现代大学英语精读第二版book2unit8

TheManinAsbestosStephenLeacockReinforcementTextAnalysisTheManinAsbestosBackgroundWarmingupUnit8Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesTheManinAsbestosUnit8WarmingupWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWhatdoyouthinkhumanlifewillbelikein400or500years?(Intermsoflifeexpectancy,clothing,food,housing,communication,education,entertainment…)Check-onPreview•True(T)/False(F)statementsonthetext.1.Ifellintodeepsleepbytakingaspecialpill.2.IfoundmyselfinamuseumonBroadway.3.Themaninasbestos(MIA)lookedsurprisedwhenIstartedaskinghimquestions.4.TherewerenomachinesanymoreinMIA’sworld.5.Climatedidn’tchangeanymoreinMIA’sworld.6.PeoplecouldstillgetkilledintrafficaccidentsinMIA’sworld.7.EducationwasnolongernecessaryinMIA’sworld.8.AllwomenhadchangedintomeninMIA’sworld.9.IwasangryatthestateofthingsinMIA’sworld.10.MIAsentbacktomyhotelintheend.WarmingupFTFFTTFFTFObjectives1.Expandyourvocabulary2.ExpandyourknowledgeofEnglishgrammar3.Understandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthestory4.Understandsciencefictionasaliterarygenre5.Learntoappreciateandcriticizeatextintheframeworkofthetimewhenitwaswritten6.SolveyourownquestionsaboutthestoryWarmingupBackgroundGenreAuthorTheManinAsbestosUnit8BackgroundAuthorStephenLeacock1869-1944borninEnglandin1869.emigratedtoCanadain1876withhisfamily.studiedmodernandclassicallanguagesandearnedhisbachelor’sdegreeintheUniversityofTorontoin1891.taughthighschoolbutdidnotquitelikethejob.startedgraduatestudiesattheuniversityofChicagoin1899.receivedadoctorateinpoliticalscienceandpoliticaleconomy,in1903andwentbacktoCanadatoteachattheMcGillUniversity.diedin1944inCanada.publishedover40books,morethanhalfofwhichwereonseriouspoliticalmattersbuthavemostlybeenforgotten.knownasthebesthumoristintheEnglish-speakingworldintheearly20thcenturyforhisworksofhumorBackgroundLeacockwasasocialconservative.Heopposedgivingwomentherighttovote,dislikednon-Anglo-Saxonimmigrationandsupportedtheintroductionofsocialwelfarelegislation.HewasastaunchchampionoftheBritishEmpireandwentonlecturetourstofurtherthecause.Thestoryinthetextwasoriginallyentitled“TheManinAsbestos—AnAllegoryoftheFuture”andwasfirstpublishedinacollectionofshortstoriesentitledNonsenseNovelsin1911.AuthorBackgroundGenreAShortSci-fiStorySciencefiction:1)books,filmsorcartoonsaboutanimaginedfuture,especiallyaboutspacetravelorotherplanets()2)abbreviationSForsci-fi,aformoffictionthatdealsprincipallywiththeimpactofactualorimaginedscienceuponsocietyorindividuals.Thetermsciencefictionwaspopularized,ifnotinvented,inthe1920sbyoneofthegenre’sprincipaladvocates,theAmericanpublisherHugoGernsback.TheHugoAwards,givenannuallysince1953bytheWorldScienceFictionSociety,arenamedafterhim.TheseachievementawardsaregiventothetopSFwriters,editors,illustrators,films,and“fanzines.”()3)agenreoffictiondealingwithimaginarybutmoreorlessplausible(oratleastnon-supernatural)contentsuchasfuturesettings,futuristicscienceandtechnology,spacetravel,aliens,andparanormalabilities.Exploringtheconsequencesofscientificinnovationsisonepurposeofsciencefiction,makingitaliteratureofideas.()BackgroundGenreGreatestauthorsofsciencefiction:MaryShelley(1797-1851):Frankenstein:or,TheModernPrometheus(1818)JulesVerne(1828-1905):TwentyThousandLeaugesUndertheSea(1870),AjourneytotheCenteroftheEarth(1864),AroundtheWorldinEightyDays(1873)H.G.Wells(1866-1946):TheTimeMachine(1895),TheInvisibleMan(1897)RobertA.Heinlein(1907-1988):theFutureHistoryseriesArthurC.Clarke(1917-2008):2001:ASpaceOdyssey(1968)IsaacAsimov(1920-1992):TheFoundationseriesBackgroundGenreAShortStoryPlot:Aman’svisittothefutureinsleepahotelroomSetting:BroadwayinthedreamedfutureMaincharacters:“I”–themanvisitingthefutureinadream,andthemaninasbestoslivinginthedreamedfutureTheme:whatdoyouthink?DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeUnit8TextAnalysisTheManinAsbestosTextAnalysisTheme•The“perfect”futureoranightmare•Utopianideasanddisasters•HumanitylostintheprogressofhumansocietyTextAnalysisStructureIPara.1-6SleepingintothedistantfutureIIPara.7-78ExperiencingthedistantfutureIIIPara.79-81Wakingupfromthedistantfuture7-28Astonished29-55Thrilled56-66Doubtful67-78Angry1234TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseTobeginwith,letmeadmitthatIdiditpartlyfromjealousy.（para.1)becauseof,outof“From”issometimesusedtoindicatereason.E.g.Thedogdiedfromthewoundonitsleg.Thegirlsuffersfromhomesickness.(here)usedtogivethefirstimportantreasonforsth.Or:atthestartofaprocess,eventorsituation.E.g.Thereweresixofustobeginwith,butthentwopeopleleft.Paraphrasing:ItistruethatthefirstimportantreasonformetovisitthedistantfutureinsleepisthatIasawriteramjealousofotherwritersthatcandoit.toagreethatsth.istrue,esp.unwillingApparentlyjealousyisnotathingonewouldbeproudof.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseItseemedunfairthatotherwritersshouldbeableatwilltodropintoasleepoffourorfivehundredyears,andtoplungeheadfirstintoadistantfutureandbeawitnessofitsmarvels.(para.2)athingorpersonthatisverysurprisingorcausesalotofadmirationThisindic