1、Unit3,Watch the video and answer the following questions.,1. According to the video, what do you think about the old man and his wife? 2. What do you think about the relationship between husband and wife?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,H
2、is talking at his wifes graveside is the news about their children and the new relationship between them and him. He really missed his wife.,Open.,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Old Man: Well, it was a big trip. And if you ask me what I
3、learned, Id have to tell you Im not sure. I know if I could do it all over again, I would ask less of the kids. As long as they were happy, that would be fine with me. I know I have to stop thinking of them as if theyre still children. I cant tell them what to do anymore. They have to find their own
4、 way. And, sometimes you talked to me about things that I should have listened to you more carefully. You presented me with the details of our childrens lives, and I . I . I ignored them. And for that . But that isnt what you want to hear, I know. What you want is the news. Well,Video Script1,Audiov
5、isual supplement,Cultural information,Video Script2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,the news is this. Robert, Amy and Rosie promised to visit me for the holidays, and you know what? This time I believe them. And David . David . I hope hell spend Christmas with you.,1. Shakespeares Sonnet
6、Sonnet 116,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never sh
7、aken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worths unknown, although his height be taken. Loves not Times fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickles compass come: Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural informati
8、on,But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. William Shakespeare,2. Marriage benefits men more than women,Cultural information 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Both benefit equally in common areas like sex, compa
9、nionship and shared work load. Husbands experience better overall health (live longer than if single), whereas a womens greatest single gain is in money. Marriage will make both men and women richer because they become more efficient in,all areas of life! Two living together will not only save signi
10、ficantly by eliminating redundant expenses, but because of increased efficiency, make more money than they do living separately. Long-lasting marriages, some people suggest, is not a cause of financial success,Cultural information 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,but an effect alongside
11、 of financial success. But the truth is that even taking this factor and the eliminating of redundant expenses into account, the institution of marriage itself provides a “wealth-generation bonus”. This bonus is above and beyond all other factors. God said marriage is good and good it is! Studies ha
12、ve shown, for example, that married men earn incomes 10-40% higher than their single counterparts.,Structural analysis 3,1. What does the author mean by “my stroke of luck”?,Marrying his wife had clearly been a stroke of luck for him, as became clear once again during the air crash crisis.,Structura
13、l analysis,Text analysis,2. Whats the authors purpose of writing?,To enable the readers to see the many valuable qualities in his wife, or to show his wifes unyielding character and willingness to help others.,Structural analysis 1,1. How are the events of the text arranged?,Text analysis,Structural
14、 analysis,The account of the latest event is interrupted by a number of flashbacks (some earlier events and experiences). It begins with the air crash, and then it goes back to what had happened before. After this the author resumes the narration of the air crash and subsequent event.,Structural ana
15、lysis 1,This part tells the readers what happens to the author and describes how his wife reacts to the accident.,It describes Annes good judgment on previous occasions and her experiences during the Second World War.,It tells the readers how the author met Anne, fell in love with her and eventually
16、 married her.,2. Divide the text into parts by completing the table.,Text analysis,Structural analysis,Structural analysis 1,It turns back to his recovery from the crash with his wifes meticulous care.,The author recalls how his wife handled her crisis: she never gave in and always tried to help oth
17、ers.,It describes Annes reaction to his stroke and her method to make people move on.,Text analysis,Structural analysis,The author offers his general comments on Annes character with a philosophical remark.,9-10,8,Paragraphs,Main idea,11-13,14,Detailed reading1,Detailed reading,My Stroke of LuckShe
18、keeps saving my life. Better still, she keeps giving me reasons to live. Kirk Douglas1 It happened on the way home from a meeting in Fillmore, 40 miles north of Los Angeles. My friend Noel Blanc, a helicopter pilot, offered to give me a ride back to the city. We were 50 feet in the air when we colli
19、ded with a small plane flown by a flight instructor and his young student. Noel and I survived, but the men in the plane died instantly.,2 I dont remember being pulled from the wreckage or the ambulance trip to a nearby hospital. But I do remember my wife, Anne, staring down at me on my gurney. Afte
20、r hearing of the accident, Anne took a helicopter to reach me. She insisted on moving me to our neighborhood hospital in L.A., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Another helicopter ride. Just what I needed!,Detailed reading2,Detailed reading,But Anne was right. In L.A. I could get the best care for my spi
21、nal injury and start seeing psychiatrists for my very real “survivors guilt”. Anne has such good judgment and intuition, she rarely makes a wrong decision. After all, she first saved my life in 1958, when she refused to let me join film producer Mike Todd on his fatal flight. She saved me again afte
22、r my stroke in 1995, when I became depressed and suicidal.,Detailed reading3,Detailed reading,3,Detailed reading4,4 Annes secret is that she learns from life, then moves on. Born in Hanover, Germany, she fled to Belgium to escape fascism as a teenager. She then moved to Paris, surviving the occupati
23、on by putting her linguistic ability to work. Fluent in French, English, Italian and her native German, she supported herself by placing German subtitles on French films.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading5,We met in 1953 when I was in Paris to star in Act of Love. I was looking for an assistant, and
24、 Anne Buydens showed up at my dressing room for an interview. She wore a blue suit with a white collar, and had very delicate wrists and ankles. Quite striking. I explained the position and she politely said, “I dont think this jobs right for me.” I was miffed. Here I was, an American movie star. I
25、expected her to be eager for the job.,Detailed reading,5,Detailed reading6,6 She did accept the position, but only on a temporary basis. And she eventually agreed to go out with me, which had been my first thought anyhow. But that took some doing on my part too. After our first meeting, I called to
26、invite her to supper at Tour dArgent, one of Pariss best restaurants, with fantastic views of the Seine. “No,” she said, “Im tired. I think Ill just make myself some eggs and go to bed.” My thought then was, to hell with her.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading7,7 But it was just that poignant style t
27、hat made me fall in love. During the following months, while I was filming Ulysses in Italy, Anne often met up with me. In 1954, when our next jobs threatened to keep us apart for months at a time, I realized I didnt want to lose her and asked her to marry me. We slipped away to Las Vegas to tie the
28、 knot.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading8,8 Forty-seven years of marriage is quite a journey. Anne has kept me going through some of the hardest times, which hasnt always been easy, given that Im sometimes an actor wrapped up in his ego. After the crash, I couldnt sit without extreme pain. When we w
29、ent out, Anne would put me in the rear of the station wagon, where I could stretch out. At dinner with friends, shed set a place for me as if it were the most natural thing in the world to eat lying on the couch. She consoled me during my survivors anguish, but what she wouldnt tolerate and heres th
30、e important thing was me feeling sorry for myself.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading9,9 Then again, Ive never seen her feel sorry for herself either. Thirty years ago Anne underwent diagnostic surgery after finding a lump in her breast. Her doctor reported the tumor was malignant, and it was spreadi
31、ng. He encouraged me to authorize him to remove Annes breast then and there. I did.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading10,10 After, I felt guilty having made that choice while she lay unconscious. Anne assured me that Id done the right thing. She dealt with the cancer, from which she has fully recover
32、ed, by helping others talking to groups about her experiences, and establishing Research for Womens Cancers with six fellow survivors. Over the years theyve raised $9 million to help finance a research facility at Cedars-Sinai. Anne recently read an article about the deplorable state of school playg
33、rounds in L.A., and started a program to rebuild and beautify them.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading11,11 Thats my wifes method, finding ways her life can help others. Ive been the beneficiary of that practice many times. The afternoon I had my stroke, Anne was playing bridge with Barbara Sonata, a
34、nd I was home getting a manicure. When my speech started to slur, the manicurist, a former nurse, immediately phoned Anne. My wife was home within ten minutes and had me at the hospital within an hour.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading12,12 Although she was my rescuer, Anne, who believes in tough lo
35、ve, wasnt about to let me just lie around. During my recovery, she kicked me out of bed each morning to get me working with my speech therapist. She taught me exercises that helped her when she was learning to speak English, like putting a /d/ before a /j/ to say “just.” My therapist was impressed.
36、One day, feeling proud of my progress, I said, “I think as a treat, tomorrow Id like to have breakfast in bed.”,Detailed reading,Detailed reading13,13 Anne looked at me and said, “Youd like breakfast in bed? I think youd better sleep in the kitchen!” The most difficult consequence of my stroke was t
37、he depression I suffered. While I was going through it, Anne endured my moods but didnt allow me to complain. 14 In the midst of writing my latest book, My Stroke of Luck, I had an epiphany, inspired by my wife. How to handle a stroke is how to handle life. The world is filled with people who have s
38、uffered one misfortune or another. What sets the survivors apart from the others is the willingness to move on, and to help others move on too. Anne has been doing that for as long as Ive known her.,Detailed reading,What happened to the writer?,Detailed reading1-Quesion,He was involved in an air cra
39、sh but luckily survived.,Detailed reading,What does the author mean by “Another helicopter ride. Just what I needed”?,Detailed reading2-Quesion,He is being ironic. He means that he did not feel at all like taking another helicopter ride.,Detailed reading,How do you understand the sentence “She saved
40、 me again after my stroke in 1995, when I became depressed and suicidal.”,Detailed reading3-Quesion,The word “save” here means “help me out of my depression,” because severe depression can sometimes lead to suicide. So the sentence means “She saved my life again after my stroke in 1995 by helping me
41、 get over the depression I was in and preventing me from committing suicide.”,Detailed reading,How many languages does Anne master?,Detailed reading4-Quesion,Four. French, English, Italian, and German.,Detailed reading,Why did the author feel miffed in his interview with Anne?,Detailed reading5-Ques
42、ion,He expected Anne to accept the job with eagerness, as most girls would do, because he was a famous American movie star. But Anne declined the offer.,Detailed reading,Why did the author have the thought “to hell with her”?,Detailed reading6-Quesion,Annes refusal was unexpected and irritated the a
43、uthor, because he took it for granted that Anne would be more than willing to accept his invitation, as most girls would do.,Detailed reading,What do you know about Las Vegas?,Detailed reading7-Quesion,Las Vegas is a city in southeast Nevada, USA, famous for its numerous casinos and speedy registrat
44、ion of marriage.,Detailed reading,What is survivors anguish?,Detailed reading8-Quesion,Survivors anguish is a kind of depression in which the survivor suffers an aftermath fear of a disaster and uncertainty about what would happen to him / her in the future.,Detailed reading,1. Did Annes attitude to
45、wards her own disease agree with what she demanded her husband to do?,Detailed reading10-Quesion,Yes. It is her consistent philosophy that one should keep moving on instead of complaining in face of misfortune.,Detailed reading,2. How did Anne offer help to others?,She shared her experience with oth
46、ers, raised a fund for a research facility in a hospital and initiated a program to rebuild some school playgrounds.,1. Did Anne really kick her husband out of bed each morning?,Detailed reading12Quesion1,No. “Kick out” is used here as an exaggeration to mean “to get me out of bed despite my relucta
47、nce.”,Detailed reading,Detailed reading12Quesion2,Detailed reading,2. What does the author mean by “tough love”?,“Tough love” refers to Annes belief that you should be a bit tough with your loved ones in order to get them back to normal life as quickly as possible. Needless to say, under this “tough
48、” surface lies profound love, hence the phrase “tough love.” It is a case of oxymoron (矛盾修辞法), which is a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined. The following are similar examples: deafening silence her cruel kindness a mournful optimist,1. What is the exact mean
49、ing of “stroke” in the title of his book My Stroke of Luck, and in the sentence “How to handle a stroke is how to handle life”?,Detailed reading14Quesion1,The word “stroke” in the title of his book means a sudden occurrence of something pleasant, while the latter refers to the blockage or breaking of blood vessels in the human brain. So the use of “stroke” is a play of word for special effect.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading14Quesion2,
