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1、UNIT6TheHumanTouchRelatedInformation---O.Henry(1862-1910)O.HenryisthepseudonymofWilliamSydneyPorter,Americanwriterofshortstories,bestknownforhisironicplottwistsandsurpriseendings.BornandraisedinGreensboro,NorthCarolina,O.Henrydidnotwriteprofessionallyuntilhereachedhismid-30s.Releasedfrom
2、prison,O.HenrymovedtoNewYorkCityin1901andbeganwritingfulltime.InhisstorieshemadesubstantialuseofhisknowledgeofTexas,CentralAmerica,andlifeinprison.HealsobecamefascinatedbyNewYorkstreetlife,whichprovidedasettingformanyofhislaterstories.Duringthelasttenyearsofhislife,O.Henrybecameoneofthem
3、ostpopularwritersinAmerica,publishingover500shortstoriesindozensofwidelyreadperiodicals. Hismostfamousstories,suchas“TheGiftofMagi,”“TheFurnishedRoom,”and“TheRansomofRedChief,”makesimpleyeteffectiveuseofparadoxicalcoincidencestoproduceironicendingsWhatdothesepicturesmeantoyou?Whatkindofl
4、ovedoeseachofthemmanifest?Talktoyourpartneraboutthem.TheLastLeafisa storyabouthumanlovewhichheightensthespiritofgiving.Thisloveisnotbetweenrelatives,norbetweenlovers;it'sbetweenfriends.SpeakPre-questions(1)Q1:Whatwas,atfirst,Johnsydeterminedtodoifthelastivyleafshouldfall?A1:Shemadeupherm
5、indtodiewhenthelastleaffell.Q2:Whatdidshedecidetodowhenshesawthelastleafstillclingtothevineaftertwonights’rainandwind?A2:Shedecidednottogiveupherlife.Pre-questions(2)Q3:Howwasitthatthecoldfiercewinddidnotblowawaythelastleaf?A3:Behrman,akindneighbor,whowasawareofJohnsy’sstateofmind,risked
6、deathtopaintthelastleafandsaveher.Q4:WhydidSuecallthepaintedleafBehrman’smasterpiece?A4:Becauseitwassoperfectthegirlsbothmistookitfortherealthing.MainIdeasJohnsyandSueareartistswhomoveintoGreenwichVillageinNewYorkCity.AsWinterapproachesandtheweathergetscolder,Johnsybecomesillwithpneumoni
7、a.Shegetssosickthatshebelievesthatwhenthelastleaffallsfromthevineoutsideherwindow,shewilldie.Anoldartist,namedBehrman,wholivesinthesamebuildingasthegirls,bravesastormonenighttopaintaleafonthewall—aleafthatwillneverfall.Coldandwetfrompaintingintheicyrain,hecatchespneumonia
