UNIT 7 大師名作選 A Retrieved Reformation 歐亨利 歧路新生 abridged by Nathan Hines 歐 亨利 O. Henry, 1862-1980 有 美國短篇小說之父 的美譽 其作品擅用犀利 嘲諷卻不失幽默的筆調描繪美國大 都會小市民的人生百態 他最為人所津津樂道的手法是結局總 是出人意表 由文學評論中常見 歐 亨利結局 O. Henry ending 一詞 可見其倍受肯定的寫作特色及其文壇地位 歐 亨利常以幽默的筆法化解筆下人物的悲情 如本篇 歧路 新生 講述銀行搶匪走向新生的過程 19 課文朗讀 正常 CD/MP3 課程講解 MP3 - A FTER 58 13 / 慢速 MP3-37 ten months in prison, Jimmy Who? Me? Valentine answered. I m Valentine finally breathed in the air jst a traveling salesman of biscits4 and of freedom. He was wearing a cheap sit crackers. Then he left with his heavy that the prison had given him, and he 05 had five dollars in his pocket with which safes all over the Midwest were opened to start a new life. and emptied5 of their valable treasres. Valentine was not ready to let go of Ben Price, the policeman who had pt his old life, thogh. His first stop was the Valentine away before, saw a pattern. apartment over a café where the police 10 sitcase. Over the next few months, 25 Jimmy Valentine is working again, he had arrested1 him for robbing2 banks. said to himself. I m going to pt him There, he retrieved a sitcase filled with away for good this time. the most beatifl safecracking tools *中文翻譯請參閱第 70 頁 that anyone had ever seen. Are yo off on a bank job, then? 15 asked the café owner, who was well aware3 of Valentine s occpation. 34 插畫 郭璧如
Classics Corner A Retrieved Reformation 關鍵解析 Langage Notes 1. over 的常見用法 字彙 1. 2. 3. c 指 遍及 後接地點 如文中 over the Midwest 4. 指 遍及整個中西部地區 5. a 指 把 送進監獄 使 坐牢 如文中用法 Tony folded the clothes and then pt them away. 東尼把衣服折起來然後收好 知道的 be aware of N. 指 知道某人事 biscit [`b6sk6t] n. 軟 餅乾 empty [`5mpt6] v. 掏空 倒空 Rex emptied the bottle and then filled it with fresh water. 2. pt away 的不同意義 b 指 把 收拾好 aware [4`w5r] adj. After school, Timmy s mother gave him some biscits and a glass of milk. The little girl got chocolate all over the white sofa. 那個男人因為偷車而坐牢好幾年 盜取 搶劫 Cindy isn t aware that her friends are planning a party for her birthday. 我在週末有很多功課要做 The man was pt away for years becase he stole a car. rob [r3b] v. 物 I have a lot of homework to do over the weekend. 那個小女孩把巧克力沾滿了整張白沙發 逮捕 The man who robbed the jewelry store was caght a few days later. 樹上的那朵雲看起來像一匹馬 b 指 在 期間 後接一段時間 如文中 over the next few months 指 在接下來的幾個月間 arrest [4`r5st] v. 為大考出現過的字彙 If yo break the law, yo cold be arrested and sent to jail. a 指 在 上方 後接地點或物體 如文中 over a café 指 在一家咖啡廳樓上 That clod over the tree looks like a horse. Vocablary 字彙小筆記 僅供參考 為補充說明 sitcase [`st%kes] n. 手提箱 cracker [`kr1k0] n. 此指 薄脆餅乾 本文標題中的 retrieved [r6`trivd] 指 取回的 reformation [%r5f0`me]4n] 則指 改革 重新做人 跟主角的遭遇相關 safecracking [`sef`kr1k6;] 在此指 撬保險箱的 p. 38 的 safecracker [`sef`kr1k0] 則指 撬保險箱的賊 bank job 並不是字面意義 而是指 搶銀行 片語 for good 指 永遠 類似 forever c 指 儲存 錢 If yo want to go on the trip, start ptting away some money now. 如果你想去那趟旅行 現在就開始存些錢吧 Give It a Try 請依提示填入與本課所學相關的字詞 o a r s t *答案請參閱第 70 頁 35 插畫 郭璧如
UNIT 7 大師名作選 課文朗讀 正常 CD/MP3 課程講解 MP3-59 14 / 慢速 MP3-38 Valentine ended p in the small town of 15 Elmore. As he strolled casally1 throgh the chatty2 clerk asked. the streets, he happened to pass the I m looking to set p a shoe town s only bank. That is where his life 05 bsiness, Valentine replied, and changed. A beatifl woman walked by him, and thogh their eyes only met for a he did exactly 3 that. Using the new second, it made him into a new man. He importantly, he won the heart of the a boy, Who was that yong lady? to marry. Valentine only had one thing 25 left to do get rid 4 of his sitcase of gave him a little money to tell him abot precios5 safecracking tools. Then he the woman. He then went to a hotel and wold be free of his old life. checked in nder a fake name. 36 beatifl Annabel, and the two planned That s Annabel Adams. Her dad owns the bank, the boy replied. Valentine name, Valentine opened a shoe store in Elmore, and it really took off. More circled back to the bank s door and asked 10 What broght yo to Elmore, sir? *中文翻譯請參閱第 70 頁
Classics Corner A Retrieved Reformation 關鍵解析 Langage Notes 1. end p 結果 最後 字彙 1. end p + 結果做了某事 地方副詞片語 Adj. 2. casally [`k1.84l6] adv. 隨性地 不經意地 chatty [`t]1t6] adj. 愛閒聊的 饒舌的 The teacher made the chatty girls sit on different sides of the room. 最後到了某地 結果變得 為大考出現過的字彙 Lydia casally leaned over and looked at what her boyfriend was writing. 此片語後面常接補語 常用句型如下 V-ing Vocablary 3. exactly [6g`z1ktl6] adv. 確切地 正是 This book is exactly what I wanted for Christmas! It ended p raining all day, so I didn t go to the park. 結果雨下了一整天 所以我沒去公園 The dog ended p in a home with people who loved it. 那隻狗最後到了一戶大家都愛牠的家庭 Jonas ended p lost when he tried to find the new movie theater. 喬納斯試圖找到那家新電影院 結果迷路了 2. name 姓名知多少 4. rid [r6d] v. 使擺脫 get rid of... 指 擺脫 拋棄 Hector tried to get rid of his old compter, bt no one wanted it. 5. precios [`pr5]4s] adj. 珍貴的 This doll is precios to me becase it was made by my great-grandmother. 字彙小筆記 僅供參考 為補充說明 stroll [strol] v. 散步 閒逛 take off 以 飛機 起飛 的意象 引申指 成功 走紅 文中提到 fake name 指 假名 英文中還有各種與 名字有關的字詞 整理如下 first name 名 srname/ family name [`s-%nem] 姓 pen name 筆名 screen name 網名 網路代號 maiden name [`medx] 女子出嫁前的姓 alias [`el64s] 別名 代號 nickname 暱稱 綽號 In the nineteenth centry, many women wrote nder male pen names. 十九世紀時 許多女性寫作時會用男性筆名 Give It a Try 請依句意填入正確英文 q 我在網路上聊天時會用網路代號 I se a when I chat online. w 這張桌子很珍貴 因為全世界只有這一張 The table is becase there is only one like it in the world. e 結果我們在健行時找到一座美麗的瀑布 We ended p a beatifl waterfall dring or hike. r 那個男人不經意地問蕾貝卡她晚上有沒有計畫 The man asked Rebecca if she had plans for the evening. *答案請參閱第 70 頁 37
大師名作選 UNIT 7 21 課文朗讀 正常 CD/MP3 課程講解 MP3-60 15 / 慢速 MP3-39 Althogh Valentine made plans to give she begged. My niece will srely die his sitcase of tools to a criminal1 friend, from lack of air! fate had other ideas. On his way to the Silently, Valentine said goodbye to his train station, he stopped by the bank to 05 visit with his ftre family. Meanwhile,2 new life and opened his special sitcase. Valentine s old enemy, Ben Price, walked 3 into the bank lobby. He had tracked and Valentine was staring at Price. Well, 4 take me in, he told the policeman. Valentine down and was ready to arrest 10 him. Before he cold, thogh, tragedy Having seen that the old safecracker strck.5 The granddaghter of the bank wold risk his own happiness and safety owner became locked in the new valt. The combination had not yet been set, so there was no way to get her ot. Annabel trned her teary eyes to 15 38 Within ten mintes, the little girl was free, Valentine. Can t yo do something? 25 for that of a child, Price jst shook his head. Gess yo re mistaken, he told Valentine. I ve never seen yo before in my life. *中文翻譯請參閱第 70 頁
Classics Corner A Retrieved Reformation 關鍵解析 Langage Notes 1. althogh vs. thogh 字彙 1. 但是 有差別 althogh 使用情境 只當連接詞 接子句 可放句首或句中 當連接詞 接子句 放句首或句中 此時可用 althogh 代換 當副詞 修飾全句 放句中或句尾 不可換成 althogh thogh criminal [`kr6m(4)ny] adj. 為大考出現過的字彙 犯罪的 If yo see someone doing something criminal, yo shold tell the police. 這兩個字都有 但是 雖然 的意思 差別分析如下 詞性 Vocablary 2. meanwhile [`min%(h)wa6l] adv. 與此同時 Edgar is cleaning the floors. Meanwhile, Jdith is washing the dishes. 3. lobby [`l3b6] n. 大廳 We can meet in the hotel lobby at 9:00 to go on the city tor. 4. track [tr1k] v. 追蹤 track... down 指 追蹤到 The hnter tracked a deer throgh the forest, bt he lost its trail. Althogh/Thogh the man isn t poplar, he works really hard, so or boss likes him. 5. strike [stra6k] v. 災難等 爆發 襲擊 三態為 strike 雖然那個男人不受歡迎 但他非常認真工作 所以我們老 strck strck/stricken 闆喜歡他 Most people were inside their homes when the storm strck. Natalie is planning to go on the trip, althogh/ thogh she doesn t have the money to pay for it right now. 字彙小筆記 僅供參考 娜塔莉正計畫要去旅行 雖然她現在還沒錢可付旅費 The hotel room looks nice. It s a little small, thogh. 那間飯店房間看起來很不錯 但是小了點 2. on one s way 在路上 在途中 tragedy [`tr1d.4d6] n. 悲劇 valt [v7lt] n. 銀行 金庫 保險庫 combination [%k3mb4`ne]4n] n. 開鎖的 密碼 teary [`t6r6] adj. 含淚的 Discssion Corner 此片語可用 on the way 代換 後面可接 to + 地點 指 在某人前往某地的路上 Do yo think that Ben Price shold arrest Jimmy Valentine? Why or why not? On my way to school, I saw some money lying on the sidewalk. * 參考答案請參閱第 70 頁 在我上學途中 我看到人行道上有錢 MP3 Track 60 廣播講解有參考答案喔 或上 Live 生活部落 = On the way to school, I saw some money lying on the sidewalk. Reading Comprehension http://golive.liveabc.com 參與更多討論拿贈品 請依據今日所學選出正確答案 1. What phrase cold best replace tracked Valentine down in lines 7-8? A. fond Valentine 2. Why does Ben Price let Valentine go at the end? A. He doesn t recognize Valentine. B. took a train to Valentine B. He is worried that the banker will be angry. C. hit Valentine C. He can t prove Valentine is a safecracker. D. jmped on Valentine D. He thinks Valentine has changed for the better. *答案請參閱第 70 頁 39