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excerptedfromHotelArthurHaileyAdvancedEnglishLessonSixPreviewHomeworkReadthetext:toknowtheplotofthenovel(structure)topayattentiontotheportrayalofcharacters:(1)Howmanycharactersareportrayed?(2)thelanguageusedbydifferentcharacters(3)theactionverbsusedtodescribedifferentcharacterstolearnthewordsandexpressions(Ex.II,V,VI,VII,VIII,XI,XII)Askstudentstogetinformationabouttheauthor–ArthurHaileyfromtheinternetorprintedmaterials:Nationality(birthplace,home,etc.)Life(education,career,etc.)WritingCareer(works,characteristics,subjectmatter,awards,etc.)Requirement(106)Learnthewritingskill–portrayalofcharacters:

(1)vividlyandcarefullydescribingtheactions(effectiveuseofspecificwords)ofthecharacters

(2)usingthelanguageswhichsuitthebackgroundsofcharactersTofamiliarizeandappreciateslangyandungrammaticalexpressionsRequirement(104)successfulportrayalofcharacters:

(1)usinglanguages(choiceofwords,sentencestructure,grammar)whichsuitthebackgroundofcharacters(usingmanyellipticalandshort,simplesentencestoachievecertaineffects);

(2)usinganimalimage;

(3)throughcontrast.ArthurHaileyLifeinEngland(1920-1947)LifeinCanada(1947-1965)LifeinAmerica(1965-1969)LifeinBahamas(1969-2004)WritingCareerArthurHailey（阿瑟·黑利）(April5,1920–November24,2004)

ArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbestsellingnovels.LifeinEnglandBirth:BorninLuton(盧頓),Bedfordshire(貝德福德郡),England,

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onApril5,1920Parents:SonofGeorgeWellingtonHailey(afactoryshopkeeper)andElsieMary(Wright)HaileyEarlyLife:HewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilagefourteen(1934).NEXTBACKBedfordshireLifeinCanadaAfterthewarin1947HaileyemigratedtoCanada,becomingaCanadiancitizenaswellasBritish;

healsolivedbrieflyintheUnitedStates.InCanadahewassuccessivelyarealestatesalesman(地產(chǎn)代理商),businesspapereditor(商業(yè)報(bào)紙編輯)andasalesandadvertisingexecutive(銷(xiāo)售及廣告主管).

assistanteditor,1947-1949,andeditor,1949-1953,BusandTruckTransport,Toronto

salespromotionmanager,TrailmobileCanada,Toronto,1953-1956

AfterWarLifeinCanadaMarriage:

marriedJoanFishwick,1944(divorced,1950,threesons)marriedSheilaDunlop

(whowroteIMarriedaBestseller

in1978)

,July28,1951(untilhisdeath,twodaughters,oneson)NEXTGrandchildrenBACKdiscreet審慎的Children

Roger,John,Mark(firstmarriage)

Steven,Jane,Diane(secondmarriage)Grandchildren

Paul,EmmaandCharlotte,andBrooke

whoarestudentsinNorthernCalifornia

Ryan

atalentedyoungbass(低音樂(lè)器)playerandvocalist(聲樂(lè)家)inaSanFranciscobandErogenousJones,atrio(三人組合)knownforwritingwitty,sardoniclyrics(photo)

Chris

whoiscurrentlyworkingtowardsanaudioengineering(聲頻工程)degreeinSeattle,WashingtonOffspringBACKErogenousJonesFromlefttoright:RyanHailey,AaronXavier,CraigHordlowBACKFirstNovelArthurHailey’sfirstnovel,TheFinalDiagnosis(《最后診斷》),waspublishedin1959.SecondNovel&MovingFollowingthesuccessofHotel(《大飯店》)in1965,hemovedtoCalifornia,U.S.First&SecondNovelsLifeinCanadaWritingCareerLifeinBahamasAnotherMoving–HomeIn1969,hemovedtotheBahamas(巴哈馬群島)toavoidCanadianandU.S.incometaxes,whichwereclaiming90%ofhisincome.Forthethirty-fiveyearsArthurHaileyandhissecondwifeSheilahavemadetheirhome

atLyfordCay(萊佛德沙州),anexclusive(高級(jí)的)residentialresortonNewProvidenceIsland(新普羅維登斯島)intheBahamas.(Map)NEXTNewProvidenceIsland,theBahamasLyfordCayBACKLyfordCay

RunwayZero-Eight(《零八跑道》)(1958)

(FlightintoDanger

《危險(xiǎn)之旅》1956)

(ZeroHour!《緊急關(guān)頭》1957)TheFinalDiagnosis(《最后診斷》)(1959)InHighPlaces

(《身居要職》)(1962)Hotel

(《大飯店》)(1965)Airport

(《航空港》)(1968)Wheels

(《汽車(chē)城》)(1971)TheMoneychangers

(《錢(qián)商》)(1975)Overload

(《超載》)(1979)StrongMedicine

(《烈藥》)(1984)TheEveningNews

(《晚間新聞》)(1990)Detective

(《偵探》)(1997)Thetennovelsexceptthefirstarehissensational(引起轟動(dòng)的)bestsellers.WritingCareerElevenNovelsOtherWritings

Plays(劇本)

Screenplays(電影劇本)TelevisonPlays(電視劇本)WritingCareerNEXTPlays

FlightintoDanger(televised1956).PublishedinFourPlaysofOurTime,London,Macmillan,1960.Close-uponWritingforTelevision.NewYork,Doubleday,1960.WritingCareerScreenplays

ZeroHour,withHallBartlettandJohnChampion,1958TheMoneychangers,1976Wheels,1978WritingCareerTelevisionPlays

FlightintoDanger,1956(USA)TimeLock,

1962(UK)CourseforCollision,1962(UK)

playsforWestinghouseStudioOne,Playhouse90,U.S.SteelHour,Goodyear-PhilcoPlayhouse,andKraftTheatre(USA)WritingCareerSpreadingofWorks

SomeFigures-PopularityHailey’snovelshavebeenpublishedin39

languages;anestimated160million

copiesareinprintworldwide.MostofhisbookshavebeenmadeintofilmsorTVseries.

(adaptation)WritingCareerCharacteristics

ofWorksScene&FocusEffortforResearchingPurposeWritingCareerCharacteristics

ofWorksScene&FocusThoughaCanadianhimself,hesetthesceneofmostofhisworksintheUnitedStates.Eachofhisnovelshasadifferentindustrialorcommercialsettingandincludes,inadditionto(1)dramatichumanconflict,(2)carefullyresearchedinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentsandsystems

functionand(3)howtheseaffectsocietyanditsinhabitants.WritingCareerCharacteristics

ofWorks

阿瑟·黑利的每一部作品都是以美國(guó)社會(huì)為背景，且都通過(guò)講述發(fā)生在一個(gè)行業(yè)內(nèi)部的故事，通過(guò)對(duì)某個(gè)行業(yè)進(jìn)行比較細(xì)致、深入的描述，來(lái)展示當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)社會(huì)生活的某一個(gè)片斷畫(huà)面。最可貴的是，讀完一篇小說(shuō)，讀者也會(huì)對(duì)這一行業(yè)有相應(yīng)的了解。不少讀者都認(rèn)為，讀阿瑟·黑利的書(shū)，會(huì)給人一種“工作著是美麗的”莫名沖動(dòng)。作品中的場(chǎng)景，大多設(shè)置為一個(gè)相對(duì)固定而又開(kāi)放的場(chǎng)所，因而牽涉的人物可謂來(lái)自五湖四海。

危機(jī)小說(shuō)，情節(jié)緊湊，高潮疊起，書(shū)中故事一般都被設(shè)置在一個(gè)比較短的時(shí)限內(nèi)，一開(kāi)始就引入主要人物和場(chǎng)景，在交待人物和事件關(guān)系的同時(shí)，也點(diǎn)出了矛盾沖突。隨后，人物與事件交相錯(cuò)雜而進(jìn)，矛盾疊生，波瀾起伏，直至故事的最高潮。WritingCareerCharacteristics

ofWorksEffortforResearching(SomeFigures)

Hewouldspendaboutoneyearresearchingasubject,followedbysixmonthsreviewinghisnotesand,finally,about18monthswritingthebook.Thataggressiveresearch–trackingrebelguerrillasinthePeruvian(秘魯?shù)?jungleatage67forTheEveningNews(《晚間新聞》)(1990),orreading27booksonthehotelindustryforHotel–gavehisnovelsarealismthatappealedtoreaders,evenassomecriticscomplainedthatheusedittomaskalackofliterarytalent.WritingCareerCharacteristics

ofWorksPurposeEachofhisbooksdealswithoneparticularfieldofsociety(社會(huì)的某一領(lǐng)域).Thisismadeclearbythetitlesofhisbooks.ItisthispeculiarityofhisthatisvaluedtothosewhoareeagertolearnaboutcontemporaryAmericansociety(當(dāng)代美國(guó)社會(huì)).WritingCareerCriticism

FormulaicStyleCriticsoftendismissed(不承認(rèn))Hailey’ssuccessastheresultofaformulaic(公式化的)styleinwhichhecenteredacrisisonanordinarycharacter,theninflated(使膨脹,使充氣)thesuspensebyhoppingamongmultiplerelatedplotlines(情節(jié)主線).However,hewassopopularwithreadersthathisbookswereguaranteedtobecomebestsellers.WritingCareerAwards

NominatedforPrimetimeEmmy(黃金時(shí)段艾美獎(jiǎng)提名)CanadianCouncilofAuthorsandArtistsaward,1956

(加拿大作家和藝術(shù)家委員會(huì)獎(jiǎng))BestCanadianTVPlaywrightaward,1957,1958

(加拿大最佳電視劇編劇獎(jiǎng))DoubledayPrizeNovelaward,1962

(道布爾戴獎(jiǎng)小說(shuō))(FrankNelsonDoubleday,美國(guó)出版家,創(chuàng)建了道布爾戴和麥克盧爾公司)WritingCareerLifeinBahamasDeathHaileydiedofstrokeinhissleepathishomeintheBahamasonNov.24,2004.Hewas84.

DetailedDescriptionofNovels

RunwayZero-Eight(《零八跑道》)(1958)

(FlightintoDanger

《危險(xiǎn)之旅》1956)

(ZeroHour!《緊急關(guān)頭》1957)TheFinalDiagnosis(《最后診斷》)(1959)InHighPlaces

(《身居要職》)(1962)Hotel

(《大飯店》)(1965)Airport

(《航空港》)(1968)Wheels

(《汽車(chē)城》)(1971)TheMoneychangers

(《錢(qián)商》)(1975)Overload

(《超載》)(1979)StrongMedicine

(《烈藥》)(1984)TheEveningNews

(《晚間新聞》)(1990)Detective

(《偵探》)(1997)DetailedDescriptionofNovelsRunwayZero-Eight(《零八跑道》)(1958)-Publishingprocess

（電視電影電影書(shū)）ThisstorystartedastheCBC(CanadianBroadcastingCorporation加拿大廣播公司)TVmovie

FlightintoDanger(《危險(xiǎn)之旅》1956,withJohnCastle),thenbecamethe1957ParamountPicturesmovie

ZeroHour!(《緊急關(guān)頭》),andwasfinallypublishedasthenovelRunwayZero-Eight

(《零八跑道》)byJohnCastleandArthurHailey.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsRunwayZero-Eight(《零八跑道》)(1958)-Summary

in-flight(在飛行中的)medicalemergency,causedbyfoodpoisoning;spoofed(諷刺)inthemovieAirplane!(《國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)》)

RunwayZero-EightisthestoryofMapleLeafAirCharterFlight714.It’sanormal,everyday,routineflight,thistimecarryingacrowdofhappyfootballfans-drinking,talkingandplacingextravagant(過(guò)分的)betsontheoutcomeofthenextday’sgame.Thensuddenlyastheairliner(客機(jī))drones(嗡嗡作聲)westwardthroughtheCanadiannight,afierce,unheralded(無(wú)先兆的)terrorstrikes,andturnsthepeaceful,happyeveningintoahideousnightmare.AndonthegroundhundredofmilesawayatVancouverAirport,relatives,friendsandloverswaithelplessly,silentlyandpray...DetailedDescriptionofNovelsTheFinalDiagnosis(《最后診斷》)(1959)-Summary

hospitalpolitics(權(quán)術(shù)，派別之爭(zhēng))asseenfromthepathology(病理學(xué))departmentAstoryofthelifeanddeathstrugglesinalargehospital,itfocusesonJoePearson,thechiefpathologist(病理醫(yī)師)whomustmakethefinaldiagnosisoneverypatient,andeventuallyonhimself.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsInHighPlaces(《身居要職》)(1962)-Summary

ColdWarErapoliticsinNorthAmerica(加拿大政府)ThenovelplotrevolvesaroundthePrimeMinisterofCanada,JamesMcCullumHowdenandessentiallydiscussesindetailthelifeatthetopofthegovernment.

Publicimagesclashwithprivatelives.Ruthless(殘忍的;無(wú)情的)ambitioncollideswithforbiddendesiresattheverysummitofapowerfulnation’sgovernment.Acrisisofterrifyingproportionsissettoexplodebetweenthesuperpowers.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsAirport(《航空港》)(1968)-Adaptation(《國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)》)In1970thisbookwasadaptedintoamajormotionpicturestarringBurtLancaster,GeorgeKennedy,DeanMartinandVanHeflin,amongothers.It

becameablockbuster(轟動(dòng))moviewithstunningvisualeffects.Themovieinspiredarunofbigdisastermovies(災(zāi)難電影).DetailedDescriptionofNovelsAirport(《航空港》)(1968)-Summary

airportpolitics

機(jī)場(chǎng)Airportisaboutalargemetropolitanairportandthepersonalitiesofthepeoplewhouse,relyandsufferfromitsoperation.

Inaraging(狂怒的)blizzard(暴風(fēng)雪),astrickenaeroplaneisstrugglingagainstalloddstoreachitsdestination.Forsevensuspense-filledhoursablockedrunway,asuicide,amassdemonstration,astowaway(偷渡者),apregnancyandapsychotic(精神病患者)withahome-madebomb,bringtheplottoashatteringconclusion.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsWheels(《汽車(chē)城》)(1971)-AdaptationThenovelwasmadeintoaTVminiseries(電視連續(xù)短劇)in1978starringRockHudsonandLeeRemick.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsWheels(《汽車(chē)城》)(1971)-SummaryWheelsisanovelconcerningtheautomobileindustry(汽車(chē)制造業(yè))andtheday-to-day(日常的)pressuresinvolvedinitsoperation.Theplotlinesfollowmanyofthetopicalissuesoftheday,includingracerelations,corporatepolitics,andbusinessethics.Theautocompanyofthearticleisalittle-disguisedFordMotorCompanyandsomeofthecharactersarerecognizabletocompanyinsiders(權(quán)威人士).InWheels,oneofhisgreatestbestsellers,heexposesthesupercharged(超動(dòng)力的;精力過(guò)人的)worldoftheAmericancarindustry.Fromthegrime(塵垢)andcrimeofaDetroitassemblyline,throughtop-secretdesignstudiostoexecutiveboardrooms(董事會(huì)會(huì)議室)andbedrooms,ArthurHaileygivesusthetrueheartofmotormetropolis,itsmenandwomen,theirlives,ambitions,treacheries(背信棄義),successes,disastersandloves…DetailedDescriptionofNovelsWheels(《汽車(chē)城》)(1971)-CharacteristicsFromAirporttoHotelandfromInHighPlacestoTheFinalDiagnosis,ArthurHailey’sincisive(激烈的)thrillers(驚險(xiǎn)小說(shuō)),setattheheartofthegreatinstitutionsofthemodernworld,areunmatched(無(wú)可匹敵的)forauthenticity,powerandhumandrama.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsTheMoneychangers(《錢(qián)商》)(1975)-AdaptationAtelevisionminiseries(電視連續(xù)短劇)bearingthesamenameandbasedonthenovelwasbroadcastin1976.-SummaryTheplotrevolvesaroundthepoliticsinsidethecrisis-tornworldofamajorUSbank.金融界DetailedDescriptionofNovelsOverload(《超載》)(1979)-Summary

powercrisisinCalifornia電力公司

OverloadconcernstheelectricityproductionindustryinCaliforniaandtheactivitiesoftheemployeesandothersinvolvedwithGoldenStatePowerandLight,afictionalCaliforniapublicservicecompany.Theplotsfollowmanyoftheissuesoftheday,includingracerelations,corporatepolitics,businessethics,terrorismandjournalism.

NimGoldmanisvicepresidentwithGSP&L-thecorporationfeedingpower,lightandheattothekilowatthungrystateofCalifornia.He’sgotabigjobandhe’sgotallthewomenhecanhandle,butNimknowsthecrunch(危境)iscoming.Soon,verysoon,powerfamine(嚴(yán)重的缺乏)willstrikethemostadvancedsocietytheworldhasknown.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsStrongMedicine(《烈藥》)(1984)-Summary

pharmaceuticalindustry

制藥業(yè)、藥品推銷(xiāo)員Miracledrugssavelivesandeasesuffering,butforprofit-motivatedcompanies,themiracleisthemoneytheygenerateatanycost.Billionsofdollarsinprofitswillmakemenandwomendomanythings-lie,cheat,evenkill.

Nowonebeautifulwomanwillbecaughtinthecrossfire(兩方或多方間的互相責(zé)難)betweenethicsandprofits.AsCeliaJordan’sfast-trackcareersweepsherintothehighestcirclesofaninternationaldrugcompany,shebeginstodiscoverthesinsandsecretshiddenintheresearchlabandinthemarketplace.Nowthecompany'spowerfulnewdrugpromisesabreakthroughintreatingadeadlydisease.ButCeliaJordanknowsitmaydeliveranightmare.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsTheEveningNews(《晚間新聞》)(1990)-Summary

newscasters

新聞廣播員、電視媒體

TheEveningNewssweepsfromthebattlebetweenprofitandethicsintheboardrooms(董事會(huì)議會(huì))andnewsrooms(編輯部)ofNewYork,totheclashofidealismandbrutalityinthejunglesofSouthAmerica,fromanFBIinvestigationofatragiccrime,toaFlorida-boundjetcarryingamostunusualhumancargo.WhenCrawfordSloane’swife,sonandelderlyfatheraremysteriouslykidnapped,hislifeturnsupsidedown.AsCBA-TV’smostcelebratedandpopularnewscaster,hehasbecomeaprimetargetforterrorists.WhiletheTVnetworkisheldtoransom(贖金),Sloanedecidestolaunchhisownrescuemission,andasksHarryPartridge,hiscolleagueandcompetitorsincethedaystheycoveredthewarinVietnamtogether,toheadtheoperation.Thisisthemostperilous(危險(xiǎn)的)assignmenteitherhaseverundertaken,andinanuneasypartnership,itwillrequirealltheirprofessionalandemotionalstrength,forJessica,Crawford’swife,istheonlywomanHarryhaseverloved...DetailedDescriptionofNovelsDetective(《偵探》)(1997)-AdaptionThenovelwasadaptedtoamoviein2005.DetailedDescriptionofNovelsDetective(《偵探》)(1997)-Summary

investigationpolitics

偵探

Detectiveisvintage(最佳的)ArthurHailey.Chillinglyauthentic,itisaturning(頁(yè)面轉(zhuǎn)換)thriller(驚險(xiǎn)小說(shuō))ofdramaandsuspense.ArthurHailey’sDetectivewaswrittenin1997anditistheauthor’slastbook.Haileyvividlydepictstheworkofthehomicide(殺人)department,itsbackgroundandinvestigationmethods,allputintoathrillingplotwithmanyunexpectedturnsandsurprises.Sergeant(警官)MalcolmAinslieoftheMiamipolicehomicidedepartmentisabouttotakeawell-earned(完全應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)?familyholidaywhenheiscalledawayonanurgentmission.

AcriminalonDeathRow(監(jiān)獄的死囚區(qū))withonlyafewhourstolivebeforebeingsenttotheelectricchairhasrequestedthatAinsliehearhisconfession.WillElroy‘Animal’Doylefinallyconfesstotheseriesofgrisly(恐怖的)doublemurdersforwhichAinsliehuntedhimdown?Or,asAinslieisaformerCatholicpriest,doestheconvictedman’sdesireto‘confess’haveatotallydifferentmeaning?

Hotelisa1965novelbyArthurHailey.ItisthestoryofanindependentNewOrleanshotel,theSt.Gregory,toregainprofitabilityandavoidbeingassimilatedintotheO’Keefechainofhotels.TheSt.GregoryissupposedlybasedontheFairmont

NewOrleans.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelDetailedDescriptionofNovels-Hotel

Abehind-the-scenes(幕后的)viewofamajorNewOrleanshotel,theStGregory,whichintroducesahostof(一大群)characters-thetycoons(企業(yè)界大亨)whoruntheindustryandthestaffandguestsinthehotel.ThebookbecamethebasisofamajorTVseries.

《大飯店》是阿瑟·黑利1965年的作品。它描寫(xiě)美國(guó)南部新奧爾良一家豪華的大飯店，由于老板沃倫·特倫特因循守舊，管理不善，跟不上時(shí)代的發(fā)展，結(jié)果負(fù)債累累，而被迫出售的故事。

通過(guò)對(duì)這家飯店的描述，反映了美國(guó)資本主義社會(huì)形形色色的弊端和痼疾：旅館巨擘弱肉強(qiáng)食，偵探人員敲詐勒索，飯店職工貪污盜竊，黑人遭到種族歧視，上層貴族卑鄙無(wú)恥，紈袴子弟腐化墮落，富商少女精神空虛，飯店慣竊貪婪無(wú)厭……所有這一切，可以說(shuō)是腐朽的美國(guó)資本主義社會(huì)的一個(gè)縮影

(epitome)

。DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelSetting–St.GregoryCharactersPlotAdaptation–movie&televisionseriesGenre–thriller&detective/cop-criminalnovel

(驚險(xiǎn)小說(shuō)/偵探小說(shuō))Characteristics–multi-plotline&tellingdetailsFactsfor80’sTVshowSettingThestoryhappenedinahotelnamedSt.Gregory(圣格雷戈里)inNewOrleans,LouisianawhichisinthesouthofUS.TheSt.GregoryHotelisthelargestinNewOrleans,Louisiana.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelCharacters

PeterMcDermott,assistantgeneralmanagerWarrenTrent,proprietor(owner)ChristineFrancis,secretarytoWarrenTrentAloysiusRoyce,administrativeassistanttoWarrenTrentCurtisO’Keefe,owneroftheO’KeefechainDorothy“Dodo”Lash,O’Keefe’sstarlet(小明星)companionAlbertWells,aginghotelguest

TheDukeandDuchessofCroydon,guestsinthePresidentialSuite

theDukeofCroydon,newly-appointedBritishambassadortoWashington

theDuchessofCroydon,wifeoftheDuke

Ogilvie,hotel’schiefhouseofficerJulius“Keycase”Milne,hotelthiefaprostitutecalledladyfriendbyOgilvieDetailedDescriptionofNovels-Hotel

ThemaincharacterisPeterMcDermott,thegeneralmanagerwitha“past”whoistryingtoredeemhimself.Althoughtheleadman(核心隊(duì)員),heisonlythefirstamongequalsashetriestoputoutseveralfiresatthesametime:DetailedDescriptionofNovels-Hotel

TheHotel’sunpayable(andunrenewable)mortgageisdueonFriday,necessitating(迫使)itssale;theDukeandDuchessofCroydonarehidingoutinthehotelfromtheirresponsibilityforagruesome(可怕的)hit-and-runaccident;ahotelthiefisoperatinginthebuilding;agroupofteen-agedboyscreateamajor“incident”thatisaggravatedbythefactthattheyarethesonsofthelocalbanker,cardealer,andothertownnotables.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelAllofthesecrisesareresolved,somemoreexpeditiously(迅速地)thanothers,andmostlytoPeter’ssatisfaction,althoughhehastosharethespotlight(聚光燈)withtheperpetrators(犯罪者,作惡者)andotherslistedabove.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlotbankruptcy(Peter)solvingproblems(Duke&Duchess)hit-and-run

(Ogilvie)blackmaildeal

(Ogilvie)drivingnorth(Ogilvie)caught(Duke)confess&diepleasant&surprisingendingDetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-1For4daysfromMondayeveningtoFriday,thehotelgoesthroughasuccessionofdramaticevents.Withthehotel’smortgageduebytheweekendandwithnochanceofgettingfurtherrenewal,theowner,WarrenTrent(沃倫·特倫特),reluctantlymakesuphismindtosellhishoteltoachainhotelowner,CurtisO’Keefe(柯蒂斯·奧基夫).Gregorywasnowatthebrink(邊緣)ofbankruptcy,butPeterMcDermottistryingeverymeanshecouldtosaveit.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-2PeterMcDermott,theassistantgeneralmanager(總經(jīng)理助理),hastotackleseveralotherknotty(棘手的)problems:

handlinganattemptedrape(強(qiáng)奸未遂)whichhasoccurredinoneofthehotel’srooms;catchingaprofessionalthiefoperatinginthehotel;pacifyingawholeconventionofseveralhundreddentiststhatthreatentoleaveinprotestagainstthehotel’sobjectiontoputtingup(接待)amemberoftheconvention–ablackdoctor.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-3ThenthereistheDukeofCroydon.TheDukeisaninternationallyfamousstatesmanandthenewly-appointedBritishambassadortoWashington.HeandhiswifeoccupythebestsuiteinSt.Gregory.OnMondayevening,theDukewenttothegamblinghouse.Later,hiswifepursuedandfoundhim.Whiledrivingbackwithhiswifefromthegamblinghouse,theDukeknocksdownawomanandherchild.Botharekilled.TheDukeandtheDuchess,however,driveaway.Thehit-and-runbecomestopsensationalnewsinNewOrleans.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-4

Thenwehavethepresenttext…Thehotel’schiefhousedetectiveOgilvienoticesthebattered(v.撞擊)carwhenitcomesback.Insteadofreportingthistothepolice,hegoestoseetheDukeandtheDuchess.Hepromisestokeepquietaboutwhatheknowsandasksforalargesumofmoneyinreturnforthefavour.(blackmail)DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-5TheDuke,nowtotallyatalossastohowtoact,hidesbehindtheskirtofhiswife.TheDuchessunderstandsthattogetthemselvesoutofthismess,thecarhastobedrivenoutofthesouthwherepeoplearealertedaboutthehit-and-run.SosheofferstopayOgilviemorethanhehasaskedonconditionthathedrivesthecartoChicagoupinthenorth.Thegreedydetectiveagrees.(deal)DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-6Atoneo’clockThursdaymorningOgilviegetsthecaroutofthegarage.Heisseenleavingbyonepersononly,PeterMcDermott.Thoughitstrikeshimasodd,Peterdoesnotlinkthisupwiththehit-and-rununtillatethatafternoonwhenhewitnessesthefuneralofthetwovictimsoftheaccident.Hecontactspoliceheadquartersrightaway.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-7Bythistime,OgilviehascrossedLouisianaandMississippi,drivingbynightandconcealingthecarbyday.Hethinksthateverythingisgoingsmoothly,littleknowingthatheisalreadybeingfollowedbytheHighwaypatrolcruisers(公路巡警).InTennessee,heiscaughtandsentbacktoNewOrleans.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelRunning-awayMapNEXTRunning-awayMapBACKPlot-8

AtfirsttheDuchesstriestodenyeverything,butdoesn’tsucceedinconvincingthepolice.TheDukethendecidestogoovertopoliceheadquarterstoconfesshiscrime(tosurrenderhimself/togivehimselfup自首)beforetheycomeforhim,wishingtosavethelittleshreds(極小量)ofdecency(面子)leftinhim.Hetakesanelevatortogodown.Thiselevatorwhichhasbeenoutoforderforsometimeandbadlyinneedofrepairbreaksdown.Asitgoesdown,onesetofclamps(夾鉗)holdsandtheotherfails.Theelevatorcartwists,buckles(彎曲)andsplitsopen(裂開(kāi)),throwingtheDukeninefloorsdowntothecementground.Hediesinstantly.

DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelPlot-9However,thenovelendswithapleasantsurprise.

Asick,oldeccentricmanstayinginthehotelturnsouttobeanextremelywealthymanfromMontreal,Canada.Earlier,hefellseriouslyillandwassavedbyPeterandhisgirlfriend.Toshowhisgratitudeandrepaytheirkindness,hebuysthehotelfromitsformerownerandmakesPeterthenewexecutivevice-president(執(zhí)行副總裁),withcompleteauthoritytorunthehotelashethinksfit.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-Hotel

AdaptationThenovelwasadaptedintoamoviein1967,andlaterintoalong-runningtelevisionseries(atotalof114episodesbetweenSep.21,1983andMay5,1988)ontheABC(AmericanBroadcastingCompany)network.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelGenre-ThrillerThiskindofnovelsiscalledthrillers.Generallydefining,athriller(驚險(xiǎn)小說(shuō))isaworkoffictionordramadesignedtoholdtheinterestbytheuseofahighdegreeofintrigue(陰謀),adventureorsuspense.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelGenre–Detective/Cop-criminalNovel

Otherscanbecalledcop-criminalnovels,detectivenovels(偵探小說(shuō)).Themainpurposeisforentertainment,amusement.

Veryoftenthiskindofnovelscontainsalotofaction,usu.suspension,

notverymuchdeepthought,withoutmoralintention,notconsideredclassic.Thebasictechniqueistomakethewholestoryofcrimeintosomethinglikeajigsawpuzzle.Youcannotseetheoutcomeuntilthefinalpartisputin.DetailedDescriptionofNovels-HotelCharacteristics–multipleplotlineThemultip