the wind.8.interject(v.):to make a sudden remark between others;to break ine.g.“Thats absolute rubbish!”he interjected.Word Study9.caution(v.):to warn someo
41、ne that sth.might be dangerous,difficult,etc.e.g.He cautioned them to avoid the forest at night.10.poise(n.):freedom from affectation or embarrassment;composure e.g.Louisa seems to have much more poise and confidence.Word Study11.unequivocal(adj.):admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding;clear and
42、unambiguouse.g.The European Parliament has given the plan its unequivocal support.12.peremptorily(adv.):impolitely and unfriendly,commanding,insisting obedience,showing an expectation of being obeyed at once and without question e.g.The mayor peremptorily removed the child from the custody of his pa
43、rents.Word Study.Word Study13.respite(n.):a welcome period of(time),delay,before suffering a punishment or fulfilling a dutye.g.A big cloud brought a respite from the glare of the ply(v.):to act in accordance with e.g.Every citizen should comply with the traffic rules.Word Study15.vacillation(n.):he
44、sitation,uncertainty,waver,continuous changing of ones opinions e.g.His constant vacillation made him an unfit administrator.16.dally(v.):to be slow/to waste time e.g.The children dallied about in the garden and forgot about dinner.Phrases and Expressions1.on errand2.cut it out3.by rights4.in fairne
45、ss5.out of the way6.on a hunch7.get around to doing8.buy off9.in sb.s mold10.gamble on.Phrases and Expressions1.on errand:a short journey to carry out a particular taske.g.She had come on an errand and was greeted by a mad woman,an amazon.2.cut it out:(spoken)used to tell sb.to stop doing sth.becaus
46、e it is annoying youe.g.Hey,you guys,cut it out Moms trying to get some sleep.Phrases and Expressions.Phrases and Expressions3.by rights:in a just or proper manner;justly e.g.The money is yours by rights.4.in fairness:play fair(fair play);respect for the rules or equal treatment of all concernede.g.
47、And we ought,in fairness,to wonder who else in similar circumstances would have proved so much bolder?.Phrases and Expressions5.out of the way:improper;unusuale.g.I didnt go to the party for I was afraid that I might say something out of the way.6.on a hunch:based on feeling and for which there is n
48、o proof e.g.She was acting on a hunch.Phrases and Expressions7.get around to doing:to find the necessary time to e.g.I havent been able to get around to reading your essay.Ill read it tonight.8.buy off:to pay sb.money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you e.g.That will allow him ample scop
49、e to buy off special-interest groups.Phrases and Expressions.Phrases and Expressions9.in sb.s mold:having all the attitudes and qualities typical of certain persone.g.Hell never give up fighting against unjust treatment,if he is made in his fathers mold.10.gamble on:to do sth.that involves a lot of
50、risk,and that will not succeed unless things happen the way you would like them to e.g.In a depressed market,we cannot afford to gamble on a new product.Phrases and ExpressionsPart FiveExtension.Useful expressions.Discussion.Quiz.Writing.Useful Expressions 神秘的电话 熄灭慢条斯理装饰性壁炉 瞪某人一眼cryptic telephone ca
