the_killers解析

Unit 3 Under the sea Ⅰ.重要单词聚焦1．adj.每年的；按年度计算的n. 年刊；年鉴2．vt. 当场见到；目击n. 目击者；证人；证据3．n. 住所；住宿4．n. 岸；海滨5．vi.& vt. 逃避；逃跑；逃离6．vt. 拖；拉；扯annualwitnessaccommodationshorefleedrag7．adv. 其间；同时8．vt. 催促，极力主张9．vt. 放弃；遗弃；抛弃10．n. 关系；血缘关系；交往11．n. 目标，靶，受批评的对象12．vi. 映射，反射vt.& vi. 思考13．adj. 纯的；纯洁的14．adj. 意识到的；知道的15．adj. 生动的，鲜明的meantimeurgeabandonrelationshiptargetreflectpureawarevivid16．adj. 狭窄的；有限的；狭隘的17．adj. 锐利的；锋利的；敏捷的18．vt.& vi. 恐吓；受惊吓19．adj. 浅的；肤浅的；浅湿的20．n. 养老金；退休金narrowsharpscareshallowpensionⅡ.重点短语扫描1．in the 在此期间；与此同时2．be/become of 对……知道、明白；意识到……3．(be) to death 吓死了4．draw 靠近5．Hold 阻挡6．help (...) 帮助(某人)摆脱困境或危难7．upside 上下翻转meantimeawarescarednearupoutdown8．Sort 整理；分类；收拾9．at 瞄准10．be to do sth. 正要做某事outaimaboutⅢ.课文原句突破1．The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colours surrounding me—purples，reds，oranges，yellows，blues and greens.[信息提取]be/become aware of意识到，明白，知道。

绿海龟是世界上最大的硬壳海龟，体重最重可达204公斤。

目前全世界80多个国家的海岸线上都有它们的踪迹。

现在就让我们一起去探知绿海龟的生活习性吧！Green Sea TurtlesGreen sea turtles are the world’s largest species of hard­shelled seaturtle. While most of them weigh about 136 to 181 kilograms, some canbe as heavy as 204 kilograms.These turtles are found nesting along the coastline of more than 80countries, with the largest nesting populations found in Costa Rica and Australia.Green sea turtles spend most of their lives underwater, where they can rest for up to five hours at a time before coming up for air. Green sea turtles are also known to sunbathe(晒日光浴) on land.Unlike most other sea turtles, adult green sea turtles eat a primarily plant­based diet consisting of seaweed and sea grass. Scientists believe these green foods give the sea turtle’s fat its green color. The shell of the green sea turtle is usually a shade of brown or olive.Similar to other sea turtles, green sea turtles migrate long distances between their feeding grounds and their nesting sites, with recorded distances of longer than 2，600 kilometers.Female green sea turtles leave the water in order to lay eggs on the beach and will choose thesame nesting spot as where they were born. A female will dig out a nest and lay about 115 eggs. Then she’ll cove r the eggs with sand and return to the sea. After about two months, the babies will hatch(孵化) from their eggs.The first few years of a green sea turtle’s life are spent floating at sea, where they feed on plankton(浮游生物). As they grow older, the turtles move to waters along the coast where they find sea grass to eat.Adult green sea turtles face many threats, primarily from humans, including injuries from boats, being caught in fishing nets and pollution. Newly hatched sea turtles are also at risk of being hunted by animals such as birds, crabs, and raccoons as they move from their nests out to the sea.Section ⅠWarming Up & Reading—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.witness v t.当场见到；目击n. 目击者；证人；证据2.opposite prep. 在……对面adj. 相对的；相反的3.pause v i.& n. 暂停；中止4.teamwork n．协作；配合5.relationship n．关系；血缘关系；交往6.urge v t. 催促；极力主张；驱策7.meantime ad v. 其间；同时拓展词汇8.annual adj.每年的；按年度计算的n．年刊；年鉴→annually ad v.每年；一年一度地9.accommodation n．住所；住宿→accommodate v t.提供住宿10.flee v i.逃避；逃跑v t.逃离→fled(过去式)→fled(过去分词)11.drag v t.拖；拉；扯→dragged(过去分词)→dragging(现在分词)12.depth n．深(度)；深处→deep adj.深的→deepen v．加深13.abandon v t.放弃；遗弃；抛弃→abandoned adj.被遗弃的；放纵的14.conservation n．保存；保护→conserve v．保存阅读词汇15.anecdote n．轶事；奇闻16.shore n. 岸；海滨17.yell v i. 大叫；呼喊n. 叫声；喊声18.dive v i.& n．跳水(的动作)；潜水(的动作)；俯冲19.harpoon n. (捕鲸用的)鱼叉20.shark n. 鲨鱼重点短语1.at the beginning of在……开始时2.hear of/about 听说3.sort out 整理4.ahead of 在……前面5.race after追赶6.in the meantime 在此期间；与此同时7.hold up 举起8.help (...) out 帮助(某人)摆脱困境或危难重点句型1.It was a time when...那是一个……时期：It was a time when(那是一个……时期) the killer whales, or “killers”as they were then called, helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration.2.be about to do sth.正要做某事：This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt(猎鲸行动马上就要开始).3.see sb.being done看到某人正在被……：It took over half an hour to get the boat back to James, and when we approached him, I saw James being firmly held up in the water by Old Tom(看到老汤姆正在水中稳稳地托着詹姆斯).ⅠFast-readingSkim the text and answer the following question.The text is mainly about ________．A．the killer whales are easily trainedB．the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whalesC．the killer whales kill the whales for their foodD．the killer whales drag the whales under the water答案：BⅡCareful-readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1．What happened to James after he was washed off the boat?A．He got hurt by a shark.B．He was abandoned by the other whalers and felt terrified.C．He dropped his hope and was nearly dying.D．He was held up in the water by Old Tom and rescued.2．Why did George beat the water with his oar?A．To frighten the whales away.B．To call back Old Tom to lead the way.C．To attract the attention of huge whales.D．To send signals to other whales.3．We can infer from the text that ________．A．the killer whales may be trained by the whalersB．the killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselvesC．the killer whales need no training for helping the whalersD．the killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them4．What does the word “it”in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot.”refer to?A．The whale.B．The boat.C．The harpoon. D．The killer.答案：1－4.DBACⅢStudy-readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1．On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was sorting out my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay.①本句是一个主从复合句。

Hemingway , a famous modern American novelist,won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 because he had a good mastery of the art of modern narration .As a master of language,he formed his own special telegraphic writing style ,which has caused a great influence in the history of American and European literature.Besides,he was the first one to put up the original "Iceberg Theory".One of the classic short story "the killers" is just the style . Those his works truely described the American "lost generation" after the First World War, revealing the social collapse of the bourgrois civilization.The“Killers" used an objective narrative perspective ,the way outside the focus ,to describe the great harm the attempted murder caused to a teenager Nick . According to the story , it can be divided into three different scenes.In the first scene,the two muderers came to Henry restaurant, attempting to kill the boxer Ole Anderson when he was having his meal .One of the muderers trapped Nick and the black chef Sam in the kitchen.But after a long time ,the boxer did not appear and the muderers left depressed and unhappy.Then came the second scene.Nick anxiously ran to the Hirsch’rooming-house. To everyone’s amazement,lying on the bed , the boxer cared about nothing associated with the muder.Considering that he offendedsomeone,he knew well that escape was useless and would rathersit still waiting for the death peacefully than to stuggle forthe police for help or look for a place to hide himself. Whathe behaved astonished Nick compeletely.Every reader may thinkthat Nick will leave city without hesitation.However,he wentback Henry restaurants and told Sam and George the wholethings.What the two men responsed to the muder brought the theclimax of the story and impressed all the readers.Although the title of the novel is the killers,the mainchracter is not the muderer but the teenager Nick.The writertells us the evil background of that society though Nick’seyes and feelings,which is truly the point of the artical. The passage shaped the figures owning vivid chracter.Fromthe passage ,the conversation about Nick is easy to count .Butwe can easily tell that Nick is a kind and pure teenager . For example,‘Hey,bright boy,’Max said to Nick. ‘you go around on the other side of the counter with your boy friend.’‘What’s your idea ?’Nick asked‘You better go around ,bright boy ,’Al said.Nick went around behind the counter.‘What’s your idea ?’George asked.....‘Tell him to come in ,’‘What’s the idea?’Not familiar with the outside world ,Nick thinks all peopleare good and do not know how to deal with what happened to him.Sohe just asked ‘What’s the idea?’. Besides,it makespreparation for the performance Nick made to all the murder. As for Georage and Sam ,we can get some information from thecoversation .......‘I don’ twant anymore of that, ‘said Sam, the cook, ‘I don’t want any more of that.’Nick stood up. He had never had a towel in his mouth before .‘I don’ t like it,’said the cook, ‘I don’t like any of it at all.’‘You better not have anything to do with it at all,’Sam, the cook, said. ‘You better stay way out of it.’‘Mixing up in this ain’ t going to get you anywhere,’the cook said. ‘You stay out of it .’........From the coversaton ,we can easily come to the conclusionthat Sam is afraid of the evil and try his best to stay awayfrom the underworld .In the world ,the last thing he would dois getting involved in the muder things. When Nick choosed totell Anderson the truth ,Sam turned around right away and leavewithout any hesitation. With comparation,Nick and George’ssense of justice becomes more obvious. Maybe it is caused byhis social stage ,a black chef ,someone owning fewrights.Also ,we can judge that Geroge is a exprienced socialman who had gone though kinds of things and can stay very calmwhen something suddenly happened.For example ,he was the manwho first realized that the two strange men were going to killOle Anderson . But different from Sam ,he choosed to encourageNick to tell Anderson the truth.He behaved more like a wise andbrave man.As for the muderers,we can have a better nderstanding abouttheir chracter though the description below.“He (Al) wore a derby hat and a black overcoat buttoned across the chest. His face was small and white and he had tight lips. He wore a silk muffler and gloves”“He (Max) was about the same size as Al. Their faces were different, but they were dressed like twins. Both wore overcoats too tight for them.From the description about their appearance, killers'image began to form in readers’mind . They wore bowler hats , tautblack coat, and gloves , giving us a domineering , arrogant feeling . people have a ill intent ,scanty ,but vivid impression .‘I'll tell you,’ Max said ‘We' re going to kill a Swede. Do you know a big Swede named Ole Andreson?’‘Yes.’‘He comes here to eat every night, don' t he?’‘Sometimes he comes here.’‘He comes here at six o'clock, don' t he?’‘If he comes.’‘We know all that, bright boy,’Max said. ‘Talk about something else. Ever go to the movies?’‘Once in a while.’‘You ought to go to the movies more. The movies are fine for a bright boy like you.’‘What are you going to kill Ole Andreson for ? What did he ever do to you?’‘He never had a chance to do anything to us. He never even seen us.’‘And he' s only going to see us once,’Al said from the kitchen.‘What are you going to kill him for, then?’George asked.‘We' re killing him for a friend. Just to oblige a friend, bright boy.’‘Shut up,’said Al from the kitchen. ‘You talk too goddamn much.’‘Well, I got to keep bright boy amused. Don' t I bright boy?’‘You talk too damn much,’ Al said.In the conversation ,when it comes to talking about killing,it seems to ba a very common thing in the killers’eyes . He even persuade George to see more muder movies .From that we can see the background at the time. Murder , violence and even death is just everywhere,telling us how cruel the society is. Killers even can be pround of killing innocent people.As for Anderson,there are some detailed descriptions about him.Ole Andreson looked at the wall and did not say anything.‘I don’ t want to know what they were like.’Ole Andreson said. He looked at the wall.Ole Andreson rolled over toward the wall.‘The only thing is, ‘ he said, talking toward the wall, ‘I just can’t make up my mind to go out. I been in here all day.’He looked at the wall.Nick went out. As he shut the door he saw Ole Andreson with all his clothes on, lying on the bed looking at the wall.Though repeated words , actions,we can see that a good manwas compelled to sit still waiting for death with nothing to do ,which is so horrible. Anderson ,the boxer ,is brave and consider his dignity above everything. He would rather to die with his dignity than to struggle with panic.In fact,death is the common theme in many works of Hemingway , such as: the " Snows of Kilimanjaro ", the writer Harry on the high snow-capped mountains in Africa because of the incurable illness waits for the arrival of death ; in " Farewell to arms " , the distraught Henry waited beloved wife Catherine 's death ; in the " waiting for the day ", the little boy was misunderstanding but bravely awaiting the arrival of death.The attitude toward death is worth everyone’s deep thinking.In this novel ,there is another small finger ,Mrs.Bell.The reason for her existence is that she is a member of ordinary people . By dialogue of Mrs.Bell and Nick, the readers can understand that Andresen is an excellent person ,who was not the class of people as Al and Max .A good man in the eyes of ordinary people actually becomes the aim of the killers,from which we can realize the world is totally a mess. That is more convincing .After the analyse of content and chracter of fingers,I’dlike to talk about the writing stytle of this novel.(1)卒章显志：Hemingway always uses this in his novel structure. He does not show us the theme of the artical and what he wants to convey directly but tells stories casually. Until the end ,audiences come to realize the truth of the whole things,the feeling just like drama brings .(2)讽刺，Satire :Hemingway is good at using satire to shape the chracter of people. In the passage, ‘Standing a little further along the bar.You move a little to the left,Max,’ He was like a photograther arranging for a group picture’ it was so ridiculous that killing innocent people is just like the photographer arranging for a group picture . The satire highlights how cruel the killers are by the comparation between the happiness of photography and the sadness of killing .(3)隐喻，MetaphorThe novel is titled as the killers but there are few descriptions about the process of killing,no scene of killing people and no scared scene of killed people. As a matter offact,it uses the simple words to inform us that what the killers really killed is the young heart of Nick .In other words,it tells the lost of humannity. In the famous works ‘The Dream of Red Mansion’，“贾不假，白玉为堂金作马。

（lao）代表老板；（da）代表老大；（xiao）代表进去绑人的；（3）被杀的人；(1)(2)代表路人-Hello.-taro,go and help kim in the back.-(lao)what do you want to eat?-(xiao)well…….what do you want to eat,brother?-(da)I’ll have a tenshin-bowl.-(lao）sorry,it isn’t ready yet.-(da)why do you write it on the wall then?-(lao)that’s the dinner. you can get that at six o’colock.-(xiao)hey old man , it’s five minutes past six.-(lao)it’s twenty minutes fast.-(da)why don’t you throw the damn clock way then?What have you got to eat?-(lao)I can give you any kind of ramen noodles.Y ou can have it with miso or salt flavor.-(da)gyoza and ramen with miso flavor and sliced pork on top.-(lao)sorry, we won’t have them until next week.-(da)everthing we want’s not available.This’s the way you work it,huh?-(lao)sorry. I can give you fried rice instead of gyoza.-(da)I’ll take ramen whit sart flavor and fired rice.-(xiao)I’ll take fired rice too, and ramen with miso flavor.-(lao)1 salt,1 miso ,and two fired rice!-(xiao)got anything to drink?-(lao)how about tea?I have cold barley tea….-(xiao)wait…I’m not talking about that.I mean you got anything to drink?-(lao)sorry, we are out. just what I said.-(da)what a great town! What do they call it?-(xiao)heaven’s city. Ever heard of it?-(lao)no.-(xiao)what do they do in a town like this at night?-(da)they eat the dinner. They all come here and eat the big dinner.-(xiao) that’s right.-(da)hey old man.so you think that’s right?-(lao)sure.you’re a smartass,aren’t you?-(da)no.he,s dumb.-(da)hey kid, what’s your name?-(er)it’s taro murakami.-(xiao)another smartass. isn’t he a smartass, bro?-(da)the town’s full of smartasses .-(lao)there you go.Fried rice.-(da)what are you looking at?-(lao)nothing.-(da)the hell you were. Y ou were looking at me.-(xiao)it’s just your imagination,ken.-(da)what the hell are you laughing at?-(lao)sorry.-(da) sorry?did you hear that?-(xiao) give him a break.What’s the kid’s name down the counter?-(da)hey kid, come here.-(er)why?-(xiao)none of your business!-(da)you better listen,kid.-(xiao)who’s out in the back?-(lao)the Korean.-(xiao)Korean?what’s the Korean doing here?-(lao)he is the cook.-(xiao)tell him to come out.-(lao)what in the world are you doing?Where do you think you are?-(da)we know dame where we are!Do we look stupid?-(xiao)what the hell do you argue with him for? aitell the Korean to come out here.-(lao)what are you doing to do, to kim?-(xiao)nothing.Think.what would we do to a Korean?-(lao) kim, come in here a minute.-(xiao) hey,you! Do inside the kitchen. Y ou too,kid! -(da)old man, why don’t you say something?-(lao)what’s this all about?-(da)what do you think this is all about?-(lao)I have no idea.-(da)what do you think ?-(lao)I don’t know!-(da)talk to me.I want to hear what you think is going to happenI’ll tell you.We’re here to kill someone.Do you know a man nanmed…Nobuo Takagi?He comes here to eat every night,doesn’t he?-(lao)sometimes he comes here.-(da)he comes here at six o’clock,doesn’t he?-(lao)what are you going to kill Nobu for?What did he ever do to you?-(xiao)he can’t do anything to us.He never even seen us.And he’s only going to see us once.-(lao)what are you going to kill him for then?-(da)we owe it to a friend.That’s why we have to do it.-(xiao)hey bro, easy on the chatting.-(da)what’s wrong?got to keep the old man amused.Don’t I,old man-(xiao)the Korean and the kid are amused by themselves.I got them tied up and they’re shaking like girls.-(da)old man.If anybody comes in you tell them the cook is off.If they keep after it,tell them you’ll cook yourself. Got that?-(lao)what you going to do with us afterward?-(da)that’ll depend.That’s one of those things you never know until the time comes-(1)toku-san. Can you fix me something?-(lao)sorry.kim’s done out. he’ll be back in less then an hour.-(1)well, I’ll come back later.-(lao)sorry.-(da)miki.we better go.he’s not coming.-(xiao)better give him five minutes.-(lao)I am sorry but the cook is sick-(2)why the hell don`t you get a healthier cook then?-(da)What the hell was that?Come on miki-(xiao)What about the old man and the men in the kitchen?-(da)Just leave them.-(xiao)we’re just going to leave them like that?-(da)you have a problem with that?-(xiao)I don’t like it .you talk too much,bro.-(da) shut the hell up!We got keep amused, have’t we?Right,old man?So long ,old man.Y ou got a lot of luck.-(lao)sons of bitchens!Hey, go see Nobu-san.-(er)right-(lao)don’t do if you don’t want to.-(er)I’ll do to see him.-(3)who is it?-(er)it’s Murakami… it’s Taro.-(3)come on in.-(3)what is it?-(er)I was over at Toku-san’s and two fellows came in and tied Kim and me up and they said they were going to kill you.They put us out in the kitchen.They were going to kill you when you came in.Toku-san thought I better come and tell you about it.-(3)There is nothing…..I can do about it.-(er)I’ll tell you what they look like.-(3) No……I’d rather not know.Thanks for coming to tell me about it.- (er)Don’t you want me to go to the police?- (3)(笑声) Police…..No. That wouldn’t do any good.-(er)isn’t there something I could do?-(3)no.there is nothing to go.-(er)maybe it was just a bluff.-(3)no,it’s not a bluff.-(er) couldn’t you get out of town?-(3)I’m through with all that running around.I Don’t care anymore.-(er) couldn’t you fix it up some way?-(3) No. Not anymore.-(er) I better go back and see Toku-san.-(3)taro. Thanks for everything.。