情景英语口语100主题 056literature文学
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：情景英语口语100主题
英语课
056 literature
Words
Title author poet playwright 1 time period main character antagonist 2 protagonist 3 scene chapter plot allegory alliteration 4
Antithesis 5 comedy tragedy novel euphemism 6 onomatopoeia
Point-of-view pun rhyme symbol genre 7 imagery
Phrases
Be written by/in
Judge a book by its cover
To be a classic
To be written for(an audience/someone)
The plot thickens
Play on words
Beginner
A: hi, Charlie! What are you reading?
B: hi, bob. I’m reading a biography?
A: who’s it about?
B; it’s about bob Dylan.
A; who is he?
B: he’s a famous American musician.
A; who’s the author?
B: it was written by howard sounes.
A: what do you think about it?
B; it’s great! I’ve learned a lot form reading it.
A; can I read it when you’re done?
B: sure, bob! I’m on chapter 12 now, so I’m almost finished.
A; how many chapters does the book have?
B; there are 15 chapters in total.
A; when do you think you’ll have finished reading it?
B; I should be done by Friday. I’ll give it to you in class then.
A; thanks. Charlie!
B; no problem. Bob.
Intermediate
A: I can’t believe my English teacher is making me read pride and prejudice!
B; why not! It’s a classic; in fact, it’s one of my favorite novels.
A; but it’s so old.
B; don’t judge a book by its cover. Do you kwon what it’s about?
A: no, not at all.
B; first of all, it’s a romance novel, set in the early 19th century.
A; I didn’t realize it was a romance novel. What’s the main storyline?
B: it’s basically about a father who tried to marry off one of his five girls.
A: why does he want to do that?
B; since he doesn’t have a son, he hopes that one of the girls will marry a wealthy man. That way, all of his daughters will be cared for.
A; won’t they get his inheritance?
B; no, that’s the problem. Though they are well-off, once he dies, his house will go to his cousin. So, when he dies, the girls will have nothing.
A; I see. This sounds interesting! Maybe my teacher isn’t so horrible after all.
B; so ,are you going to read the novel or what the movie?
A; :there’s movie? My teacher didn’t tell me that!
B; that’s probably because she wants you to read the book first.
A: it would take a lot less time..,
B: how about this. When you finish the book. I’ll get the movie and watch it with you.
A; ok. That sounds like a deal.
Words
Title author poet playwright 1 time period main character antagonist 2 protagonist 3 scene chapter plot allegory alliteration 4
Antithesis 5 comedy tragedy novel euphemism 6 onomatopoeia
Point-of-view pun rhyme symbol genre 7 imagery
Phrases
Be written by/in
Judge a book by its cover
To be a classic
To be written for(an audience/someone)
The plot thickens
Play on words
Beginner
A: hi, Charlie! What are you reading?
B: hi, bob. I’m reading a biography?
A: who’s it about?
B; it’s about bob Dylan.
A; who is he?
B: he’s a famous American musician.
A; who’s the author?
B: it was written by howard sounes.
A: what do you think about it?
B; it’s great! I’ve learned a lot form reading it.
A; can I read it when you’re done?
B: sure, bob! I’m on chapter 12 now, so I’m almost finished.
A; how many chapters does the book have?
B; there are 15 chapters in total.
A; when do you think you’ll have finished reading it?
B; I should be done by Friday. I’ll give it to you in class then.
A; thanks. Charlie!
B; no problem. Bob.
Intermediate
A: I can’t believe my English teacher is making me read pride and prejudice!
B; why not! It’s a classic; in fact, it’s one of my favorite novels.
A; but it’s so old.
B; don’t judge a book by its cover. Do you kwon what it’s about?
A: no, not at all.
B; first of all, it’s a romance novel, set in the early 19th century.
A; I didn’t realize it was a romance novel. What’s the main storyline?
B: it’s basically about a father who tried to marry off one of his five girls.
A: why does he want to do that?
B; since he doesn’t have a son, he hopes that one of the girls will marry a wealthy man. That way, all of his daughters will be cared for.
A; won’t they get his inheritance?
B; no, that’s the problem. Though they are well-off, once he dies, his house will go to his cousin. So, when he dies, the girls will have nothing.
A; I see. This sounds interesting! Maybe my teacher isn’t so horrible after all.
B; so ,are you going to read the novel or what the movie?
A; :there’s movie? My teacher didn’t tell me that!
B; that’s probably because she wants you to read the book first.
A: it would take a lot less time..,
B: how about this. When you finish the book. I’ll get the movie and watch it with you.
A; ok. That sounds like a deal.
1 playwright
n.剧作家，编写剧本的人
- Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
- The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
2 antagonist
n.敌人，对抗者，对手
- His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
- The thing is to know the nature of your antagonist.要紧的是要了解你的对手的特性。
3 protagonist
n.(思想观念的)倡导者；主角，主人公
- The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。
- He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！
4 alliteration
n.（诗歌的）头韵
- We chose alliteration on the theory a little vulgarity enhances memory.在理论上我们选择有点儿粗俗的头韵来帮助记忆。
- It'seems to me that in prose alliteration should be used only for a special reason.依我看，在散文里，头韵只能在一定的场合使用。
5 antithesis
n.对立；相对
- The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine.他和我的讲话方式完全相反。
- His creation was an antithesis to academic dogmatism of the time.他的创作与当时学院派的教条相对立。