1、“Take Over,Bosn!”Unit 12Unit 12“Take Over,Bosn!”Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.1.Are the electronic equipment still functioning when Chuck lands on the shore after the air crash?2.What is the situation on the island?Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationNo,they are all b
2、roken after being soaked in the seawater.There is no trace of human living,and it is just an isolated island.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationId,ego and super-ego are the three parts of human psyche.1.Id,Ego and Super-ego(proposed by Sigmund Freud)Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationI
3、d:the impulsive,child-like portion of the psyche that operates on the“pleasure principle”only taking into account what it wants and disregards all consequencesSuper-ego:working in contradiction to the id striving to act in a socially appropriate manner,whereas the id just wants instant self-gratific
4、ationEgo:Audiovisual SupplementCultural Informationacting according to the reality principle,i.e.it seeks to please the ids drive in realistic ways that will benefit in the long term rather than bringing grief attempting to exact a balance between the impractical hedonism of the id and the equally i
5、mpractical moralism of the super-egothe part of the psyche that is usually reflected most directly in a persons actionsSignificance:Being aware of these parts of human psyche can help us better understand ourselves.For example,once our instinct(id)drives us to do something unethical,the super-ego wi
6、ll run counter to this attempt by relating to social morals.The result of this is the ego of us presented before the public,balanced by two forces.Reflect yourselves to see if these concepts make sense.Audiovisual SupplementCultural Information It is a short story,and the characters in it are mired
7、in a tough situation.When ones existence is threatened,most probably the hidden animal in our nature might jump out.It is up to us to decide whether we would let loose our evil nature or resort to something more powerful to conquer this intent.In this short story,the author offers us a possible solu
8、tion for what we should resort to our commitment to a certain post,i.e.our responsibility for people under our leadership.When the divine half of our self is at the risk of being overwhelmed by the beast half or the bright side of our human nature is at the risk of being overshadowed by the dark sid
9、e,this kind of commitment or responsibility might have the power toText AnalysisStructural AnalysisRhetorical Featuresennoble the human spirit and prevent us from being merely beastly.The ending of the story is quite an idealistic one:when“I”passed the responsibility on to Barrett,the beast in his b
10、ody suddenly receded or fell tamed under its charm,the consequence of which was that all men were miraculously rescued before any beastlike deeds were committed.It shows the authors good wish as well as his optimistic view of human nature in critical situations.Text AnalysisStructural AnalysisRhetor
11、ical FeaturesThe first part(Paragraphs1-2)is the introductory part of the story,and it leaves certain suspense for readers to carry on.The second part(Paragraphs3-23)the author narrates and describes in detail the desperate situation they were in and the responsibility Snyder shouldered.1)In terms o
12、f organization,the article clearly falls into three main parts:Text AnalysisThe third part(Paragraphs24-28)is the end of the story.Structural AnalysisRhetorical Features2)In the story,we perceive the turn of Jeff Barrett:a strong and dangerous man,a constant threat to the hope of the survivors on th
13、e lifeboat the person to keep the order and protect the water when Snyder was asleep The author wants to convey that how a sense of responsibility could be aroused by ones position.Text AnalysisStructural AnalysisRhetorical FeaturesRhetorical devices used in the story the extensive employment of phr
14、ases,either independently or dependently:There wasnt much in it after twenty days.Maybe a pint.(Paragraph 4)used to make the information contained in the previous sentence more concreteJeff Barrett was the nearest one.A constant threat.(Paragraph 9)a sort of appositivee.g.Text AnalysisIndependent Ph
15、rases Structural AnalysisRhetorical FeaturesText AnalysisDependent Phrases(placed immediately after a sentence)Theyd stopped that long ago,too weak to go on.(Paragraph 7)a further explanation of the previous sentenceThe bosns mate was a heavy man,bald,with a scarred and brutal face.(Paragraph 9)a pr
16、epositional phrase which further describes the mane.g.Structural AnalysisRhetorical FeaturesDetailed Reading“Take Over,Bosn!”Oscar Schisgall1 Hour after hour I kept the gun pointed at the other nine men.From the lifeboats stern,where Id sat most of the twenty days of our drifting,I could keep them a
17、ll covered.If I had to shoot at such close quarters,I wouldnt miss.They realized that.Nobody jumped at me.But in the way they all glared I could see how theyd come to hate my guts.2 Especially Barrett,whod been bosns mate;Barrett said in his harsh,cracked voice,“Youre a fool,Snyder.Y-you cant hold o
18、ut forever!Youre half asleep now!”3 I didnt answer.He was right.How long can a man stay awake?I hadnt dared to shut my eyes in maybe seventy-two hours.Very soon now Id doze off,and the instant that happened theyd jump on the little water that was left.4 The last canteen lay under my legs.There wasnt
19、 much in it after twenty days.Maybe a pint.Enough to give each of them a few drops.Yet I could see in their bloodshot eyes that theyd gladly kill me for those few drops.As a man I didnt count any more.I was no longer third officer of the wrecked Montala.I was just a gun that kept them away from the
20、water they craved.And with their tongue swollen and their cheeks sunken,they were half crazy.Detailed Reading5 The way I judged it,we must be some two hundred miles east of Ascension.Now that the storms were over,the Atlantic swells were long and easy,and the morning sun was hot so hot it scorched y
21、our skin.My own tongue was thick enough to clog my throat.Id have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.6 But I was the man with the gun the only authority in the boat and I knew this:once the water was gone wed have nothing to look forward to but death.As long as we could look forwar
22、d to getting a drink later,there was something to live for.We had to make it last as long as possible.If Id given in to the curses,wed have emptied the last canteen days ago.By now wed all be dead.Detailed Reading7 The men werent pulling on the oars.Theyd stopped that long ago,too weak to go on.The
23、nine of them facing me were a pack of bearded,ragged,half-naked animals,and I probably looked as bad as the rest.Some sprawled over the gunwales,dozing.The rest watched me as Barrett did,ready to spring the instant I relaxed.8 When they werent looking at my face they looked at the canteen under my l
24、egs.9 Jeff Barrett was the nearest one.A constant threat.The bosns mate was a heavy man,bald,with a scarred and brutal face.Hed been in a hundred fights,and theyd left their marks on him.Detailed Reading10 Barrett had been able to sleep in fact,hed slept through most of the night and I envied him th
25、at.His eyes wouldnt close.They kept watching me,narrow and dangerous.11 Every now and then he taunted me in that hoarse,broken voice:12 “Why dont you quit?You cant hold out!”13 “Tonight,”I said.“Well ration the rest of the water tonight.”14 “By tonight some of usll be dead!We want it now!”15 “Tonigh
26、t,”I said.Detailed Reading16 Couldnt he understand that if we waited until night the few drops wouldnt be sweated out of us so fast?But Barrett was beyond all reasoning.His mind had already cracked with thirst.I saw him begin to rise,a calculating look in his eyes.I aimed the gun at his chest and he
27、 sat down again.17 Id grabbed my Luger on instinct,twenty days ago,just before running for the lifeboat.Nothing else would have kept Barrett and the rest away from the water.18 These fools couldnt they see I wanted a drink as badly as any of them?But I was in command here that was the difference.I w
28、as the man with the gun,the man who had to think.Each of the others could afford to think only of himself;I had to think of them all.Detailed Reading19 Barretts eyes kept watching me,waiting.I hated him.I hated him all the more because hed slept.He had that advantage now.He wouldnt keel over.20 And
29、long before noon I knew I couldnt fight any more.My eyelids were too heavy to lift.As the boat rose and fell on the long swells,I could feel sleep creeping over me like paralysis.I bent my head.It filled my brain like a cloud.I was going,going 21 Barrett stood over me,and I couldnt even lift the gun
30、.In a vague way I could guess what would happen.Hed grab the water first and take his drop.By that time the others would be screaming and tearing at him,and hed have to yield the canteen.Well,there was nothing more I could do about it.Detailed Reading22I whispered,“Take over,bosn.”23Then I fell face
31、 down in the bottom of the boat.I was asleep before I stopped moving 24When a hand shook my shoulder,I could hardly raise my head.Jeff Barretts hoarse voice said,“Here!Take your share o the water!”25Somehow I propped myself up on my arms,dizzy and weak.I looked at the men,and I thought my eyes were
32、going.Their figures were dim,shadowy;but then I realized it wasnt because of my eyes.It was night.The sea was black;there were stars overhead,Id slept the day away.Detailed Reading26 So we were in our twenty-first night adrift the night in which the tramp Croton finally picked us up but now,as I tur
33、ned my head to Barrett there was no sign of any ship.He knelt beside me,holding out the canteen,his other hand with gun steady on the men.27 I stared at the canteen as if it were a mirage.Hadnt they finished that pint of water this morning?When I looked up at Barretts ugly face,it was grim.He must h
34、ave guessed my thoughts.28 “You said,Take over,bosn,didnt you?”he growled.“Ive been holding off these apes all day.”He hefted the Luger in his hand.“When youre boss-man,”he added,“in command and responsible for the rest you you sure get to see things different,dont you?”Detailed ReadingDo you think
35、Snyder could control the situation?No.This was a situation of confrontation of one versus nine.At present Snyder was in control because he had the gun,but considering the fact that he hadnt slept for seventy-two hours and was already half asleep,he could hardly hold on.If he should ever doze off,he
36、would easily find himself on the losing side.Detailed ReadingWhat was the cause of the confrontation?After drifting on the sea for twenty days,the ten survivors of a ship wreckage were dying from thirst.The only canteen left gave them the hope to keep on.Knowing their hope would evaporate once the l
37、ast drop of water was gone,Snyder,the man in command,was pointing his gun at these thirsty men to prevent them from taking their gulp.But the other men,not realizing his well-meant will,were glaring at the water,ready to spring up at every minute,take hold of it and gulp it down.Detailed ReadingDeta
38、iled ReadingWhy did Snyder insist that they wait till night for the last few drops of water?According to Snyder,the water drunk in the sun would be sweated out very fast,but if it were taken down at night,it would last longer.What made Barrett give up his chance of drinking the water?Barrett explain
39、ed that he was given the responsibility to take others out of danger when Snyder handed him the gun and said,“Take over,bosn.”Once given the authority,he would learn to view things from a different angle.Detailed ReadingClass ActivityDebate:Do you believe that in critical moments a persons commitmen
40、t to certain leading position will overcome his/her nature which is mostly selfish?Both the affirmative side and the negative side should illustrate your argument with examples from history or your own experience.Detailed Readingstern e.g.Go and stand in/at the stern of the boat.Detailed Readingn.th
41、e rear end of a ship or boate.g.a stern headmaster/parent/police officera.hard,grim,or severe in manner and characterSynonym:austere,exacting,firm,harsh,severe,strictguts n.e.g.Oh,I have a terrible pain in the guts.It feels like food poisoning.Detailed Reading1.the internal organs of the abdomen2.co
42、urage or determinatione.g.You need a lot of guts to admit your mistake in the presence of your boss.自己创业是需要勇气的。自己创业是需要勇气的。Practice:It takes guts to start a new business on your own.pounce v.Collocation:pounce on/upone.g.The cat was hiding in the bushes,ready to pounce.e.g.We saw the tiger about to p
43、ounce on the goat.Detailed Readingspring or fly down suddenly in order to seize somethingDetailed Readinge.g.There is little water left in the canteen.canteen n.1.a small,usu.leather container in which water or other drink is carried2.a place serving food and drink in a factory,an office,a school,et
44、c.e.g.Students prefer to eat in the school canteen because there is a wide variety of foods on the menu,which changes every day.Detailed Readinge.g.The government had to ration the food during the war.ration v.limit the amount of something that each person is allowed to have咖啡每天只能喝两杯。咖啡每天只能喝两杯。Pract
45、ice:Coffee is rationed to two cups a day.Detailed Readinge.g.She was staring into the distance.stare v.gaze fixedlye.g.gaze at the moon;gaze into his eyesComparison:gaze,stare,gape,glare,peer,ogle2.To stare is to gaze fixedly;the word can indicate curiosity,boldness,insolence,or stupidity.e.g.The ol
46、d couple stared at them in disbelief.stare into the distance1.Gaze refers to prolonged looking that is often indicative of wonder,fascination,awe,or admiration.e.g.Tourists are gaping at the sights.Detailed Readinge.g.She glared furiously at him when he contradicted her.e.g.He peered through his spe
47、ctacles at the contract.3.Gape suggests a prolonged open-mouthed look reflecting amazement,awe,or lack of intelligence.4.To glare is to fix another with a hard,piercing stare.5.To peer is to look narrowly,searchingly,and seemingly with difficulty.6.To ogle is to stare in an amorous manner(often used
48、 to show disapproval).e.g.She resented the way that the construction workers on their lunch hour ogled passing women.But in the way they all glared I could see how theyd come to hate my guts.(Paragraph 1)Paraphrase:But from the way they stared at me I could figure out that they hated me very much.De
49、tailed ReadingIf Id given in to the curses,wed have emptied the last canteen days ago.(Paragraph 6)Paraphrase:If I had yielded to magic spells which were placed upon us with harmful intention,we would have drunk up the remaining water in the canteen days ago.Detailed ReadingSo we were in our twenty-
50、first night adrift the night in which the tramp Croton finally picked us up but now,as I turned my head to Barrett there was no sign of any ship.(Paragraph 26)Paraphrase:We were saved by a ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call on the twenty-first night on the sea,but n
