大学高级英语第一册Lesson14ArgentiaBay.ppt

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1、Lesson14ArgentiaBayArgentiaisacommunityontheislandofNewfoundlandintheCanadianprovinceofNewfoundlandandLabrador.ItissituatedonaflatheadlandlocatedalongthesouthwestcoastoftheAvalonPeninsulaonPlacentiaBay.ArgentiaHermanWoukAmericannovelistAPulitzerPrizewin

2、nerGraduationfromColumbiaUniversityRadioscriptwriterEnlistedinthenavyHermanWouk(1915--):Famousworks:TheWindsofWar(1971)TheCityBay(1948)TheCaineMutiny(1951,PulitzerPrize)WarandRemembrance(1977).Itisexcerptedfromthebook,TheWindsofWar:Thestoryisafictionwith

3、themaincharacter,PugVictorHenrybeingamid-rankofficerwhowitnessesallthemajoreventsduringWorldWarIIBackgroundinformationWorldWarIIWarbetweenBritainandNaziGermanywasdeclaredonSeptember3,1939intheaftermathofHitler'sinvasionofPoland.Argentiawasselectedin1940t

4、obethelocationofaUnitedStatesNavybasePrinceofWales:TheshipwassunkbytheJapaneseintheSouthChinaSeainDecember1941.Lend-leasearrangementThelandbeneaththevillagewastradedtotheUnitedStatesforconstructionofthebaseunderthelend-leaseprogrammeSummaryThestorydescri

5、bestheRoosevelt-ChurchillconferenceinAugust1941.Understandably,itwasheldintheutmostsecrecy,anditwasnotgiventoanybodybutthetopfewwhatwasgoingoninsidetheconferenceroom—nortoVictorPugHenry,anavycaptainandpresidentialaide,butnotrankinghighenoughtobeaparticip

6、ant.WritingstyleNarrationThetellingofastoryAgoodnarrationhasabeginning,amiddleandanend.ComponentsPlotCharactersBackgroundPrimeministerShortMucholderPresidentTallbutparalyzedStructurePart2:HarryHopkinsPart3:ChurchillcallsPart4:RoosevelthobblesacrossPart5:

7、ArequestfromtheBritishPart6:U-boatsightingPart7:“We’llhavetopaytheprice”ChronologicalorderPart1:ArgentiaBayPart1DescriptionofArgentiaBayPart2HenrywenttoPrinceofWalestosendaletter.ThestaffbegantohaveaconferencetalkingabouttheirplantofightagainstGerman.Par

8、t3ChurchillcametotheAugustaandthestaffsgotrighttobusinessandconferredalldayPart4RooseveltcametothePrinceofWalesPart5BritishrequestAmericandestroyerstoescortthembackPart6ChurchillshowHenrythesubmarinesightingschart.Part7Ame