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Which nvel can yu think f?Wh is the authr?
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Hw much d yu knw abut O. Henry? Find sme backgrund infrmatin abut him.
1. Where was O. Henry frm? a. UK b. France c. USA
2. As a writer, he was mst famus fr _________. a. nvels b. shrt stries c. pems
3. He started the writing style f ________. a. surprising endings b. humrus starts c. sad endings
Hw much d yu knw abut O. Henry?
O. Henry was an American shrt stry writer, the funder f the American mdern shrt stry, whse stries are set in his wn time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New Yrk City and frequently feature characters with blue-cllar jbs, such as plicemen and waitresses. Amng them, The Gift f the Magi, The Cp and The Anthem and The Last Leaf enjy huge ppularity.
Read and Explre
“The Last leaf” is ne f O. Henry's mst famus shrt stries. Read the stry quickly and find the infrmatin in the chart belw.
1 Read the stry quickly and answer the questins.
1. Wh are the main characters?2. When and where was the stry set?3. What happened t Jhnsy?4. By ding what, wh slved the prblem?5. Was the prblem slved?What happened t the main characters?
1. Wh are the main characters?The main characters are Sue, Jhnsy, Mr Pneumnia(persnified), the dctr, and Mr Behrman.2. When and where was the stry set?The stry was set in New Yrk in the late 19th century when Pneumnia was a deadly disease.3. What happened t Jhnsy?She gt Pneumnia and had little chance t live.
4. By ding what, wh slved the prblem?Mr Behrman painted the last leaf n the wall.5. Was the prblem slved?What happened t the main characters?Yes, Jhnsy was alive after she saw the last leaf.Mr Behrman dies f pneumnia because he painted an ivy leaf fr Jhnsy in the rain.
Main characters
in 2._________
in 3.__________ Village , New Yrk City.
The pltf the stry
Jhnsy was badly 4.____ with Pneumnia .
She cunted the 5.______ ut f the windw.
She thught she must die when the last leaf 6._____.
Three days later 7.___________remained n the vine.
It was Behrmanwh 9._______ the masterpiece and gave hpe t Jhnsy. But he himself died.
Thelastleaf
Sue, 1.________—the patient, the dctr, Mr Behrman and Mr Pneumnia.
the last leaf
Jhnsy changed her attitude t life and cheered up.
Mr Behrman was sick with 8.__________.
In Nvember, Jhnsy ___________________. The dctr ______________________________.
Jhnsy cunted the leaves n the ivy vine and thught ____________________________.
Behrman and Sue lked ut f the windw and fund _____________.
The next mrning Jhnsy___________________________________________.
The next day, Mr Behrman ______. The janitr fund ______________________________ the day befre.
The fllwing day, Jhnsy _____________________. The dctr _________________________________.Mr Behrman________________________.
Read the stry mre carefully. Cmplete the timeline with what happened in the stry.
sick with pneumnia
said she might nt get better
ne leaf left
that she must die when the last ivy leaf falls
asked t lk ut f the windw and saw the leaf was still there
saw the leaf
was still there
said she wuld live and get better
was sick with pneumnia
Mr Behrman in bed with pain
Read and think
Check yur understanding and chse the best answer.
The text mainly tells us __. A. a last ivy leaf n the wall.B. Mr Behrman - a failed painter.C. a beautiful and srrwful stry with a surprising ending. D. a stry abut a kind f severe disease .2. The text is rganized by _____.A. place.B. time.C. character.D. thing.
Read the passage quickly and chse the best answer.
3. What kind f persn is Jhnsy?A. Pessimistic. B. Optimistic. C. Careless. D. Cautius. 4. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Sue? A. Cnsiderate, kind and patient. B. Kind, determined and brave. C. Careless, mean and selfish.D. Pessimistic, bad-tempered, and impatient.
5.What's the main idea f the last paragraph? A. Behrman sacrificed his life t save Jhnsy. B. Behrman finished his masterpiece. C. Behrman died helplessly. D. The janitr fund the truth.
Sue and Jhnsy were 1._______(friend) and they lived in ne studi.Unfrtunately,Jhnsy suffered frm Pneumnia and 2._____ (lie) n the bed,staring ut the small windw and cunting backwards “Ten,nine,eight,seven...” She said feebly she must g when the last leaf fell.The dctr tld Sue t encurage her t think 3._____________(hpeful) thughts,abut the future,abut living. At the same time,she went t fetch Mr Behrman 4._____ was a failed painter t be a mdel fr her drawing. A cld rain was falling,
5.______(mix) with snw.The next mrning there was still ne leaf. And anther terrible night,it was still there.Jhnsy lay fr a lng time,6._______(lk) at it.Then she saw the life’ energy and wanted 7.______(live).With the help f the dctr and Sue,Jhnsy was ut f danger 8.__________(gradual).But the bad news was 9.____ Mr Behrman died.And they knew the secret that the last leaf was just a painting drawn by him 10.___ that terrible night.
Tell the stry frm Jhnsy's r Sue's pint f view.
“In Nvember, a cld, unseen stranger, whm the dctrs called Pneumnia, arrived in Greenwich Village.”(para.2)
“I want t g sailing dwn, dwn, just like ne f thse pr, tired leaves.”(para.6)
“Jhnsy’s eyes were pen, but they weren’t watching her. Instead, she stared t the windw and cunted backwards:’Ten, nine, eight, seven...’” (para.4)
“Didn’t yu wnder why it never mved an inch when the wind blew? Ah, dear, it’s Behrman’s masterpiece...”(para.13)
persnificatin
the vividness f details
simile & persnificatin
the surprising but lgical ending
Why did O.Henry write in this way?
Writing styles f O.Henry
hints:simile (明喻)persnificatin(擬人)the vividness f details(生動的細節(jié)描寫)the surprising but lgical ending(驚人但合邏輯的結(jié)局)
Think deeply
What makes Jhnsy give up the hpe f ever becming well again? What makes Jhnsy want t fight and becme well again?Wuld yu d the same as Behrman t help Jhnsy? Why r why nt?
Pst Reading
Althugh each f us is an individual, we live in a cmmn wrld. S while we are enjying the kindness f thers, we shuld als try ur best t light up thers.
where引導定語從句,修飾先行詞a place
①Greenwich Village is a place where the art peple came tgether, hunting fr apartments with nrth-facing windws and lw rents. At the tp f a three-stry building, Sue and Jhnsy had their studi.
Language Pints
②In Nvember, a cld, unseen stranger, whm the dctrs called Pneumnia, arrived in Greenwich Village. Mr Pneumnia placed his icy finger n Jhnsy; and she lay, barely mving, in her bed staring at a blank wall under her blanket.
到達(大地方用in,小地方用at)
stare at 凝視,盯著看
拓展:g blank (大腦)一片空白
whm引導定語從句,修飾先行詞stranger
譯文: 格林威治村是個藝術(shù)人士聚集的地方,他們在那里尋找窗戶朝北且租金低廉的公寓。蘇和約翰西的畫室就在一座三層樓的頂樓。 十一月的時候,一個冷酷無情、肉眼看不見、醫(yī)生稱之為“肺炎”的不速之客,來到了格林威治村?!胺窝紫壬卑阉涞氖种阜旁诩s翰西身上,于是她躺在床上,幾乎不動,蓋著毯子,眼睛盯著一堵空墻。
③The dctr tk Sue aside and claimed, “She has ne chance in—let us say, ten. And that chance is fr her t want t live. Try t encurage her t think mre hpeful thughts, abut the future, abut living.”
take sb.aside 把...拉到旁邊
encurage sb. t d 鼓勵某人做
④Sue tk sme paper and a pen int Jhnsy’s rm and began a pen drawing, in an attempt t raise Jhnsy’s spirits. Jhnsy’s eyes were pen, but they weren’t watching her. Instead, she stared ut the windw and cunted backwards: “Ten, nine, eight, seven ...”
in an attempt t d sth.嘗試做某事
raise ne’s spirits振作某人的精神
cunt backwards 倒著數(shù)
譯文: 醫(yī)生把蘇拉到一邊,說:“她的病只有,這么說吧,只有一成希望,這一成希望在于她自己要不要活下去。試著鼓勵她多想想有希望的事情、想想未來、想想活下去。” 蘇拿了幾張紙和一支鋼筆來到約翰西的房間,開始畫鋼筆畫,試著讓約翰西打起精神。約翰西的眼睛是睜著的,但并沒有看蘇。相反,她望向窗外,倒數(shù)著:“十,九,八,七……”
⑤ “What are yu cunting, dear?” asked Sue. “They’re falling faster nw,” replied Jhnsy. “Three days ag there were almst a hundred. But nw it’s easy. There are nly five left nw. Five leaves n the ivy vine. When the last ne falls, I must g, t. Didn’t the dctr tell yu?”
⑥“Oh, I never heard f such nnsense,” quickly replied Sue. But Jhnsy’s mind was made up. “I want t see the last ne fall. I’m tired f waiting. I want t g sailing dwn, dwn, just like ne f thse pr, tired leaves.”
be tired f (ding)厭煩
make up ne's mind下定決心
g sailing去航海
譯文: “你在數(shù)什么啊,親愛的?”蘇問道。“它們現(xiàn)在掉得更快了,三天前差不多還有一百來片。現(xiàn)在數(shù)起來容易了,只剩下五片了。常春藤上有五片葉子。當最后一片掉下來的時候,我就要離開人世了,難道醫(yī)生沒有說嗎?”約翰西回答說。 “哦,我從未聽過這么荒謬的話?!碧K立刻答到。但是約翰西決心已定?!拔蚁肟粗詈笠黄~子掉下來,我已經(jīng)等膩了。我想隨風而逝,就像一片可憐的、疲倦的藤葉一樣?!?br/>⑦“Try t sleep,” said Sue. Then she went t fetch her neighbur, Mr Behrman, t be a mdel fr her drawing. He was a failed painter. In 40 years he had never prduced the masterpiece he lnged t paint. Sue tld him abut Jhnsy’s lnging t slip away like the leaves. Behrman
lng t d sth.渴望做某事
cried with disbelief. “Are there peple in the wrld that flish t think they’ll die because leaves drp ff frm a vine? This is nt a place in which Miss Jhnsy shall lie sick. Smeday I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all g away.”
in which引導定語從句,修飾先行詞a place
⑧Behrman and Sue lked ut the windw at the vine and nticed that there was just ne remaining leaf. What’s mre, a cld rain was falling, mixed with snw.
譯文: “試著睡一會兒吧,”蘇說道。然后她去叫鄰居伯曼先生來做繪畫模特。他是個失敗的畫手,40年來,他從未創(chuàng)作出他所渴望的杰作。蘇告訴他約翰西想要像樹葉一樣流逝。伯曼不可置信地喊道:“世界上竟有這種傻子,認為藤葉落掉他們就得死?約翰西小姐實在不應(yīng)該躺在這里生病??傆幸惶煳乙嬕环茏?,然后我們就可以離開這里?!? 伯曼和蘇望著窗外的藤蔓,發(fā)現(xiàn)藤枝上只剩下最后一片葉子了。更糟糕的是,外面下起冰冷的雨來,雨夾著雪。
⑨The next mrning, Jhnsy wke and asked fr the curtains t be pened. One leaf remained n the vine, bravely hlding n in the wind and rain. “It will fall tday. And I will die with it.
⑩The fllwing day, Jhnsy asked again fr the curtains t be pened. The leaf was still there!
譯文: 第二天早上,約翰西醒來,讓打開窗簾。藤上還留著一片葉子,在風雨中勇敢地撐著?!八裉鞎粝聛淼模乙矔退煌廊??!? 又過了一天,約翰西又讓打開窗簾。葉子還在那兒!
?Jhnsy lay fr a lng time lking at it. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sue,” said Jhnsy. “It is a crime t want t die.” Then she asked fr sme fd.
?In the afternn, the dctr visited, “Even chances,” said the dctr, “with gd nursing, yu’ll win. And nw I must see a fellw dwnstairs, Behrman. Pneumnia, t. There is n hpe fr him.”
譯文: 約翰西躺了很久,看著它說:“我真是一個壞姑娘,蘇,不想活下去是罪惡?!奔s翰西說,然后她要了些吃的。 下午,醫(yī)生來了,“康復(fù)的希望有五成了,只要好好護理,你會勝利的。現(xiàn)在我得去樓下看另一個病人,貝爾曼先生,也是肺炎。他沒有希望了?!?br/>?The next day, Sue came t Jhnsy’s bed. “I have smething t tell yu,” she said. “Mr Behrman died tday. He was ill fr nly tw days. The janitr fund him lying in bed helplessly with pain yesterday mrning. His shes and clthing were wet thrugh and icy cld. They culdn’t imagine where he had been n such a terrible night. And
such a/an+adj. +n.
where引導賓語從句
find sb. ding...發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正在做……
then they fund a lantern, still lit, and sme brushes, and—lk ut the windw, dear, at the last ivy leaf n the wall. Didn’t yu wnder why it never mved an inch when the wind blew? Ah, dear, it’s Behrman’s masterpiece—he painted it there the night when the last leaf fell.”
when引導時間狀語從句
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