死亡诗社英语PPT

Chinesename：死亡诗社/春风化雨ComponentsIntroductionBackgroundInformationPLOTSummaryWordsandExpressionsMeaningfulSentencesCharacterFurtherThinkingIntroductionDirector:PeterWeirStarring:RobinWilliamsEthanHawkeRobertSeanLeonardAwards:Nominatedfor4Oscars(yearof1990,butbeatenbyDrivingMissDaisy)Screenwriter：TomSchulmanBasedon:InspiredbyJamesHilton’snovella《GoodbyeMr.Chips》andEnglishprofessorSamuel,Universityofconnecticut(康涅狄格大学)theplayisadaptedfromTomSchulman’sreallifeinMontgomeryBellCollege(蒙哥马利·贝尔学院)BackgroundInformationSocialBackgroundDeadPoetsSocietywasshotin1989,aneconomicallydepressedperiodofAmericaafterthecollapse（崩溃）ofthestockmarketof1987.ItwasalsothetimetheatmosphereofColdWarwasgoingtomelt.Sothetheme“seizetheday(carpediem)”isquiteunderstandable.Thestoryinthemoviehappenedin1959.TheMcCarthyism（麦卡锡主义）whichwaspopularinthe1950swascomingtoanend,andtheindividualismwasdrawingnearinthe1960s.Thereforetheshootingtimeandthetimeofthestoryhadsimilarsocialneeds:aspiritualrelease.BackgroundInformationTheGoalsofAmericanEducationSinceDeadPoetsSocietyisamoviesetoncampus,aglimpseintoAmericaneducationwilldefinitelyenableustokeeptrackofcertainWesternculturalnotions.AmericaneducationisanindispensiblepartoftheAmericanDream.Notonlydoesitdeterminetheindividual’ssocialstatusandeconomicprospects,butitalsobringsgeneralsocialbenefitssuchaseliminationofpovertyandimprovementofcitizenship.TwoofthemostprominentfeaturesofAmericaneducationalgoalsare:1.Self-actualizationBackgroundInformationAmericanschoolshighlyvaluethefullrealizationofone’spotential.Theylayemphasisonpersonaldevelopmentincludingbasicskillseducation,understandingofbasicprocesses,intellectualdevelopment,criticalthinking(toevaluateideas)andcreativethinking(togenerateideas),recreational（娱乐的）andaesthetic（审美的）interests,emotionalandphysicalwell-being,andmostimportantly,characterformation.2.TeamSpiritAmericaneducationalsointendstofosterthelearner’scommitmenttothecountry,theneighborhoodandthefamily.Patriotism（爱国主义）istaughtasthecardinal（基本的）principle.Interpersonalskillsarecultivatedtoenhancehumancooperationandappreciation.PrepSchool（预科学校）Auniversity-preparatoryschoolorcollege-preparatoryschoolisasecondaryschool,usuallyprivate,designedtopreparestudentsforhighereducation.Someschoolswillalsoincludeajuniororelementaryschool.Prepschoolsareselective,academicallychallenging,andlargelyindependentofstateandlocalcontrol.Thestudent-to-teacherratioiscomparativelylow,hence,smallerclasssizesthaninpublicschools.Someadmitstudentsofonlyonesex;othersareco-educational.Prepschoolsoftenplaceastrongemphasisonsports.BackgroundInformationPLOTSummaryNeilPerry,ToddAnderson,KnoxOverstreet,CharlieDalton,RichardCameron,StevenMeeksandGerardPittsareseniorstudentsoftheWeltonAcademy,aneliteprepschool（预科学校）,whoseethosisdefinedbytheheadmasterGaleNolanastradition,honor,disciplineandexcellence.TheteachingmethodsoftheirnewEnglishteacher,JohnKeating(RobinWilliams),areUnorthodox（非正统的）byWeltonstandards,includingwhistlingthe1812Overtureandtakingthemoutoftheclassroomtofocusontheideaofcarpediem.HetellsthestudentsthattheymaycallhimOCaptain!MyCaptain!inreferencetoaWaltWhitmanpoem,iftheyfeeldaring.Inanotherclass,KeatinghasNeilreadtheintroductiontotheirpoetrytextbook,prescribingamathematicalformula（公式）torate（评价）thequalityofpoetrywhichKeatingfindsridiculous,andheinstructshispupilstorip（撕）theintroductionoutoftheirbooks,totheamazementofoneofhiscolleagues.Laterhehasthestudentsstandonhisdeskinordertolookattheworldinadifferentway.TheboysdiscoverthatKeatingwasaformerstudentatWeltonanddecidetosecretlyrevive（使恢复）theschoolliteraryclub,theDeadPoetsSociety,towhichKeatinghadbelonged,meetinginacaveofftheschoolgrounds.Duetoself-consciousness,ToddfailstocompleteawritingassignmentandKeatingtakeshimthroughanexerciseinself-expression,realizingthepotentialhepossesses.Charliepublishesanunauthorized（未经批准的）articleintheschoolnewspaper,assertingthatgirlsshouldbeadmittedtoWelton.Attheresultingschoolinquiry,heoffersaphonecallfromGodinsupport,incurringtheheadmaster'swrath.AfterbeinglecturedbyHeadmasterNolanabouthisteachingmethods,Keatingtellstheboystobewise,notstupidaboutprotestingagainstthesystem.KnoxmeetsandfallsinlovewithagirlnamedChris,usinghisnew-foundloveofpoetrytowoo（求爱）her.Hepresentsoneofthesepoemsinclass,andisapplaudedbyKeatingforwritingaheartfeltpoemonlove.KnoxtravelstoChris'publicschoolandreciteshispoemtoher,laterconvincinghertogotoaplaywithhim.Neilwantstobeanactorbutknowshisfatherwilldisapprove.Withouthisfather‘sknowledge,heauditions（试演）fortheroleofPuck（小精灵）inaproductionofAMidsummerNight’sDream.HisfatherfindsoutandordersNeiltowithdraw（放弃，退出）.NeilasksKeatingforadviceandisadvisedtotalktohisfatherandmakehimunderstandhowhefeels,butNeilcannotmuster（激起）thecouragetodoso.Insteadhegoesagainsthisfather‘swishes.Hisfathershowsupattheendoftheplay,furious（暴怒的）.HetakesNeilhomeandtellshimthatheintendstoenrollhiminamilitaryschooltopreparehimforHarvardUniversityandacareerinmedicine.Unabletocopewiththefuturethatawaitshimor