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After
Twenty
Years
BY O·HENRY
Reading for Writing
B1U4 Friends Forever
Developing ideas
ordinary / d( )nri/ adj.普通的，平常的 58
*scar /ska:/n.傷疤 58
*dine/da n/v.進餐 59
*chum /t m/n.好朋友 59
*chap /t p/ n.小伙子，家伙 59
*fortune / f t ( )n/n. 大筆的錢，巨款 59
make one's fortune發財 59
drag /dr g/v.拖，拉 59
ought to 應該，應當 60
* destiny / dest ni/ n.命運，天命 60
correspond /k r 'sp nd/v.通信 60
* proposition / pr p z ( )n/ n.事業，生意60
* hustle / h s( )l/v.拼命干，努力干 60
* staunch /st nt / adj.堅定的，忠實可靠的60
partner/ pɑ tn /n.伙伴，搭檔 60
turn up (意外地或終于)出現 60
* excerpt /ek s pt/n.摘錄，節錄 60
Words and expressions
appointed / p nt d/ adj.約定的，指定的 61
strike /stra k/ v.劃(火柴) 61
* cigar /s ɡɑ /n.雪茄煙 61
plain /ple n/ adj.簡單的，樸素的 61
scene /si n/n.場景 61
bitterly / b t li/adv.痛苦地，憤恨地 62
ashamed / e md/ adj.感到不好意思的，難為情的 62
unfold / n f ld/ v.(卷著的東西)展開，打開
62
location /l ke ( )n/n.地點，位置 63
surroundings /s ra nd z/n.周圍的事物，環境 63
personality / p s n l ti/ n.個性，性格 63
atmosphere / tm sf /n.氣氛，氛圍，環境 63
Do you know who he is
Have you read any stories of him
O. Henry 歐亨利
O.Henry
1. O. Henry is his _______ name.
2. He is a world famous American _________
writer.
3.He often focused on __________ of ordinary people in New york city at that time.
3. His stories are best known for __________
endings.
pen
short story
surprise
everyday life
Let’s read the excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry, and get a deeper understanding of his works and the surprise endings to his stories.
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Watch the video and answer the questions.
1
Who is the man waiting for
2
When did they make the promise to meet again
His friend.
Twenty years ago.
Task 1宏觀建構·把握文脈
1.Skim the text and fill in the blanks.
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Task 2微觀探究·細節理解
Ⅰ.Read Para.1 carefully and do the following exercises.
1.Why did the man go to the West
A.To travel in the West.
B.To find his friend.
C.To let Jimmy leave New York.
D.To earn a lot of money.
答案:D
2.What promise did they make before they parted
__________________________________________________________
They promised to meet again at the same place after twenty years.
Ⅱ.Read Paras.2、3 carefully and do the following exercises.
1.What happened after one or two years
They couldn’t ________________each other.
2.What can we learn from the sentences “But I know Jimmy will meet me here...and
it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”
A.The trust in friendship.
B.Jimmy was loyal to his friend.
C.The man kept his promise.
D.All of the above.
get in touch with
答案:D
Twenty years ago
The next morning
After a year or two
After twenty years tonight
time
I _____ here with Jimmy, my _______
I was to start the West to ______
____
I came _______________ to stand in this door, and it’s worth it if my old partner ________
dined
best chum
make a
fortune
a thousand miles
turns up
We__________
each other
lost
track of
During the twenty years
I__________ around over it__________
kept hustling
pretty lively
Read for the man’s story
Ⅲ.Read the whole text again and do the following exercises.
1.What do you think of the man with a scar on his face
Personality traits Clues from the passage
(1)____________ “...I was to start for the West to make my fortune.”
(2)__________ “...the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively.”
Sincere, (3)______, determined “I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”
Adventurous
Ambitious
loyal
2.What do you think of Jimmy
Personality traits Clues from the passage
Friendly, kind, true to friend “...my best chum, and the finest chap in the world.”
Cautious; not adventurous (1)_______________________________________________
______________________________________
Loyal, staunch堅定的, (2)________ “...for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.”
“You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York;
he thought it was the only place on earth.”
devoted，trustworthy,
sincere，reliable
Guess a possible ending, using the following questions to help you.
1. Would Jimmy come and what is Jimmy doing now？
2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years
3. What might happen between the policeman and the man
Further thinking
In my opinion, Jimmy ...(came or not What happened to him in
the twenty years ). The man...(what happened to him ). When they
met, ...(what would they say/do ) /...(or other opinions)
約定的
劃火柴
便衣警察
A note from O. Henry’s ending
通緝
O. Henry’s ending :Jimmy was the___________ ,and he ______ as they promised but he performed his duty and let another policeman ______ Bob.
policeman
came
catch
catch/ arrest
_________
______
_______
_________________
unexpected(出乎意料) but reasonable(合情合理)
Read and Guess: What’s their true identity(身份)
Chekhov’s
GUN
“契科夫之槍”
如果一把槍在第一幕中出現，那它后面一定要響，否則作者就不會專門對其描述。
Bob
Jimmy
After Twenty years
Best friends
Criminal
Policeman
loyal to friendship
devoted to duty
have his friend arrested
Surprise Ending
justice
Friendship
Further thinking
Do you think Jimmy did the right thing
Why or why not
justice
Friendship
Make true friends and treat your friendship in the right way.
Think and share
Yes, I think so. Because...
/No, I don’t think so. Because...
Do you think Jimmy did the right thing
Why couldn’t Jimmy arrest Bob by himself
Yes. Because Jimmy was a policeman, whose duty was arrest bad guys to protect the safety of the whole society. However, Bob was his best friend after all(畢竟), so he didn’t arrest Bob by himself to avoid embarrassment(尷尬) and leave Bob his last dignity(尊嚴).
Practice： Write an ending to a story
Twenty years went by in the blink of an eye. Stepping out of the jail(監獄) into the cold wind, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless.__________
What did he do how did he feel
Who gave Bob the note how did he feel when he saw the person
最后一句要出現note,銜接第二段首句。
Doubtfully, Bob unfolded the note from the young man._________
What did the note say
What did Bob do and feel after reading the note
最后結束故事，解決矛盾，升華主題。
Come up with your own ending to Jimmy and Bob's story, twenty years after Bob was arrested.
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1. What type of ending will it be
2. Do you want to introduce other characters
in the ending If so, who are they
3. Where will the ending take place
4. What has happened to Bob and Jimmy over
the past twenty years
5. How will the story end
Answer the questions to help you.
7
Read Bob's story after he was released from jail and answer the questions.
1. How did Bob feel when he finally got out of jail
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Bob felt lost and helpless.
2. What kind of ending is this More than
one description may be suitable
A happing ending.
A sad ending.
A surprise ending.
An open ending.
3. Do you like this ending
Give your reasons.
5
Yes. It's both reasonable and surprising. It accords with the characteristics of the author's novel.
Read the ending in Activity 5 again.
Find the expressions that describe:
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settings
characters
actions
out of jail, cold wind, cold,
dark night
now 58, lost and helpless,
a young man, a familiar-looking man in his thirties, doubtfully
stepping out of, smiled bitterly, heard, turned around, was surprised to find, replied, unfolded, shaking, finished reading, shouted in surprise, smiled
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