高级英语教案张汉熙版第一册第六单元

null Lesson 6 Lesson 6Blackmail Arthur HaileyBackground InformationBackground InformationTitle of the novel Hotel Arthur Hailey born and educated in Britain. 1939, RAF, emigrated to Canada 1949. Famous novels: Hotel, Airport, The moneychanger. nullnullSetting:Setting:The story happened in a hotel named St. Gregory in New Orleans, Louisiana which is in the south of US.Main character of the novel:Main character of the novel:McDermott: assistant general manager of the hotelCharacters of the novel:Characters of the novel:Ogilvie: chief house detective the Duke of Croydon: newly appointed British ambassador to the United States the Duchess of Croydon: wife of the Duke a prostitute called lady friend by OgilviePlot:Plot:Gregory was now at the brink of bankruptcy, but Peter McDermott, the assistant general manager, is trying every means he could to save it. Several events happened during the week with the present text as part of it.Plot:Plot:The Duke of Croydon was an internationally famous statesman and the newly appointed British ambassador to Washington. They occupied the best suite of the hotel--- the Presidential Suite.Plot:Plot:Monday evening, the Duke went to the gambling house. Later, his wife pursued and found him. On their way back, the car Jaguar knocked down a woman and her child. Both killed.Plot:Plot:Then we have the present text. ... ... Type of writingType of writingThis kind of novels are called thrillers.Generally defining, a thriller is a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure or suspense.Type of writingType of writingOthers can be called cop-criminal novels, detective novels. The main purpose is for entertainment, amusement. Type of writingType of writingVery often this kind of novels contain a lot of action, usu. suspension, not very much deep thought, without moral intention, not considered classic.Type of writingType of writingThe basic technique is to make the whole story of crime into sth. like a jigsaw puzzle. You can not see the outcome until the final part is put in.Detailed study Detailed study 1. blackmail: the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or groupDetailed studyDetailed studyCroydon: The name of a manor supposed to belong the Duke Duke / Duchess marquis(marquess)/ marchioness count / countess viscount / viscountess baron / baronessDetailed studyDetailed study2. suite: a set or rooms. A suite in a hotel is usually expensive. The suite the Croydons are staying in is St. Gregory Hotel's largest and most elaborate, called the Presidential Suite. Detailed studyDetailed study3. cryptic: hidden, secret, mysterious 4. excessively frayed excessive: derog. too much, too great, too large Excessive rainfall washes out valuable minerals from the soil.Detailed studyDetailed studyIf you sell the article at that price, the profit will be excessive. excessive profit Detailed studyDetailed studyfray: a. to cause rope, cloth etc. to become thin or worn by rubbing, so that loose threads develop frayed button holes His shirt is frayed at the neck / elbows.Detailed studyDetailed studyb. to cause a person's temper, nerves, etc. to become worn out His nerves were frayed by the noises in the street. Detailed studyDetailed study5. eventually: in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or argument. All men will eventually die.Detailed studyDetailed study6. dispatch: (fml.) to send away / off with promptness for a particular reason or in order to carry out a particular task The cruiser despatched boats to rescue the survivors.Detailed studyDetailed study7. errand: a short journey made to get sth. or to carry a message I have no time to run errands for you! I've got a few errands to do in town.Detailed studyDetailed study8. terrier: any of several types of small active dogs, originally used for hunting (for pictures, see Longman) *image – 1* 狗图 Detailed studyDetailed studywolfdog 狼狗, hound 猎狗, Pekinese 京吧, pug-dog 狮子狗, bull dog 牛头犬 etc. Detailed studyDetailed study9. tension: (Here) anxiety, nervousness, worry The doctor said that tension made her ill. an untrusting or possibly dangerous relationship International tension should be reduced when this agreement is signed. Detailed study Detailed study10. accompany: to go or come together with Lightning usually accompanies thunder. I'll be very glad to accompany you to the church.Detailed studyDetailed study11. pointedly: directly, in a noticeable and often unfriendly way, 12. offensive: causing unpleasant or hurting feelings to have an offensive manner / languageDetailed studyDetailed studyoffensive: (n) attack spring offensive, counter offensive offend: to hurt the feelings of His words offended me. Detailed studyDetailed study13. piggy eyes: small eyes lost in the mess of flesh. piggy: dirty, greedy You are a pig (dirty, greedy, ill-mannered) I've made a pig of myself.Detailed studyDetailed study14. sardonically: disdainfully, showing a feeling of being too good or important to consider a matter or person seriously, scornfully, cynicallyDetailed studyDetailed study15. gross: unpleasantly fat, vulgar, not refined gross weight / net weight 16. jowl: the lower part of the side of the face, esp. loose skin and flesh near the lower jaw.Detailed studyDetailed study17. gaze: steady fixed look 18. appoint: to provide with complete and elegant furnishings or equipment well / badly / luxuriously appointed roomDetailed studyDetailed study19. encompass: to surround on all sides, to form a circle about, enclose The enemy encompassed the city. cf: compass: an instrument for showing direction a pair of compassesDetailed studyDetailed study20. set-up: the arrangement of furniture 21. flip: to send sth. spinning, often into the air by striking with a light quick blow.Detailed studyDetailed study22. butt: large thick or bottom end of sth. (slang) the part of the body on which a person sits. 23. décor: the decorative furnishing and arranging of a room, house or stageDetailed studyDetailed study24. appreciative: showing admiration, pleasant, understanding an appreciative audience appreciate: v. I’d appreciate it if you would turn the radio down.Detailed studyDetailed study25. chuckle: laugh inwardly or quietly, quiet laugh with close mouth 26. incongruous falsetto voice: incongruous: not harmonious, absurd, inappropriateDetailed studyDetailed studyRed and green are generally considered in incongruous colours. a modern building that looks incongruous in that old fashioned village falsetto: unnaturally high voice by a man, esp. in singingDetailed studyDetailed study27. emission: the act of sending out heat, light, smell, sound, etc. the emission of light from the sun, of heat from a fire 28. apparently: easily seen or understo（）od, obviouslyDetailed studyDetailed study29. disgusting: strong feeling of dislike caused by an unpleasant sight, sound or smell, or by bad behaviour, highly distasteful What a disgusting smell / behaviour.Detailed studyDetailed study30. ridiculous: silly, absurd 31. blandness: gentle or polite in manner or talkDetailed studyDetailed study32. adversary: a person or group to whom one is opposed, opponent or enemy.This word implies active hostility Do as adversaries do, strike mightily, but eat and drink as friends. cf: rival: a person with whom one competes a rival in loveDetailed studyDetailed study33. your high-an-mightiness: (here) used for ridicule, mockery Your Grace（大人）: to duke, duchess, archbishop Your Mightiness (大人): to marquis, count,viscount, baron, baroness: Detailed studyDetailed studyYour Highness （殿下）: to prince, princess Your honour （阁下）: to judge Your Majesty （陛下）: to emperor, empress, king, queen: Detailed studyDetailed studyYour Excellency（阁下）: to governor, ambassador, archbishop, premier When directly addressing sb., use His or Her…Detailed studyDetailed study34. high-tail: (colloq.) run away in a hurry 35. throw the book If you throw the book at sb., you accuse them of every offence that is possible in a particular situation, or give them the greatest punishment that you are allowed to.Detailed studyDetailed study36. fancy: higher than the usu. reasonable price, not ordinary, fine fancy cake / fruit / skating / birdsDetailed studyDetailed study37. inbred: natural, possessed by a person from birth inbred good manners breed: to breed cows China artificially breeds 10 pandas in 2002.Detailed studyDetailed study38. arrogance: pride and self-importance shown in a way that is rude and disrespectful to others. I dislike him for his arrogance. The boss's son is arrogant to all the employees.Detailed studyDetailed study39. spring: to jump, bound, bounce 40. wrath: (lit.) great anger, indignation, outrageousDetailed studyDetailed study41. wither: to cause sth. to become dry, faded, or dead The hot sun withered all the plants. Her scornful look withered her opponent. Flowers withered in the cold. Time can not wither her beauty.Detailed studyDetailed study42. unspeakable: that can not be described in words, inexpressibly bad, evil blackguard: villain, a wicked un-honourable person 43. flicker: to move backwards and forwards unsteadily, Here: hesitateDetailed studyDetailed study44. interject: to make a sudden remark between others Interject carries extremely strong implication of abrupt or forced introduction. Interrupt means to cut or break the flow of sth. continuous such as the speech of othersDetailed studyDetailed study45. It's no go. What you are trying to do wouldn't work. A GO is an attempt at doing sth. I always wanted to have a go at football. It took us two goes to make the colour right. Detailed studyDetailed studyaccuse: to charge sb. with doing wrong or breaking the law accuse sb. of sth. The police accused him of murder. I don't think anyone can accuse me of not being frank. Several of the accused were found guilty / not guilty / innocent. Detailed studyDetailed studyCf: blame: consider sb. responsible for sth. bad I don’t blame you for being too cautious. He blamed his failure on his teacher. Don't blame our defeat on the weather.Detailed studyDetailed studybe to blame: be guilty of I must say that I am very much to blame for the failure. I regard myself as very much to blame. I don't blame you. I blame myself.Detailed studyDetailed studyblame, n.: responsibility for sth. bad. Your are clear of all blame. The accountant accepted the blame for the miscalculation.Detailed studyDetailed study46. wearily: very tired, unable to suffer any more, unwilling to continue，exhausted47. conceal: hide47. conceal: hideconceal:If you conceal sth., you hide it or cover it carefully. Conceal and hide are exchangeable. While hide is a general term, conceal suggests intuition to hide, to refuse to let others know.Detailed studyDetailed studyThe snow hides all the ground. The robber concealed the weapon under his coat. You can't conceal the truth. to conceal one's displeasure Detailed studyDetailed study50. wrinkle: to cause to from into lines, folds 51. Lindy’s Place: a casino, a gambling house.Detailed studyDetailed study52. fussy: nervous about small matters, too much concerned about details She is very fussy about her personal appearance. “Would you like black tea or green?” “I am not fussy.” Detailed study Detailed study fuss: (It's uncountable, but often goes together with 'a') unnecessary nervousness or excitement There is no need for fuss. Whoever the star goes out with, there is sure to be a fuss about their relationship.Detailed studyDetailed studyDon't make so much (a) fuss. Don't fuss. Stop fussing! He is impatient of bureaucratic fuss.Detailed studyDetailed study53. smug: showing too much satisfaction with one's qualities, position, etc. He looks smug about knowing the answer. I don’t like that smug little man.Detailed studyDetailed study54.swinging: lively & up-to-date, gay and full of life, fashionably free & modern, esp, on sex lifeDetailed studyDetailed study55. oblige: to do sth. for sb. as a favour Please oblige me by closing the door Could you oblige me with a match / stamp / cigarette...Detailed studyDetailed study56. What gives: (sl) What is going on? 57. out of the way: improper, wrong, unusualDetailed studyDetailed study58. tuck away: put or push into a convenient position, to put into a convenient narrow space for protection, safety, etc. tuck your shirt inside the trousers have the bottles of wine tucked away under the bed. Detailed studyDetailed study59. cluck: to make a clicking sound with the tongue, to express interest or concern 60. reproving: blaming, accusing to reprove: to scold or correct usu. gently or with kindly intent, to express disapprovalDetailed studyDetailed study61. mess: the state of disorder or untidiness 62. lickered up = liquored up, to have drunk alcoholic liquor excessively, to be drunk Detailed studyDetailed studycf: beverage: (fml) liquid for drinking, esp. one that is not water, medicine or alcohol liquor: strong alcoholic drink, such as whisky, Maotai,...Detailed studyDetailed studychaser: mild drink, taken after hard liquor, such as beer wine: alcoholic drink made from fruit, esp. Grape soft drink: non-alcoholic drink, such as soda pop, coca colaDetailed studyDetailed study63. I reckon you were lickered up, but good… reckon: (infml) guess, suppose, calculate without counting exactly I guess that you were not only intoxicated, but you were dead drunk.Detailed studyDetailed studyHere GOOD is used as an intensive a good 200 pounds / a good long timeDetailed studyDetailed study64. caution: to warn against possible danger, to warn sth. bad already done The weather-broadcaster cautioned us about the icy roads. He was cautioned to speak as a little as possible. Detailed studyDetailed study65. basement: the part (rooms) of a house which is below the street level 66. lobby: a passage inside the building which leads from the entranceDetailed studyDetailed study67. hunch: intuitive guess or feeling, suspect, strong intuitive feeling concerning a future event or result 68. pillar: general term for tall upright usu. round post made usu. of stone Detailed studyDetailed studyjockey: people who park their cars there people who pass by Dj: disc jockey 69. concede: reluctantly accept sth. as true, it usu. suggests the strength of the opponent's argument.Detailed studyDetailed studyCf: You admit unwillingly that your opponent is right, what he says is true. to concede a point in an argument Detailed studyDetailed studyto concede a game, contest, argument means to end it by admitting that you can no longer win I conceded that an error had been made. "Maybe there is some truth in it," he conceded. Detailed studyDetailed studyadmit: It stresses reluctance to grant or concede and refers rather to facts than to their implications to admit a charge only means to admit the fact but not the view-point which the charge implies to admit his crime / one's fault / one' error Detailed studyDetailed studyconfess: say or admit, often formally (that one has done wrong, committed a crime, etc.) The prisoner refused to confess (his crime). I must confess I did not expect a speech about oyster here. Detailed studyDetailed study69. scout: to observe, examine, or survey in order to obtain information (such as the movement of the enemy) Boy / Girl Scouts Detailed studyDetailed study70. trim: material used for ornament to decorate sth. with ribbons, laces, or ornaments 71. bust: to smash, break as with force I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it.Detailed studyDetailed study72. take on a musing note: take on: begin to have an appearance These insects can take on the colour of their surroundings. Her eyes took on a hurting expression. Detailed studyDetailed studymuse: to think deeply, forgetting the world around took on a musing note: His words sounds as if he was in deep thought.Detailed studyDetailed study73. poise: good judgement and self-control in one's action, combined with a quiet belief in one's abilities The gymnast poised on the balance beam. She has perfect poise of mind & body, never seems embarrassed. Detailed studyDetailed study74. get around to: find the necessary time to I haven't been able to get around to reading your essay. I'll read it tonight. After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter.Detailed studyDetailed study75. twig: (Br. sl.) (sl of thieves) notice, understand the meaning of, understand 76. discreet: careful, having good judgement in conduct, prudent, This word stresses the power of controlDetailed studyDetailed study77. may (might, could) as well: with equivalent or comparable effect, with the same result You may just as well wait upstairs. You might as well stay with us here. You might as well talk to her in person.Detailed studyDetailed study78. holler: (colloq.) cry, shout, call You could hear grandma hollering Ned from the upstairs window.Detailed studyDetailed study79. seemingly: according to what appears, usu. opposed to what actually is so a seemingly good luck / a seemingly nice person He is seemingly very intelligent, but in fact he isn't.Detailed studyDetailed study80. casual: not serious, careless a casual manner / remark / glance / handshake An attractive woman always get seemingly casual glances on the street.Detailed studyDetailed study81. eventuality: possible esp. unpleasant or surprising event, result or outcome, possibility He is ready for any eventuality. Detailed studyDetailed study82. trace: to find out the origins of sth., to find out how sth. first began 83. slim: poor, slight, not considerableDetailed studyDetailed study84. incriminating: showing or proving the involvement of a crime 85. oafish: oaf: stupid, ungraceful person, esp. Male Why did she marry that great oaf? Detailed studyDetailed study86. roadblock: a bar or other objects used for closing a road to stop traffic fall victim: victim He soon fell victim to her charms.  He fell a victim to his own greed. Our people will never fall victims to fascism.Detailed studyDetailed study87. hazardous: of an activity which contains risk or danger from sth. beyond control. This word contains strong implication of dependence on chance while RISKY implies voluntarily taking danger.Detailed studyDetailed studyhazard n.,v.: danger; risk Smoking is a serious health hazard. Wet roads are a hazard to drivers. Detailed studyDetailed studycf: risk n., possibility of meeting danger or suffering harm, loss, etc Is there any risk of the bomb exploding? You shouldn't underestimate the risks of the enterprise. Persons swimming beyond this point do so at their own risk. Detailed studyDetailed studyThe whole future of the company is at risk. risk one's health, fortune, neck (i.e. life) risk failure risky adj (-ier, -iest) Detailed studyDetailed studyjeopardy: n (idm) in jeopardy: in danger of harm, loss or destruction A fall in demand for oil tankers has put/placed thousands of jobs in the shipbuilding industry in jeopardy.Detailed studyDetailed studyDanger, jeopardy, hazard, risk mean either the state or fact of being threatened with loss of life or property or with serious injury to one’s health or moral integrity or the cause or source of such a threat.Detailed studyDetailed studyDanger is the general term and implies contingent evil in prospect but not necessarily inescapable.Detailed studyDetailed studyJeopardy implies exposure to extreme or dangerous chances. The term is much used in law in reference to persons accused or serious offenses, being tried in court, and therefore exposed to the danger of conviction and punishment.Detailed studyDetailed studyHazard implies danger from something fortuitous or beyond one’s control, it is not so strong a term as Jeopardy. Risk, more frequently than hazard implies a voluntary taking of doubtful or adverse chances. Detailed studyDetailed study88. complication: complicated situation Sth. complicated is s