Readtheintroductionbelow,andselectcorrectchoicesbelow.HenryGrahamGreene(2ndOctober,1904—3rdApril,1991)wasanEnglishauthor,playwrightandliterarycritic.Hisworksexploretheambivalentmoralandpoliticalissuesofthemodernworld.Greenewasnotableforhisabilitytocombineseriousliteraryacclaimwithwidespreadpopularity.Manyofhisbookshavebeenfilmed,mostnotably1947'sBrightonRock,andhealsowroteseveraloriginalscreenplays,mostfamouslyforthefilmTheThirdMan.AlthoughGreeneobjectedstronglytobeingdescribedasaRomanCatholicnovelistratherthanasanovelistwhohappenedtobeCatholic,Catholicreligiousthemesareattherootofmuchofhiswriting,especiallythefourmajorCatholicnovels:BrightonRock,ThePowerandtheGlory,TheHeartoftheMatterandTheEndoftheAffair.Throughouthislife,GreenewasobsessedwithtravellingfarfromhisnativeEngland,towhathecalledthe“wildandremote”placesoftheworld.HistravelsprovidedhimwithopportunitiestoengageinespionageonbehalfoftheUnitedKingdom.SeveralworkssuchasTheConfidentialAgent,TheThirdMan,TheQuietAmerican,OurManinHavanaandTheHumanFactoralsoshowanavidinterestintheworkingsofinternationalpoliticsandespionage.Greenesufferedfrombipolardisorder,whichhadaprofoundeffectonhiswritingandpersonallife.InalettertohiswifeVivien,hetoldherthathehad“acharacterprofoundlyantagonistictoordinarydomesticlife”,andthat“unfortunately,thediseaseisalsoone'smaterial”.GrahamGreene

.A.diedin1991whenhewas87yearsoldB.wasanEnglishwriterofentertainmentstoriesC.showedgreatinterestininternationalpoliticsandespionageD.sufferedfrommentaldiseaseACDTherewereeightJapanesegentlemenhavingafishdinneratBentley's.Theyspoketoeachotherrarelyintheirincomprehensibletongue,butalwayswithacourteoussmileandoftenwithasmallbow.Allbutoneofthemworeglasses.Sometimestheprettygirlwhosatinthewindowbeyondgavethemapassingglance,butherownproblemseemedtooseriousforhertopayrealattentiontoanyoneintheworldexceptherselfandhercompanion.ShehadthinblondehairandherfacewasprettyandpetiteinaRegency1810—1820way,ovallikeaminiature,thoughshehadaharshwayofspeaking—perhapstheaccentofschool,RoedeanorCheltenhamLadiesCollege,whichshehadnotlongagoleft.Sheworeaman'ssignetringonherengagementfinger,andasIsatdownatmytable,withtheJapanesegentlemenbetweenus,shesaid,“Soyouseewecouldmarrynextweek.”“Yes?”Hercompanionappearedalittledistraught.HerefilledtheirglasseswithChablis

andsaid,“Ofcourse,butMother?”Imissedsomeoftheconversationthen,becausetheeldestJapanesegentlemanleantacrossthetable,withasmileandalittlebow,andutteredawholeparagraphlikethemutterfromanaviary,whileeveryonebenttowardshimandsmiledandlistened,andIcouldn'thelpattendingtohimmyself.Thegirl'sfiancéresembledherphysically.Icouldseethemastwominiatureshangingsidebysideonwhitewoodpanels.HeshouldhavebeenayoungofficerinNelson'snavyinthedayswhenacertainweaknessandsensitivitywerenobartopromotion.Shesaid,“Theyaregivingmeanadvanceoffivehundredpounds,andthey'vesoldthepaperbackrightsalready.”Thehardcommercialdeclarationcameasashocktome;itwasashocktoothatshewasoneofmyownprofession.Shecouldn'thavebeenmorethantwenty.Shedeservedbetteroflife.Hesaid,“Butmyuncle...”“Youknowyoudon'tgetonwithhim.Thiswayweshallbequiteindependent.”“Youwillbeindependent,”hesaidgrudgingly.“Thewine-tradewouldn'treallysuityou,wouldit?Ispoketomypublisheraboutyouandthere'saverygoodchance...ifyoubeganwithsomereading...”“ButIdon'tknowathingaboutbooks.”“Iwouldhelpyouatthestart.”“Mymothersaysthatwritingisagoodcrutch...”“Fivehundredpoundsandhalfpaperbackrightsisaprettysolidcrutch,”shesaid.“ThisChablisisgood,isn'tit?”“Idaresay.”Ibegantochangemyopinionofhim—hehadnottheNelsontouch.Hewasdoomedtodefeat.Shecamealongsideandrakedhimforeandaft.“DoyouknowwhatMr.Dwightsaid?”“Who'sDwight?”“Darling,youdon'tlisten,doyou?Mypublisher.Hesaidhehadn'treadafirstnovelinthelastyearswhichshowedsuchpowersofobservation.”“That'swonderful,”hesaidsadly,“wonderful.”“Onlyhewantsmetochangethetitle.”“Yes?”“Hedoesn'tlikeTheEver-RollingStream.HewantstocallitTheChelseaSet.”“Whatdidyousay?”“Iagreed.Idothinkthatwithafirstnoveloneshouldtrytokeepone'spublisherhappy.Especiallywhen,really,he'sgoingtopayforourmarriage,isn'the?”“Iseewhatyoumean.”Absent-mindedly,hestirredhisChabliswithafork—perhapsbeforetheengagementhehadalwaysboughtchampagne.TheJapanesegentlemenhadfinishedtheirfishandwithverylittleEnglishbutwithelaboratecourtesytheywereorderingfromthemiddle-agedwaitressafreshfruitsalad.Thegirllookedatthem,andthenshelookedagainstanyfuturebasedonafirstnovelcalledTheChelseaSet.Iwasonthesideofhismother.Itwasahumiliatingthought,butIwasprobablyabouthermother'sage.Iwantedtosaytoher,areyoucertainyourpublisheristellingyouthetruth?Publishersarehuman.Theymaysometimesexaggeratethevirtuesoftheyoungandthepretty.WillTheChelseaSetbereadinfiveyears?Areyoupreparedfortheyearsofeffort,“thelongdefeatofdoingnothingwell”?Astheyearspasswritingwillnotbecomeanyeasier,thedailyeffortwillgrowhardertoendure,thosepowersofobservationwillbecomeenfeebled;youwillbejudged,whenyoureachyourforties,byperformanceandnotbypromise.“MynextnovelisgoingtobeaboutSt.Tropez.”“Ididn'tknowyou'deverbeenthere.”“Ihaven't.Afresheye'sterriblyimportant.Ithoughtwemightsettledownthereforsixmonths.”“Therewouldn'tbemuchleftoftheadvancebythattime.”“Theadvanceisonlyanadvance.Igetfifteenpercentafterfivethousandcopiesandtwentypercentafterten.Andofcourseanotheradvancewillbedue,darling,whenthenextbook'sfinished.AbiggeroneifTheChelseaSetsellswell.”“Supposeitdoesn't.”“Mr.Dwightsaysitwill.Heoughttoknow.”“Myunclewouldstartmeattwelvehundred.”“But,darling,howcouldyoucomethentoSt.Tropez?”“Perhapswe'ddobettertomarrywhenyoucomeback.”Shesaidharshly,“Imightn'tcomebackifTheChelseaSetsellsenough.”“Oh.”ShelookedatmeandthepartyofJapanesegentlemen.Shefinishedherwine.Shesaid.“Isthisaquarrel?”“No.”“I'vegotthetitleforthenextbook—TheAzureBlue.”“Ithoughtazurewasblue.”Shelookedathimwithdisappointment.“Youdon'treallywanttobemarriedtoanovelist,doyou?”“Youaren'toneyet.”“Iwasbornone—Mr.Dwightsays.Mypowersofobservation...”“Yes.Youtoldmethat,but,dear,couldn'tyouobserveabitnearerhome?HereinLondon.“I'vedonethatinTheChelseaSet.Idon'twanttorepeatmyself.”Thebillhadbeenlyingbesidethemforsometimenow.Hetookouthiswallettopay,butshesnatchedthepaperoutofhisreach.Shesaid.“Thisismycelebration.”“Whatof?”“TheChelseaSet,ofcourse.Darling,you'reawfullydecorative,butsometimes—well,yousimplydon'tconnect.”“I'drather...ifyoudon'tmind...”“No,darling,thisisonme.AndMr.Dwight,ofcourse.”HesubmittedjustastwooftheJapanesegentlemengavetonguesimultaneously,thenstoppedabruptlyandbowedtoeachother,asthoughtheywereblockedinadoorway.Ihadthoughtthetwoyoungpeoplematchingminiatures,butwhatacontrastinfacttherewas.Thesametypeofprettinesscouldcontainweaknessandstrength.HerRegencycounterpart,Isuppose,wouldhaveborneadozenchildrenwithouttheaidofanesthetics,whilehewouldhavefallenaneasyvictimtothefirstdarkeyesinNaples.Wouldthereonedaybeadozenbooksonhershelf?Theyhavetobebornwithoutananesthetictoo.IfoundmyselfhopingthatTheChelseaSetwouldprovetobeadisasterandthateventuallyshewouldtakeupphotographicmodelingwhileheestablishedhimselfsolidlyinthewine-tradeinSt.James's.Ididn'tliketothinkofherastheMrs.HumphreyWardofhergeneration—notthatIwouldlivesolong.Oldagesavesusfromtherealizationofagreatmanyfears.IwonderedtowhichpublishingfirmDwightbelonged.Icouldimaginetheblurbhewouldhavealreadywrittenaboutherabrasivepowersofobservation.Therewouldbeaphoto,ifhewaswise,onthebackofthejacket,forreviewers,aswellaspublishersarehuman,andshedidn'tlooklikeMrs.HumphreyWard.Icouldhearthemtalkingwhiletheyfoundtheircoatsatthebackoftherestaurant.Hesaid,“IwonderwhatallthoseJapanesearedoinghere?”“Japanese?”shesaid.“WhatJapanese,darling?SometimesyouaresoevasiveIthinkyoudon'twanttomarrymeatall.”Skimthetextandtellhowmanycharactersthereareinthestory.Writethemdown.1.Maincharacters:

2.Minorcharacters:

3.Indirectcharacters:Readthestorycarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Readthefirstparagraph.It'slikealongshotinafilmanddescribesthesettingofthestory.(1)HowdidthenarratordescribetheJapanesegentlemen?Listallthedetailsthathehadnoticedaboutthem.

(2)DoyouthinkagroupofJapanesepeopledininginaBritishrestaurantislikelytoarousemuchcuriosityfromothercustomers?

(3)Howdoyouinterpretthegirl'sindifference?ayoungwomanwhowritesnovelsherfiancéwhoisawine-merchanteightJapanesegentlemenamiddle-agedwaitresspublisherMr.Dwightfirst-personnarratorTheyspoketoeachotherrarelyintheirincomprehensibletongue,butalwayswithacourteoussmileandoftenwithasmallbow.Allbutoneofthemworeglasses.Yes,Ithinkso.Herownproblemseemedtooseriousforhertopayrealattentiontoanyoneintheworldexceptherselfandhercompanion.2.ReadParagraph2.It'slikeashortshotinafilmanddescribestheheroineofthestory.(1)Whatdoyouknowaboutthegirlfromthenarrator'sdescription?

(2)Whatdoestheincongruityofherappearanceandwayofspeakingtell?

3.ReadParagraph3to5.It'slikeashortshotinafilmanddescribestheheroofthestory.(1)Howdidthenarratordescribetheman?

(2)Didhegivehimasmuchattentionashegavethegirl?

(3)WhydidthenarratorgobacktotheJapanesegentlemenwhilehewasobservingthegirlandherfiancé?

(4)Canyouspeculateonthebackgroundofthecouple?

Shewasprettyandpetiteandhadaharshwayofspeaking(說話很沖).Shegraduatedfromschoolnotlongago.Shespokeinafirm,commandingtoneandanupper-classmanner,typicalofthosewhohadbeeneducatedatRoedeanorCheltenhamLadiesCollege,bothbeinghighlyprestigiousforupper-classyoungwomen.（這些都是貴族學校，說明這個女孩自我感覺很好）Hercompanionappearedalittledistraught.No,hedidn't.BecausethenarratorwasattractedbytheJapanese.TheBentley's,RoedeanorCheltenhamLadiesCollege,Chablis,miniatures,allthesehaveconnotativesignificanceandshowapictureofaprivilegedyoungcouplewithawealthyfamilybackground.

4.ReadParagraph6to25.Itdescribestheconversationbetweenarisingstarandherdumbpartner.(1)Whywasthenarratorshockedtwice?

(2)Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkarenecessaryforawriter?Didthegirlhavethem?

(3)Howwelldidthecouplegetalong?Didtheirrelationshippromiseahappymarriage?

(4)Inwhatwaydidthenewtitleofthegirl'snoveldifferfromthepreviousone?Whatdidthischangemean?Thefirstshock：Thewriterhadimaginedthegirltobegentleanddelicate.Hewasnotpreparedtolearnthatshealsohadastrongcharacter.Nowherremarkonmoneymattersshockedhimintorealizingthatshewasmorallystrong.Thesecondshock：Asaveteranwriter,heknewsowellallthepainsoftheprofession.Hecouldneverimagineandcouldnotbelievethatsuchabeautifulladycouldhavechosensuchahardjob.Acuteobservationandsensitivity.No,shedidn't.Theydidn'tgetalongwellwitheachother.No,Idon'tthinkso.Thetitle“TheChelseaSet”chosenbythepublisherandacceptedbytheyoungnovelistrevealshergreatdesiretobelongtohighsociety.ChelseaisarichsuburbofLondonwhichsymbolizesherattitude.However,thetitlesshechoosesherself“TheEverRollingStream”and“TheAzureBlue”arenotmeaningfuleither.Forexample,evenhisfiancécouldtellthattheazureandblueareofthesamemeaning.

5.ReadParagraph26to27.Itdescribestheinsightofahardenedwriter.(1)Whywasthenarratorpessimisticaboutthegirl'scareer?

(2)Whydidhefeelitahumiliatingthoughtwhenhethoughtthathewasonthefiancé'smother'sside?

(3)Whatinsightdidthenarratorprovideaboutthenatureofawriter'sprofession?

(4)Whatdidthegirlexpectofhercareer?

(5)Whywassheapprovedbyherpublisherbutdisapprovedbythenarrator?Becauseheknowsclearlywhatwritingactuallyis,itishard,demandingandrequiresgreatpowerofobservation.Obviously,thegirlisnotuptothejob,soheadvises“shedeservesabetterjob.”Shecouldhaveenjoyedaneasierlifethantoilingasanovelist.Heagreedwithhismotherthatwritingshouldnotbeacareer,butonlyasupport.Althoughknowingoneselftobeoldwouldcausediscomfortandembarrassment,hewasactuallyabouthermother'sageandthereforequiteinapositiontoadviseheronherfuture.Publishersmaysometimesexaggeratethevirtuesoftheyoungandthepretty.Youhavetobepreparedfortheyearsofeffort,“thelongdefeatofdoingnothingwell”.Astheyearspasswritingwillnotbecomeanyeasier,thedailyeffortwillgrowhardertoendure,thosepowersofobservationwillbecomeenfeebled;youwillbejudged,whenyoureachyourforties,byperformanceandnotbypromise.Thegirlwasintoxicatedbythefutureofbeingaprofessionalwriter.Thereasonsareasfollows：Thegirlwaspraisedbythepublisherforkeenobservation,butsheevenfailstonoticetheseJapanesegentlemenseatedhighlyvisibleinanEnglishrestaurant.Thewriterworriedthatifshetookupacareerasanovelist,shewassuretosuffer.6.ReadParagraph28to54.Itdescribestheambitionandconceitoftheheroine.(1)WhatkindofstorydoyouthinkwillbeproducedinapopularresortlikeSt.Tropez?

(2)WhydidthegirlchooseSt.Tropezasthevenueforhernextbook?

(3)Whoseemedtohavetheupperhandintherelationshipbetweenthecouple?

(4)Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappentothecoupleafterthisdate?

7.ReadParagraph55to57.Whatafuture!(1)Didthenarratorthinkbothofthemhadmadeawrongdecisionabouttheirprofession?

(2)Whatadvicewouldheofferthem?

(3)Doeshisadvicesoundsensible?

(4)WhatfunctiondidtheJapanesegentlemenserveinthewholeconversation?Romanticorentertainmentnovel.Becauseshethoughtafresheye'sterriblyimportant.Thegirlseemedtohavetheupperhandintherelationship.Perhapstheywouldgetmarriedafterthisdate.Yes,hedid.Hehopedthatshewouldtakeupphotographicmodelingwhileheestablishedhimselfsolidlyinthewine-tradeinSt.James's.Yes,itsoundssensible.TheeightJapanesegentlemendidnotfitintoherpictureofanidealisticworld.Eventhoughtheylookedconspicuouslydifferentintherestaurant,shefailedtonoticethem.Selectsomesuitableadjectivestodescribethetwocharacters,andsupportyourjudgmentwithatleastthreedetailsfromthestory.Youmayselectwordsforhis/hercharacterfromthelistbelow.Whatkindofpersonarethey?Whatkindofpersonisthegirl?Whatkindofpersonisherfiancé?Youmayfindthedetailsfrom:●Whathe/shesaidinthestory;●Whatthenarratorsaysabouthim/her;●Howhe/shebehavedinthestory.Now,writeyourjudgmentinthetablebelow.Now,writeyourjudgmentinthetablebelow.Thegirlhasjustwrittenherfirstnovel.SheisveryambitiousandistryingtopleaseherpublishercalledMr.Dwight.Sheprobablybelongstotheupperclasswhichbecomesobviousinthewayshespeaks.Sheisveryself-centered,talkingallthetimeaboutherproblems