現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)4詳細(xì)教案

LessonOne:ThinkingasaHobbybywilliamGolding

Part1.Warm-upactivity

I.PictureDescription

Pleasedescribethefollowingpicturesindetailanddepicttheirsymbolicmeaninginyourown

vords.Compareyouranswerwiththatoftheauthor,andtrytofindtheirsymbolicmeaningi

ntheboy's(theauthor)eyes.

II.QuotationsonThinking

Intelligenceissomethingwearebornwith.Thinkingisaskillthatmustbelearne

d.”

一EdwarddeBono愛(ài)德華?德?波諾(fatherofcreativethinking)

“Mostpeoplecan,tthink,mostoftheremainderwon'tthink,andthesmallfractionwhod

othinkmostlycan'tdoitverywell.”

一RobertHeinlein羅伯特?海因萊因(fatherofmodernAmericansci-

fi)

“Ithink,thereforeIam.”—Ren6Descartes笛卡兒

6Thinkingiswhatagreatmanypeoplethinktheyaredoingwhentheyaremerelyre&rranging

theirprejudices.n

-WilliamJames(Americanpsychologist)

“Icannotteachanybodyanything,Icanonlymakethemthink.M-So

crates

“Wethinktoosmall.Likethefrogatthebottomofthewell.Hethinkstheskyisonly

asbigasthetopofthewell.Ifhesurfaced,hewouldhaveanentirelydifferentview.M

―MaoZedong

Nurtureyourmindwithgreatthoughts.”

—BenjaminDisraeli本杰明?迪斯雷利(BritishPremierinthe19thcentury)

6Whatisthehardesttaskintheworld?Tothink..n—RalphWaldoEmerson

III.WhatIsYourStory?

Haveyougotananecdoteortruestoryliketheauthor'saboutyourschoollife?Pleasei

nterviewyourpartnerabouthis/herstoryandbereadytoreporttotheclass.

Part11.Backgroundinformation

I.Author

SirWilliamGeraldGolding(September19,1911—June19,1993)wasanEnglishnovelist,

pnpfand19RRNohp1Ianrpafpini/itpraturp：

TheNobelFoundationcited:"hisnovelswhich,withtheperspicuityofrealisticnarrativea

rtandthediversityanduniversalityofmyth,illuminatethehumanconditionintheworldof

today”.

WilliamGolding,smainworks

*Poems(1934)

*LordoftheFlies(1954)

*TheInheritors(1955)

*PincherMartin(1956)

*FreeFall(1959)

*TheSpire(1964)

*DarknessVisible(1979)

*TheTrilogyRitesofPassage(1980,BookerPrize)

*CloseQuarters(1987)

*FireDownBelow(1989),republishedunderthegeneraltitleToTheEndsoftheEarth

IZ.Rodin'sThinker

Restingonthehorizontalpanelabovethedoors,TheThinkerbecamethefocalpointof

TheGatesofHellandsubsequentlyperhapsthemostwell-knownsculptureofalltime.Th

eathletic-lookingfigure,inspiredbythesculptureofMichelangelo,depictsananinsob

ermeditation,yetwhosenusclesstrainwitheffort-possiblytoevokeapowerfulinternal

struggle.RodininitiallyreferredtothefigureasDantebuteventuallywhatweknowas

TheThinkerevolvedintoamoresymbolicrepresentationofcreativity,intellect：andabov

eal1-thought.

ILLGoddessVenus

VenusofMilo

VenusdeMilo(about150—100BC)isconsideredbymanyarthistorianstobetheidealof

Hellenisticbeauty.Itwascarvedoutofmarbleandstandsapproximately205cm(6ftlOin)hi

gh.

AsRomanGoddessofLoveandBeauty,Venusisassociatedwithcultivatedfieldsandgarden

sandlateridentifiedbytheRomanswiththeGreekGoddessofLove,Aphrodite.

8majorplanetsinthesolarsystem：

Venus;Jupiter;Mercury;Mars;Saturn;Uranus;Neptune；Pluto

Part111.Vocabularystudy

1.acquaintance

n.a.(CN)apersonwhomoneknows

b.(UN)knowledgeorinformationaboutsomethingorsomeone

n.acquaintanceship

v.acquaint:tocometoknowpersonally;tomakefamiliar;toinform

Examples:

*Mrs.Bosomleyhasbecomemerelyanoddingacquaintance.點(diǎn)、頭之交

*FPWnfmyacqiiaint;inrps1ikpShpila.認(rèn)識(shí)的人

*TheguidehassomeacquaintancewithItalian.懂一點(diǎn)意大利語(yǔ)

*Hehasawideacquaintanceshipamongallsortsofpeople.交往甚廣

Examples:

*Letmeacquaintyouwithmyfamily.

*Youmustacquaintyourselfwithyournewduties.

*Pleaseacquaintuswithyourplans.

Expressions:

be(become,get)acquaintedwith:

*Iamalreadyacquaintedwiththefacts.

makesb.'sacquaintance(maketheacquaintanceofsb.):

*Sopleasedtohavemadeyouracquaintance.

2.anguish

v.(vi.)tofeelorsufferanguish

n.agonizingphysicalormentalpain;torment

a.anguishod

Synonyms:suffering,agony,distress,grief,heartache,heartbreak,misery,pain,sorrow,torm

ent,torture

Examples:

*anguishedcries

*Shewasinanguishoverherboyfriend,sbreakingupwithher.

3.bulge

v.tocurveoutward;toswellup;tostickout

n.a.aprotrudingpart;anoutwardcurveorswelling

b.asudden,usual1ytemporaryincreaseinnumberorquantity

Synonyms:protrude,project,stickout

c.g.Hispocketwasbulging\vithsweets.

Thebabyboomcreatedabu1geinschoolenrollment.生育頂峰造成學(xué)校入學(xué)人數(shù)的暴咪

protrude

v.topushorthrustoutward;tostickoutfromaplaceorasurface

e.g.protrudingeyes/teeth

Thepolicemansawagunprotrudingfromtheman*spocket.

Nailsprotrudedfromtheboardandhadtoberemovedforsafety.

Compare

Bulgesuggestsaswellingoutinanexcessiveorabnormalfashion;itmaybeusedwhentheimp

ressiontobegivenisthatthereisanimperfection,adefect,oracauseofstrainthatexpl

amstheswelling

e.g.thewallbulgedinthecenter

Aboveherbootsthecalvesbulgedsuddenlyout.

Bennett

Stickoutdoesnotimplyabnormalityasarulebutconstruction,formation,orpositionthat

permitsathingtoextendoutsideorbeyondtheflat1ineofasurface

Protrudeimpliesathrustingforthesp.inanunexpectedplace;itappliesesp.tosth.that

doesnotseemtobelongorthatsticksoutobviously

一MerriamWebster,sDictionaryofSynonyms

PleasefinishExerciseP215.4)

CultureNotes:

LostGeneration:LostGeneration,groupofexpatriateAmei'icanwritersresidingprimarilyin

Parisduringthe1920sand1930s.Thegroupneverformedacohesiveliterarymovement,butit

consistedofmanyinfluentialAmericanwriterslikeErnestHemingwayandScottFitzgerald.The

groupwasgivenitsnamebytheAmericanwriterGertrudeSteintorefertoexpatriateAmerica

nsbitterabouttheirWorldWarI(1914-1918)experiencesandisi1lusionedwithAmericansocie

ty.HemingwaylaterusedthephraseasanepigraphforhisnovelTheSunAlsoRises(1926).

Hemingway:Ai'arewolltoArms(1929)ForWhomtheBellTolls(1940)

TheOldManandtheSea(1952)“TheSnowsofKilimanjaro”(1938)

Fitzgerald:TheGreatGatsby(1925)TenderistheNight(1934)

BeatGeneration:BeatGeneration,groupofAmericanwritersofthe1950swhosowritingox

pressedprofounddissatisfactionwithcontemporaryAmericansocietyandendorsedanalternativ

esetofvalues.Thetermsometimesisusedtorefertothosewhoembracedtheideasofthese

writers.TheBeatGeneration'sbest-knownfigureswerewritersAllenGinsbergandJackKeroua

c.

Ginsberg:Howl(1956)Kerouac:OntheRoad(1957)

4.confer

a.togivesb.anaward,auniversitydegreeoraparticularhonororright

confersth.onsb.

b.(vi.)todiscusssth.withsb.esp.inordertoexchangeopinionsorgetadvice協(xié)商

conferwithsb.on/aboutsth.

Synonym:award

Examples:

Thegovernmentconferredamedalonthehero.

Diplomaswereconferredonmembersofgraduatingclass.

conferredanhonorarydegreeonher授予她榮譽(yù)學(xué)位

Examples:

*MartinRutherKingJr.wasawardedthepeaceNobe1Prizeof1964foradvocatingnonviolence

poliryinthpmovpmpntfnrcivilrights.

*Hewasawardedhisdamagesintheshipwreckbythecourt.

法院判定他獲得船只失事的損害賠償金。

5.contemplate

v.a.tolookatattentivelyandthoughtfully

b.toconsidercarefullyandallength;

c.tohaveinmindasanintentionorpossibility

Synonyms:consider,ponder,meditate,deliberate,broodover

Examples:

*Shestoodcontemplatingherfigureinthemirror.

*Theyoungsurgeoncontemplatedthedifficultoperationofkidneytransplant.

*SheiscontemplatingatriptoEurope,butshehasn'tplannedityet.

6.contempt

contemptible:deservingofcontempt;despicable卑劣的，可鄙的

ronlpmplnous,manifestingnrfPPIingr.nntpmpt：scornful鄙視的：看不起:鄙視的

Examples:

*Itwascontemptibleofhimtospeaklikethataboutarespectableteacher!

*Itwasacontemptibletricktotell1iesandplayonanoldfriend!

*HewascontemptuousofBritain'sarmy.

*SeeingIfailedtounderstand,hegavemeacontemptuouslook.

7.headya.

Trytotranslatethefollowingphrases:

headyliqueur醉人的烈酒intoxicating

theheadynewsoftriumph振奮人心的獲勝消息exciting

aheadyoutburstofanger猛一聲怒喝thrilling

aheadycurrent一股湍流swiftandviolent

headytactics機(jī)敏的戰(zhàn)術(shù)showingintelligenceandgoodjud

gnent

tooheadytoreasonwith太專(zhuān)橫而無(wú)法與之理論domineering;overbearing

8.impediment

n.a.afactoreventwhichmakesactiondifficultorimpossible

b.anorganicdefectpreventingcleararticulation

Examples:

*ThemainimpedimenttodevelopmentisthecountryJshugeforeigndebt.

*Hehasanimpedimentinspeech.他講話口吃。

V.impede

Synonyms:hinder,hamper,obstruct,block,dam,bar

9.in1pgralp

v.a.tomakeintoawholebybringingallpartstogether;tounify

b.tojoinwithsomethingelse;unite

disintegrate:tobecomereducedtocomponents,fragments,orparticles

Examples:

*Manysuggestionsareneededtointegratetheplan.

*Theteachersaretryingtointegrateallthechildrenintosociety.

*Theextractedcasewassoolditjustdisintegratedwhenaworkerpickeditup.

WordFormation

a.integrated綜合的，完整的

10.muscular

a.a.of,relatingto,orconsistingofmuscle

b.havingwell-developedmuscles

c.havingorsuggestinggreatpower;forcefulorvigorous

Examples:

amuscularbuild1副強(qiáng)壯的體格

muscularcontraction肌肉的收縮

muscularadvocacygroups有力的擁護(hù)團(tuán)體

Compare:

masculine男性的，男子氣概的，［語(yǔ)法］陽(yáng)性的-->fenimine

11.stampede

v.to(tocauseto)fleeinpanicortoactonmassimpulse

n.a.asuddenfrenziedorheadlongrushorflight

b.amassimpulsiveaction

Examples:

*Rumorsofashortagestampededpeopleintobuyingupfood.

*aherdofstampedingcattle

*astampedeofsupportforthecandidate紛紛支持那個(gè)候選人

WordBuilding

1.Prefix-hind-(hindquarters):locatedatorformingthebackorrear

Examples:

hindquartersn.后腿，臀部

hindlimb(hindlegs)n.(動(dòng)物或昆蟲(chóng)的)后肢，下肢

hindsightn.槍的表尺，后瞄準(zhǔn)器；后見(jiàn)之明，事后

聰明

hindmost.最后面的，最后部的

p.g.Tnowknnwwi1hhindsightthatTdidhimatorrihlpwrong.

我事后才明白我完全冤枉了他。

2.Suffix—ette(statuette):a.small;diminutive表示小的,小型的

b.female表示女性的

c.animitationorinferiorkindofcloth

表示仿造品或衣料質(zhì)地較差的

Examples:

a.kitchenette小房房novelette中或短篇

luncheonette小餐館launderette自動(dòng)洗衣店

b.usherette女引座員bachelorette未婚女子

c.leatherette人造革

3.Suffixfer(confer)：fromLatin:ferre=tocarry攜帶

Examples:

afferent傳入的

defer推遲，延期，聽(tīng)從，服從

proffer提供

efferent傳出的，輸出管

infer推斷

offer,differ,refer,suffer,transfer,prefer

4.Derivative-oratory->orate

oratev.tospeakinaformal,pompousmanner

orationn.aformalspeech,especiallyonegivenona

ceremonialoccasion;aspeechdeliveredinahigh-flow

orpompousmanner

oratorn.onewhodeliversanoration;aneloquentandskilled

publicspeaker

oratoryn.theartofpublicspeaking;eloquenceorskillinmaking

speechestothepublic;publicspeakingmarkedbythe

useofoverblownrhetoric

PartThree

TextAnalysis

1.Whatdoes"hobby"mean?

2.Whydoesauthorusethiswordinthetitle?

hobby:anactivityyoudoforpleasurewhenyouarenotworking

Ifthinkingisjustahobby,thenitspurposeisjusttohavefun,doyouthinkweth

inkonlybecausewewanttohavefun?

Hint:Thelastsentenceofthisessayis“Idroppedmyhobbyandturnedprofessional”.

Whatdoesitmean?Pleasediscusswithyourpartneraboutthetitle.

Theme:

Thinkingisnoljuslforpiulubsioiialthiiikurslikephilosophers.Ilissomulhingallcd

ucatedpeopleshouldenjoydoing,anditisconsideredoneofthemostpreciousqualities

inyoungscholarsforthehealthymentaldevelopment.However,mostpeopledonotha

vethisabilityorcouldnotthinkwell:accordingtotheauthor,ninetenthsofthepeople

aregrade-threethinkers,stilllessaregrade-twothinkers,nottomentiongrade-onethink

ers,theyarc“fbwandfarbetween”.

Whatkindofthinkerdoyouthinkyouare?Why?

Structure:

Part1(Para.1-24)about:Howthesubjectofthinkingwasfirstbroughtuptothe

authorandhisunderstandingofthenatureof“grade-threethinking”

Part2(Pa25-29)about:Theauthor'sanalysisofthenatureof^grade-twothinking”

Part3(Para.30—35)about:Theauthor'sunderstandingofthe“gradc-oncthinking^^and

hisdesireforit.

VenusLeopardRodin'sThinker

nakedwithnothingcrouching;nakednaked,muscular,whosat,

butabathtowel;noarms;lookingdown;hischinon

inanunfortunatepositionhisfistandelbowonhisknee

frozeninpanic,worryingreadytospringdownutterlymiserable;contemplate

aboutthetowelathetopdrawerfromthehindquartersofthe

thecupboardleopardinendlessgloom

busybeingbeautifulbusybeingnaturalnotmiserable,animageofpure

thought

Question:Whatdothethreestatuettessymbolize?Whateffectdotheboy'sdescripti

onshave?

A:Theyrepresentedthewholeoflife.Theleopardstoodforallanimalneedso

rdesires;VenusstoodforloveandtheThinkerstoodforthinkingasauniquelyhu

manfeature.

TextAnalysis

Ahumorousandsarcasticeffecthasbeenachievedbytheauthor'sdescriptiono

fthestatuettes,whichestablishedabackgroundtosupporthislateranalysisofthre

egradesofthinkingandsomehumannatures.

Question:Howdidtheauthordescribethefollowingfigurestodemonstratehisanalyses

ofdifferentgradesofthinking?

Headmaster:nothinghumaninhiseyes,nopossibilityofcommunication(notundersta

ndhisstudents)

Me,theboy:delinquent,notintegrated,misunderstandingthesymbolicmeaningofthe

statuettes,couldn'tthink

Mr.Houghton:ruinedbyalcohol,preachinghigh-morallifebutshowinghypocriticala

ndprejudicednature

Apiouslady:whohatedGermanwiththepropositionoflovingenemies

Ruth:foolishargument,illogicalandfledatlast

BritishPrimeMinister:calkingaboutthegreatbenefitconferringonIndiabyjailing

NehruandGandhi

Americanpoliticians:talkingaboutpeaceandrefusingtojointheLeagueofNations

Me,theauthor:noteasilystampede,detectcontradiction;turnedintoaprofessionalthin

ker?

Thesummaryofthecharacteristicsofthethreegradesofthinking

characteristicsexamples

Grade-threeIgnorance,hypocrisy,prejudice,Mr.Houghton,ninetensofp

eople

self-satisfied,contradictions

Grade-twoDetectingcontradictions;donotRuth,theauthor,(maybe)

stampedeeasily;lagbehind,asomeacquaintances

withdrawal,destroybutnotcreate

Grade-oneTofindoutwhatistruth,basedfewandfarbetween,

onalogicalmoralsystemonlyinbooks

FurtherQuestionsonAppreciation:

1.Whatdocstheauthormeanwhenhesay"...Idroppedmyhobbyandturnedprofess-i

onal”?

2.Whyistheauthormuchmoreconclusiveandinformativeaboutgrade-threeandgrade-

twothinkingthanaboutgrade-one?Whatdoyouthinkgrade-onethinkingis?Haveyo

ugotanyindicationfromtheessay?

3.GiveexamplesofGolding'swit.Doeshissenseofhumorandtheuseofsomewritin

gdeviceshelphimachievehispurposeinthisessay?Givesomeexamples.

II.DetailedstudyoftheText

Paragraph1-2:

Icametotheconclusionthattheewerethreegradesofthinking...

tocometoaconclusionmeanstoreach/arriveat/drawaconclusion

grade:anacceptedlevelorstandard

e.g.Thisgradeofwoolcanbesoldatafairlylowprice.

這種等級(jí)的羊毛可以以相當(dāng)?shù)偷膬r(jià)格賣(mài)出.

grammarschool:

InBritain,itreferstoaschoolforchildrenover11whoareacademicallybright.T

oday,therearefewgrammarschools.Mostsecondaryschoolsarecalled“comprehensive”

andtakeinallchildrenover11whatevertheirabilities.IntheUS,agrammarschoolu

sedtomeananelementaryschool,butitisnowconsideredold-fashioned,

study:aroomintendedorequippedforstudyingorwriting

e.g.Thedictionaryisinmystudy.那本詞典在我的書(shū)房里。

nothingbut:nothingexcept;only

e.g.Thedoctortoldherthatitwasnothingbutacold.

Hecaredfornothingbuthisnameandposition.

Hewasnothingbutacoward.

lest:(fml.andold-fashioned)conj.forfearthat唯恐，以免(seeNote2onP6)

Note:Thesubjunctivemoodisusedintheclauselestintroduces.

e.g.Becarefullestyoufallfromthattree.

Iwasafraidlesthemightcometoolate.

...andsinceshehadnoarms,shewasinanunfortunatepositiontopullthetowel

upagain.

bein...positiontodosth:tobeabletodosthbecauseorhaveability,poweror

moneytodoit

e.g.Iamnotinapositiontolendyoumoney.

Nexttoher,crouchedthestatuetteofaleopard,readytospringdownatthetopd

rawerofafilingcabinet.

crouch:

a.tostoop,especiallywiththekneesbent

b.topresstheentirebodyclosetothegroundwiththelimbsbent

e.g.Theycrouchedoverthegratewithaflashlight,searchingforthelostgem.

acatcrouchingnearitsprey

spring:tojumpover

Beyondtheleopardwasanaked,musculargentleman.

“?ed”assuffix

e.g.anakedman,alearnedprofessor,thatblessedmorning,awickedboy,thewretched

life,ourbelovedcountry,raggedpants,myagedparents,ruggedindividualist,doggedeff

orts

Paragraph4:

Iwasnotintegrated,Iwas,ifanything,disintegrated.

integrated:formingapartofaharmoniousgroup

disintegrated:thedirectoppositeof^integrated'',andthereforemeanssomekindoftroubl

emaker.Thisisnotthewaythewordisnormallyused.

anotherexplanation:theword“disintegrated"，whichlooksliketheoppositeof“integrate

d'\referstonuclearfission.Itmeans“destroyed“ineverydayuse.Theboywhohasbee

nsenttothehead4sofficeisdestroyedinside,isthevictimofanuclearattack.'Iwoul

dsinkmyheadetc.我簡(jiǎn)直是散慢不羈

ifanything:onthecontrary如果一定要；恰恰相反

e.g.Ineverhadtocleanupafterhim.Ifanything,hedidmostofthecleaning.

I'mnotashamedofher.Ifanything,I'mproud.

Paragraph9:

Themusculargentlemancontemplatedthehindquartersoftheleopardinendless

gloom.

contemplate:tothinkforalongtimeinordertounderstandbetterinagloomymanner

Theauthorexpressedtheboy'sviewingoftheimageofThinkerinahumorouswayto

showthatthethinkingdoesn'tmakeanysensetohim.

Hisspectaclescaughtthelightsothatyoucouldseenothinghumanbehindthem.T

herewasnopossibilityofcommunication.

caughtthelight:tohavethelightshineonitbrightlyandsuddenly

Theteacher'sglassescaughtthelightandthereforetheboycouldnotseetheteacher'se

yes.Hecouldnothaveanyeyecontact.Theimpliedmeaningofthissentenceisthatth

cycouldnotcommunicate,notbecauseofthisbutbecauseoftheteacher'slackofunder

standingoftheboy.

Paragraph13:

Ononeoccasionheheadmasterleapedtohisfeet,reachedupandputRodin'smast

erpieceonthedeskbeforeme.

leapedtohisfeet:tojumpup

reachup:tomoveahandorarmupwardinordertotouch,hold,orpickupsth.Also:

toreachsth.down;toreachout(for);toreachinto

Threeparallelverbphrasesareusedtodescribethesequenceofhisactions.

toone'sfeet站起來(lái)

toleaptoone'sfeet一躍而起

torisetoone'sfeet站起身來(lái)

tostruggletoone'sfeet掙扎著站起來(lái)

tostaggertoone'sfeet蹣跚而立

tohelpsb.toone'sfeet扶某人站起來(lái)

topullsb.tohisfeet把某人拉起來(lái)

on...occasion

Pleasetranslatethefollowingsentences:

Hetalkedabouthisworkoneveryoccasion.總是，不管什么時(shí)候

ShewasinvitedtotheMaster'sroomonseveraloccasions.有幾次

Onoccasion,wefeellikecelebratingandhaveaparty.有時(shí)，遇必要時(shí)

Ononeoccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.曾經(jīng)，有一次

Paragraph15:

Naturehadendowedtherestofthehumanracewithasixthsenseandleftmeout.

asixthsense:akeenintuitive(直覺(jué)的)power.Heretheauthormeanstheabilitytothin

k.

endowsb.with:toprovidesb.withanaturalqualityortalent

leftmeout:notincludingme;exceptme

Paraphrase:Everybody,exceptme,arebornwiththeabilitytothink.

e.g.Sheisoneofthoseluckywomenwhoareendowedwithbothasharpbrainandgre

atbeauty.

Weholdthesetruthsiobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyare

endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongthesearcLife,Li

berty,andthepursuitofHappiness.

-TheDeclarationofIndependence,ThomasJefferson

Paragraph17:

Sometimes,exaltedbyhisownoratory,hewouldleapfromhisdeskandhustleus

outsideintoahideouswind.

exalted:filledwithagreatfeelingofjoy

oratory:artofpublicspeaking

hustle:tomakesb.movequicklybypushingtheminaroughaggressiveway

Paraphrase:Sometimeshegotcarriedawayandwouldjumpfromhisdeskandhurryus

outsideintoacoldandunpleasantwind.

Paragraph19:

Youcouldhearthewind,trappedinhischestandstrugglingwithalltheunnatural

impediments.Hisbodywouldreelwithshockandhisfacegowhiteattheunaccus

tomedvisitation.Hewouldstaggerbacktohisdeskandcollapsethere,uselessfort

herestofthemorning.

trappedinhischestandstrugglingwithalltheunnaturalimpediments:thefreshairhad

tostrugglewithdifficultytofinditswaytohischestbecausehewasunaccustomedtot

his.

reelwithshock:hewouldstaggerorbethrownoffbalance.

reel:tomoveinaveryunsteadyway

uselessfortherestofthemorning:unabletodoanythingfortherestofthemorning

Notethehumorouseffectachievedthroughtheuseoftheexaggerationandfonralstyle

Paragraph20:

Mr.Houghtonwasgiventohigh-mindedmonologuesaboutthegoodlife,sexlessand

fullofduty.

begivento:tobehabituallyinclinedtodo(sth.)

e.g.Heismuchgiventoblowinghisowntrumpet.

Shewasgiventohastydecision.

high-mindedmonologues:ahighlymoralspeech

ObviouslyinMr.Houghton'scleanlife,thereisnoplaceforalcoholicdrink,sex,andot

herworldlypleasures.Thisis,ofcourse,ironical.

Yetinthemiddleofthesemonologues,ifagirlpassedthewindow,hisneckwould

turnofitselfandhewouldwatchheroutofsight.Inthisinstance,hese