1、Lesson Four,The Boy and the Bank Officer,Plot: a boys withdrawal of money from the bankSetting: at the bank Protagonists: bank officer, the boy and “I”,Theme of the story,Traditionally, poor people and people who sympathize with them have regarded banks as evil, as enemies of the poor. Such suspicio
2、ns and misgivings obviously still linger on. This article seems to prove that prejudices of people like the author are ungrounded.,Part 1 (para. 1) about: Part 2 (paras. ) about:Part 3 (paras. ) about:,223,2432,The attitude of the authors friend toward bank.,The boy managed to withdraw money from th
3、e bank but was kindly refused.,The end of Structure.,The bank officer cleared the fact.,Questions,Why did the author go to the bank one day?What did he see in the bank?Why did the boy have trouble withdrawing his money?What did the author do then?Why did the officer refuse to let the boy withdraw hi
4、s own money?,About the AuthorPhilip Ross (1939 ) is an American writer based in New York. After working as a newspaper reporter for four years, he turned to freelance (自由职业作家) writing. Many of his articles have appeared in the New Yorker (纽约人), Readers Digest (读者文摘) and New York Times (纽约时报). This t
5、ext is taken from Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric and Reader, 3rd edition published by Prentice Hall, Inc. in 1993 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.,Author,The end of Author.,Writing Devices,To be continued on the next page.,A figure of speech in which conscious exaggeration is used wit
6、hout the intent of literal persuasion. It may be used to heighten effect, or to produce comic effect.,Writing Devices,To be continued on the next page.,I moved in for the kill. (para. 19) I zeroed in on the officer. (para. 20) His eyes fell on the page, but his mind was a million miles away. I will
7、love you till the seas gone dry, the rocks melt with the sun.,Language study,1. account n. an arrangement that you have with a bank to pay in or take out money Example: My salary is paid directly into my bank account. take account of sth./take sth. into account: to consider or include particular fac
8、ts or details when making a decision or judgment about sth. Example: These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation.,1., on account of: because of sth. else, especially because of a problem or difficulties Example: He cant run very fast on account of his injured leg.,n. (the a
9、uthorities) organizations that are in charge of a particular country or areaExample: British police are in cooperation with the Malaysian authorities.,2. damn,adj. (only before noun) spoken used to show that you are angry or annoyed with sb. or sth. Example: I cant get this damn button undone.adv. u
10、sed to emphasize how good sth. is, how bad sth. is, etc. Example: Weve been so damn busy all day; Im shattered.,To be continued on the next page.,3. fortish,adj. at about the age of forty-ish 1) somewhat, near to: reddish, greenish, yellowish, darkish 2) in the manner of: foolish, childish, boyish,
11、womanish, snobbish 3) of a country, such as Irish, Polish, Finnish, Spanish, etc.,4. interfere,v. to deliberately get involved in a situation that does not concern you and in a way that annoys peopleExample: I wish you stop interferingyouve caused enough problems already.the interfering old busybody
12、 爱管闲事的老家伙,To be continued on the next page.,interfere, interfere with: to prevent sth. from succeeding or from happening in the way that was planned Example: Anxiety can interfere with childrens performance at school.,To be continued on the next page.,5. neighborhood,n. all the various homes and bus
13、inesses in a small area within a larger town or city -hood (in noun) the state or time of being sth. Example: a happy childhood growing to manhood There is no much likelihood. 那不太可能。,6. withdraw,v. a. to take money out of a bank account Example: Liz withdrew $100 from her account.b. to remove sth. o
14、r take it away or take it back, often because of an official decision Example: She withdrew a document from her briefcase.c. not to take part in Example: Injury forced Clare to withdraw from event.,To be continued on the next page.,1. wear an expression of v. withExample:Petra looked at her plate we
15、aring an expression of disgust.2. turn to v. to move (part of) ones body or head so as to face (sb. or sth.)Example:She turned to look back at him as she got onthe plane.,Phrases and Expressions,3. think twicev. to think very carefully before deciding to do sth., because you know about the dangers o
16、r problemsExample: I will think twice before taking out such a large loan again.4. as to prep. according to a particular standard or principleExample: The fabrics were arranged as to size and color.,Phrases and Expressions,5. zero in on sb./sth.v. a. to aim guns, etc. at or find the range of(a parti
17、cular target) Example: Artillery and mortars were zeroed in on all avenues of approach.b. to fix attention on sb./sth.; focus on sb./sth. Example: We should zero in on the key issues for discussion.,6. shake sb. downv. to get money from sb. by using threats Example: Some neighborhood bully has been
18、shaking this boy down for more than a month.,7. be on the caseprep. be in charge of or dealing with a particular crime Example: Inspector Hacker is on the case.8. happen to dov. to occur by chance Example: She happened to be out when he called yesterday.,Phrases and Expressions,9. more than beyond E
19、xample: They were more than willing to help. more thanused to emphasize that one thing is truer, more important, etc. than sth. Examples: The child was more frightened than hurt. He always seemed old to me, more like a grandfather than a father.,To be continued on the next page.,10. Once bitten, twice shy.(saying) After an unpleasantexperience one is careful to avoid sth.similar.,The end of Phrases and Expressions.,Thank you for your attention,
