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LessonSix背景知识徐琳课文1-59张俊洋课文60-109高妍修辞孔令霞objectives•Tounderstandthewholetext•TolearntheCharacteranalysis•TocomprehendtheimpliedmeaningThetextStructureanalysisPartⅠPreludePara.1—Para.13PartⅡProcessoftheunveilingthecrimePara.14—Para.47PartⅢThedirtydealPara.48—Para.109TheEndoftheStory(Blackmail)•Atoneo'clockThursdaymorning,Ogilviedrovethecarnorth.ButhewasseenleavingthehotelbyMcDermott.Laterintheafternoon,McDermottwitnessedthefuneralofthetwovictimsoftheaccident.•Hesuddenlyrealizedtherelationbetweenthesetwoeventsandcontactedpolice.•OgilviewascaughtinTennesseeandsentbacktoNewOrleans.•TheDukedecidedtogotothepolicetoconfesshiscrime(tosurrenderhimself/togivehimselfup).Buthewashurledouttheelevatorduetothebreakdownofit.Hehitthecementgroundanddiedinstantly.ArthurHailey(1920-2004)•●BorninEngland•●BeganhiswritingcareerwhileanRAF(BritishRoyalAirForce)pilotduringtheSecondWorldWar•●BecameaCanadiancitizenaswellasBritish•●Hailey’snovelshavebeenpublishedinthirty-ninelanguages•●MostofhisbookshavebeenmadeintofilmsorTVseriesBackgroundinformation•BorninLupton,Bedfordshire,England,Haileyservedinthe•RoyalAirForcefromthestartofWorldWarIIduring1939•until1947,whenhewenttoliveinCanada.Afterworkingata•numberofjobsandwritingpart-time,hebecameawriterfull-•timeduring1956,encouragedbythesuccessoftheCBC•televisiondrama,FlightintoDanger(inprintasRunwayZero•Eight).FollowingthesuccessofHotelduring1965,hemoved•toCalifornia;in1969,hemovedtotheBahamastoavoid•CanadianandU.S.incometaxes,whichwereclaiming90%of•hisincome.Eachofhisnovelshasadifferentindustrialorcommercialsettingandincludes,inadditiontodramatichumanconflict,carefullyresearchedinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentandsystemfunctionsandhowtheseaffectsocietyanditsinhabitants.CriticsoftendismissedHailey'ssuccessastheresultofaformulaicpotboilerstyleinwhichhecausedanordinarycharactertobecomeinvolvedinacrisis,thenincreasedthesuspensebyswitchingamongmultiplerelatedplotlines.However,hewassopopularwithreadersthathisbookswerealmostguaranteedtobecomebest-sellers.•Hewouldspendaboutoneyearresearchingasubject,followedbysixmonthsreviewinghisnotesand,finally,about18monthswritingthebook.Thataggressiveresearch—trackingrebelguerrillasinthePeruvianjungleatage67forTheEveningNews(1990),orreading27booksonthehotelindustryforHotel–gavehisnovelsarealismthatappealedtoreaders,evenassomecriticscomplainedthatheusedittodisguisealackofliterarytalent.Manyofhisbookshavereached#1ontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandmorethan170millioncopieshavebeensoldworldwidein40languages.•ManyhavebeenmadeintomoviesandHotelwasmadeintoalong-runningtelevisionseries.Airportbecameasuccessfulfilmwithdramaticvisualeffects.ACanadiancitizenwhosechildrenliveinCanadaandCalifornia,HaileymadehishomeinLyfordCay,anexclusiveresidentialresortonNewProvidenceIslandintheBahamaswithhissecondwifeSheila(whowroteIMarriedaBest-Sellerpublishedin1978).•Hailey'sgrandchildrenincludePaulHailey,EmmaHailey,CharlotteHaileyandBrookeHailey,whoarestudentsinNorthernCalifornia,AngelaHailey,RyanHaileyandChristopherHailey.HaileydiedinNovember2004.Arthur'swritingfeatures•Heisgoodattransferringthedailystoryintoadetectivenovel.Underthebackgroundofcompetitioninfinanceandhotelbusiness,theauthoralwaysdepicttheheroasmanagerordoctor.Majorworks•Fightintodanger—(1958)•Thefinaldiagnosis—(1959)•Inhighplaces—(1960)•Hotel—(1965)•Airport—(1968)•Wheels—(1971)•Themoneychangers—(1975)•Theeveningnews—(1990)•Detective—(1997)Hotel•ThenovelwasadaptedIntoamoviein1967andlaterintotelevisionseries.Backgroundofhotel•Inthisnovel,themanagerofaNewOrleanshotelmustdealwithhistoughboss,businessheadaches,thieves,andavarietyofdemandingguests.PeterMcDermottismanagingthehotelataparticularlyproblematictime.Foronething,businesshasbeenonthedeclineandtheowner,Trent,needstoraiseenoughmoneytosavethehotelbymodernizingit.Actionhastobetakenquicklybecausearuthlesshotelmagnateisdesperatelytryingtogethishandsonthebusiness.•Andtomakethesituationevenmorehectic,aunionchiefisatoddswithTrentovertheowner'sunwillingnesstounionizehisworkers.McDermott'sworkisn'tmadeanyeasierbyhisboss'swhites-onlyguestpolicy.Meanwhile,theguestshavetheirowntroubles--includingtheDukeofCroydon,whoisblackmailedbythehotel'sdetectiveaftergettinginvolvedinahit-and-runaccident.Theendofthenovel(hotel)•Anyway,thenovelhadapleasantending.•Oneoftheguests,wholookedoldandsick,turnedouttobeamillionaire.EarlierhewasseriouslyillandwassavedbyMcDermottandhisgirlfriend.•Toshowhisgratitudeandtorepaythehotelstaff’skindness,heboughtthehotelandappointedMcDermottexecutivevicepresidentofthehotel.Airport•Airport(1968)•ItallstartsatChicago'sLincolnInternationalAirport.It'stheworstsnowstorminsixyears.Thefirstsequencesofthemovieshowthesnowedparkinglots,therunwaysbeingplowed,and,atnight,thecongestedterminal.•Then,thecontroltowermonitorsthearrivalofTransGlobalAirlinesflight45onrunwaytwo-nine(29).Thisiswheretroublestarts...ThepilotoftheBoeing707,afterlanding,triestoturnofftherunwayatashortcut,butbecauseofthesnowonthetaxiways,sendshisplaneoutoftherunway,withlandinggearsrightintothe