暨南大学红网-少年游早行
Unit 12
The Most Dangerous Game
1
.
Glossary
Word list:
6. cower
8.
deplorable
9.
dingy
10.
Furnish
ledge
2.
agility
3.
claim
4.
concealment
5.
courtly
11. placid
12. postpone
13. Protrude
14. Dodge
15. Expanse
16. Frantically
17. mutter
20. Pad
21. Shin
22. Trail
23. Varnish
24. Zealous
2
.
Key words
: dress/ focus/score/
3
.
Phrases
,
idioms and expressions
after a
fashion
at bay
be intent on sth.
blunder on
but for
dig oneself in
fight one
’
s way
get/take a grip on oneself
give way
keep one
’
s nerve
make out
press on
rest with sb.
strain
one
’
s eyes
strike off
take stock of sth.
take up
4
.
Collocations
Raise one
’
s eyebrows
acknowledge one
’
s defeat
sip one
’
s wine
keep one
’
s nerve
leave a trace
take stock of the situation
recover one
’
s confidence
varnish the sky
get down on one
’
s knees
hold
one
’
s breath
smash the enemy
dress the wound
snap the gate shut
strike off from the main road
live a year in a minute
formation
:
-cide, -ling
P447
,
-craft,
-plore,
post-
P449
, -ceed
6
.
Grammar
1)
inversion
2)subjunctive mood
7
.
Back ground information
1) author
2) The short story
3) The Title
4)
The setting
5) The Character
6)
Madame Butterfly
8
Text structure and the main idea of this passage
w questions about
the text.
1) Why is Rainsford so
anxious to leave despite General
Zaroff
’
s seeming hospitality? What is the
General
’
s immediate response? Why does he seem so terribly hurt?
2) What does the General mean
when he says that
“
Tonight, we will hunt.
”
? Does Rainsford have
any choice? What will happen if he
refuses to play this game?
3)
Why
does
the
General
offer
Rainford
so
much
advise
as
well
as
food,
knife
and
shoes,
and
allow him so many
hours
’ head start?
4) What does Rainsford do to escape the
General? Do you find anything that shows
Rainsford
’
s
expertise as
a hunter of world renown?
g Devices
Oxymoron
10
.
Sentence Paraphrase
1) As you wish, my
friend. The choice rests entirely with you. But
may I venture to suggest that
you
’
ll find my idea of sport more interesting than Ivan
’
s? (Para.6)
2) He nodded toward the corner
to where the giant stood, his thick arms crossed
on his hogshead
of a chest. (Para.7)
3) The general raised his
glass, but Rainsford sat staring at him. (Para.
10)
4)
“
Your brain against mine. You woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine.
Outdoor chess! And the stake is not
without value, eh?
”
(Para. 11)
5) One foolish fellow tried
it. The deplorable part of it was that Lazarus
followed him. He was the
finest hound
in my pack. (Para. 13)
6)
General Zaroff, with a deep courtly bow, strolled
from the room. (Para. 14)
7) Rainsford
had fought his way through the bush for two hours.
“
I must keep my nerve. I must
keep my nerve,
”
he said through tight teeth. (Para.15)