英语ppt the last leaf

放松, 解开
❖ give (a) loose
放纵; 发泄
❖ hold loose 表示冷淡, 漠然置之; 不感兴趣
❖ leave loose of [口]放开, 松开
❖ let loose 释放; 放狂; 发泄(愤怒等)[口]痛痛快快地说; 自 由自在地行动
❖ on the loose
寻欢作乐, 放纵行动自由自在
3.fancy
❖ n. 想象力, 幻想, 喜好 ❖ a. 想象的, 精美的, 新奇的, 奇特的, 高价的, 特级的 ❖ vt. 想象, 设想, 相信, 喜爱 ❖ vi. 想象, 幻想
Eg: ❖ 1.He took a fancy to the girl next door. 他迷恋上了隔壁的女孩子。 ❖ 2. She has a lively fancy. 她想像力丰富。 ❖ 3. Fancy sitting in the sun all day! 想一想整天坐在太阳底下的滋味吧!
❖ We got a fix on the missile launching site. (3)受操纵的事
❖ The election was a fix!
❖ be in a (pretty) fix ❖ 束手无策, 进退两难
❖ get (oneself)into a (bad)fix ❖ [口]陷入困境, 左右为难
❖ fix up ❖ 安顿住处; [美口]修理; 解决; 组织; 打扮停当
❖ fix up sb. with ❖ 向某人供应某物,帮助某人介绍女[男]友
2.turn loose
❖ v. ❖ 释放,放纵,发射,开火,无拘束地讲话 ❖ Eg: 1. turn the dog loose
把狗放开 2.It will be irresponsible to turn such a man loose on

Learning Objectives
At the end of the class, you’ll be able to • know more about O. Henry and the
short story ----- The Last Leaf; • know how to analyze characters; • appreciate short stories by analyzing
Johnsy
pessimistic; stubborn…
Sue considerate; kind; patient… ambitious;
Behrman bad-tempered; selfless…
waited to die(pinned her destiny to the survival of one last leaf)…
Possible structure:
short but to the point
The last leaf tells the story of Johnsy, who ______________________. While her friend, Sue,__________________________________, she______________________. To our great surprise, their neighbour, Behrman, ________________________________. At last _______________________________.
Three characters
Johnsy , Sue, Behrman
What do you think of the characteristics of these three characters, Johnsy, Sue, Behrman?

Mistakes in expressions
2.Wrong use of collocations（词组搭配介词乱用） • She shared happiness to(with) her mother. • Jenny approached to(/) her mother and hugged her. • She thanked to(/) the seller and left quickly.
2. How will the story end? What will happen to Johnsy? Johnsy will become a successful artist and do something to return the favor.
Tears came to Johnsy’s eyes as she knew what Mr. Behrman had done for her. _______________
Ten years later, Johnsy became a famous painter due to her dedication and hard work. _______________________________
Text analysis
Plot
construction
Language use
Mistakes in expressions
5. Chinglish（中式英语） • But she rushed to the kitchen with no words. • You are OK jua decision to apologize to
Unit 8 Literature Writing Workshop A Continuation of a Story

eg. Some people hold the belief that reading paper books is superior to reading e-books in many ways while others argue that reading e-books is better.一些人认为阅读 纸质书在许多方面优于阅读电子书，然而另 一些人辩称阅读电子书更好。
3. long vi 渴望， 极想念 long to do.…渴望做…. long for.…渴望/怀念 It was freezing outside, and Marcia longed to
have a hot drink.外面很冷，马西娅非常想 喝一杯热饮。
Competition is found everywhere because it is human nature to long for the better.到处 都有竞争，因为渴望更好是人的天性。
4. belief n.[sing,U]信念，看法；[C,usually pl.] 信仰；[U]相信，信心 eg . Contrary to popular belief, there is no
evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.和人们的看法相 反，没有证据表明面相对人生有很大影响。
● backwards /ˈbæ k wə dz/ adv.往回，往前面； 向后，朝后● Count backwards 倒数● *ivy /ˈaɪ vi/ n.常春藤● *vine /vaɪ n/ n.葡萄属植物；葡 萄藤
● *nonsense /ˈnɒn sən s/ n.胡说，废话；荒谬 的想法(看法)● sail /seɪ l/ vi. & vt. (乘船)航行 ● Sailor