MyStrokeofLuckKirkDouglasPre-readingquestions:

1.Doyoubelieveinluck?Whyorwhynot?Anypersonalexperiences?Canyougiveussomephrasesincluding“luck〞?Canyoupredictwhatwillhappeninthestory?Structuralanalysis:Part1(Para1-2)IntroductionPart2(Para3-4)Hiswife’sintuitionandgoodjudgmentsPart3(Para5-7)RomanceandmarriagePart4(Para8)Backtohisrecoveryfromthecrash.Part5(Para9-13)Howhiswifehandledhercrisisandhelpedrebuildhisconfidence.Part6(Para14)ConclusionPleasedistinguish:1.Chorologicalaccount2.flashback

Languagepoints:

Part11.stroke:1)asuddenoccurrenceorresultastrokeofluck/fortune一樁意外的幸事/運氣astrokeofmisfortuneastrokeoflightening閃擊astrokeofgenius/inspiration聰明之舉/絕妙的主意

2)anoccasionwhenabloodtubeinyourbrainsuddenlyburstsorisblocked中風

have/sufferastroke2.Pun:afigureofspeech;aplayonwords,sometimesondifferentsensesofthesamewordandsometimesonthesimilarsenseorsoundofdifferentwords.雙關一種文字游戲，有時利用同一個詞的不同意思,而有時利用不同詞的相近意思或發音Pun1.Wemustallhangtogetherorweshallallhangseparately.

(意義雙關)2.Sevendayswithoutwatermakeoneweak.(諧音雙關)punnyadj.一語雙關的;帶雙關諧語的Moreexamplesofpun:楊柳青青江水平，聞郎江上唱歌聲。東邊日出西邊雨，道是無晴卻有晴。空對著，山中高士晶瑩雪；終不忘，世外仙姝寂寞林。杰拉爾德·R·福特〔1913年出生〕是美國第38任總統，他說話喜歡用雙關語。有一次，他答復記者提問時說：“我是一輛福待，不是林肯。眾所周知，林肯既是美國很偉大的總統，又是一種最高級的名牌小汽車；福特那么是當時普通、廉價而群眾化的汽車。福特說這句話，一是表示謙虛，一是為了標榜自己是群眾喜歡的總統。

英語中有趣的雙關語

①Heisnotagravemanuntilheisagraveman.他不是一個嚴肅的人,除非他躺到墳墓里才能嚴肅起來。②Theyprayforyoutodayandpreyonyoutomorrow.他們今天為你祈禱，明天就會加害于你。國外一個網站評選的2003年十大pun，下面是其中的三個例子，如果您能看懂,肯定會覺得pun有意思。

①HedrovehisexpensivecarintoatreeandfoundouthowtheMercedesbends.

②Timeflieslikeanarrow,fruitflieslikeabanana.時光像箭一樣飛逝，水果像香蕉一樣飛逝?

③Abicyclecan'tstandonitsownbecauseitistwo-tyred.下面再列出三個pun，但不告訴您意思，請您自己琢磨一下。①Sheworeanewhairpieceeverydayandwasconsideredabigwig.②Oldmathteachersneverdie,theyjustbecomeirrational.③Whenaclockishungryitgoesbackfourseconds.LanguagePoints2.givesb.aride:giveafreejourneytosb.3.collide:tohiteachotheraccidentallyTwosupertankerscollidedintheroughseas.collisionn.head-oncollision4.survive:tonotdieinanaccidentorwarorfromanillnesssurvivesth.survivorn.

Thereareconcernsthattherefugeescannotsurvivethewinter.---Howareyou?---Oh,surviving.5.insist:tosayordosth.Firmlyinsist+oninsistthat+(should)v.ifyouinsist(infm)

Part2Languagepoints1.L.A.---LosAngeles

A.L.---Alabama

N.D.---NorthDakota

O.H.---OhioM.E.---Maine

OklahomaM.D.---MarylandO.R.---OregonC.A.---California

M.A.---Massachusetts

P.A.---Pennsylvania

2.survivor’sguilt:Ifeelguiltyasasurvivor3.Annhas…intuition:Annhasconcisesenseandshecanalwaysjudgecorrectly.intuition:thepowerofsensingorknowingwithouttheuseofrationalprocessesTheoldhunterknewbyintuitionthatthedeerwasnearby.woman’s/feminineintuition4.WhenIbecamedepressedandsuicidal:depressed:inaverygloomystatedepressionn.theGreatDepression大蕭條時期(1929-1933)suicidal:a.relatingtosuicidesuicide:n.killingoneselfThefamousactorcommitsuicidelastnight.Part3Questions:WhydidtheauthorfeelmiffedinhisinterviewwithAnn?Whydidtheauthorhavethethought“tohellwithher〞?WhatdoyouknowaboutLasVegas?Languagepoints:1.star:toappearasamainperformerinafilmThefilminwhichshestarsisagreathit.2.showup:appearHedidn’tshowupuntilthelastmoment.3.miff:tocausetobecomeoffendedorannoyed.bemiffedwith[at]生...的氣get[have,take]amiff生氣,發脾氣inamiff生著氣4.Butthattookmesomedoing…takesomedoing:tobehardworkonsb.’spart/onthepartofsb.:someonehasdonesth.orfeelsth.就某人而言5.poignant:1)keenorstronginmentalappear令精神或感情極為痛苦的poignantanxiety深深的焦慮2)深受感動的；動人的apoignantmemory動人的回憶3)鋒利的；尖刻的poignantcriticism鋒利的批評

6.WeslippedawaytoLasVegastotietheknot.(slang.Getmarried)WewenttoLasVegassecretlytogetmarried.Part4languagepoints:1.GiventhatI’msometimesasanactorwrappedupinhisego.

giventhat:considering…

bewrappedupin:bepackedin;bedeeplyinterestedin

ego:1)anexaggeratedsenseofself-importance;conceit.自負過度的自我重要感；自負2)Theself,especiallyasdistinctfromtheworldandotherselves.自我，自己自我，尤指不同于世界和其他個體

2.console:v.comfortintimesofsadnessSusannadidherbesttoconsoleherdaughterbypromisingtobuyheranotherdoll.consoleafriendingrief在朋友憂傷時予以慰問3.feelsorryforoneselfv.垂頭喪氣Part5languagepoints:1.undergo(-went,-gone,-going)1)topassthrough;experience:ahousethatisundergoingrenovations.經過翻修的房子2)toendure;suffer:

undergogreathardship.遭受巨大的苦難Hewasfrightenedwhenherealizedhewouldundergoadangerousheartoperation.2.malignant:threateningtolifeamalignantdisease.一種致命的疾病3.lump(n):aswellingmass.腫脹,腫塊一塊alumpofrockIliketakingonelumpofsugarinmytea.我喜歡在茶里放一塊方糖。IhavealumponmyheadwhereIhititagainstthedoor.alumpinthethroat喉嚨哽住Lump(vi.,vt.)1)形成塊狀Themilkpowderhaslumpedbecauseofhumidity.奶粉受潮結塊了。2)〔常與動詞like連用〕忍受；忍耐likeitorlumpit要不就快樂，要不就忍著點兒

4.

authoriz/(s)e:

togivepermissiontoOnlytheCongresscanauthorizethePresidenttodeclarewar.authorizesb.todosth.I’mnotauthorizedtoansweryourquestions

authorizationn.authority:power/expert/organizationthevoiceofauthority權威的口氣

Youcanclaimhousingbenefitfromthelocalauthority.

5.Ifeltguilty…layunconscious.Lackingawarenessandthecapacityforsensoryperception.Sheremainedunconsciousforseveralhours.unconsciousmovementsIwasunconsciousofherpresence.conscious---unconsciousConsciousness-unconsciousnessConsciously---unconsciously6.Overtheyearstheyhave

raised

$9milliontohelp

finance…raise:tocollectmoneytosupportWeareraisingmoneytopayforanewhospitalward.finance:toprovidemoneyforTheyworkedhardtofinancetheirdaughterthroughalawschool.7.deplorable1)Lamentable;woeful:可憐的；悲傷的：Myfinanceswereinadeplorablestateofneglect.我的財政情況，因無人照管而一塌糊涂2)Wretched;bad:糟糕的deplorablehousingconditionsintheinnercity.城市里面糟糕的住房條件8.beneficiary9.Whenmyspeechstartedtoslur…Slur:v.topronounceindistinctly.模糊的發音不清楚地發出Whenamanisdrunkhisspeechisslurred.10.believein:tohavefaithin,totrustDoyoubelieveinghosts?Believeitornot.[口]信不信由你。Believeme.[口]真的,相信我的話吧。You'dbetterbelieve.[口]你就放心吧,你就相信吧。11.endureTobearItisalmostimpossibleforhumanbeingstoendureAntarcticwinter.Ican'tendureloudmusic